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my doc said there should be no problem with such activities. I have heard of people getting tight after scuba diving and flying but other than that there should be no harm to the band. You might want to research it more to be safe, though.

If you lose weight fast and your band gets loose, is there risk of slippage? I haven't had a fill in a while and I know that my band is loose around my stomach. I don't want to get a fill because I am able to eat normally (5-6 small meals a day) and I am satisfied and I am losing 2-3 lbs a week. If I don't get a fill am I at risk for band slippage??? Anyone know?

you definitely need to be eating more protein. Try packing things like nuts and peanut butter crackers. String Cheese, yogurt. Eat more fruit and try to lay off the pizza. After a fill, pizza may not be an option anymore. Good luck travelling must be hard especially since you are vegetarian. Your not vegan are you?

these are probably lame suggestions, but here it goes: horseback riding, zoo (2yr. old would like the petting zoo), weekend trip, hiking, movie, play, go out dancing, etc. As far as cooking a meal, try chicken casserole and green Beans. This should go down fine. Lowfat cheesecake or pudding pie instead of birthday cake. Hope this helps and happy birthday early.

Great job! I can't wait to feel the same thrill. I am 5lbs away myself. Only a matter of time. Enjoy your success.

my skin looks the best it has in a while. I think it has to do with my diet. I have cut out all processed sugars and I am eating lots of lean protein, fruits,and veggies plus tons of water. I feel and look great. I have got to get some pictures to post.

Make sure you have a good heating pad. This was a life saver for the intense gas pain I experience in my shoulders. Aside from that I have had no problems. Good Luck on your journey!

some doctors add some saline to the band during surgery. Did your doc do this? If your dr. did, then maybe you need an unfill till your swelling goes down. Just a thought. Good luck.

I went on a cruise 8 weeks after surgery (2 weeks after my first fill). I was on solid food with no problems. I could eat just smaller portions. Try to get your surgery scheduled for january so you will be on solids and just tell your fam and friends you are on a diet. I wouldn't postpone ( there is no reason to postpone your life one more day....it is time to start living it...at least that is how I feel....everyday is getting better and better). Good Luck!

WOW! you rock! I don't think you need to lose an ounce more. Now the big challenge.....keeping it off. I know you can do it. Enjoy your new body.

I weighed thursday afternoon and I was at 208--down 54lbs. That was great! I weighed today (sunday morning) and I am at 204.....woohoo!!! Down another 4 lbs for a total of 58lbs. I am now 5lbs away from ONEderland!! CAN'T WAIT! Everyone keep up the good work!

Some of my family and friends are the same way. I try to relish in the positive comments I do get and when someone says nothing then I try to just brush it off (not always easy). I know we are all working so hard to lose this weight so it sucks when people "act" like they don't notice. One of my friends asked me "how much" i had lost. I was afraid she would judge me (now the weight loss is getting high and I am both embarassed and thrilled). To my surprise she was amazed and thrilled for me. She tells me I am "wasting away" or "shrinking." Feels good, so I try to remember those comments when other opt not to say anything. So far I haven't encountered any negative comments, but then again no one knows I have the band. Good luck with your fam and your weight loss! You have done awesome so far, keep it up!

Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212.................33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240................30 areellady...............232....................226 .5 ...............212.................14.5 argon..................162...................160.2 ...............142...............18.2 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182..................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................205 ............190.................15 Becky42................253.....................250 ...............220...............30 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................201 ..............175................26 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225....................2 25................185..............40 Chris_NJ................284....................265 .................250..............15 cindyluhu...............194....................194 ...............180.............14 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................240. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. .................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………204……………………..196………………8 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................230 ..................207..............23 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................1 80................165...............15 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............52 KarenG................. 240.....................232...................225. ...........7 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150..............29 Kellymovingon........207......................207 .................187............20 Kimmie.................296.....................290 ..................270.............20 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................25 1................235...............16 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................273 ................250............. 23 mcgreen...............236......................230 .................210..............26 METALBAND...........187.....................182... ..... .......167..............15 momlambert..........207...................204.5... .............185..............20.5 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 284..................258................26 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................24 1 ...............230...............11 Sunny112..............215.....................165. ...............140...............25 Suzzzie. ...............349....................337......... .......320................17 sweethot143..........197....................190... .............175.................15 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6...............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43 LifeLover..............289.....................289 ..............259................30

just so you know.........if you copy the weightloss totals from the very last thread we can keep things more accurate and up to date. According to the last thread, I am still at 212 but I updated it a few threads ago and was down to 209...now I am 208. Thanks everyone.

I only drank protein shakes for the first month. i easily get 60-80g a day in regular food, but I eat 5-6 small meals a day and I eat protein in every meal (at least 10-15grams). I also try to drink milk to supplement.

My family started noticing and discussing my weightloss at 40lbs. My friends are just now starting to talk about my weightloss at 50+lbs. One of my friends said I was the "amazing shrinking woman" and another said she "barely recognized me because I was losing so much weight and she was jealous" (of course she is thin and doesn't need to lose weight). Feels good when people notice the hard work and they have all been very supportive and encouraging (however, they don't know about the band. They just know that I am on a diet and that I am exercising 6 days a week)

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I eat activia at least 4 days a week and I take fiber chews and I eat veggies.... I still am not regular. I think its the calcium I am taking because I already get a lot from the cheese and milk I eat. I heard that calcium can stop you up. I am going to try magnesium and see if it helps.

I eat string cheese or cheddar cheese sticks. Nuts are great protein and the good fat. South Beach makes a good protein bar (10g) in peanut butter and chocolate(pretty good).Lunchables makes a "lil' lunchable" for young kids that has crackers cheese and turkey (140 cal and 9g protein). good luck!

So I have been to Steve & Barry's 3 times now and each time I am terribly disappointed. Sara Jessica Parker's new line of clothing "Bitten" is supposed to fit women sizes 2-22; however, SHE LIES!!! I am a size 16/18 now and I couldn't find anything that would fit. Clothing sizes can be so frustrating. In one store you can be a 16 and in the next store you are a 20. It sucks when the scale is going down but your clothing is not reflecting it. Oh well maybe in 20lbs I will see the size change. I am beginning to wonder if I will ever make an 8/10.

WoooHoooo! I am down another 3-4lbs. I love this steady weight loss. It is really nice to have some consistency. Man I hope I never plateau. Everyone keep up the good work! Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal......To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. .............212..............33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240..............30 areellady...............232....................228 ...............212.................16 argon..................162...................160.2 ...............142...............18.2 Ariel....................207...................... 199 ..............182...............17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .................190...............22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ...............145...............19 Babygrl1234...........215......................205 ................190...............15 Becky42................253.....................251 .5.................220............31.5 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.................199.............26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................201 .................175..............26 chocolate_snaps....344......................342... ..........299.................43 cQQlgirl..................225....................2 25................185................40 Chris_NJ................284....................268 ................250................18 cindyluhu...............194....................194 .................180...............14 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155................15 Denise..................244.....................24 4..................220............24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180.................27 DonnaD................185......................185 ..............170..............15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12... ..............199.............16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277....................269...... ........250....... .......19 gonnabfree............231..................231. .................205................26 Guinessgirl77..........241.....................241 ...................210.............31 gweniper................253...................243. ...............223................30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210..............30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ...................190.............26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. ..................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………209……………………..196………………13 jglong54...............206....................206. ...................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................231 ...............207................24 joisey....................307....................3 07................290................17 josiebies...............188......................1 80...............165...............15 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............52 KarenG................. 240.....................234...................225. ...........9 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150.............29 Kellymovingon........207......................207 .................187..............20 Kimmie..................296.....................29 0..................270.............20 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................25 1................235...............16 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205.............25 marcar35...............277.....................273 ................250............. 23 mcgreen...............236....................230.. ...............210................26 METALBAND...........187.....................184... ..... .......167..............17 momlambert............207....................207.. ..............185..............22 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm................248.....................248. .................228..............20 Rainer....................298................... 284................258................26 robgoblin87............279......................27 9...............250..............29 SC2VA.................233...................... 233.................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73................259.....................242 ...............230...............12 Sunny112..............215.....................165. ...............140...............25 Suzzzie. ...............346....................346....... ........315................31 sweethot143..........197....................190. .............175.................15 tanderson..............231.....................231 .............199..................32 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………........2 43.…........……40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ............210...............13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. ..............211...............20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84................255..............29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ..............335.............43 LifeLover..............289.....................289 ... ..............259.............30

I joined Snap Fitness about a month ago. The first 3 months I worked out at home with exercise dvds. Part of that was b/c I was afraid to workout in public but mostly I was afraid I didn't have the endurance for a gym. Anyways, Snap is great. It is 24/7 and a large portion of the members are 40+ so I don't feel funny like I think I would at a Rush Fitness with tons of 20 somethings I would compare my body to. Snap is also great because on the weekends and early mornings I am working out by myself, so no one has to know if I am looking bad, but if I can toot my own horn---I am looking pretty good these days (at least by comparison to 4 months ago).

My upper arms are probably my biggest problem. I have to go up a size just because of my arms and then the shirt looks sloppy. I found some clothes in women's sizes at CATO and some were on clearance. I cleaned out my closet today and got rid of all the big stuff and I am left with a pretty bare closet. Oh well, I guess I will have to deal for a while until I change another size or two. Can't break the bank going for clothes too often.

Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal......To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. .............212..............33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240..............30 areellady...............232....................228 ...............212.................16 argon..................162...................160.2 . .............142...............18.2 Ariel....................207...................... 199 ..............182...............17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .................190...............22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ...............145...............19 Babygrl1234...........215......................219 ................190...............19 Becky42................253.....................251 .5.................220............31.5 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.................199.............26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................201 .................175..............26 chocolate_snaps....344......................342... ..........299.................43 cQQlgirl..................225....................2 25................185................40 Chris_NJ................284....................272 ................250................22 cindyluhu...............194....................194 .................184................10 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155................15 Denise..................244.....................24 4..................220............24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180.................27 DonnaD................185......................185 ..............170..............15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12... ..............199.............16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277....................269...... ........250....... .......19 gonnabfree............231..................231. .................205................26 Guinessgirl77..........241.....................241 ...................210.............31 gweniper................253...................243. ...............223................30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210..............30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ...................190.............26 james2539............235.4.................235.4.. ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………212……………………..196………………16 jglong54...............206....................206. ...................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................234 ...............207................27 joisey....................307....................3 07................290................17 josiebies...............188......................1 80...............165...............15 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............52 KarenG................. 240.....................237...................225. ..........12 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150.............29 Kellymovingon........207......................207. .................187..............20 Kimmie..................296.....................29 0..................270.............20 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................25 1................235...............16 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205.............25 marcar35...............277.....................273 ................250............. 23 mcgreen...............236.................... 230.................210................26 METALBAND...........187.....................184... ..... .......167..............17 momlambert............207....................207.. ..............185..............22 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm................248.....................248. .................228..............20 Rainer....................298................... 286................258................28 robgoblin87............279......................27 9...............250..............29 SC2VA.................233...................... 233.................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73................259.....................246 ...............230...............16 Sunny112..............215.....................165. ...............140...............25 Suzzzie. ...............346....................346....... ........315................31 sweethot143..........197....................190. .............175.................15 tanderson..............231.....................231 .............199..................32 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………........2 43.…... .....……40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ............210...............13 Wannabthin...........231......................231. ..............211...............20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84................255..............29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ..............335.............43 LifeLover..............289.....................289 ... ..............259.............30 __________________

I know what you mean. I am going to have to break down and buy some clothes this weekend because I am going out of town to a business causal event. I look sloppy in all of the clothes I have now and it is not showing off all my hard work. So........I guess I have to empty the wallet another time and just suck it up and buy some new clothes and make them last til the next time.