MammaJamma42

Name, real or screen: MammaJamma42 aka Cheryl Goal weight for December 31st: 245 Weight on December 1st: 252 Age: 51, but will be 52 on December 14th City/State: Tulsa, OK Dietary goal for December: Try not to eat too much sugary and junky foods during the holidays! Exercise goal for December: Start doing some kind of exercise on a regular basis - at least 3x per week! Personal goal for December: Relax and enjoy the holidays with family and friends Date banded: 7/18/13 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet: 56 pounds Favorite Holiday Activity: spending time with family, baking Christmas goodies, Christmas music, decorating for Christmas - pretty much all of it! I love Christmas!!

Checking in at 252, 2 pounds short of my goal. Happy with my weight loss, just wish I could have managed those other 2 pounds!

Checking in at 253.3. Scale is finally moving again this week!

I keep forgetting to check in on this. I'm down to 254 as of this morning, so down 4 pounds since the first of the month. Hope I can make it another 4 pounds by the 30th! I need to start exercising more!

Can I just say a HUGE thank you to hazelsbliss, carolinagirl, cheryl2586, 2muchfun, and the other voices of reason who actually advise listening to your doctors and following their advice!!! When I first started reading this thread, I started to panic! I could not believe we were being advised to go against what all our doctors have told us regarding drinking while we eat. I just want to let you know that I appreciate all of you standing up and having the nerve to go against someone who seems to think they're the authority on all things lap-band. Please never stop doing what you're doing to help us continue to learn the truths that we need to know during our lap-band process!

Down to 255.6!! So excited I had such a good week! Eating solid food again too!

I ordered the Body by Vi shakes before I did my pre-op liquid diet, and I wasn't impressed. I invested a bunch of money in an assortment of all the flavor packets and add-ins, and although they did taste pretty good, I couldn't tell that much of a difference, and didn't have as much protein as the protein powders you can buy anywhere. I can send you the rest of one of my bags if you want to try it first. Not sure I'd bother getting enrolled in it though. I still haven't called and cancelled my subscription (which is another pain in the butt). You can't cancel your subscription online, you have to actually call.

Good luck to everyone having their surgery today! I know it's going to go great for you all and we'll talk to you on the other side!

Yep, definitely sounds like vertigo! You must have done the Epley Maneuver. I used to have to do that occasionally too. Then I'd try to stay upright (sleep in a recliner) for about 24 hours afterwards to give those crystals time to settle down again. I feel for you, sweetie - there is NOTHING worse than vertigo! It is the scariest thing to lay on a bed and feel like the whole world is spinning and you're going to fall off! SO glad you found some relief!