garrymcfall

Hi Gary, I haven't chatted before to you, but I wanted to say hello and ask you more about the protein drinks you mentioned. I have felt that the Slim fast shakes had a lot of calories and my weight loss has started to slow down and was interested to know more about these drinks. How many shakes do you get in a 1 KG packet? I am interested in ordering the instant milk protein but need to be sure that I like the taste of the product so will just get the KG bag hi i have posted below the best protien to get as it has the lowest fat content and highest protien, in a serving you will use 30g and that is around 115 cals if you make with water, the strawbewrry is good and the vanilla. This company also do single portion satchets for trial tasting so you can see what one you like. http://www.myprotein.co.uk/bulk-powders/protein-powders/impact-whey-isolate/ http://www.myprotein.co.uk/mp-samples/protein/impact-whey-protein-(sample)-(25g)/ To ensure you get the most out of protien you should really take it with a little carbohydrate as this converts to energy to utilise the protien. It is an investment but i have it every morning and sometimes 2 or 3 times more during dy but i do a lot of training, but its a good foundation for a day having these shakes. I spent £45 the other dy and that will do me more thn a month so it seems a lot but its not really. JUst ask me if you need more info or PM me. gx

i am no expert but as long as the pain seems more surface related then i would think that its just healing, your port can take 6-10 weeks to heal and i have know people get pains even longer than that. Also another thing is that if you stitches have been in for 10 dys plus then i found that was too long and the tightness of them started giving me some jip. you will know the difference from internal pains to a wound pain so hopefully its just healing. gx

good advice mags, protiens do keep you fuller longer and unfortunately slimpast have quite a low protien content and high carb (mainly from sugar) i am sure this will come as a surprise therefore the nutrtion level in a slim fast is pretty sh*t. I buy protien powder from www.myprotien.co.uk and find them very good, its also great when your band is tight to ensure you are getting decent intake. I also buy 100% fine oats from them which is basically porridge oat ground very fine so as it will mix with your protien shake which gives you good complex carbohydrates rather than simple carbs which are basically sugar, mymymymymy here i go again babbling a lot o rubbish, all joking aside its a better way to do it allbeit a little more hassle. If anyone needs some more info just shout. gx

hello, i am still here or hereabouts dont you worry, you know my mailbox is always open, hi to everyone especially all you new guys hope your all doing well. gx

my weight moved months ago but has stayed for quite some time but thats due to trining and gaining muscle and my shape improving and the fact my band was leaking and i had to get it fixed. your BMR is 1500 which is the ammount of cals you need per day to maintain your current weight therefore to loose 1 pound per week you need to be minus 3500 in a week which is 500 per day so 1000 is your right ammount, as this is not a lot and could have your body go into starvation mode i would reccomend you do some excercise to increase the ammount you can have however if your band wont allow it then try and add Meal Replacement drinks, thats what i do as if i ate to little my body holds on too it and doesnt loose. I have lost loads of inches and not much weight very frustrating but i know i look better and getting more muscley. hope this helps. gx

morning everyone, i managed to get another wee fill on friday.5ml wow what a difference i now have what everyone talks about the 3-4 spoonfulls and your done so all good lets see how long it lasts. gx

hi fatpants nice to her from you, you need to remember that as you loose weight and your weight comes down especially as much as you hve then your BMR Basic metabolic rate reduces therefore your bodies calori need reduces so that to loose that 1 pound per week your intake has to be substantially less, i cant remember if i worked it out for you before but feel free to pm me your height and weight and age and i will tell you your bmr or even just do a bmr calculation google search.Remember to loose 1 pound per week of fat you have to be 3500 calories less than your weekly BMR which is a lot when you are down as low as the 13 stone mrk. gx

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far from that, i need a top up its been really weird from restriction to nothing but i can eat way more so i will get a top up friday, cheers mate enjoy berwick (i think thats where you are)

hi mate i thought you were away, could you do me favour and tell me wht you will eat in a normal day and ammounts. cheers

:eek:il give you all something to laugh at, i have now been twice to "Hot Yoga" where the room is heated to 105 degress then you do 90 mins of yoga, my my my my its bloody hard and my you sweat some but i tell you what its fantstic what a workout, for those that know me, know that i train 5 days a week but this was a whole new level of soreness it was that good i went back this week. very hard but worht it, it helped that the insrtuctor is beautiful also but i feel my legs more supple and not so stiff already. Give it a go. gx

hi mags at the op he put 7ml in then 2 weeks ago he put 3.5 in, i left and went back an hour later as it was too tight so he removed.5 but i think i need either .25 or that .5 again but after today it seeming tighter i am unsure. I defo need some as i cn eat quite a bit of some things. hope ur well. gx

your prob right ma darlin however i could not get water down and tht no use for the ammount of trining i do. Its crazy i could not even eat half a slice today and i ate a subway on monday, very strnge, i will go for a wee top up on fri i think. Glad to read your wee mammy is coming to see you for a night. gx

dont feel high and dry thats all he can say from belgium, i would go and get an opinion if your that uncomfortable but dont let them do anything, if they think there is a prob then if you can make an app with dr chris in eitherlondon or edinburgh or whereever else he goes, no point in seeing fredd. gx

your so right bandster hell as after that the other day a half small slice of wholemeal bread got stuck today whats that all about after scoffing the subway on monday unreal!!!!! oh and by the way a subway club is only 350 cals. gx

cathy, i am no expert but i guess your just healing slow, just be careful going to nhs do not let them do anything your not happy with if they say there is a problem you would be better arranging to see dr c. gx

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hi all i see there is cht about restriction well let me tell you my band is doing my F*****g head in as not 10 days ago i got my fill nd got little bck out an hour later and low and behold is virutally gone, dont get me wrong if i threw in food then it would stick but i was able to eat a subway sanny yesterday so that cant be right so looks like i need another fill, i am hoping that this is not a fill pattern for me as this is wht happened when i got to restriction the last time, it went after 10 days. we will see wht happens with a little top up. god dam frustrating gx

my god are they blind, 4 stone thats fntastic in such a short space of time, well done. gx

he was here on thursdy so not sure when next its generally last thursday but call julie and book it she will tell you 07872963503

ill tell you what you just dont realise that although you have not reached your target weight the difference people see in you can be quite a lot even if you dont think so yourself, i have taken inspirtion from you guys on here that have recently posted photos i went and found some old ones and some current and put them on myprofile. even though i am only half way through my journey and want to loose another 5-6 stone it has motivated me doing this, give it a bash you will be surprised. gx