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Depends how fit you are ? IMO I believe if you're just starting out get elliptical as it's less impact and you can decide how hard you want to work. A treadmill IMO is for running and that's it. Treadmill is a sure way to shed those pounds but it's the harder physically of the 2

Wow. Feel real bad for you but if you're eating that few calories and doing that much exercise and not losing weight, that's probably the slowest metabolism I've ever seen! Maybe go and get your thyroid checked and really have a think if you are actually keeping up to sticking to that few calories and doing that much exercise. Sometimes we lie to ourselves like when I was at my biggest I constantly said "I don't eat alot" who was I kidding. All the best

Banded 5th June and 50lbs down. BOOM. Hard work but MFP and not lying to myself and cardio is doing the trick :-)

Inspirational - well done

Just nailed 800 calories on choc. Ooops. 7 weeks in 50lbs down. Tomorrow with exercise, my net calories will be zero!!!! Have any other successful banders ever done this??

Cheers. Mass guilt has ensued therefore tomorrow the key word is deficit. I just NEEDED it lol

I eat EVERYTHING in moderation.

I lost 90lbs on atkins but it's not sustainable. It's a loophole where the body goes through a chemical reaction that eats fat stores. It turns your body into an acidic state which leads to all sorts of problems. I agree it's good for fast weight loss and occasionally good for the body but its not sustainable at all. There are too many temptations in our world even when you are in the OWL stage to keep carbs so low. I used to be all for it. I AM NOW A FIRM BELIEVER IN MORE CALORIES BURNED THAN CONSUMED IS THE RIGHT WAY. PLATEAUS ARE A GOOD THING AS I BELIEVE WHEN THE WEIGHT EVENTUALLY COMES OFF ITS A LOT HARDER TO PUT BACK ON.

I was banded June 5th. My biggest hurdle is Water retention after binge drinking which I tend to do once a week/fortnight. I drink vodka and low cal orange. Sometimes from 1/2 to a full bottle. Apart from that, 3 stones down in total. 800-1200 cal net with training 4 times a week. Much love Gavin

I use my fitness pal and with daily cardio normally get my net calories to 800-1000. Should I take net calories as gospel or should I just only factor what gross calories I've had into my daily success??

I agree. I may half my exercise calories burned to be more realistic haha

Since being banded I am training everyday and I am eating sensibly/counting calories and I am working harder to achieve my goal harder than before the band. You know why???? It's because I am major motivated by my weightloss, by comments from people, by clothes fitting easier, by fitting in plane seats, by staying healthy, by living longer, by being able to Play with my daughter. Don't get me wrong the band kick started all this and majorly helps portion control but results drive enthusiasm. HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT????

My Pre op diet was 2 weeks. That called it the liver shrinking diet. I knew atkins like the back of my hand so for the first week, I did that as atkins shrinks your liver anyhow and second week, I did herbalife shakes with some lean meat and veggies thrown in now and then. I was like 9lbs down Pre op. doc said my liver was perfect

More people are successful than not! You are implying that it doesn't work at all. Maybe you should stop being negative and positive things will happen. Read the SECRET, it may help kick start things for you. All the best!!!!

What an inspiration !!!! Well done

Make sure you are being totally true to yourself when logging calories. It's easy to downplay what you've had to eat and drink and think you've only had 800 when in reality it could be nearly double. I always log slightly more calories than I actually eat so it works purely to my benefit. If you are eating only 800 and still not losing, well id maybe pick up your activity and start cycling your calories.

Been banded 5 weeks and never had a stuck episode. I'm in the green zone and consuming 800-1200 cal per day with 60-80g protein. I do cardio 3-4 times per week. Is this normal about not getting any food stuck? I chew real real well.

The birth of my daughter has been a great motivator.

End of the day it's the BEST thing I've ever done. So far I have gone from this first pic to the second one with no stresses.

So I had my first fill today. There was 3cc in my band at the time of the op and today he took it out and put 5cc in and asked me to drink some water. I started burping and he said it was too tight so he took 1cc out leaving me with 4cc in the band. He also said I could eat mushy good straight away and I have had no probs at all. Does feel a little tighter. Lets see how I go :-)

One month :-)

Is this poss? And will it show results like toning the body for when the fat has gone?

This is exaggerated but you could eat normal food if you could chew it to a liquid. Always think about this when choosing your food. I moved on to solids quickly as I chew everything to a mush/liquid. Please note - don't take too long to eat a portion as the mush will slip through the band and you will be able to get alot more down. Any questions. Pls ask.

I may be out of the required criteria lol. I'm 31 and banded a month ago. I know quite a bit due to crazy research so let me know if I can help. From the UK. Gavin

I have found it pretty good. I have eaten but real chewed the foods 20plus times. I was more full than before. I have lost 32lbs so far. You???