losingjusme

there are programs you can buy after the 3 months, if you buy it a yr in advance, it isnt too much. look on the website and call cust svc. they were VERY friendly / helpful when i called.

:clap2::clap2::clap2: great job!!!!!

went shopping at the Avenue last weekend for some capri jeans. 28s - big in the waist just a tad snug in the tummy went to 26s - fit in the waist, bit more snug in the tummy bought the 26s .. they will stretch a bit in the tummy ... :mad: pre band - my size was 44/46 (6x) :cry nowhere to go but down!!!!

Christy, you can do this. i know you WANT to eat right now ... if you are like me, you've wanted (and did) eat enough before. you can do this liquid phase. think of your long term goal. visualize how you want to look. what you want to wear. how incredible you and your DH are going to feel after losing the weight. YOU CAN DO THIS!!

futurern2bsn - welcome to the site. i know i've seen places that are about 10k-ish ... for some reason lapbandrockies.com comes to mind ???? try it out. wheetsin - <3 is a heart sideways - tilt your head to the right

i am doing the "Total Body Makeover" (Bob Greene) posting my progress there. i cant believe i have been banded almost 6 months ... :faint: http://losingjusme.blogspot.com/

i am doing the "Total Body Makeover" (Bob Greene) posting my progress there. i cant believe i have been banded almost 6 months ... :faint: http://losingjusme.blogspot.com/

Tax Day Challenge! (April 15th) Week Six of Eight Name..........................Starting…...…..Current….…..Goal…....To Go Juliegeraci.......................238............. .........233.................228..............5 Lapbandit.......................231............... ........210………….199.............11 Waterlily........................300.............. .........280.................264.............16 Roiansmom....................299.................. .....299.................270.............29 Libra..............................248............ ............236.................228.............8 JulieNYC.......................212................ .......199.................185.............14 Elisabethsew.................282.................. ......274.................264 ............10 PeaCeJ..........................338............... .........333.................318.............15 RidinMyHDDream.......297........................28 1 ................281..............0 Babygirl1234................260................... .....246.................240..............6 eecelove70....................228................. .......228.................200.............28 Josette...........................351............. ...........342.................335.............7 Lizrbit...........................289............. ...........286.................279.............7 losingjusme...................315............. ...........315.................302.5........12.5

great job!!!

is it too late to join the challenge? losingjusme.........315....................315.................302.5.........12.5

Christy, can you have different protein shakes or are they MD prescribed. Try a few different ones to find the one you like. Unsure makes some good ones. i think that's the brand name (not Ensure - maybe Unsury ???) good luck in MX.

i journal about 85 - 90% of everything (food and exercise) on my blog ( http://losingjusme.blogspot.com/ ) i work out A LOT ... i bought the book Total Body Makeover and am following that. it is very intense exercising. my eating habits still need to change. if there is chocolate in the house or at my desk at work, i eat it ... :think i am almost at 100 pounds but my fear is that i will just stop losing ...

thanks gals ... Lapbandit, you are a total inspiration to me! you are doing SO incredibly well! i started out a bit higher than you and hope i can do as well as you.

my suggestion would be to read this forum - http://www.lapbandtalk.com/lap-band-faqs-f73.html

i wanna look like THAT .... in real life ...

i am getting close to twoterville ... 15 1/4 pounds i was hoping to make it by my 6 month bandiversary, but i dont think i will make it ...

fourteen!!???!! WOW that is awesome!! Congrats!

my online name has always been "jusme" ... so i am losing ... losing jusme

i do not have immediate post op pics of my scars, but here i am almost 6 months out. i had my gall bladder out about 20 years ago so that is the 'zipper scar'. there are more scars than normal because i had some problems with scar tissue. here's my big (but shrinking) belly

the scale moved the wrong way for me this week ... :straight my obsession with chocolate was just too much while on vacation ... oh well, started back on track today.

hi, i'm sorry you are throwing up, but i think you resolved your problem in the above sentence ... you NEED to take small bites and chew chew chew ... then chew some more. try dark meat chicken maybe, it is usually more juicy ... or some sort of sauce or gravy. if you still cant handle it, stick w/ beef, etc.. after chewing your small bites and you are still having problems, maybe a slight unfill is needed. good luck

my DH (does not stand for dear at this time) and i were going to go on vacation ... wine country, nice bed and Breakfast ... DD at grandparent's house... he buys a really expensive camera ... (4 figures) ... ummmm how are we going to pay for this little vacation?? we're now not going .... the first thing i thought of was going out and taking a walk .. NOT eating anything destructive ... so is this an NSV? a very pissed losing jusme

ok ok ... yes, i was truly pi$$ed .. TRULY and completely and was '' this close to cancelling the vacation but that really wouldnt be fair to my parents (they were watching DD) ... so i sucked it up, yelled at him for not even telling me about it (i found it on the credit card statement online - and he already had the camera - bought online and shipped already) ... normally i wouldnt be mad (he makes over double what i make) but it was just upsetting... so we did go anyway ... and we had a really great time and i actually completely and totally forgave him for it ... you know, life's too short to hold grudges ... well for too long anyway. :welldoneclap: and the best thing about the vacation - i worked out 2 of the 3 mornings and we were walking ALL DAY long ... so yeah, i ate garbage sometimes, but i'm actually fairly confident i didnt go up much if anything at all ... keeping fingers crossed. thanks so much for the posts, i appreciate them .

yes, they do ... i wasnt even thinking about it one day and WHAM ... my thighs arent rubbing together ... :faint: i think it was about 50 pounds into it

i truly think it depends on how well you use the band as a tool .. if i eat not so well and do not work out ... the weight does not drop much - if any.. i eat right and work out daily, weight drops fabulously!! :girl_hug: i am almost at 90 pounds at 5 1/2 months ... not too bad.