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Fish is soft enough ususally. chicken can be soft...dark meat. If it is mixed with a sauce it helps. You can also puree it so you can at least eat enough while restriction eases up a bit. Do a Protein Drink for Breakfast and double the protein. Remember small bites and chew, chew, chew :bored Hope this helps. Good luck!

Vikki, Make sure you are eating enough protein and Calories. Between 800-1200 cals per day, mostly protein. It is amazing how not eating enough will stop weight loss. Ieat 5 times a day and have between 900-1200 a day... I have lost 32 lbs since November 7 and I do not even have a fill yet! Lots of water also!

Hi Vegge! Nice to see yoU!! How are plans coming along? We miss you, come by more often!

So glad you are all fixed up! Now enjoy almost effortless weight loss

Tom, yes you might be overfilled. You know 2lb loss per week is waht they want...1-2lbs/wk so it is good! A little unfill might not hurt. Make sure you get your calories and Protein in.... make the drinks as thin as possible and lots of water! Also warm tea and broth before the Protein Shakes to loosen the band a bit.

You are funny! By the way...we werre banded on the same day and have lost the same amount of weight!

We November Bandsters are Baaaaaaad! :)

Cute Tom...very cute!!! By the way...we don't know anything about you!! Your weight, a picture, age, where you live.... you are a mystery!!!! How about a little info for us gals!!! I am sure the other women on this thread will agree :heh:

HE HE awesome!!! Have fun!!!

HE he...yes BMR-basal metabolic rate imagine if it was my BMI :faint: :faint: As you may have noticed,,,when I am on the board i am writing fast and my fingers become sort of dyslexic...and I don't have time to correct the sp. errors...but you all have understood. But BMI and BMR are different!!!

Ok so here it is.... I got two different results using two calculators online vs. the formula. The formula syas my BMI is 1,379. The calculators say about 1,557, I'll take the higher I also calculated how many cals to maintain my weight of 194lbs..I need 2, 134 cals. I have been eating 1,000 cals or a bit less. so my deficit if I just round down to 1,000 cals(instead of 1,134) PER week is 7,000 calories!! 3,500 calorie deficit = 1 lb of fat (some muscle) 7,000/ 3,500 = 2lbs lost per week!!! And yes...I have been losing roughly 2lbs per week!! Isn't this fun!! Go use that link to the BMR calculator Tom posted earlier.

WOW Tom!! Great research...just for your info ...I am 5'3" Wheere did you get the 2.54 at the top line next to my height? I didn't see that nimber on the sample before? Imagine if I did alot more exercise...I could lose more! You know yesterday I did move more...all day... and tis morning I weighed 194!!!!!:clap2: *** We'll have to have a Nov. bandster reuinion in a few months...what do you all think???

You can also get it onlune,,,do a search and input the info and it tells you your BMR Badal metabolic rate. I need to do it again since I have lsot weight.

I feel better...thanks! And I agree with allowing a couple of Hershey kisses a day or so...it does help keep you on track. The other thing I do is eat a Protein bar..low carb and the lower calorie ones Balance 100 cals in between meals...it gives me the nergy and the protein and nutrition all while helping me with my chocolate cravings and sweet tooth And I find that eating every 2-3 hours keeps my metabolism up and my energy up and I still get only 800 to 1100 cals a day! I was talking to a friend yesterday and saying that I can't believe how much I was eating before without realizing it! I would eat I am sure about 2,800 cals on a good day and more than 3,000 on not so good days! Huge portions and never satisfied! I love my band and all of you who support the efforst we make!

Tom, Congrats on your NSV!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Are you sure your fill is not too tight? How long does it take to get where you can eat mushies and solids without PB'ng? I am a bit nervous about getting my first fill in february

I hit my first big goal.... 196 to make it 30 lbs lost!!!!:scared: :thumbs_up: I had been in a plateau for a while... it is over! Slowly, but surely I am getting there! eating more calories helped and.... Of course a little Senna tea helped things get "moving"/// not even adding Fiber to my food and Probiotics has helped much in that department if you know what I mean.

thanks! You could have started exercising a few weeks after surgery...just no abdominal exercises until after 3 months. Good luck! :scared:

he he Tom you are too funny! I am single...but still hate that pick up atmosphere. I think one of the reasons I kept weight on for so many yeears was because I did not want that kind of attention... you know...sometimes some men just hit on you so they can --- i want a real relationship, I want to find my life partner.

MAC...they are the Best!!!! I have an I Book from 2002 and it is running like new! The new ones are even better. You can do anything..photos, video, music, art, anything! No problems at all!!!! By now I would have had to replace my PC at least once or paid lots of $ to have it fixed. Macs are also very easy and you get free classes at the Apple store. Also free help anytime!:scared:

Thanks Tom! I have enjoyed reading your trials and tribulations of exercising the gym. You are doing great! I am trying to move without going to the gym...outdoors or at home dancing. I want to sign up for dance classes. I know I need to start using weights...but I do hate going there...maybe Gold's Gym is not as trendy and a pick-up joint like so many places out there... Where do you work out?

Ya hoooooooooooo! My plateau is over! Well anyway today I hit my first big goal... 196.. that makes it 30lbs lost!!!!!!!!!!!:faint:

Welcome!!!!!

KJ, Congrats! How wonderful!!! I will try upping my cals a bit also!

Brooksie, sounds like those foods are too dry. Try something smoother.

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