ErinMarie

You cam trend me too! My name on there is erinistehawesome!

I just started using myfitnesspal.com and their suggestion of calories was 1370 a day (I put in my current weight, my goal weight and that I wanted to lose 2 lbs a week!) it's been working great so far!

I've been considering this for a while but my hubby wants me to find a girl piercer or to do it himself! (he used to do piercing when he was younger) I'm stretching my ears out now so I figured I should wait til I finish doing that first

I've had my blog since I started my process in January! wtfovaries.blogspot.com

My realize band is 11 cc... I think that's normal but also as high as they go. I could be totally talking out of my ass tho

Got my 4th fill last Wednesday! I'm now up to 7 cc in an 11 cc band and I'm hoping I'm at my sweet spot! I'm down about 37 lbs! Only went from a size 28 to a 24/22 but I'll take it I love going shopping in my closet for "new" clothes I haven't worn in years!

The 1 cup thing is one cup TOTAL! Just make sure most of that is protien. As far as the protien shakes, that counts as a liquid so you can add that to your 64 oz needed of water

My ultimate reward will be at this time next year I hope to be pregnant! I'd like to lose 60-80 more pounds by then so here's hoping I can get there!

My doc didn't want me taking laxatives, only stool softeners (like miralax). Good luck!

I sit at a desk all day and took 5 days off... looking back 7 would have been more comfortable because I still had some slight nausea and the pain meds made me sleepy!

I got my unfill! She only took out 1 cc and I feel so much better! I am on liquids for another 2 days due to swelling and she wants me to start drinking 1 Protein shake a day for 2 weeks to help my protein! I can't wait to eat I'm taking it slow though! I can tell I'm still swollen but I am going to take some ibuprofen later to help and now that I can drink a little more normally I should be able to get some Water in me to re-hydrate! Whew, being too tight is rough! (It doesn't help that I also have bronchitis right now...lame!)

So I'm getting an unfill tomorrow morning my first one! I still can't eat without getting stuck on almost everything (even soup!) so my doc wants me back in...I'm hoping they only take out 1 cc at the most! I don't want to be back down to where I was!! Nervous

There is a section on the boards for pregnancy where you will probably get a better response

You and I are in the same boat! I will be trying very hard to not gulp or take bug bites anymore! I really want this full to work for me! (and I really don't want to get an unfill unless I have too!)

There is a section on this website for pregnancy with the lap band... You should check it out!

I have the biggest loser cardio max and I did level 1 with bob and almost died! He loves lunges! My hamstrings were dead for a week and so sore and tight that I pulled them both just from bending over too far! Next time I will not listen when bob says more! (at least not yet)

Hello all! I was banded 5/4 and am currently down 32 pounds! I just got my 4th fill on monday and I'm up to 7.5 cc. My band feels pretty snug right now and I may gave to get a slight unfill if I have problems when I start eating real food tonight/tomorrow (have been on liquids since fill). I have noticed a huge change from the last fill to this one! All of my rules are much more important now! Starting tonight I will have to be more strict with bite sizes, chewing, and food I know I can't tolerate (bread, Pasta, etc). I have been stuck in the past and PB'd and thrown up and it is terrible! You definitely learn to take small bites and eat slowly the hard way! I still struggle with the mental side of not being able to eat all of the yummy food in front if me, but I am slowly accepting this fact and trying to remember that I knew what I was getting into and it's all for an important reason! I was exercising 3-5 days a week but these last 2 months have been really stressful for me and my workout time vanished. Once I get over the cold I currently have, my hubby and I will get back to our workouts! Inspite of my workout setbacks and stress my doctor says I am right on track with a 1-3 lb per week weight loss. Ideally I would like to lose 7-10 lbs a month so I know I need to get back to working out and concentrate on my eating habits. My PA (physicians assistant) also suggested I talk to a counselor about my stress so I don't fall into to bad habits or stress eating.

Mashed potatoes, baked potatoes (no skin), tuna salad, applesauce, oatmeal/cream of wheat... Those were my favs. Oh and I made protien shake smoothies!

I am averaging 6-10 lbs a month but I'm only on my 4th month and not yet at my sweet spot.

I agree with the measurements! I am a slow loser as well. I have lost about 30 lbs since being banded in may. That's about 10 lbs a month average (which is right where I need to be to make my goal of 120-130 lbs in one year). My first 20 lbs I didn't feel like I had lost anything but people could notice. Well I hit a plateau after that and was really frustrated. I took my measurements 2 months in and I had lost 5 inches from my waist and 7 from my thighs! You may not notice the changes right away but the measurents don't lie