losingjusme

chrispy! wow wow wow! you look great! shirley, welcome back, hope your recovery is very quick! regarding muscle milk - i have been drinking it for a week about 30 - 60 mins before my workout (just 1 a day). i do have the regular muscle milk (not lite because i burn between 600 - 900 cals a workout). the peanut butter/chocolate is really good. i tried the banana creme today and it was OK. i will not be getting it again though. cheapest i have found is on amazon.com. it is under 20 bucks for a 2.?? pound tub. i think it is the reason i've lost 4.75 pounds last week. ok ... pictures. i posted on the before/after board, but here it is again. 4 months and 2 days i am down 80.25 pounds thanks to working my ass off at the gym.

i have no idea what to write... my weight IS dropping but i am eating all the wrong things .... i have no idea what to eat to keep my calories up when i work out. chicken wings, ice cream... **sigh** i need to stop. i am very pleased with my loss this week so far. i've dropped 4.75 pounds. i am not sure if it is the working out, the eating or the muscle milk.... i did buy 2 jugs of muscle milk. the peanut butter/chocolate is pretty good. i am going to try the banana cream today before i work out.

i have no idea what to write... my weight IS dropping but i am eating all the wrong things .... i have no idea what to eat to keep my calories up when i work out. chicken wings, ice cream... **sigh** i need to stop. i am very pleased with my loss this week so far. i've dropped 4.75 pounds. i am not sure if it is the working out, the eating or the muscle milk.... i did buy 2 jugs of muscle milk. the peanut butter/chocolate is pretty good. i am going to try the banana cream today before i work out.

i work in a cube land ... yes, i have speakers for my ipod ... but i can barely hear them ... i cant stand my neighbors who insist on LISTENING to their 'music' and ensuring the entire office "enjoys" it as well... grrrrrrr.

oh heck no! you need information - every doctor is different with preop diet, etc ... waiting that long would be completely unacceptable to me. you can find somewhere that you can afford elsewhere. MX is an option and i have heard very good things from people who went there (i did not, had insurance pay for me). my thinking is - if you had to question him, he's not right for you. good luck, i am sure you will find someone right for you.

i was really really sick... couldnt work out for over 2 weeks and am just starting to get back into the swing of things. my work life has been very good. i have been promoted to a job i have dreamed about for quite some time and it's been 3 days. i am SO overwhelmed, but its a good overwhelmed if that makes any sense at all. i posted pictures in the before / after page. i will be uploading them to losing-jusme as soon as i can. i had my 3rd fill last week, i am up to 9 cc and i think i may be at my sweet spot. :confused: i do have to learn to stop testing the band. she is a fickle bitch... not sure when i will be able to post again, things are just way too hectic in my home/job life.

i actually agree with that. there is a "fat burn" heart rate (is it 60 to 70%) and a "cardio" heart rate (70 to 80%) for example, if i work out for 27 minutes ... 1 1/2 mins is between 70-80% the rest is between 60-70% i burn 525 cals and 60% of that is fat burn. the highest percentage i have reached is 65%. i do need to start working more on cardio now...

Muscle Milk is pretty good! i bit the bullet and purchased some at Vitamin Shoppe. i bought the peanut butter and chocolate and the banana creme. i've only tried the PB/choc and it is defintely the best shake i have had (w/ protein, etc in it). i mix it w/ 12 oz of skim milk and drink it about 1 hour before i work out. i cant really taste the peanut butter part of it, but i'd buy it again (on amazon).

i was really really sick... couldnt work out for over 2 weeks and am just starting to get back into the swing of things. my work life has been very good. i have been promoted to a job i have dreamed about for quite some time and it's been 3 days. i am SO overwhelmed, but its a good overwhelmed if that makes any sense at all. i posted pictures in the before / after page. i will be uploading them to losing-jusme as soon as i can. i had my 3rd fill last week, i am up to 9 cc and i think i may be at my sweet spot. i do have to learn to stop testing the band. she is a fickle bitch... not sure when i will be able to post again, things are just way too hectic in my home/job life.

i havent posted in a long time... my bad!! my 4 month bandiversary is coming up Friday. so far i am down just under 80 pounds (78 3/8). I am starting to work out again, it is hard to get back into the routine after i was so sick. attached is my before and 4 month progress pics ...

Bill, I, too, have the F11 from Polar and LOVE it. I love being able to completely customize my exercising and when I'm not pushing myself hard enough I get the little heart w/ an up arrow .. "yelling" at me .. :nervous

when i eat spicy, i take SUPER TINY sips of water ... literally just a quick sip in a straw - maybe get 1/8th of a straw length. it does help but the burn tends to last for a little bit ... i just deal with it.

2 weeks out i was ready to start moving more ... wanted to work out in fact. you can 'hide' the eating by saying you are feeling kind of flu-ish or queasy ... the only regret i have with the band is waiting ... if i had the chance to do it sooner than later, i'd do it... good luck!

GREAT JOB!!!! congratulations!

Hamu, maybe not cal counting, just watching it a bit ...

beversman, i stopped losing because i wasnt getting enough cals in me. i did up the cals and started losing again. that was when i was strong enough to work out .. :think i now have no energy to do much at all ... hopefully i will start feeling better soon.

i think if you are losing, you are fine. i have your opposite problem.. i cant get enuff cals in...

hi Denise, well i was very sick last week - still am ill ... went fom 339 to 317 3/4 in a bit over a week. is losing all that weight worth last week, hmmmm, maybe .. would i do it again, NO

it does - a lot! thanks!

Tann, Congrats!!!!! That is awesome!

smj, where can i find imixes on itunes? even my macgeek hubby didnt know.. thanks!

every day i go to work out, i weigh in. post work out. always the same scale, always the same thing to wear.

When in October was your surgery? 09 October with the the "big band" How much weight have you lost so far? 78 1/2 pounds How many fills have you had? 2 fills, 1 more scheduled next week How much/what type of exercise are you doing? working my tail off at the gym. going 7 to 15 times a week including treadmill, elliptical, personal trainer and kickboxing classes.

i initially was only going to tell my husband and my boss. i then told the team that works for me and my boss outted me in a staff meeting. **shrug** i am actually kind of glad she did, they provide a lot of encouragement.

i got it at costco a couple yrs ago model WW36GD. it is actually made by Conair... i did not find it on amazon. :phanvan good luck finding one.