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Bandarella, I wish you well in your continued success and thanks for the info!

Nice story! Congrats

30 minutes on the treadmill this afternoon. I hate cold weather......

Go ahead and brag! You earned it! Congrats

5 km run for me this afternoon.

Congrats! It just keeps getting better and better!

I was really lucky with that I suppose...compared to what I hear on here at least! I had next to no surgical gas pain...almost could say none. But I did took my pain script's......and walked a lot! Some people on here will tell you to take gas-x, etc for the surgical gas pain. I don't understand that....I don't think that gas is in your digestive tract....so, not sure how that'd help. But, if it works for them.....thats all that matters.

I have a ninja....and LOVE IT! I use it for my homemade Protein smoothies. SO easy and quick... I use one scoop of Protein Powder ( bodylogix natural whey chocolate ), half or whole banana, some ice, and about a cup of almond milk. Sometimes I'll add PB2 or even real peanut butter. Over Valentines day, I even added a couple chocolate covered strawberries...

For me, I started walking on a treadmill soon after surgery. In my home. I did this for about a year or so....SLOWLY increasing the time and speed until I was going at a fast walk with a small amount of incline. That got boring as HECK for me after several months. But it was certainly beneficial. Then, I had a friend talk me into trying cycling.....and after finding the correct bike for me, I WAS/AM hooked! It is something I enjoy....hard to describe how good it makes me feel. And as a bonus, the cardio benefits I got from cycling were nothing short of amazing. I've read articles that say "cycling leads to running".....and I now agree. I run now, in addition to cycling, because I can. I'd suggest just doing what you enjoy and can tolerate. Don't worry about some musclehead in a gym, or some Zumba queen/king in some class being farther along in the fitness level. THEY DIDN"T START OUT LIKE THAT! I'll post an article below that describes various aerobic exercises from the authors point of view....take it for what its worth. http://drsimpson.net..._comparison.htm I use the following paragraph from this article often...to remind myself. "Einstein didn't think he was intelligent, because as his intellect expanded so did his ability to comprehend how much there is to know. Exercise works the same way. As you become fit, you become more aware of higher standards of fitness. Identifying yourself in the scale of being fit can be the cause of depression that will cause you to quit. You must not think about a future state of fitness you want to obtain. You must only think of physical motion in the moment. You must develop sets of physical motion without setting a goal of obtainment. You just do it as a ritual. You don't think about the time involved. You don't become over exhilarated. You just do it." You can get to where you want to be...you just have to start. Best wishes!!! and never ever give up.

I've got one of those fancy juicers you see on the movie "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead"..... Breville is the brand. It works well....but I don't use it much. I did for a while...until the new wore off of it. There are many different brands of 100% juice and Protein smoothies at the supermarkets/quick shops everywhere now a days. Naked, Bolthouse farms, Odwalla to name a few. What I have found for me, is that the time/costs required to make my own aren't worth it. I don't have my own garden, so that might be different if I did. Even going to a farmers market and buying in bulk, its hard to beat the price of the ready to drink ones....and there are some that are NON-gmo, no artificial ingredients, all natural. There's MANY, MANY different flavors and mixes of fruit and veggies. Some with added protein. Just juices...fruit and/or veggie, don't keep me satisfied like Protein Drinks do. I still use it occasionally, but add some Liquid Protein to them. I would probably not buy another one....I'm just lazy I suppose.

5km "recovery" run this morning. Nice easy pace.

Laissez les bons temps rouler!!! Hurricanes and Mudbugs tomorrow.

20 km run today...my longest thus far. Getting ready to do a HM next month. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/448787249 AND IT ALL STARTED WITH ONE! No matter where you are in the fitness ranks....NEVER, ever give up. NO one...NO one, NO one starts out by being fit. Its a process. You Just do what you can do...and then you do it again..and again. 100% true statement here... My goal was 19km at a 10 min pace today. As I started today, I didn't know if I would get through the first 5k....my mind just wasn't ready.....THEN, some good music came on, remembering where I was 7 months ago tomorrow ( my first run in 20+ years), and remembering some of the motivation from this site from several different folks. Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy your weekend....I'm going to!

As others have said...hang in there. It took me a long time to get my band adjusted correctly as well. Continue to go to your surgeon, tell them how you feel, and make he/she get you to a good spot with your band. Best wishes as it sounds like you may be there or at least real close.

IDS New whey liquid Protein shots. 42g of protein in a 3.4oz tube.....maybe start with half of one at a time. 180 calories and less than 2g of carbs.

Mine had me do a ONE week Clear liquid ( almost Zero ) calorie diet. No protein/carbs/calories.....Clear liquid only. It is/was to reduce the size of the liver. But each has their own protocol to follow.

well...if you're in the 314...we have a a facebook page with a few from the metro east side. ??? And a great support group meeting 2nd and 4th thursdays in collinsville.....

I eat them often! All different prepared ways. I don't have them raw anymore....had a BAD experience with them, pre-banding.

10k run, followed by a nice 23 mile easy pace bike ride today.

Your doctors "don't know if I will be able to lose weight".....? Really? After a couple of months? I'm really sorry to hear this. That is sad....very, very sad. I wish you had a Doctor like mine....NO WAY IN HELL he'd be giving up on me after a couple of short months. It took me longer than you've been banded to get my second adjustment. And many more months before it really started working for me. I wish you much success in whatever may come.

Keep on living the good life now! Walk away politely.... Some people will just never understand.... Congrats on your success....never let anyone take that away from you. JOB WELL DONE!!

Congrats Tara!

I was just saying yesterday...as we had freezing rain for a couple hours....I'm gonna have to get me some snow/ice tires for my bike. This winter has been awful here too. But, it's gonna be upwards of 60*F today.....I'm thinking a nice LONG ride is in the picture for tomorrow.

Congrats on making the decision! It's certainly helped me get my life back. I couldn't/wouldn't do it on my own either. Welcome and best wishes!