Lisa B

Amen to the head stuff. I'm not losing quickly but I think I'm in a pretty good place because it takes a long time for me to get hungry. Not that I need to be hungry to want to eat - I come home and I just want to graze for an hour or two; I'm not hungry for dinner, just for "something good." What's amusing today is that I just had my teeth bleached and so I have to eat white or clear food for the next 24 hours - sort of like the pre-op diet! Groan. :sad_smile:

After nearly 3 weeks of gaining/losing the same pound over and over again, I've finally started moving again. I'm at 193 this morning, down with three and a half pounds from Wednesday. I started working out to a new DVD, "30 Day Shred," and I give it all the credit. You're supposed to do it daily, but after two days I took a day off, did it yesterday and will today, now that I can finally walk again. Holy shit it's hard - and yet, at only 20 minutes, not a big time investment. Of course, I'm only on Level 1, and the easy side of that, as well. Did I mention it's painful? But pain = results, so I'm hoping I can stick with it. :smile:

Goodbye plateau; 30-Day Crunch, I love you! (Well, now that I can finally walk again. ) ******NAME**********START WGHT****CURRENT WGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST *****:cool2:***********:frown:*************:tt2:************:smile:*********:w00t:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............218............213............5 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............191.3..........185..........7.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............218............213...........10 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2 Crzytchr...........281............272............265............9 DebinFl............181............177............168............4 georgiagirl........245............229............220...........16 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........203.9..........200..........6.6 HeatherO...........155............144............140...........11 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............179............177...........17 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............173............160............7 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........259.6..........256.........14.6 LisaB..............205.5..........193............180.........12.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............230............230...........18 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............286............280...........13 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........284.6..........280.........15.2 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............168............160............7 NukeChik...........218............215............208............3 NurseNiki..........258............246............239...........12 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............171............169............9 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............168............150............3 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............299...........280............5 thatDEgirl.........211............202.6..........195..........8.4 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............217............210............8 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............183............170...........12 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

FINALLY! I've been plateau'd for nearly two weeks and I'm down 2.5 since yesterday. I thought I'd be bouncing between 197 and 196 for the rest of my life ... :eek: ******NAME**********START WGHT****CURRENT WGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST *****:laugh:***********:laugh:*************:tt2:************:wink2:*********:w00t:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............218............213............5 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............218............213...........10 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2 Crzytchr...........281............272............265............9 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............229............220...........16 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........203.9..........200..........6.6 HeatherO...........155............144............140...........11 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............181............177...........15 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............176............160............4 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........262.6..........256.........11.6 LisaB..............205.5..........194............180.........11.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............235............230...........13 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............286............280...........13 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........286.4..........280.........13.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............168............160............7 NukeChik...........218............218............208............0 NurseNiki..........258............246............239...........12 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............171............167............9 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............168............150............3 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............299...........280............5 thatDEgirl.........211............202.6..........195..........8.4 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............218............210............7 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............183............170...........12 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

Hey, how did you know what I did last week?! :regular_smile: We're our own worst enemies sometimes - but moving on is the best thing possible. Good luck with tomorrow and the next day (and the next)! Cheers, Lisa

Hi Penny - I have some that I opened but never used that I'd be happy to send it to you for what I paid - $20.45 (includes shipping). I also have an unopened chicken Soup flavor, if you're interested. Cheers, Lisa

Oh man, that was the worst. I had a second fill last week and it's a bit tight, but I've been learning (finally) to eat the lapband way - slowly and chew, chew, chew. Obviously, however, it's not yet automatic, because I just spent the last hour spitting out saliva, finally a piece of the bite of tortilla and lamb that had been stuck, and feeling abso-freaking-lutely miserable. Then I drank some pineapple juice. Oh my freaking gawd, what a relief. It wasn't instantaneous, but darn close. I had to drain the juice from a can of pineapple chunks to get the juice, so word to the wise, folks, buy a couple of little cans of pineapple juice and have them on hand. Sweet, sweet relief. Now, back to shakes for a while ...

I figured you'd probably already beat yourself about it better than any of us ever could!

Hey Kimmy - Everybody screws up sometime, as long as you learn from it it's not a complete waste. Just remember the sick feeling you had after eating the junk food, resolve to do better tomorrow, and move forward. Can't undo what you did, but mistakes in judgment show you're human. Just don't do it again! I sometimes think we need to screw up a few times before getting it through our (fat) heads that we can't (and don't want to) eat like that any more! Chin up!

Down another 2 lbs. this week for 39 total. The size 14s are getting loose.

First fill last week did nothing so I went back and the doc put a bit more in. (Doc: "so Lisa, how much or what can you eat, I'm not sure you need a fill." me: "um, a sandwich." doc: "yep, you need a fill!") So I'm up to 2.5cc in a 10cc band and after having a shake for lunch, a few hours and a 2-hour hike later decided to have a yogurt for a snack. Um, I can't finish it. Hello, yogurt?! When did I turn into my skinny sister whose claim to family fame is asking if anyone wanted to "share" a yogurt with her?! I'm not complaining, it's just weird ... in a good way. I finally have to eat the band way - slowly, small amounts, carefully. Hey! I like it! But damn, I *knew* I should have had a slice of pizza yesterday! Hee!

Second fill this morning - and looking for another 16 lbs. to go away this month. Doable??! We shall see. *******NAME**********START WGHT****CURRENT WGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST *****:thumbup:***********:thumbup:*************:w00t:************:biggrin:*********:w00t:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............219............213............4 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............218............213...........10 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2 Crzytchr...........281............273............265............8 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............229............220...........16 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........206............200..........4.5 HeatherO...........155............148............140............7 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............184............177...........12 KikiVal315.........237.5..........230.5..........220............7 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............176............160............4 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........266.2..........256............8 LisaB..............205.5..........196............180..........10.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............235............230...........13 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............286............280...........13 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........290.2..........280..........9.6 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............171............160............4 NukeChik...........218............218............208............0 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............171............167............9 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............169............150............2 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............288............280............6 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............300.5..........280..........3.5 thatDEgirl.........211............205.2..........195..........5.8 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............185............170............10 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

Breakfast: Protein shake with Peanut Butter and blueberries: 290C/22gr. protein Snack: fresh blackberries 40C Lunch: eggs w/cottage cheese and bacon bits: 175C/30P Snack: turkey 65C/13P Dinner: probably green salad (150C/6P) and salmon or chicken (110C/21P) and sm. tortilla 60C/5P Snack: fudgcicle 40C/2P Total: 930C/99 That's actually a little low for me in calories, way high in protein, but if I could have scrambled eggs every day I probably would - high protein keeps me satisfied and away from the kitchen and Snacks.

Hey BBK - Just wanted to say that probably it's good to know now, at 11 lbs, than at 15 or 17 or 20 lbs, right? (Looking on the bright side, here!). You know you can lose the weight, but as someone else suggested, without the tool it's nigh unto impossible. Unless you go back to shakes until Friday? Horrible as it sounds, at least that will keep you at a known caloric intake, rather than letting you slip in a few more calories by not measuring/weighing. But really, just wanted to say you most definitely do not suck, you've done an amazing job with the band and you are a role model for a lot of us who still have miles (er, pounds) to go. I have confidence in you, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. :cool2: Lisa

I'm only about two months (and one small fill) out but I've been trying to weigh/measure things since I can't really rely on my head or stomach to know when enough is enough (huh, like maybe that's how we got into this position in the first place? :wink2:). It's not a perfect science by any stretch, and I think there's a fairly long learning curve, but by Portion Control I can keep a good handle on things. As I learn more what a cup vs. half a cup vs. two cups feels like in my stomach, I figure I can (some day!) move away from this obsessive measuring/weighing and get better at eyeballing food. Of course, YMMV. :tongue2:

First fill on Wednesday. Not much restriction, but at least things are moving in the right direction again, finally! NAME*****START WGHT**CURRENT WGHT****GOAL****LBS. LOST *****:wub:***********:wink2:*************:wink2:************:tongue2:*********:smile2:* 1dayatime..........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..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2 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............185............177...........11 KikiVal315.........237.5..........232............220..........5.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............177............160............3 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........269.6..........256..........4.6 LisaB..............205.5..........198............180..........7.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............240............230............8 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............289............280............10 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........291.2..........280..........8.6 Momof5.............192.5..........191............175..........1.5 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............7 Renewedhope........171............169............150............2 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 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............188............170............7 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

This makes a lot of sense. I get that phantom pain in my left shoulder occasionally and I'm nearly two months out - I have to believe all the CO2 from surgery is gone by now. :smile2: It does seem to follow a large meal (or what I now call a large meal - 10 wheat thins and 3 TB of hummus!). Thanks AirKuhl, for the explanation!

Interesting all the different experiences! I had my first fill yesterday too, 7 weeks out. It was relatively painless and very fast. Doc said to make an appt. for another 6 weeks out, but to come back in sooner if I don't feel any different. He was going to put in 2 cc (in a 10 cc band), but we decided to go slow with just 1 cc. Now I'm wondering if maybe I should've gone with the 2. :smile2: I don't feel like I have any restriction, really, but I know sometimes it takes a while before the fill "kicks in" - which seems odd. But, I'm down three pounds since yesterday (yeah, I know - all water!). Now if I could just keep myself from weighing every day!:bored:

So I had surgery on August 7 - six weeks ago. I've lost about 15 lbs. since surgery, 35 total. I've been hovering at the same weight for at least the last two weeks. I've been exercising a lot, eating around 800-1100 calories/day. But I feel like I'm in limbo. Is this the infamous bandster hell? Between this and the fruitless job search, I'm starting to despair. (Guess I shouldn't have started halving my celexa dosage just yet! ) Anyone got any words of wisdom or inspiration or smack talk to get me out of this pit?

For kitchen scales I use the My Weigh iBalance 5000 (i5000) which I got at Digital Scales, Weight Scales, And Electronic Scales. Real People, Real Service. It weighs up to 11 lbs, does have the tare function and I use it for everything from breadmaking to postage. Can't speak to bathroom scales, as I have a love-hate relationship with mine - like Heather, I can weigh myself and 15 mins. later get on again and be two lbs. heavier. It gets the one-finger salute on a regular basis. :crying:

Thanks for all the support ya'll, it's very much appreciated! Yesterday was (as you said BigPapa!) a pity party day. I think I've gotten it out of my system (until the next time), but I'm really looking forward to my first fill next week (postponed for a week to give me a chance to concentrate on enjoying our 6th anniversary this weekend, instead of learning all about restriction! ). Wheetsin - ugh, sounds horrible, and I'm definitely not looking forward to the first time that happens to me. You have my sympathies! I've added another exercise routine to try to mix things up a bit, since I'm still going slowly with free weights (I have *no desire* to feel anything that's newly stitched down pop!). Maybe that's what it will take? Keep your fingers crossed ...

Finally!! I've been up three, down two, up one, holding steady ... for it seems like at least two weeks. Now I'm under 200 for the first time in quite a while. Wahooooo! May it continue ... for all of us. Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:thumbup:***********:thumbup:*************:thumbup:**********:tongue2:*********:thumbup:* 1day at a time.....263............261..........243..............2 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............275............265............6 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............232............230...........13 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..........199............180..........6.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............243............230............5 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............285............280...........14 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............171............167............6 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............209............195............2 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............189............170............6 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

It won't hurt it. There are some varieties of lilac that do bloom more than once, so it could be naturally occuring - altho if you've never had this happen to this bush before I'd be surprised if it were that variety. Chalk it up to our strange weather patterns this year and enjoy it! You might want to feed it to make sure it doesn't burn out all nutrients before winter. I'm not sure what kind of food lilacs want, but I'm sure google will tell you! Enjoy it, cut some blooms to bring inside, and I'm very jealous!

OK Nan, whatever. Nice job cutting & pasting your story into half a dozen unrelated threads. Lori, thanks for the thoughts ... I did eat 3 pieces of pizza on Saturday, does that count? My husband is all about the "fuel the machine" line of attack, and I know getting enough fuel in is important, but I'm having a hard time believing I'm burning that many more calories - even while wearing a HRM and tracking it fairly closely. Oh hell, why am I arguing? The plateau is making me crazy. I think I know I need to mix things up more, I just need confirmation?

Getting past the drinking is hard - I'm a big Water drinker, always have been - but one thing I've found to help is to have a sugar free popsicle or fudgcicle after a meal. I feel like I'm sort of cheating when I do this, but it definitely helps me wait the 30 mins. (my doc says 30 'til liquid after a meal, not 60). It may help.