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Lora, so sorry to hear about your loss. I cant imagine what you are going through! God bless you. Well honey I am in the same boat started at 215 got down to 169 then back up to 180. My blog has more details, no matter what you do exercise that is the one thing that worked for me..the minute I stop the weight wouldnt budge. I am always looking for food/protien tips...I am still confused on what to eat and when even being 3 years banded! Good luck--keep in touch!

Well I guess I am no longer considered a newbie. Banded 10/2006 and have 3 fills. I have gained 15 of the 40lbs I lost. WOW I never ever thought that would be possible. BUT fellow new bandsters it is. As a food addict I learned how to eat around my band junk food is my vice. As I look back can now see that I am a slow loser. I started at 215 and got down to 160-165. And thats were I got discouraged. I saw everyone else losing and looking great and I was just inching along. I went back into my old way...now I for sure cant eat as much as I used to, believe me I tried and have PB'd more than anyone should. So here I am re-dedicating myself to the band lifestyle. I must say that here is where I find the most support. I dont have a doctor, no support group, in fact I have new insurance and am finding it difficult to get fills covered 1) due to pre-exisiting clause and 2) hard to find a doc who will take someone elses patient. Anywhoo, I will be blogging alot more often..see ya later:thumbup:

Thank you to, I love your blog and the tummy is looking good. Hopefully soon after I drop this 40ish pounds I can go for the TT/BA.

Hi everyone I am getting ready for my next fill, I am at 7.5cc right now. In the meantime quess what I get to do..a liquid diet for one week then a high protien diet for the 2nd week...a little kick start my docs says I am a slow loser. Right now I have 40-42lbs to lose I wanted 145 doc says I should be 135. Here is my most current comparisson pictures.

Before 230 lbs After 30 lbs to go

One word .......Bikini

Oh boy just had by what seems like the worst PB, this time it was with cauiflower(sp) and chicken... OH BOY that did not go down well...sticking to liquids the rest of the day.

Read all that you can any question you have is on here! This is the first and best site I have found for LB. I went for my seminar in 8/06 and had my LB 10/06 so it was very fast, but I was pretty prepared bcuz I was here everyday reading and reading and asking silly questions. Good Luck !

Oh boy yes the PB's. I have had more than I can count for reasons I can and cant explain. One food will go down like butter one day then the next day no going down. I ALWAYS make sure I know where the bathroom is and always have a plastic cup in my car cuz it can happen anywhere anytime! You will know when its comming ...bad bad pain in the middle of your chest then the slim ( your siliva (sp?) wont go down either so you just spit your spit out until something follows or the food finally goes down. My word of advise DONT drink anything when this happens it will make it worse and this includes your own spit--gross I know but someones got to say it.

Im glad to see all of you doing so well. I was banded 10/26/06 I have about 36lbs to go. I had my 3rd fill 9/07. I have joined WW at work and droped another 3.6lbs in two weeks. I workout 6 days a week -spin, kickbox, and weights some cardio on TM and Eliptical. I have recently added mypolex lite, lipo-6 and Nitro Explosion into my workout/nutrition routine and it is working. I can finally take an after picture. When I lost the first 35lbs I cut my hair and I love it. Once I figure out the whole picture thing I will post the pics.

This is my favorite subject. I am actually gurgling now drinking my protein shake. I have been banded for over a year and it doesnt go away. My friends and family still crack up when I do it. Its just something you have to get used to. I work in customer service so I have to hope one calls when I am drinking something cuz that means I have to hit the mute key real fast or they think im burping...haha.

Spinning seems very hard for an outsider but believe me it is great fun way to get cardio in. My advice...go at your own pace but keep moving, your butt will be sore at first but it gets better! I have been doing the class for a while without the shoes or the seat, but since I moving up to 2 days a week I will invest in the shoes and the padded butt biking shorts!!! the padded seat moves around to much for me. look for an instructor that will push you and that changes up the routine a little. Yell, scream when you need to boost yourself up that "hill", then clap for your self after making it up that "hill" it helps!

Hi all I have been away form LBT for a while I just moved and I dont have a computer at my new place. Well so much has happened. I have lost 22lbs before my first fill which was on 11/28 i have been filled to a 4 I have very good restriction. Oh and whenever I drink something it gurgles in my throat. Its sounds like an alien is in there. I have have 4 issues with PBing twice with pizza, cereal, orange chicken and a waffle. This was before my fill.

I have decided that I am not going to count calories, fat, or carbs unless I start gaining weight. I am going to go by how I feel and how my clothes feel. CIB 16oz Water 1/2c yogurt 1c baked potato Soup from chillis 1/2 a brownie thing with ice cream 1/2 turkey taco meat with sour cream, salsa, shreaded cheese. revive Vitamin water fruit popsicle

1 CIB 1 vitamin water 3/4 c special K low carb cereal w/ 1/2 banana 1 c baked potato soup 1/2 carrots/beans cooked well 1 bottle water 1 small peice of fish with 1/2 carrots/beans cooked well, 1/4 c mashed potato.

HEY....Telly are we the only ones exercising??????

Thanks Telly. Each week I set new goals for myself to help push me and keep me motivated. Journaling my workouts really helps me! Along with seeing your progress...I know I can do it. I think tomorrow I will go for a brisk walk outside if it doesnt snow---Chicago weather is crazy bananas! Anywhoo, this is what I did today; warm up 5 min treadmill 2.5-3.8 circuit training: 20lbs 2 sets 15 reps <----up'd my weight and reps seated leg press leg extension seated leg curl leg curl seated row hip Abduction ---just added this today--oh it burns hip Adduction ---just added this today----yikes, ouch fixed pull down chest press lateral raise shoulder press bicep curl tricep press 20 minutes on the treadmill speed 2.5- 3.8 incline 0-9.6 5 minute stretch

missed yesterdays workout, did a lot of cleaning and moving yesterday at work. Today: warm up 5 min treadmill 1.5-3.0 circuit training: 10/15lbs 2 sets 12 reps seated leg press leg extension seated leg curl leg curl seated row fixed pull down chest press lateral raise shoulder press bicep curl tricep press 20 minutes on the tm cardio pre set program speed 2.5- 3.8

3/4 Khashi cereal with soy milk 1 water 1 sunkist tuna lunch to go 1 salmon pattie 1 jello pudding s/f vitamin water minin vanilla wafers

oh boy.... I dont think i'll be eating tuna ever again. I had it yesterday no problem. Today I had it for lunch and it got stuck....hurts so bad...I wish I could have threw it up... but I calmed down (while hiding in the bathroom at work) and the pain went away. I has been two hours and I can still feel it sitting there but it doesnt hurt.

I posted this in Aug 05. Since then I quit my job went to Cosmetology School. NOW I am living my dream as a Makeup Artist/Esthetician....I love every minute of it.

1 CIB 1 packet cream of wheat w/soy milk 1 egg beater 1 16 oz water 1 owalla strawberry c monster smoothie 1 sunkist tuna lunch to go 1/2 c turkey taco meat with sour cream, salsa, shreaded cheese. 2 cheese sticks, 2 fried zuchinni, 1/4 pizza 1 vitamin water