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Salsa's DH just texted me She is out of surgery and doing great :thumbup: Will keep you all posted if I hear anymore... Keep the prayers going though - she is going to need them for a speedy recovery...

Salsa's DH just texted me She is out of surgery and doing great :thumbup: Will keep you all posted if I hear anymore... Keep the prayers going though - she is going to need them for a speedy recovery...

karri's dh just texted me she is out of surgery and doing great

Ok you had me confused for a minute - (easily done sometimes :thumbup:) you can copy and paste the link for future use... I really follow a weight watcher type eating plan as I feel that it's the most well balanced and allows for starches - and i need some starches. Attached is a sample menu - I keep my calories between 800 - 1200 and I vary them - I weight train (since march) 2 x week - and do cardio 2 x week - 3 miles each time - before weight trainer I did only cardio 4-5 days a week in the beginning then slacked to 3-4 -now 99% of the time I am at the gym those 4 days and allow myself 3 days off.

Danita From day I came home from the hospital I have logged my calories - I count calories & Protein grams I got a scale and weighed and measured my food. I have done this for 11 months - the last couple of weeks I haven't (since reaching goal) - but for me it is what worked - I also just weigh in once a week - Thursday mornings (day I got home from the hospital) I know that alot of pple here say they didn't get banded to diet - I don't think of it as dieting cuz I have just changed my eating to a more healthier way - I eat fish most nights (4 oz) Veggie 1/2 c and rice 1/2 cup if room - but for me I needed to weigh and measure cuz I didn't know what a serving size was - to me 1/2 of a 1/2 gallon of ice cream was a serving - 2 cups Pasta was a serving - 3 tacos for dinner and hour later 1 or 2 more and again in another hour. Plus I was a total slug bug - couch potato This month I Celebrate another anniversary besides being banded - I elebrate going to the gym for 1 solid year - I have never in my freakin life ever done anything this long.. But again as I am always preaching this is a lifetime lifestyle change. In March I got a trainer - it's the best $$$ I have every spent... And IMHO I think this is how I got to goal. I have been very luck - I have not hit one plateau since being banded - I have lost steadily even if it was just 1/2 lbs a week (well honestly I did have one week in early January where I didn't lose or gain stayed the same - but I contribute that to the Cookies that I did indulge in (xmas tradition to make cookies with GD'S - I allowed myself a few but that was my only indulgence during the holidays) I gotta say too that my 2nd fill in Oct got me to my sweet spot - the one in January was too tight and had to have all of it except .01 taken out. I think I have 5 cc in my band - I have never really cared how much was in my band - just as long as it worked...

Thanks Candice !! How are you doing today??? I understand your pain- I wish I could do more than just give you a hug..

Here's the link to get your ticker - I know just enought to be dangerous http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f5/ticker...ictures-41782/

Renea I am lucky to have non-sucky insurance - but regardless if insurance paid or I paid - would do it again in a heart beat - it's only a tool it doesn't make your food choices or exercise for you - but it makes a hard job just a little easier.. Wising you the best..

I hate to be the negative nelly - but until she is ready there is nothing any of us can do to motivate her. Giving up our best friend food is hard and I had been considering this surgery for a few yrs - no one could have talked me into it. I was one of those pple a few yrs ago who said it was the easy way out - well that being said after much research I know that it isn't after being banded I know it isn't - it's only a tool as you well know.. All you can do is sit down with your Mom and have a heart to heart in a non confrontational way - and prayer that she will wake up from her denial before it's to late. Tell her you visited the 50+ thread and there are plenty of pple her age who are banded and have lost 100 lbs in less than a year (in my lucky#7 group we have a lady your mom's age who has lost that much weight too) Just give her loving encouragement to take care of herself... Best wishes....

Totally get it !!! I am sending some kicks your way :thumbup: and for me too helping others helps me stay focused... As the stupid commercial says - just do it - once you start you just keep plugging away - that's what I do anyway - I have been lucky that I haven't really fallen off the wagon per say - and haven't lost the motivation but that's cuz I am here 24/7 and I love what I see in the mirror. I didn't do this for looks - I did this (the band) for my health to extend what years I have left.. But what came with it - I love... Ok for today - make the good food choices - NO EXCUSES !!! You did it before you can do it again - just dig deep it's in there....

Does anyone here know good or bad about this Dr... I know one girl who had the rny and she is fine - he does lapband too - I am thinking lapband due to the non-invaseness issue - dumping etc... but gosh reading on these boards has me nervouse about a band - slippage - stuff going on with your egsophush (sp) etc. 5'3 240 52 and sick of being fat - seems like after about 3 yrs people are having problems w/the band. Help!!

Well I did it - surgery 7/17/07 - and lost 100 lbs in 11 months 1 week. Love Dr. Bobbie - he and his team are the greatest.... Here's the was and now... Loving life !!! Feel 10 yrs younger. Thanks you Dr. Bobbie for being such a great doctor and being here for us obese people who need the tool to get their lives back...

Here is the link with instruction for the ticker - http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f5/ticker-tutorial-pictures-41782/ Sorry I missed that part of your post I am a speed reader sometimes I can never remember the name - but it's stupid - it's not where I would look for it - Lbt form see i forgot already suggests feedback and questions I have suggested diff titled thread - but no one listens - I think the site is hard to navigate when you 1st join - but this was the 1st site like this I had ever joined - just I am just a board dummy Thanks for the Props - going to gym for 1 yrs is a new experience for me . 3 weeks from tomorrow :thumbup: how the head packing going - any room left :biggrin:

Brown Bear I love what you have under your name/handle No Excuses That's the ticket !!! Yes some of us long timers can get a little snippy - some can forget that they were newbies too - and some pple are just too smart for their own briches imho... But I really really try and to be understanding and if I just can't read one more what's a pb - then i just ignore it - I had wonderful pple here to help me when I started this journey - and now I just want to pay it forward (I am a big believer in paying it forward) We are all fatties/obese whatever title/label you want to put on us and imho no one understand us like another fattie/obese person can - a skinny person doesn't get us - but I get you I get why you like to eat (well for the most part cuz we all are a little diff) - and yes pratical is my middle name - just a plain everyday no nonsense talk - that's me.. Pb = Productive burp - My def - a burp with food that comes back up - but sometime it can be a little more forceful than just a burb - sorta like throwing up but without the stomach acid - there can be diff degrees depending on what you are stuck. Slime is the stuff your body produces to help get the stuck food down your stomach (saliva) and it will bubble back up and your bp will be full of it with the offending item that's comeing back up.. It usually happens when you haven't chewed well enought - or eaten too fast or taken one bite too many (this is my biggest problem - cuz I still want the taste even when I am full) Planning is key and if we plan ahead we can avoid making bad decisions - but if we do (and it will happen no matter how dedicated we are) then we just pull up those bootstraps - and move forward - you can't change the past all you can do is work on the present... Happy 4th - God Bless Amercia - the GREATEST!!! Janet

Danita - Support is very necessary - we need the accountability.. I have been on LBT since 5/14/07. It's my transfer addiction :thumbup: Also, please note - that I give tough band love (love being the operative word) I am sorry for your struggles and will help in anyway I can. 1st thing our band is only a tool - but it does have to be maintained in order for it to assist us. They banded our tummies not our head - our band doesn't make our food choices - You first have to dedicate yourself to eating healthy and exercising - these are the key ingredients to being a successful bander. This isn't about a diet - diets don't work - what happens when you go off them you regain all your weight plus - What we consider eating normal is what got us fat to begin with - plus the lack of physical activity. Follow the banders rules - no drinking with meals or after for at least 1/2 hr- eat hard Protein first - veggies next and carbs/starches if any room left. Go to your pantry clean it out of all the junk - if it's not there you can't eat - plan a one week menu filled with 3 healthy meals and 2 healthy Snacks (low fat - sf or limited sugar and avoid refined carbs) go buy the items on your list and only the items on your list. Then track your food intake - alot of pple like dailyplate.com - I feel that weighing and measuring your food along with tracking your calories is a great learning tool - as fat pple we don't know what a serving size is - we think a pint of ice cream is a serving not 1/2 cup... You won't have to do this forever - but I suggest doing it til you are comfortable with knowing how many calories you are consuming and that you have a good grasp on what a serving is and the # of calories in that item you are eating. Secondly you have to allow for some treats - but they must be within your daily calorie budget (800 to 1200) and you need to vary these daily to keep your metabolism going... So if it's Saturday and you want an ice cream cone - have 1 scoop on a sugar cone - and say it's calorie count is 225 - you are going to either eliminate a snack or decrease you food for one meal to compensate for that treat I eat healthy 98% of the time and allow 2% treats but again within my calorie budget Physical Activity - I know it's hard to begin with - but start slow walk then each week increase your speed and mileage (I started out doing a 25 min mile - now I am doing 16 minute miles on inclines up to 10 3 miles x 2 times a week and I also have included weight training 2 times a week the last few months) You may not have good restriction now - but you can choose to eat a healthy diet and get back into the habit of following the banders rules. If you think you are hungry - drink some Water - get on the computer come here - go clean out a drawer - take a walk - do something to distract yourself.. I am almost 1 yr out - and even when I am full (i have good restriction) I can still have head hunger issue and want to continue to eat. Now I don't feed the head hunger - I go find something to do.. You can do this - the band isn't the magical answer to our weight issues it's just a tool - IMHO we must do a lot of head work to use this tool to it's fullest advantage.. Let me know what else I can help you with - I am here for you and I know that you can do this once you get your mind into the game.. Hugs. Janet

Congrates Long !!!! Yep those things are big for us - might not be for others but getting to onelander - having less than 100 to lose - Milestones.. Great on the exercise :thumbup: Yesterday I realized that I have been going to the gym for one solid year - that is a huge NSV - I have never stuck with anything for a year - 2 weeks from today will be my 1 yr anniversary - then in 2 weeks going to Mall of America to met 4 other Lucky #7 Banders... Life is Good

Great info !!!

Hi Sunshine and Welcome Your bmi is what determines what class you fall in - go to a bmi chart (just google bmi) - put in your height & weight and it will give you your bmi - which depending what that number is - determines MO - O - OW - N Heres a link Calculate your BMI - Standard BMI Calculator

Karri - Hugs, Love & Prayer !!!!

A FABULOUS NSV TO REPORT I JUST REALIZED AT THE GYM TO NIGHT IT'S MY 1 YEAR GYM ANNIVERSARY - I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE GYM FOR 1 YEAR NOW [/url] THAT'S PRETTY FABULOUS COMING FORMER SLUG BUG COUCH POTATO PROUD OF MY SELF I HAVE NEVER EVER IN MY LIFE EXERCISED FOR 1 SOLID YEAR

Ingyrob Congrats on being just over weight - It's a great milestone:thumbup: Long - you will get there - don't worry - it will come

Becky I really like my "can't beleive it's not butter spray" I use it on my veggies, rice, tatoes etc. Sounds Like you are doing really good though. Are you full on what you eat - that's restriction... I think we all want to get stuck and pb at least once to see what every one is always talking about - but at this stage you don't want to cuz you are healing - don't worry it will come.. Let us know how your doc's visit went..

Candice - Hugs I know how hard this is....

Kathy - I really think it's the fat issue - I asked my doc and he said they don't know why protein - antheistha (sp) or trauma from surgery - but I had a gf doing just medifast and she lost ton's of hair - she wasn't getting much fat at all - so due to the fact that she was getting all her protein - no surgery - it makes sense that it's the fat issue - Since I am most likely related to Paula Dean (butter) Emril (pork fat rules) I do still get fats in my healthy eating but it's 1/16th of what it use to be and I have thin hair to begin with and I haven't lost any...

LindalouRN Darling I gotta tell you something - If you aren't compliant with your band it is not going to work. First you are not suppose to drink with your meals. Secondly - your band does not make your food choices you do - they banded your tummy not your brain. The band and healthy eating and physical activity are the things that need to be done in order for you to lose the weight Yes you may lose some just by restriction alone - even with proper restriction you can still consume a lot of calories and even large amounts of slider foods such as cheetos - chips - candy - ice cream you are banded and still absorb all the calories that you eat. This is not a diet - this is a lifetime lifestyle change in you eating and physical activity level. I am at my sweet spot - I still get hungry between meals - for me my band doesn't take away all my hunger - and even when I am full - I still want to eat - but I have learned that being a little hungry isn't going to kill me - and that I want to eat when I am bored - so I go find something to do. I wish you the best but if you are just relying on restriction to make you lose the weight - I think you are going to be in for a disappointment, Please reconsider your eating habits - if you are hungry grab a low fat string cheese - a small apple (peeled) - Make sure you eat hard Proteins first then veggies and if any room left your carbs/starches. No drinking before or after a meal as however long your doc suggested. If you work with your band - it's going to work for you - but you gotta keep up your end of the deal and choose to eat healthy...