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I'm back! thought I would go ahead and post since we are going to moms tonight for dinner. having hamburger hot dogs and potatos corn. Well I probably can't eat that much but hey I like it that way. I have cook outs all the way till sunday.Me and the kids are going to stay with my mother in law frome wednsday til saturday. then next friday me and the kids are going to holiday world with my mother in law. I can do this I can do this. have to focus on the game plans so you guys going to have any fun over the weekend? Hope we all do great and stay with the plan. Wish you all luck

Mrs Beasly, I have been to tight and to lose so I'm pretty sure after my fill yesterday i am right at sweet spot. Before the fill at 4cc I could eat a burger on bun hotdog on bun and chips dip chewed up good of course. At 5cc I had a turkey Hotdog and four pringles and felt satisfied if i had anymore food I probably would have that hurt feeling in my chest. I did not even try a bun because i din't want to push it since I just had a fill yesterday. I did like most and had my cup of food three times a day and I was not losing so I started doing weight watchers I don't go to the meetings though I have books from the past and use them. I weigh in and chat with members on this board to stay focused. It has really helped me. MY dr was very pleased with my weightloss yesterday 56 pounds in six months. I do use the treadmill 3 times day for 30 minutes. I had been going to the gym for an hour just doing the eliptical and stairstepper and bike only but haven't went for a week. You've done a great job on your weightloss. I'm not real sure what I can eat since the fill i'll let you know in a couple of days. I love how I fill at the moment though. SunneeHUNEE i HAVE BEEN SO TIGHT i get stuff stuck all the time and I have found thats actually to tight. It needs to be when you feel satisfied even if your mind still wants food your stomach feels kinda confy. Good job on your weightloss

Hope everyone is having a good day! As you all know I got a fill yesterday which took me to 5cc. I had alot to do this morning so I didn't get to eat till just about 15 minutes ago. I had a turkey hot dog no bun ketchup and a few pringles. I was s o full just with the hotdog I had four chips put the rest up. Good thing I didn't get a bun it would have been to much. I feel perfectly satisfied so that must mean I have good restriction. I haven't had that since 3 months ago before they took all my fluid out. It feels so good to let the band do some work and not totally depend on weight watchers to do all the work. :Dancing_biggrin:

welcome missy0224, we would love to have you on our thread. Sorry you are having such a hard time with your band. Is it really that easy to gain the weight back after losing it with the help from your band. My dr give me the impression that the band would help me keep the weight off after I was at goal. but I read some of these posts and find its just as easy to gain weight with the band then without. I can lose the weight fine my problem is maintaining it. I do agree a visit to your dr is good idea my insurance paid for my surgery but i have to pay for all my fills which can get expensive. We are here to cheer you on so you go girl get your butt in gear!! I got a fill today 1cc so im up to 5cc not sure how I feel yet as far as restriction. I had lost 7 pounds since going to the dr last so he was pleased. He told me i need to wait six weeks the next time before another fill since i lost a good amount of weight. I think I will be fine for longer though because with doing weight watchers I like to still be able to eat bread and things. I have my alotted amount of points most of the time I'm just like the rest though I do sqrew up. I had to take the twins with me to the dr they drove me crazy. i was in the office for an hour. I was so embarresed mason told this lady she was so big and I said well I'm big too he said not as big as her mom. then Laci asked this lady what happened to her legs because she had none. mason asked this man why is eye didn't open. 4 year olds will say anything, on the way home I tried to explain why that was rude of them. Before i got out of there I thought I was going to cry.I think when my husband gets home I'm going to go to the gym since i didn't get to this morning besides I need some me time. Have good day guys

Rsilversea, I know what you mean a good suporrt group makes the differance. I have done ww a zillion times each time with differrant results depending on my mind set. After my first child I lost 91 pounds on ww I went to the meetings then and kept it off for years. Not till my last prgnancy did I ballon out of control. I think you are doing good with your weightloss espesiaclly to not have a band yet. June 15 will be here soon. I can remember before i got my band I actually gained weight. I thought I might not get this food agian so I wanna it eat while I can. So I feel you are already on your way and I am proud of you. we will count down the days with ya girl! Lory, 50 pounds in 4 month is great you are on a roll. Your blowing me away!! Yep we will all succed your right. I hate that when the scale stalls, thats whats happening to me at the moment. But the past weeks I feel I have done pretty good. China, tell ya the truth I have no idea what I wrote the first time. 3.25 miles that is great. I have my kids with me in the summer so I only get to walk 2 miles. I can only keep them occupied feeding squrrials as we go for that long then we get to play on the playground for 30 minutes. Two years ago I babysitted two kids so I would take three 2 year olds one 4 year old two the park. I bought a stroller that held four kids. It was very heavy and talk about burnning calories. I go at 7:30 so the same people have went at that time for years. THey thought it was so funny that i pushed that amount of weight not to mention I could barley get the heavy stroller out of the van. I had a big group I walked with then and we walked five miles. The kids loved it and so did I. Congrats on the pound loss. It sure does take alot of hard work to get a pound off. Not sure about the shot being in the book I will look later. A little booze never hurt anyone!!! Yep, you can hide in my bags and go with us. SUre hope the oil spill don't affect panama city. We booked our stay awhile ago it will be our first vacation without all my family members. We got a place on the beach three bedrooms baths so the kids have rooms to them selves. I am counting down the days. I get a fill tomorrow and I can't wait to wegh in with my doc. It kinda feels offical. I think I'm going to stop posting what i eat all day since I keep my journal. I alawys have so much to say that would save me some time. I will post it when I over do it or have something I'm not suppost to so you guys can yell at me though. Welp talk to ya later have good day. I have to take the kids to TBall game ok guys the holiday weekend is over lets get our butts in gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have 10cc AP

I wrote big long page of s:Banane43:tuff for you guys then decided to put a little guy jumping rope hit wrong button and it erased it all. Its all his fault LOL! so I'm mad and had to vent. Ill come back later. Have good day.

Betsy can you add me in I clicked on it and wrote in my weight 231 for this week and my goal 10 pounds. Not sure if it saved it or that i can add my own name. thanks for the help.

Hi Guys! I would like to join the 4th challenge count me in. I weigh 231 as of this morning. My goal is 10 pounds by then. I don't know how to do a spread sheet sorry. Thanks guys

I have the lapband and love it. My dr gave me the choice and I wanted it because less chance of erosion by my drs paper work. He give me a paper which listed the differance in the two. My mother in law went to the same dr she told him to put whichever he wanted in. I have lost 56 pounds and she has lost 21 pounds. She has had to have more Fluid in her band because the realize band takes more fills she has 6 1/2 cc in hers and I have 4cc in mine. I would not trade mine for anything loving it. We have talked to people in the drs office when we go for fills most that have realize band take forever to hit restriction. Someone said some drs prefer the realize because its new and they get more money for it. Not sure if that is true just what I heard. The choice is yours just do your research and make the right choice for yourself.I think the complication rate is about the same. I picked the lap band because it has been around for awhile and improved over the years that just made me fill safer.Good luck with which ever you one you pick.

Kimly, I agree with you about the band working. The band is only a tool and we must do our part. what has you guys drs said about you not losing? Have you kept a jouranl of food calories protein exersice you do each day? If so i would take that to your dr and show him what you are eating. every bite that goes in your mouth must be wrote down. Then they may be able to help.I myself have to go to 1000-1100 to lose weight. I wrok out at the gym for an hour every day but sunday. I walk on the treadmill three times day for 30 minutes each.i use weight watchers to help me lose. I do not go to the meetings I have the books so I do it at home and then log in my weight on this site under weight watchers. This program lets me limit my calories but still fit in pizza or something else good i might want. I spread my points out all day i have three meals a day and two snacks a day. Anyway it really seemed to help me so you might tey it. we are not saying you are doing something wrong just trying to give you support and more ides to try. How many of you have lapband? How many have realize band? Just curious cause my mother in law has realize and she had surgery two weeks after me. she has lost 21 and i have lost 56. I do work out and she does not so that could be the difference. Just wanting to take a poll on weightloss and which type band you have. Hope our ideas help and good luck

just checking to see if new ticker works. it will not turn the white into black why?

China, i liked your moving things so I decided to get me some. I like yours better but these will do. I even got me a taz for my picture people. I was going to add another ticker but decided to just change mine. would like to be at my mini goal when I go to florida on vacation which will be in the fall sometime. I Today I weighed the same so my start weight is 231 for our little 4th july challenge. Today I had a bacon sandwich 8 points, 10 points sub from subway, spaggetti 11 2 small slices of garlic bread 4 33 points I did go over 5 points. I will hit the gym tomorrow so I think I will be fine. Do you new girls want to join our challenge? We are going to try and lose 10 pounds by 4th. Have good night.

I would find a new doc. I had lapband surgery and then had surgery to have thyroid removed four weeks later. they new all this before lapband. My doc approved and so did lapband doc. i had hyper though and it was my parathyroid but my levels were still all sqrewd up before lapband surgery.good luck.

lory, I agree with china. welome to the group! I use my weight watcher points and i always have a snack at night aroun 6. I have light popcorn or pickels. pickels are no pints. I do have more than a cup of food most days. Buti dont have but 4ccs in my band. it might change next week when i get a fill. I spread my points out during the day cause if i don't eat id don't lose. Itried the 1/2 cup and cup and i didn't lose much. my dr said as long as i stop when my band tells me i be ok. china sounds like you are doing great i wish i had walking group, since school is out i will have the kids. i push the twins in a stroller and they way 50 each so that seems to help a little more. Thats great that you are losng inces that means more than pounds if ya ask me. i measured at the beginning and that reminds me i need to check myself to. Cruise that sounds like a great idea and very fun. I will weigh in the morning and start the challenge. Me and my family just got back from camping trip we left out friday at 12 just got done unloading the camper and truck. We had a blast I thought i might gain cause i have not worked out since last week and did not do points but i didn't so im happy. I had lot of good food and get a fill soon so im all good. we did walk alot and swim and lots of other stuff so i guess i did get in some fun exersice. maybe i needed break since iwork out everyday. If only i get on the scale tomorrow and it stays that way. sorry china cant go to jamaca with ya but i will lose weight with ya girl LOL! My goal is by oct be at 180 so i'll take the ride with ya! We can do anything we set our mids to especially with all the support from our ww lapband online group and friends and family. I haven't had time to try the tea but will soon k. Yes, my kids are hyper to especially the twins they feed off each others energy. he he! Sometimes wonder what life would been like if i hadn't had misscarrage with one of the triplets. Looks like someone else joined i'm so sorry forgot your name will have to remember it next time.welomce to the group. when do you get banded?welp, talk at ya tomorrow when i log in my weight and start the 4th july challenge.

china, 2 pounds thats great. yes thats like mine they like the same things over and over. But they all like something different. My oldest has always been tall and little but she has started to get a belly,. she goes to her mamaws and eats junk and fast food. I so don't want her to be overweight like me. We are pretty active in the summer i think she will thin out. She just turned ten so i think its the age. My son is little and short sure don't think he is growing much and his twin sister is tall and skinny but they both eat all the time. Monday if you want we can start the fourth july challenge just to see if we can lose bout 10-15 by the 4th . Ill have to do my ticker monday cause got a busy weekend. I hope i dont gain ten back this weekend. i bout stuff for the kids to make smores over the fire might have just one. Not much on sweets but ill try it. I have not went to the gym in two days that is afull but i've been to tired to wake up at 430 in the morning and go. Not going back to the gym till tuesday because to busy of weekend. we will see what the weekend brings. talk to ya monday have great weekend.

china, I didn't do so good today. I lost two more pounds when i got up this morning but i will probably gain in the morning. I had taco salad today for lunch and supper had my points figured for the night. I love taco salads with dorittos cheese letuce fat free sour cream tomatos. still had one serving left after everyone had supper. 3 hours later i made another taco salad i had half and asked my husband if he wanted the rest so he did save me so not sure how much damage i did. I went about 13 points over. why is it when we do so good all of a sudden boom we do bad. Why does food have to tast so darn good? New i should have stuck to ww meals. Oh yeah and if i see another food comercial on tv i'm goona scream. No wonder people are so fat! I see something that looks so good of course i want it. I want to see 220s so bad but i so love food. Hope you done better then me today

China, walking on your break is good. As far as weight watchers I myself do pretty good getting on the scale at home. Since i post my weight to you I do ok not going to the meetings and i don't mess up as much as just doing it on my own. We are all human and are going to indulge in food from time to time but at least we realize when where not doing so good. I keep hoping my band is going to tighten but no luck. I am counting down the days till i get a fill in two 1/2 weeks. I think I only want a half cc though cause i still want to be able to eat bread and stuff. can you still eat anything you want. In the summer i love lunch meat and chips. I need my bread.LOL! It gets so hot i only ccok hot meals from time to time except for stuff we grill outside. So do you have kids? How old are ya? I'm 30 and I think as you get older it gets harder to lose weight. I have been disappointed the past two days cause my on a roll weight loss has stopped. I was really likeing the moving scale every morning. I have decided to just chill as long as I get on the scale next monday and they have moved I won't freak. I mean going to the gym for an hour then treadmill for 1 1/2 all the time better keep the scales moving. oops didn't realize posted my food in the middle.:thumbup: Breakfast cheese stick 2 lunch ham 2 bread 1 chips 2 ketchup1 mayo 1 not sure what supper will bring snack 1 popcorn = 10 and supper points____ I think we should set a goal for the fourth of july. I would like to lose 10-15 pounds by then. I'm gonna start me a ticker for that.Its summer time and the next two months will be hard for me. My kids are out of school so i will be cooking for them all day. But we do walk at the park every morning so maybe that will help me. Have good day.

I don't think you tore a stitch at all. I think you used those muscles that its stitched to and it made you have some pain. I was shoveling rocks friday and felt the same pain yesterday it was better and today its gone. The port is attached to muscles so if you use those muscles and they tighten its only natural to hurt. I was worried at first too till i thought about it. hope nothings wrong but pretty sure your going to be fine.

I'm on cloud 9 cause I got up and lost 1 more pound. I did great yesterday stuck with what i planned to eat and no more. I can still eat good this summer and lose just have to plan ahead and stick with it.This week I probablyy wont lose none since I lost so much last week but still have hope i will. My hubby and kids are gone to grandmas house so I have the house to myself for awhile. Its so quiet I could get use to this! Should clean but I think I'm just going to sit back and relax for awhile. So how did you do this weekend China? I sure wish more people would join this your probably getting tired of just listening to me ramble on! LOL! The pool water was so cold yesterday I sure hope it is warm to swim later. I got fried in the sun yesterday which sucks cause I hurt. My arms are still tingleing. Still need to shovel some more gravel but that will have to wait till later. wish it was monday so I could go to the gym sure is dumb to be closed on Sunday. welp will be back later to post what i had today cause not sure what we will cook yet. have good day!

I am loving this week I got up and lost 2 more pounds sure hope the scales keep on moving cause I need to lose 2 more pounds by monday to meet my goal. We put up our pool yesterday and I shoveled gravel all day must have done the trick. Still have about three days of shoveling gravel and boy I'm already tired. I had to take a break and put the kids down for nap just waiting for them to fall asepp before heading back out. We are cooking out later and having family over and yes the meal is planned around me and my hubbys diet. We are going to have hamburger, turkey hot dogs fresh corn on the cob, grilled potatoes chunks with light butter, garlic onions, peppers, salt, italian seasoning on them and pork Beans. Boy it makes my mouth Water just talking about it. I will pass on the burger and bun to save me on calories instead eat turkey hotdog using bread. Those little tricks seem to help me spread my points. I can have all of this and still have some points left for later. China, glad to here your back on track. I see you've steped up the burning calories to catch up with me.LOL! This feels like the biggest losser site. Just joKing girl! I am so proud of us maybe the scales will move for you since you uped your workout. When I finish my weight loss my hunny will have to grow me some money so I can get me new clothes. I HOPE MY BAND STARTS TO GET TIgHT WITH THE HOT WEATHER THAT WOULD BE COOL. Well kids are fast asleep so back to the dang gravel I go.:smile: Have good weekend! Breakfast 4 bacon 8 tomato 0 ketchup 1 mayo 1 lettuce 0 chips 2 lunch 2 turkey hot dogs 4 point bread light heathy choice 2 points ketchup 1 point baked beans 2 points potatos 3 points 24 supper hot dog 2 mustard 0 chips 2 =28 points for the day YAY ME!!!!!! No treadmill cause i'm working in tha yard and going to swim all day so that is plenty of a wrok out.

lasagna 6 taco ww 4 chips 2 ketchup 1 meatloaf 6 ketchup 1 mashed potatoes 3 green Beans 1 popcorn 1 25 points

NONOMA, I've been doing weight watchers it has really helped me. I don't go to the meetings though. I do it at home and post on the lapband site for weight watchers. My calories can be anywhere from 900-1250 a day when you do the point system it switches your calories up and tricks you metabolism. WW seems to be the only way I can lose weight. I can have 28 points and I spread my ood out during the day so I don't eat so much at one meal. I like ww because you can have something good if you choose. Its good to eat healthy but we all want a treat from time to time and you may have that, I feel ww just helps me have smaller portions of the foods I like. I go to the gym 1 hour a 6 days a week And at night 7 days a week I walk 4 1/2 miles. I log anything that goes into my mouth even if its just a taste.My goal is for once I met my goal to just maintain my weight with exersice and the band but I need weight watchers to help me get to goal. Good luck hope your weight takes off.:laugh:

SOON2BLITTLE THAT IS GREAT!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: So have you lost that just since being banded? I can't wait till I see 82 pounds lost. You should treat yourself to something for all the hard work. So my 6 month band date is the 24 of November so I have four days to lose some more weight.I have only lost 50 since being banded I had hoped it would be at least 60 but I am still happy and proud of myself. I would like to lose 4 pounds by monday. I have been going to the gym in the morning for an hour doing cardio and at night I walk on treadmill for 4 1/2 miles.I am starting to really notice inches falling off me and it makes me feel so good. I am doing weight watchers along the way to help me lose weight. My goal in the end is to maintain my weight loss with exersice and just using the band. But I need ww to help me get to my goal. SO HOW ARE ALL YOU NOVEMBER BANDSTERS DOING?????? I hope your doing great. would love to here from you and see how your doing. it motivates me more to hear how others are doing. Have a great day everyone!!!:laugh::biggrin::thumbup::biggrin::thumbup::biggrin::drool::biggrin::drool::biggrin::w00t::biggrin::w00t::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

I got up this morning and lost another pound I am down 50 from lapbad surgery. WHOOOOOOOOOO:thumbup::laugh::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::drool::thumbup::drool:!!!!!!! Had to post cause I was excited will be back later to post my food for the day. Thanks china for helping me during the hard days. I love this thread! So how are you doing this week?