zgb

i was banded july 26th and since surgery i lost 19lbs but have gaining/losing like a yo-yo 3lbs. bandster hell is what everyone keeps telling me it is. i guess i should be happy it's only been 3lbs rather than all 19lbs back on! i go for my first fill in 2 days and I CAN'T WAIT!

i hate counting calories, carbs or doing any kind of homework. now that doesn't mean i'm gonna go out and eat everything i shouldn't be eating, i stick to small portions and stay way from the bad food. i just don't like having to count points or numbers or keep a food diary. has anyone had success in NO COUNTING???? what do you do? how do you do it? or am i stuck with counting and doing homework if i really want success???

exactly! i think that's why i get frustrated! how am i supposed to figure out home cooked meals???? i have MYFITNESSPAL too but i don't always eat meals you can easily find in there. it just gets frustrating that i'd rather just learn to do something else to help me lose weight. i know the smaller portions has helped me as well.

i'm getting the exercise in daily. by the grace of God but i AM doing it! i guess i can just focus on the Protein every meal and working towards 60grams daily. maybe that'll work?

i'm still days out till my 1st fill and this bandster hell is winning! my hunger is back and with a vengeance. i don't even want to get on the scale because i'm scared of seeing how much of the weight i lost i've gained back i'm trying so hard to make good choices and to keep to my 1 cup servings but it's not enough!!! the good choices isn't so hard. i know i need to stay away from the bad and that's more mental than anything but the servings is a hunger thing....i think. all i know is that after a 1 cup serving meal i'm still hunger and looking around at everyone else's plate like i could eat theirs too! ugh, how does one survive this with their sanity and confidence that this will work in the long run??? because right now i'm starting to question everything!

thank you so much for all your advice and encouraging words. this really is great resource and i wouldn't know what to do without it. so what i got is.... eat mostly Protein make good choices snack good choices keep busy don't rely on the 1st fill because even that might not hep and don't stress because this is all normal (hahahaha the "don't stress" made me laugh!) THANKS AGAIN!!!!

i love zumba and do that at least 3-4 times a week so my cardio is being taken care of. i know i need to start doing some weightlifting even though i'm not really a fan of it. i don't really have the money for a personal trainer so i'm looking to do this on my own. does anyone have an easy to follow (for a beginner) weight lifting or muscle toning workout plan for me to follow? or maybe a website, an app or a link i can go to that help me with this.

Thanks I'll have to look up YouTube. Also starting body pump and kickboxing with weights. I just have to be careful still because I'm only three Weeks post OP and still in some pain. ZGB<br /><br />www.fabtofit.Blogspot.com

i love zumba and i use my app called NOOM WEIGHT LOSS COACH and it says i burn about 800-900 calories when i do zumba. depending on intense i get during the workout. some routines aren't as intense as others.

yay! i got it and i have friends on myfitnesspal! thanks!

Zgb1 is my name but I'm not sure how to add friends ZGB<br /><br />www.fabtofit.Blogspot.com

So you should drink 15min before meal and then nothing during and then how long after,meal and how much exactly??? ZGB<br /><br />www.fabtofit.Blogspot.com

I'm two Weeks post OP and I finally slept on my side last night. the side of my port. I didn't feel any pain so I went with it. Now this morning I wake up and I notice the incision where my port is looks like an indention. It looks sunk in. Before my belly looked perfectly round but now you can see and feel an indention where my port is. I'm freaking out. Did I do something wrong??? Did it flip??? ZGB<br /><br />www.fabtofit.Blogspot.com

I guess I'll find out at my first fill in two Weeks huh. ZGB<br /><br />www.fabtofit.Blogspot.com

I'm just shy of 2wks post band and I'm starting to get that feeling again. That feeling of hunger. It's not that deep desperate hunger but it is a twinge enough to get me eating. Is this normal????? My Breakfast went from 3ounces to now 5ounces. I used to be good on just eating lunch after that and now I need lunch and dinner and sometimes even a snack after. All the meals are still very small portions as well as the snack but I'm concerned this isn't working anymore or I'm doing something wrong. ZGB<br /><br />www.fabtofit.Blogspot.com

Thank you do much for all the advice. I'm glad everything is working as it should be...even if it my hunger. I'm going to stick to good choices and small portions. Hopefully I can keep what I've lost off. ZGB<br /><br />www.fabtofit.Blogspot.com

I can't get that stuff off!!!! I'm 9 days post surgery and doc said I can scrub off during shower but it won't come off. Anyone have any suggestions????? ZGB<br /><br />Http://fabtofit.Blogspot.com

No I don't know what strips are but I don't have those. All I have are my incisions and on top of then the glue to keep then shut, I guess. I didn't want to scrub and I tried peeling but got scared. I'm just gonna let them clear away on their own. Thanks!!! ZGB<br /><br />www.fabtofit.Blogspot.com

Did the alcohol sting? I'm scared that'll sting but I'll try it. ZGB<br /><br />www.fabtofit.Blogspot.com

Sorry that was supposed to say too high in CARBS. Hey Roni, thanks for all the great suggestions. I'm gonna use them. I'm really focusing on the healing although I feel pretty good. I do have that one shooting pain from the back my doc says is normal surgery pain but that comes and goes and my pain killers help with that. I need to remember to get in my Protein. Sometimes I forget to eat because I'm not hungry. ZGB<br /><br />Http://fabtofit.Blogspot.com

Band date 06/26/12 Just survived a week on liquids. Now ready to start mushy but doc recommended stay away from cream Soups...too high in Varna. So now what do I east??? Should I ficus on getting in my Protein? How do I get mushy protein other than in my shakes?? ZGB<br />Sent from mobile using LapBandTalk<br />Http://fabtofit.Blogspot.com