losingjusme

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo... that is SO not safe. i work for a major airline and hear about rough turbulence quite often ... you could get thrown out of your seat and that could result in serious injury... not a good idea. would you rather suck it up and just ask for an extension (or buy one, they are about 70 bucks) or end up in a hospital??

i used to be a diet (cherry) coke-aholic. 3-4 20oz bottles a day.. now i dont drink it anymore because it just tastes different. i'm just not interested in it anymore. every once in awhile i drink about half a glass, then i'm good for a couple months. best of luck to you and your husband.

j.s. so sorry to hear you are injured, take it easy and maybe put a call into your trainer to let her know.

i love spicy foods and i think i eat more spicy foods than i did pre-band!

thanks for tip #2. i didnt know that!

Hi Martie, I think everyone has a bit of a last supper. Try to make it less than 3 meals a day. Maybe make it 2 dinners the week before. I was banded by Dr. Marsden as well. Good luck - you can do it! Josie - every surgeon is different. not all of them require 5% WL.

i agree with chickie - this is the best thing i have done for myself - EVER. i was banded in October 2006 and have lost almost 117 pounds. granted it hasnt always been easy (i work out quite a bit), but it is worth it. i still have about 105 to go, but i'll make it with a lot of help from my band.

hi elle, welcome to LBT. i was banded in October 2006 and have lost (so far) 51% of my excess weight. what do i credit to this?? i work out. quite a bit - normally 6 days a week for at least 1/2 hour. and i am currently low carbing it.. there will be people who say you do not need to work out to lose the weight. that is true for some, but i want to get the weight off NOW and the exercise has played a huge part in that. best of luck to you!

Tonya, i cant find it on amazon. do you know who it's by? thanks!

Tonya, I am so proud of you for sticking with it! 33 pounds!!??!! that is wonderful. Christine

i was on vacation so i did not take a monthly photo, but i found one from our last vacation a year ago (almost to the day). i was banded October 2006. 2006 - Joshua Tree National Park - June (over 400 lbs) 2007 - Disney World - June (about 301ish)

dry chicken pasta (cant chew it well enough) anything bread-type in the morning, but after about 1ish, i'm ok with bread

wish me luck, you can do it!! poochie - many doctors are different. please do not offer advice going against her doctor's orders.

faith, Congrats and welcome to bandland!! so glad you got the new AP band.

glug glug glug ... i feel like i am floating, i am drinking more water than ever ... about to drink another 20 oz. just had 1/2 my lunch, other 1/2 will be about 2ish.

i'm only down 1.5, my body does NOT like low cal, but i am going to stick with it for another few weeks. one bad thing - today i worked out with my trainer and i did not feel very strong ... does that make sense?

Renee, logging your food is not a lot of work, but it is an additional step. i personally think it is necessary to log food to make it 100% effective. congrats on getting a bugg..

Great loss this week, Tammy! Christine

belle, it will, your muscles have torn a bit (this is a good thing). they will rebuild stronger.

steak is no problem for me at all. i have it a couple times a week. pizza? i've had it within the past month or so, but i am trying as low carb as possible, so not in my cards right now. but if i want a piece of pizza, i can eat it.

faith, so sorry you gained. 'last supper(s)' will do that to you. you have done so well though, that i have no doubt that you will be an awesome bandster!!! mmmmmmm oreos and bread ... i miss bread...

i've been just OK with my exercising. i did work out Monday and Tuesday - elliptical / bike / elliptical.

thanks gals, your comments make me want to work harder and eat better. i appreciate it!!

as of today i have lost 111 pounds. it has been almost 8 1/2 months and i know i have a long road to go still, but i am half way there!! thanks everyone for your support, i really appreciate it more than you could ever know!

thanks mischievous1, i still have a LOT to go, but i'll get there eventually...