shelly1066

Has anyone had any issues or heard that we are more restricted when its cold out? I was outside this weekend in the cold and had hard time getting liquids down and keeping them down! I can normally eat with normal restriction on any other day? :thumbup:

Actually I saw my doctor this week and she said that hiccups and gurgling are signs of being to restricted. When im full I burp like crazy! Weirdest things!!

All people sweet spot is different. My girlfriend and I both have the 10cc band and she found hers at 5.5 cc and I just got back from my 13th fill and I was at 8.0 and now im at 8.3 and Im hoping I finally found it!!!! If you can eat a "normal" amount of food and stop only because you know you should, I would get your fill but that is me. My friend gets full after 4-5 bites where I can still eat quite a bit. im hoping this one hits the mark!

I think my problem is im not eating enough and I schedule an appointment with my nutritionist on Monday. I work better if you give me a list saying ok for Breakfast, lunch and dinner - choose one food from each category and indicate how much. Im MUCH better at following a plan........ on my own, not so much! The only thing that I really have issues with getting stuck is steak other than that, im good. Actually could use a fill :-)

theworldaccordingtoeggface I stumbled accross this site and it has some great recipies that i cant wait to try! :thumbup:Thought i would share with all of you

Hi everyone! I was banded on 03/10/08 and im down about 60lbs but the scale hasnt moved in weeks and im at one of my lowest points. I eat PERFECT, exercise 3 times a week (spin 2x week and run) and im GAINING weight. Does anyone know what a typical calorie intake of a 200lb 5'5 women should consume with the amount I exercise? Here is my typical day of eating: B- oatmeal with scoop of Protein or egg beaters with spinach, with that 70 calorie LF yogurt. coffee with creamer (i figured my creamer is about 100 calories) L- salad with chicken, MEASURED 3T dressing, 10 olives, 15 seseme sticks (80 calories) S- small apple with 2T Peanut Butter (on gym days) D- 4oz of either steak, fish, chicken and veggie- normally spinach or aspargas Liquids- 64+ a day I feel that i am eating great and people get on me about my creamer, 10 olives and 15 small seseme sticks with my salad but look at what i eat in a day and to me, that doesnt seem like much. Espicially since when I go spinning, I burn about 600 in an hour (wear heart rate monitor). I go to my nutritionist and alls they say is eat healthy and exercise. Ok I DO and HAVE for a year now and the scale is now going up??? Am i eating to much? not enough? Im so frustrated and not sure what to do. Does anyone incorporate South Beach or Body for Life? Any help or words of encouragment is appreciated :thumbup:

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE if someone put one together. I would even BUY it!! Someone about a year ago was going to create one, bind them and sell them but never came about. I think its a great idea for someone to do to make some side money! If someone does this, remember me because Im NO COOK whatso ever and would LOVE something like this!!:wink2:

Im not at 75 or more but im in the 50's and im about 14 months out. I too feel that mine has been extremely slow but I try to remain positive and think, at lease im losing! Prior to surgery I couldnt lose 15 lbs without gaining it back. Im not consistent with my weight loss as far as pounds per week. I will go 3 weeks or so and not lose anything, then lose 6lbs and NOTHING changed in my eating habits or exercising routine. Are you exercising? If not, I would add that in. This way I can say, Im eating right, Im exercising as I should be so its just the way my body loses weight! We have to learn to be happy with what we have lost and not focus on the big picture. That catches me up everytime. Its to overwhelimg for me to see that I had 100lbs to lose. If my weight loss averages out to 1lbs a week in a year, hell I'll take it!! Keep positive and be happy with what you are losing! :wink2:

For those of you who are losing 2+ lbs a week and doing cardio 3-4 times a week, do you know what your daily calorie intake is? What is your typical meals like? I do spin class 3-4 times a week and my weight loss is 1+ (if that some weeks) and I dont think that im getting enough food?

I dont know about all of you but that is one thing I DEFINATELY know where it is!!! I feel it all the time. WHen Im doing sit ups, putting lotion on, bending over! I can even tighten my stomach muscles and make it stick out more! Mine is under my rib cage on my left side. Drives me nuts that I can feel it! :thumbup:

Hi Everyone, Its been forever since I have been on here and just wanted to give everyone a status check as to where I am 14 months after surgery. Weight loss is SLOW but my doctors tell me Im doing great. I think everyone want instint gratification and we all know deep down its not the way to go. I started at 257 and Im down to 204 and with over 20" of inches gone. Started at 20 (tight) and im in 14's now. I myself have had over 12 fills and Im finally where I need to be so if you can still eat eat eat, get a fill you wont regret it. I have to contribute some of my weight loss to my spinning classes which im am now addicted to! I go about 3-4 times a week and burn about 500-600 a class! One of my goals is to become an instructor and teach a class or two a week but I have to shed the remaining weight first. Who wants to look at an over weight instructor even though I can kick their buts on that cycle! I keep asking my doc if I should be trying to eat more than I do because I burn so much and maybe that is why Im losing so slowly but they say no. Has anyones doctor told them differently?? I still have 55 to go to meet my goal and dont want it to take another year to do so! Bottom line - if people are out there and getting discouraged, dont! Look back on what you have lost and thank the lord above we still dont have that weight on us! Slow and steady wins the race!!!!:thumbup:

Thank you so much this is exactly what i was looking for. If i have a chart that shows me kind of food to eat or how many servings of each group, im good to go! Thank you soooo much!!!

I had my surgery in March and Im just now at 6.8cc with my fill. Im FINALLY starting to feel restriction! This is the first time I finally feel like I am banded! I think you are doing great with your numbers. My scale wasnt really moving until I started exercising.

I wish there was a book that gave you examples of daily meal plans. If someone wrote one, im sure they would be rich because many people I know who have been banned as the same question......what is a good daily meal plan? How many calories should I be consuming? Im afraid Im not eating enough. I exercise 30 minutes a day and hardly eat! If peope who are losing 2+ lbs a week could share what their typical day consists of eating, I would be forever grateful!