thatDEgirl

Have you seen a surgeon at all yet? Take a peek at my timeline here Life With A Lap Band | this life of mine it might help a bit.

SO, I'm down another 1.5 pounds to make 24.5 total. I think I am going to call and see if I can't get in sooner for a fill though. I am starting to be able to eat more and getting hungrier WAY faster. Last week I was sitting in a staff meeting after having eaten less than an hour before and my tummy was rumbling so loud everyone around me could hear it...LOL!

Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:girl_hug:***********:girl_hug:*************:tt2:**********:rolleyes2:*********:sad:* 1day at a time.....263............259.5..........243...........3.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............221............213............2 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............193............180............1 Crzytchr...........281............275............265............6 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............230............220...........15 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........206............200..........4.5 HeatherO...........155............150............140............5 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........232............220............5.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........270.6............256..........3.6 LisaB..............205.5..........199............180..........6.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............243............230............5 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............292............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............280............280...........19 mominlv13..........299.8..........291.2..........280..........8.6 nip50..............175............171............160............4 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............290............280............4 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............300.5..........280..........3.5 thatDEgirl.........211............207.5............195........3.5 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............189............170............6 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

B - Kashi TLC Chewy Trail Mix bar L - 6 Italian meatballs and a sprinkle of mozzarella D - 1/2 orange BBQ pulled pork sandwich and roasted green beans S - something, not sure what yet

According to my doc, sugar in moderation is fine. They even call the nutritionist at the hospital the sugar Nazi because she is all about ZERO sugar...which is practically impossible (at least for me).

This is not meant to come across negatively, but it may help to get some counseling. Food, like anything else can be an addiction...on the heavy end or the thin end. And, we have all had food issues, or we wouldn't be here.

Well, I was down 23 pounds on the 15th and hit 8 weeks on the 19th, so very close (lower end of goal would be 24 pounds). I only weigh once a week and tomorrow is my day. I am also a slow loser, because I have PCOS and cancer. I was ahead of his curve though, by so much at my appt on the 8th that he held off on a fill. I am not scheduled to go back until the 5th of November, but I think I am going to call and see about getting in sooner. I am still staying under my calories but am getting hungry much sooner than before.

B - boiled egg L - 3/4c ratatouille D - 1/2 meatball sub (2 meatballs), 4 meatballs, 1/4c italian beans S - 1oz kettle roasted ranch peanuts S - sf jell-o banana fudge supreme cup 1 hour water aerobics

Wow, it is still amazing to me how different each dr is. My doc's goal is for me to lose 4-6 pounds a month. He feels that slower is better.

According to what I was told, Tricare requires the surgeon to be a member of a Bariatric Center of Excellence. To me, it has been great. They have toi adhere to stricter standards and have great follow up.

I definitely think 700-900 is too low. I use to daily plate, to not only approximate how many I should eat but track my foods too. Try this thread for food ideas... http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f9/share-ideas-what-did-you-eat-today-36828/index112.html

B - slice of turkey bologna and 1oz colby jack L - 3 honey bbq nuggets and 2 mini popcorn flavored rice cakes (from a 90 cal pack) S - 100 calorie pack craisins D - filling from a ratatouille wraps and about 3 bites of the tortilla Ratatouille Wraps recipe - Every Day with Rachael Ray S - jell-o strawberry cheesecake cup Dinner was a definitely keeper...yummy! There are even leftovers for tomorrow! 50 minutes on the treadmill doing intervals

B- 2tbs pb L- mini meatloaf and 1/2 c twice baked sweet potato filling D- 4 honey bbq nuggets & 1/2 c green beans S- something...no clue what yet, I am starving

I use the universal/nautilus weight machines. The only one I have had any issues with is the ab machine...I can do 30lbs fine but at 40lbs, it feels like my port is pinching something.

I say it counts:-) Today... 10 minutes elliptical 10 minutes recumbent bicycle 17 minutes treadmill (forest walk setting, max incline 5%, max speed 5mph) 30 minutes weight lifting on the universal/nautilus machines

I hope no one minds, but I wanted to start a thread devoted just to exercise and what we butterflies are doing. Anyone else in, I need all the motivation and accountability I can get! Thursday - 52 minutes on the treadmill, avg speed 3mph, average incline 3% Saturday - 52 minutes on the treadmill 5 minute warm up walk .25 mile walk to calibrate my Nike+ sensor again @ 3mph/3.0 incline 38 minute walk @ 3mph/5.0 incline 1 minute walk @ 3.5mph/5.0 incline 1minute jog @ 4mph/5.0 incline 2 minute cool down walk

20 minutes bicycle @ 14mph/level 10 10 minutes elliptical @ level 5 15 minutes treadmill @ 3mph/5% incline

Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost ****************:cursing:*************:tt2:*******************:cool2:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5..........243..........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............221............213............2 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............203............195............5 cQQlgirl...........194............194............180............0 Crzytchr...........281............277............265............4 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............234............230...........11 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............150............140............5 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........200............180..........5.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............292............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............287............280...........12 mominlv13..........299.8..........294.8..........275............5 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............290............280............4 Sunshine2..........177............172............167............5 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............209............195............2 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

I've never looked at it...I use The Daily Plate to track everything.

Thursday - 55 minutes treadmill w/ 1 minute of running every 5 minutes Friday - 34 minutes of aerobic activities on the Wii Fit

I am 7 weeks post-op and have not had to pay a cent (civ surgeon and hospital). I am also Tricare Prime South. I had my nutritional eval with the base nutritionist, so no fee there and found a pysch to do the pysch eval through Value Choice (who Tricare uses for mental health care). I found out after the fact that I could have had the pysch eval done on base but it didn;t cost me anything, so I didn't care.

I have 2 single serve chocolate, 2 strawberry sorbet and 1 chicken soup Unjury protein packs if anyone is interested. I will gladly mail them to you, all I ask is that you later pay it forward:smile2:

I take the Centrum Children's Chewable and my daughter and I both agree they are the worst thing we have ever tasted. So, as soon as this bottle is empty, I am going back to Flinstone's Chewables...much better.

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Thanks! I think we are all doing fabulously!