LouisianaLiLi

I have had 2 fills and i'm not there yet. It is different for each bandster. I have an appointment for my 3rd fill Jan 30th. When you get stuck, pay close attention to the circumstances. What were you eating? Was your bite too big? Did you chew enough? Were you focused on your meal? There may be several factors. I have had a few close calls with being stuck, but I had messed up one of those things. Once was too big of a bite, once was eating too fast, once was dry turkey. Good Luck on your journey.

I'm checking in early since I was on vacation last weekend. Checking in at 270.6 I'm hoping to break into the 260's before the end of the month.

Checking in early as I am travelling this weekend. I'm STUCK at 272. UGH...I hate plateaus...the scale has move only 6 lbs in the last 4 weeks. It's my own fault, I have not been faithful to the gym. After my vacation next week, I will hit it hard!

Name, real or screen~Lisa Mayeux (LouisianaLisa) Goal weight for December 29th~ 267 Weight on December 1st~272.0 Age~44 (for another 6 days) Dietary goal for December~Make good choices Exercise goal for December~Get back to the gym Personal goal for December~To buy a few smaller jeans for Christmas Date banded~6/19/2012 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~58 lbs What is your favorite Winter/Christmas/Holiday Activity?~Decorating the house and listening to Christmas Music!

Late check in from Thanksgiving. 273.4

Congratulations. Doesn't it feel good? Keep up the good work

I agree, It is ENOUGH. Your defense of the OP asking a question to which there is no CONCRETE answer and getting that answer from a poster and then chastising the answer you got is a personal attack. Some people have a pre-op diet, some don't (I didn't--therefore I didn't lose any weight), some people have different orders from doctors for different lengths of time, so there is NO ANSWER to the OPs question. I'm sure I'll hear from Alex, and that's ok. But CG is a great source of information as are many of the other bandsters here, and she only shared what she knew about. DONE.

I eat popcorn as well,. And, like Cheryl, I eat the semi popped ones too. I buy the 94% fat free kind. Right now I have the Walgreen's Nice brand. It's pretty good.

That is quite low. Like Missy said, it will get easier to get enough calories when you begin eating solid foods. I eat between 1000-1200 calories/day, and have consistently lost between 1-2 lbs. (sometimes more) per week. Relax and concentrate on healing. That is the most important right now. Good Luck on your new journey.

I have to say, I agree with Chez. If you're serious about getting back on track. DO IT NOW! Tomorrow never comes. You need to hit it hard. When I started this process, I was on a liquid diet for Easter...I made it through. I wanted this surgery and that's what I had to do to get it. SO, I did it. Just get back on the wagon and don't look back. I wish you luck on your journey.

I hear ya girl! I get that slap occasionally to. I have learned to SLOW way down. It is a hard lesson. The biggest thing is to not let yourself get too hungry if you can help it.

You go Cheryl.....You are an inspiration to me. Love yourself like no one else loves you...

Keep us posted on what your surgeon says.

I'm like CG, I drink when my head is playing games with my stomach. If I think I'm hungry and I shouldn't be. I drink. Now I am no fan of water, so I keep a huge stash of Crystal Light/Diet Snapple packets in my desk drawer.

Checking in 274.4 I have slowed down significantly...I have got to get my butt back to the gym!

Checking in 275.4

I was really proud of the guys...Les Miles, I was a litle miffed at. But yes, overall, they played their hearts out.