♥Amy♥

The reply I was just about to type is pretty much the same! Except for the nurse part :sad: How we carry ourselves has a lot to do with how we are treated. If we speak as if we are unsure of ourselves and don't look people in the eyes we're going to be treated with less respect. People are naturally drawn to energetic, outgoing, secure people. I notice the more I lose the more confident I get. And the more confident I get the more attention I get from everyone.

Actually, what you're really needing to pay attention to is how satisfied you feel in between meals. The band isn't going to tell you when to stop eating. You need to do that on your own. If you keep eating until you get that full feeling then you've eaten too much. You want to eat just until you don't feel hungry anymore, not full. If you're going for a while in between meals then you've got restriction. You may not be at your sweet spot but don't rush it either. This is forever, not a race. My surgeon has taught me to gauge when I need a fill on how long I can go in between meals and how well I'm losing. Good luck and don't put so much pressure on yourself or your band. You need to work with it. It won't do all the work for you.

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Congrats!! I ran for 8 minutes a couple weeks ago! It felt so good but I haven't done it since. My knee started bothering me so I didn't want to push it. I'm going to keep walking and jogging for no more than 2 or 3 minutes at a clip until I've lost more and I know I won't hurt my knee again. It does feel good to be able to run for that long without stopping, though. :sad:

I too was banded by Dr. Mehta! I just love her! My surgery was March 24th and I have to say I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Including the pain. It was a small price to pay to becoming healthier! Congrats on being banded by an awesome surgeon and I wish you lots of luck in your new banded life!

I was banded March 24, 2010 and I'll be 35 in August. lol

Misinformed ignorant people make me laugh. :thumbup:

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Not bad. I was only 1.4lbs off from my 20lb goal. I'm ok with that

Thank you! That's all I wanted to know. :thumbup:

Wow. Ummm...thanks?

I'm terrible w/ Excel... Would you be able to do it for me? :thumbup: I'd really appreciate it! EDIT: Nevermind! I figured it out! Thanks anyway! :car: And again...one more "pick" hehe sorry! But...if the challenge started on July 1st (am I wrong about that?) how come the first box starts w/ July 1st. Shouldn't it start with the following week because we can't have a loss on the same day we started the challenge, know what I mean? Am I getting it wrong. Sorry to be such an annoyance. :drool:

Sounds good to me! Also, I dont mean to pick but, how come it doesn't add, subtract and give us a total at the end? If I knew how I to fix it I would. :thumbup: Sorry. Don't mean to be a pain. I do appreciate you making the spreadsheet, lauragshsu

LOL! Cute! Love your username, BTW. It makes me laugh everytime I see it. :thumbup:

Did anyone else notice that week 18 is missing on the spreadsheet? :thumbup:

To those of you having problems w/ your docs and nurses finding your port, let me ask you this: When you're laying down are you completely flat on a flat hard surface? Or are you on a very slightly inclined exam table? I only ask because usually when I get my fills I am laying flat on a metal fluoroscope table and my doc NEVER has a problem finding my port. On Thursday I had to go see her in a different office for a slight unfill and she had me on an exam table that looked kind of like this: and when it was reclined all the way it was still at a slight incline and my Doc had a hard time getting to my port. I had only seen her 2 days before and she got right in. I asked her if maybe that was the reason and she said that was what she was thinking, also. So it's just a thought. If you're not completely flat, maybe that's the problem? Sorry if someone else already wrote the same thing and I just missed it.

Long Island here, too! I was banded in March by Dr. Mehta in Riverhead. LOVE her!

That's so awesome! Congrats! I hope to be able to do that one day I'm starting to like the feel of running but my stamina is zilch at the moment. I guess I should try the C25k. :thumbup:

Sounds like me, minus 24 lbs. and we were banded on the same day! :tt1: What's your secret, woman! Share! How many calories are you getting in per day?

WOO HOO! Congrats! :tt1:

They didn't say ALL protein shakes. They only have data on the ones they tested which were the Jillian Michaels protein shake, which if I remember correctly, had the least about of cadmium, lead and cyanide out of all the ones they tested but don't quote me on that. And I think the Muscle Milk was the worst. I don't remember the other ones they had tested. I think they were 4 or 5 others.

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The way I see it is this: There's a reason obesity is considered a disease. If it were so easily "cured" it woudn't be such an epidemic. And like any other disease, you need medical intervention. You need medicine and in this case our medicine, or treatment for our disease, is the band. I could see maybe being a little ashamed if you had never tried on your own but you did, didn't you? I know I did. Countless times and sure I lost 100lbs of pounds over the last 20 years. Keeping them off was my problem, and I think that's the case with most of us. We've been able to lose weight on our own, just not enough and we couldn't keep it off. Stop beating yourself up and tell yourself that you did the best thing you could have ever done for yourself by opting for the band. You gave yourself a better life. Where would you be right now if you were "doing it on your own?" Pat yourself on the back...better yet...give yourself a hug. You made an awesome decision. Easy or not, the band was right for you. If it were not your post would probably be the opposite like "The Band Doesn't Work For Me" or "Why am I not losing weight?"