lauren0728

hey mark... can you give me some tips? i cant seem to keep weight off. Ive been banded since oct and ive been as low as 153, but im back up to 170! thats only 8 lbs down from what i was banded at!! Help!!

I think that yall should get a relativly loose fill so you can eat normal foods, but less makes you full.... i would DEF try that before removal. you have nothing to stop you after removal!!!

im from northeast PA

hey, Lauren, 19.. banded oct 11. nice to meet you all!

i do eat complex carbs, it def helps curb my hunger... whole wheat bread and oatmeal are good.... theres no harm in having a 100 cal pack that might not be whole grain once a day... as long as its just ONE! Ive found that by allowing myself one treat a day vs. depriving myself keeps me on track for the long run. All i get with depervation is pent up cravings.. lol..

im tight in the morning so i stick with a premade protien shake, or i blend up some fruit and yogurt and such for a smoothie..... ive also been known to have a glass of milk too

haha yea i would have to agree with everyone here... i would love to be with someone that has a lap band... i would settle for a friend even! sheesh, the thought of having someone who actually knows the feelings that i feel would be fricken awsome!!!

Becky i totally agree.... Water WATER WATER.... if that doesnt work i would suggest mixing up your caloric intake. not by much but spike it up 200-300 cals a day, maybe like 2 days of the week. Your body sounds like it caught onto you! The human body is a SMART thing, if your consistant it adjusts. Even if its 1000 cals a day (which any normal person would loose on) Now that your exercising it may need more cals to feel comfortable releasing the extra weight rather than going into its little 'self preservation mode'

I would love to join you, but i dont think i will loose 14 pounds...... weight comes off sloooowwww for me ill aim for 10? deal?? Lauren

ok so. im blonde, ill just put that out there!! but im allowed to have fruit... right?? i really want to do this with you guys, im pretty sure i could do the vegan thing because i dont really eat dairy anyways, but ill start vegitarian. So that means i can eat anything that didnt have a heartbeat right??? did i mention i was blonde?? Lol

hey, quick question.... what do you guys eat if your vegitarian or vegan (i dont even know the difference.. LoL) like how do you get your protien?? and can you have fruit??

i had them, my hair on the back of my head was braided, only two tracks, and then hair woven in. My hair was long to begin with so the extentions were a couple inches from my butt!! lol they looked great, but it took me FOREVER to do my hair, and i didnt realize that i wasnt supposed to wash my hair everyday with them, so my hair was always wet where the braid was... so they got ichy and REALLY annoying so i took them out after like uhh a week.. :welldoneclap: there goes 150 bucks!! LoL.. although i would do it again if my hair wasnt so long already, and i planned on doing it everyday, because i couldnt put it up that well...