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just some things that you can do at home.... - Planks~ lay on the floor in a push up position, you may rest on your elbows if needed, hold that pose for 3 sets of 30 secs. Make sure your form is good keeping your butt down. This exercise may sound like nothing but it hurts the next day!! - Twists ~ to get in the correct position, lay flat on the floor like you were going to do a normal crunch... elevate your torso half way thru a cunch and hold... elevate your feet, than twist your torso from side to side touching the floor on each side. 3 sets of 30 - 50 depending on your tolorance. Once this becomes easy start holding a weight or medicine ball in your hands. - V sits~ these are killers!! lay completely flat on the floor and simutaniously lift torso and straight legs into a V position. Be careful tho because it is hard to hold your balance at first!! - Elevated leg crunchs ~ simple adapation to regualar crunches. Lift your legs at a 90 degree angle and bed at the knees ( think about laying on the floor with ur butt against a couch and your legs resting on top of it) Complete a regular crunch making sure not to pull on your head and neck. This exercise works your lower abs more than a traditional crunch. For some added intensity pulse up for 3 counts down for 1. I usually do 2 or 3 sets of 20. hope this helps.... if you want more let me kno!

TexGirly: sorry to hear that, i hope things are going better for you.... on a lighter note i will start on monday with you!!

im sooo interested in doing this with you guys but it seems i got a late start : /... but if its not to late i would love to join!!!! Where is the 'couch to 5k' program so i know what to do???

ok, so i took ur guys advice and went to the ER, my doc doesnt have an anserwing serv. I had to wiat a while for them to contact a specialist but they got one and i got unfilled... unfortunately he wasnt MY doc, he took out like 2 ccs just to make sure that i dont have any more trouble over the weekend untill i can get back to my doc. That was some scary stuff tho!... glad its over

idk if this is outta your budget but you might want to consider a trip to Layne Brant.... they have cute and supportive bras for large breasted women.... when i got my last two it was buy one get one half off so i got two very nice bras for 50 bucks, to me thats a steal. im a 38 DDD or F so i feel ya in the boob department! = )

i just got one for chirstmas... and i tried putting like turkey in it with mayo to make like a turkey salad..... but it wouldnt chop it up like it shows on tv. any suggestions??

Hey, i live in PA about 2 hours from NYC. Ive heard great things about Christine Ren, so ive been considering her for my fills (I got banded like 8 hrs away) If you've been banded for filled by her please give me some insight... i just wanted to know your expirences with her... thanks!!

ok, so ive been trying to get an appointment with Dr. Ren, or with any PA's at the office, but they just dont return my phone calls. Anybody have any suggestions for me? i dont know if i should call everyday and be a pain in the ass or what...

Well i was so excited about my weight loss.. i lost 13 pounds in the first month of being banded, and then another 5 after that. Since then i have lost NOTHING. i have no idea what to do. i am eating NO WHERE near what i did before. Yet the nothing? i know im not working out as much as i should so im not expecting alot of pounds to come off... but SOMETHING?? right? i dont know what to do to start loosing weight. Lately ive been pretty tight (i think due to stress) so ive been getting in even less... but get this i have gained back those 5 pounds i lost in the last month. I have no clue. ANY insight as to what i should do would be GREATLY appreciated. <3 Lauren

i try to log everything, but i think my evil right now is me not getting enough water. Im going to be diligent about that for a week and see what happens. Im contimplaiting getting an actitrainer... we shall see

stacy- i had one fill, i have 7.5 ccs in my band now (10cc band) steph and dave- thanks for the advice. I am trying to eat the best quality stuff i can.. like egg whites and veggies, meat gets stuck...The Water thing kinda went over my head. I KNO i dont get 64 oz in during a day, will that make a huge difference?. And i do get protien, but i bet not alot. dave- what kinds of things are u eating to get all of your protien in and still be around 900 cal?? thanks guys.. im hoping this works...

Im 5'4". so not much help.... im not on my way down yet, but this was upp 100-110ish Size0 110-125ish Size2 125-135ish Size4 135-150ish Size6 .. gained real fast between here to even get clothes!! 150-160ish Size10 160-170 Size 10/11 170-180 Size 13

ok.. if you can pm me and let me know when u find out that would be greattt!! good luck on your journey!

wow... well its good to know why i was so tight... that just seems so wierd to me.. does anyone know why stress causes it to get tighter? Thanks all = )

ok, so ive been searching all over and have been getting mixed answers.... what do you eat on a ketosis diet? anything but carbs?? I found some sites that just said protien, others said protien and fat, and one said only protien and fat during the week and carbs on weekend? Im so confused ...hellp?!

not like this should be the least of my concerns right now, but i started feeling like crap yest, so i KNOW i didnt eat that much (700 cals at best) and the days before that ive been busy as hell so my cal intake was under 1k for at least 4 days now.... so why the heck have i GAINED weight? within the last two days i gained 2 lbs... what the heck? ugh i guess its just insult to injury...

im not nasueated, but i dont get the wierd pain you get when your stuck either... its wierd when i drank it literally stayed down like a minute... no slime, no pain, just shot back up.

thnks guys, i sipped some hot water and got down some liquid day quill... we will see how that works. Ill try the theraflu next. My band doc is like 8 hrs away from me, so im continplating calling my family doc for a decongestant or something...

ok since banding ive lost like 15 lbs, almost all of it the first week after surgery. my goal for the next month is 10lbs. Do i think it will happen? no, but at least i can wish!!

i am, i saw it last night. I think think that if they are going to be in that kind of facility that they shouldnt have the access to those foods. Its like sending a drug addict to rehab and letting them shoot up whenever they feel like it. Brookhaven is doing an amazing thing for these people who would otherwise die, and it fustrates the crap outta me that they dont care...

Lol- i can relate, mine wont budge past 160. I get to like 162, and WHAM, right back to 165, 166. I dont have a damn clue. I am CONVINCED it is the scale becuase listen to this. The day i went for my fill MY scale said 168, and the Drs office scale said 166.5! I was like 'are you sure that thing is right?!?!?!' usually my scale weighs me at LEASTTT 4 lbs lighter than the doctors. I have come to the conclusion that scales are like guys, i will never figure them out....

HELL YESS!!! charge her for more. You did twice the work... you told her what you wanted, and she didnt give that to you. I have the same disease too, i got out of my way alllll of the time for people, in this case i think that you deserve some compensastion.

im from the poconos in pa, about 1.5 hrs fromNYC... but pills go down fine (any bigger than an M&M you should split)

If i go on a binge it can last me almost a week because i get into the mentality of ' well i screwed up yesterday, why not today?' which is BAD. I still struggle everyday with my head hunger, but i find a couple things help me... eating on a set schedule like laurend said, and also i find if i cut out carbs/sweets i wont be as likely to crave them. IT IS hard in the beginning to cut those things out, but after a week or two the cravings will subside.

thanks! im still trying to figure out where to go for my fills. . . i know its bad but im probably going to end up at the least expensive...... im self pay