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Thanks for still being out there May Banditos. I am working my way to getting back on track and I am excited about it all again. However, all of your stories are so familiar. Having an uncooperative band can be so frustrating and sometimes I wish it weren't there, but I know that I still need it.

Try your best and attend some support groups (online or in person) if you can. I have been doing the backward slide lately but I am realizing that even if I am snacking and drinking whe n I shouldn't, it is still about the quality of food that I am eating. Junk food is bad for you no matter what the portion size. I wish you the best of luck and hope that you can find a way to see a doctor and/or get into a good support group!

Today I am having the little Bumblee Bee fat free tuna salad with crackers. Prepacked and ready to go and 150 cals. total. I usually bring some light cheese too.

Becky is the name of mine. Vicki and Becky.

My BodyBugg reads about 700 cals. after doing a few things in the morning because it calcuated sleeping time too. Also, there is a BodyBugg message board at the apex.com website. It is not searchable but it is a very active board and answers tons of questions! Have fun with the Bugg, it is a great tool for those of us that need to calorie count.:w00t:

Also, there is an interesting recent thread in the Fitness and Exercise section on this board about plateaus and breaking through them.

I hear you and having been struggling for 2 months and trying to analyze everything. And I am realizing it is not the fills I need so much but to be more careful about eating the right things. I can really eat an infinite amount of Snacks and they go down pretty easy. My challenge is to avoid the snacks and keep trying to intake solid Proteins instead. The best of luck to you and always remember to keep on trying!:smile:

I have swallowed many pieces of gum with the band and it has been fine. Just a bad habit I had from before the band.... But I do chew less gum now or only a 1/2 piece because it seems to just make me hungier... All the chewing that is.:ohmy:

I like the fact that the Lap-Band has a few different sizes of band and the doctor decides which one to use during the surgery. The Lap-Band also has two port options, and regular one and a low-profile one, which the doctors decides on at surgery. At least that is what my doctor explained to me last May. :ohmy:

BodyBugg is bought through 24 Hour Fitness online and I just saw that Costco Online has it now. It is the armband system that the contestants on teh Biggest Loser wear. Some people on this board have talked about the same device from GoWear Fit. Same device, just a different name and I think that one is available on Amazon.com. Best of luck!

The same for me. I just ordered the book 100 days of Weight Loss that has a workbook to help refocus on eating right. I am also planning to get a BodyBugg to watch calories and exercise more and for motivation. Was also looking at the Nike + system for running. Anyone use that system? Best of luck to everyone.

Has everyone worked through or read the book 100 Days of Weight Loss by Linda Spangle? It is a book and workbook that is supposed to work although with any diet. I am planning on ordering the book and was wondering if anyone had comments on it. Thanks much!

How about the General or the Governor?? Mine is Becky because we are buddies, Vicki and Becky. Although my Becky has a sweet-tooth, which you would think that a Band would not. I am always trying to reason with her about food choices... She is very child-like but it always gives my daughter a laugh when I talk about Becky... :thumbup:

Just a warning that the sushi rice is sticky and any dry seaweed paper can really get stuck or irriating. I love sushi but not being able to drink before or after sushi makes it a difficult food, for me. Best of luck to you.