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Alright...I'll bite too! A month ago I had to buy new jeans...size 20. I was completely unfilled the entire month of September and didn't lose a single pound. BUT! 3 weeks later I had to buy a size 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO! I am fully, officially out of the 20's. Forever! I know I still have so far to go, but WOW and YAY for me! Must be all the exercising I'm doing!!! ~C

Brandy- I didn't get a RX for Reglan but it is a good choice for nausea. Your doctor was smart to give you that as a 'just in case' med (I'm a nurse). It might make you feel a little jittery or nervous, but you should do fine. I hope it works for you. He just wants to keep you from vomiting. If it doesn't work, be sure to give him a call. There are other options out there! Hope you feel better sweetie. {{{HUGS}}} for you too! ~C

MOM- {{{HUGS}}} from me too! A few of us have been there, I am one of them...hang in there. It will come right back off as soon as you get your fill. I know what you mean about eating the wrong stuff though. It's hard not to since you don't have that 'gentle reminder' to STEP AWAY FROM THE BREAD!" Hang in there sweetie...it's going to be okay. MARI- WOW! How in the world??? You are doing fantastic! I started at the same weight, but was banded on the 10th. I'm only down 50 pounds. What I wouldn't give to be where you are! Hope you stick around and visit with us. We'd love to have you! Hi everyone else. I am feeling really tight. I haven't changed anything, but I'm struggling a little bit. I can't tell if I'm just trying to get used to the whole restriction thing after being unfilled or what. Either way... ~C

Thanks guys! I hate weight training too! I try to get that over with so I can focus on the cardio. I am finding though that I do better if I do the cardio first, then the weights. Maybe I just need to up my reps and the amount of weight instead of moving to cables and free weights. I would prefer to keep things simple like they are then to be stuck doing weight training 4 days a week (2 upper, 2 lower). I too am more focused on losing weight/fat burning. I'm sure there are some amazing benefits to all this weight lifting, but you can't see any of it anyway...it's all covered up with my fat! LOL ~C

Okay...I really need to look at the 'New Posts' section more often! I seem to get hung up reading the threads I subscribe to and don't branch out...so anyway, I'm late! Can I join you guys? I joined a new gym a little over a month ago. It was a little rough starting out, but I kept going and now I am actually starting to enjoy it!! Who'd a thunk it? I am doing cardio 4-5 days a week and lift weights 2 x week. I am getting to the point with the weights though, that I'm not challenged anymore and a little bored. Right now I do my entire body in one day and then the whole thing all over again a second day druing the week. My DH says I need to move off the machines and into the cables and free weights. He says I should do upper and lower portions separately twice a week each. Blech. The trainer at the gym set me up on the program I'm on and it's convenient. Is it time to graduate? ~Carol

Leslie, That's not that bad!!! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself and were able to eat all that stuff! You'll probably lose 6 pounds this week because you ate something 'bad'! Hang in there girl...

OMG! I LOVE Nutella! Where did you get that???? I gotta have some! Never even heard of Nutella cake... ...evil....just plain evil...

Numbrgirl- Great job on the running! I don't have enough confidence in myself to even try running! These are the things that hold me back: 1) I'm scared to break the treadmill. 2) I'm scared to break my neck 3) I'm scared to put someone's eye out with all the jiggling I do 4) I'm scared I'll not be able to do more than a few seconds 5) I think I'm scared hehe...well there you have it. Good for you for doing it! You and Leslie are awesome! ~C

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't you worry about these silly goals at all! Take care of yourself and your little one. I'm so happy for you!

Yeah...but like we've all said. Sometimes we just need a break. Sometimes we just need a treat. I don't feel bad about not going to the gym today. I went yesterday and I didn't perform well. I think my body was trying to tell me it was tired. I am more aware of my caloric intake today thanks to you and your thread! Did you see my Leslie references???? LOL ~C

Ok... So the different drink choices clean your system in a different way? I've never heard of this. I thought I'd done every diet known to mankind! LOL

Thanks L2L... I'm sure I'll be okay. I'm just tired of all this. I just wanna lose weight and get on with being a hottie. Ya know?

I'm totally jealous! How are you doing it? What do you eat? Do you exercise? Do you mind sharing with me? You can PM me if you want. ~C

MOM, What is a juice fast? Okay...other than the obvious! LOL

WOW Don! You are amazing! What an inspiration. 93 pounds in 6 months is FANTASTIC!!!!! ~Carol

Okay...I posted my ordeal in the regular thread. Long story short, I didn't eat well yesterday (too tight) and today I'm little tight and a little sore from yesterday but here it goes: B: Slimfast S: 1 oz Peanut Butter (actually 3/4 oz. Smuckers, pre-packaged) L: SOUP!!! LOL Progresso Beef vegetable (350 mg of Sodium! eeks) 1 pint 2% milk (blech...but it's all they had and L2L said I need dairy) S: Yoplait Original Blueberry Yogurt (fruit AND dairy, for L2L) D: Slimfast ( I don't know what to eat, nervous to eat soup OR solids!) Protein: dunno, hope it's better than last time Exercise: None today...too tired and don't feel like it. I've worked out Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so far this week. I'm taking tonight off. ~C

Hi gang! Bea: Don't you give up sweetie! It well definitely turn around. Your body is just on a union break! LOL Well, I got another fill yesterday...he put in 0.75 to bring me to 2.25 cc's. (I was at 2 cc's when I ended up overfilled and then completely unfilled). So immediately I get a headache and noticed that for a few hours I was clenching my teeth so much my jaw hurt. I could drink Water, but my stomach was sore. I called him and told him I was uncomfortable, he said wait it out, have some dinner, see how it goes and let him know. Well by 8:45 pm, I called and he said..."meet me at the office". He took out 0.3 cc's and I felt better right away. Isn't this crazy???? I must be really sensitive to the fills. Good grief. I even bought childrens Motrin to help with the swelling that goes with the fills...it helped by the way. It's disgusting, both the chewables and the liquid. But it helped. So now I have 1.95-ish. I have a sore throat today. Not sure if it's from reflux or I'm actually getting sick. I'm doing fine though. Just got off work. Didn't go to the gym tonight. Just don't feel like it. I've got the house to myself and I'm gonna enjoy it! Hope you all are having a great night...maybe hot dates? ~C

You know...for a long time I was packing my lunch. I guess I just got out of the habit. I really don't have an excuse. I can't eat bread, so most sandwiches and wraps are out for me. Kind of sucks, I miss a good old sandwich from time to time. I am a starting to get worried about my fill from today. I still have that headache and my stomach is sore (inside, not the port). I called him to give him a 'heads up' and so far we are leaving it. I just hope I don't have a repeat of a few weeks ago. I can already tell that I'm too tight to eat anything solid. Hopefully it's just swelling. ~C

I just want to thank you guys for doing this. If you already journal, then this could be a big pain in the butt for you. But this gives me a good idea of whether I'm doing this right or not. We are still new to banding. How much is enough...really? I like the ideas that others have for good, healthy choices. I get bored and take the easy way out. This will help me on my next grocery shopping trip! By the way...yes I eat a LOT of Soups. Mostly chili and ham/bean. My work has the grossest hospital food I've ever had in my life...not to mention unhealthy!!!!! Sometimes they have chicken but it's really dry and it doesn't go down for me, so I get Soup. Sometimes they have breaded fish, but it gets stuck, so I get the soup. See a pattern here? Before all these problems started, I was eating salad and that was going fine, but I slipped back into the soup role because I was hungry. ~C

Thanks Leslie! Yeah, you're right. We need fruits and veggies for sure. So where do I stand on the Protein? Not enough or is that okay? Does that explain why I'm still losing my hair? LOL ~C

Here's mine for yesterday: 10/01/2008 B: Slimfast (can) S: 1 oz Peanut Butter L: 1 cup ham and bean Soup S: large cinnamon latte at Seattle's Best (this was a treat!) D: campbell's chicken tortilla soup Lot's of coffee all day (black) Protein: have no idea (this is the part about journaling I HATE!) Water: 6 (8 oz) Exercise: 35 minutes on the Treadmill-interval program Anything to add: Felt tired today. Haven't caught up on sleep from being on call over the weekend. Workout could have been better, but glad I made it at all.

I totally get you. I've had my share of setbacks too that are starting to take their toll on my brain. I don't want it to get the best of me, but it sure gets hard sometimes. I HATE journaling. I keep trying, but I just don't like it. Maybe I'd like it better if I did it here. I just hate the whole looking it up, figuring out the amount, then starting all over for each food. I'm too impatient. Maybe just writing down WHAT I ate instead of all the fluff would be better for me. If it makes you feel any better, I can't stay consistant either. There is obviously something wrong in my program, but I can't pinpoint it. Okay,okay, you've twisted my arm. I'll do it! I think it's a great idea to continue to support eachother. I heart you Leslie. Okay, if you're doing it, then I'm definitely doing it too!! LOL Maybe you can give us some pointers about journaling. Disclaimer: I feel that I must say that I am NOT complaining about losing 50 pounds and I really don't want it to come across that way. I am very grateful for my success thus far. I just know I can do better and want to do better. I know you guys understand this, but I'd hate to discourage a newbie by all this whining I'm doing! ...I'm a multiquoting fool!!:cool2: ~C

Oh...and by the way....that is the first time I've ever been able to use the Multiquote feature as I didn't know how until Plain asked about it on another thread!! LOL I am so proud of my work. Apparently I'm feeling colorful today! ~C

Hi MOM! I know EXACTLY how you feel! I was unfilled all month and could just eat and eat! I have finally lost the few I gained during that time and am starting back at my posted current weight as of yesterday morning. I am still pretty frustrated, but it will come along. I'm so glad your doctor is gonna give you back your fill. It is amazing to me how much I actually LIKE the restriction. I thought maybe I would miss 'eating' as we knew it. I ate, but I didn't feel good about it. I wanted the restriction back! Crazy isn't it? I can't believe how attached to my band I am in such a short time. Hi BEA! See this whole thing just kills me! I am working out more than ever before. I change it up so that everyday is different. I am actually lifting weights twice a week (blech) and the scale doesn't budge. Now I am a reasonable person, but this is getting the best of me. Of course I feel better; of course I'm probably losing inches; of course I will maybe sleep better someday, and blah blah blah, but I really want to see the numbers change! LOL I've gotten greedy and impatient. I want to lose 100 pounds by my 1 year mark and so far it's iffy that I will make it. My doctor says that the majority of the weight comes off in the first 6 months, so that has me down. But then I get on here and see all the amazing results of most of the posters here on LBT and they are often exceeding their goals. So WTH? I definitely would NOT be happy at this weight if this is the best I could do. I know I look better and feel better, but it's only a small improvement in the big picture, ya know? Okay...so there is more whining. How is everyone? Leslie? Where are you? How is your running going? ~C

I know what you mean! I gained 2 pounds this month (had a complete unfill for 3 weeks). I am really stressing about meeting my goal! I must try to think of this a different way and get back on track! You are DOWN 2 1/2 pounds, so you are going the right direction. Don't worry, we can do this!!! ~C