Gone For Good Club- August 2006

[PhotoNut 7]

I'm trying to be hard-a$$ and inspirational. Is it working?

Actually.. it is! :clap2:

[Poster child 0]

Checking in. At 210 lbs! BMI 36. I just realized I am on the raod to onederland! It's truly amazing!

[Mystjin 0]

H304 C244 G160 -40 total -2 (from 2 weeks ago)

There must be something in the air this week. I lost the 2 last week and nothing this week. A lot of people seem to be at a stand still this week.

Hey Paul.... you are a HOTTIE!!! You don't HAPPEN to live in East Tennessee do you????? Are you single???????

Everybody looks great! I went to your link PNut and WOW:eek: what a change. You are right the eyes tell it all. I think I need another fill. Some days I can eat quite a bit (although less than pre band) and some days hardly anything. But the weight isn't going down lately. I need to call the Dr.'s office and talk to them. Seems like with what I eat, I should be losing.

[Josette 2]

H393 S387 C376 G230 I didn't weigh last week because I just got my scale today but I'm down -11 from TWO weeks ago

Telly..you look so beautiful! I wish my entire head looked that nice with hair that short!

[Tricia K. 0]

I'm going to repeat what I said in the hair Loss thread.

Telly - it looks awesome!! I am so proud of you for being able to take this huge step. :hug:

[PhotoNut 7]

Ok all ya losers out there. This past week seems so focused on the $64million questions.. "Do I need a fill?" and "Am I overfilled?"

I've posted the link to this list in other threads, but thought I'd just go ahead and put the whole thing here for those of us who need reminding. I hope that all of us who are questioning the need for more (or less) restriction will take a few minutes and go thru this list of questions, answering each honestly, and then make an educated decision rather than just walking in to the Dr.'s office and letting them decide for us based on only a tiny bit of the entire picture.

Here ya go:

Adjustments

How to Tell When You Are Perfectly Adjusted

You are losing 1-2 pounds per week.

If you are not losing 1-2 pounds per week:

A. You may need an eating adjustment

1. Are you eating 60 grams of Protein a day

2. Are you eating 25 grams of fiber

3. Are you avoiding all liquid calories

a. Soup can be sign of “soft calorie syndrome”

b. Alcohol contains a lot of calories – 7 calories per gram

(1) It’s also a stomach irritant

c. fruit juice is just sugar water

4. Are you making healthy food choices from a wide variety of

foods?

a. Are you avoiding soft foods

b. You can’t just eat what’s easy

c. cheese is glorified fat

5. Are you drinking 6-8 glasses of Water a day between meals

6. Are you eating too much junk

a. chips, chocolate, nuts, ice cream, Cookies and other highly

processed junk foods are too calorically dense to be regular parts of a

healthy diet. But don’t avoid them completely to the point where you

feel deprived.

b. Stay out of fast food places

7. Are you getting in two servings of Calcium daily

8. Do you always eat the Protein first

9. Then the vegetables or fruits

a. Five servings a day

b. Potatoes are NOT a vegetable

10. Is your portion size appropriate?

a. meat or fish

(1) 3 ounces – the size of a deck of cards

b. Vegetables

(1) ½ cup – the size of your fist

c. Starch

(1) If you eat the protein and the vegetables first you don’t need

much

(2) Avoid: rice, potatoes, pasta

11. You might try avoiding artificial sweeteners

a. Some people think that artificial sweeteners stimulate the

appetite

b. They are HUNDREDS of times sweeter than sugar

c. They teach you to like things too sweet

d. There is no evidence that people who use them are any thinner

than people who don’t

12. Avoid most diet foods

a. Real food usually tastes better

b. Real food is more satisfying than low calorie substitutes

c. When you are only eating a tiny bit the caloric savings is not

that great

(1) Use a teaspoon of real butter instead of a tablespoon of diet

margarine

(2) The body has no way to break down artificial fats

a. They may go into permanent storage

b. Some people think liposuction is the only way to remove

hydrolyzed fats from the body

B. You may need a behavior adjustment

1. Are you eating only when you are hungry?

a. If you’re not sure drink 8 ounces of Water and wait.

2. Are you eating three meals a day?

a. With maybe 1 or 2 small snacks

3. Are you sitting down to eat?

4. Are you eating consciously?

a. No distractions, turn off the TV, put the book or newspaper

away, pay attention to your food and your companions

5. Are you eating slowly?

a. Put the fork down between bites

b. Take 20 to 30 minutes to finish a meal

c. Taking longer might cause the pouch to begin emptying

6. Are you taking small bites?

a. Tiny spoon, chopsticks, cocktail fork

7. Are you chewing well?

8. Are you drinking with your meals or too soon after your meals?

a. Practice water loading between meals

b. You won’t be thirsty if you are well hydrated before the meal

9. Are you stopping at the first sign of fullness?

a. Sometimes it’s a whisper: not hungry, had enough

b. Hard stop versus soft stop

10. Do not eat between meals. Stop grazing.

11. Do not eat when you are not hungry

C. You may need an activity adjustment

1. Are you getting in 30 minutes of physical activity at least 3

times a week?

a. Over and above what you would do in the usual course of your day

b. Could you make it 4 or 5 times a week?

c. Could you make it 45 or 60 minutes?

2. Are you taking advantage of opportunities to increase your

physical activity?

a. Taking the stairs instead of the elevators or escalators

b. Walking on the escalators instead of riding

c. Parking your car further away from the entrance

d. Getting out of the car instead of using the drive through

e. Getting off the bus one stop before your destination

f. Washing you car by hand instead of the car wash

g. Playing with your kids

D. You may need an attitude adjustment

1. Are you committed to your weight loss journey?

2. Are you totally honest with yourself about how much you are

eating and exercising?

a. Log your food and activity on ww.fitday.com for 3 days

3. Are you using food inappropriately to deal with emotional

issues?

a. Have you identified what the emotions are that drive your

eating?

b. Can you think of more appropriate ways to deal with those

emotions?

c. Are you willing to seek help from a qualified counselor?

4. Are you attending and participating in support group meetings?

5. Have you drummed up some support from your family and friends?

6. Have you dealt with saboteurs realistically?

7. Do you have realistic expectations about the weight loss

journey?

8. Are you still obsessing about food, weight, dieting, eating?

a. Obsessive – compulsive thoughts

(1) Obsess about something else

b. Perfectionism

(1) All or none, black and white thinking

c. Patience with the pace of healthy weight loss

9. Are you acknowledging your successes with non-food rewards?

10. Have you learned how to take a compliment?

11. Are you giving up diet mentality?

a. Stop weighing yourself several times a day or every day

b. Stop dieting

c. Stop depriving yourself

d. Stop defining food as “good” and “bad”

e. Stop rewarding and punishing yourself with food

12. How do you feel about all the changes taking place?

E. You may need a band adjustment

1. You feel like you are making healthy food choices in appropriate

portion sizes but getting hungry between meals?

2. You can still eat white bread, fibrous vegetables and large

portions.

3. You are having to struggle to lose

4. You are gaining weight in spite of eating right, exercising and

having a good mind set.

F. You may need your band loosened

1. There are times when you can’t get fluids down

2. You are vomiting too much

a. How much is too much?

3. Do you have frequent reflux or heartburn at night?

a. Do not lie flat or bend over soon after eating

b. Do not eat late at night or just before bedtime

c. Rinse your pouch with a glass or water an hour before bedtime

d. Certain foods or drinks are more likely to cause reflux:

(1) Rich, spicy, fatty and fried foods

(2) Chocolate

(3) Caffeine

(4) Alcohol

(5) Some fruits and vegetables

a. Oranges, lemons, tomatoes, peppers

(6) Peppermint

a. Baking soda toothpaste

(7) Carbonated drinks

e. Eat slowly and do not eat big meals

f. If you smoke, quit smoking

g. Reduce stress

h. Exercise promotes digestion

i. Raise the head of your bed

j. Wear loose fitting clothing around your waist

k. Stress increases reflux

l. Take estrogen containing medications in the morning

m. Avoid aspirin, Aleve and ibuprofen at bedtime

(1) Tylenol is OK

n. Take an antacid (Pepcid complete) before retiring

o. Try other over-the-counter heartburn medications

p. See your health care provider

4. See your health care provider immediately (or call 911) if

a. You have a squeezing, tightness or heaviness in your chest,

especially if the discomfort spreads to your shoulder, arm or jaw or is

accompanied by shortness of breath, sweating, irregular or fast

heartbeat or nausea. These could be symptoms of a heart attack.

b. If your symptoms are triggered by exercise.

c. If your pain localizes to your right side, especially if you

also have nausea or fever

d. If you throw up vomit that looks like black sand or coffee

grounds. Or if your stool is black, deep red or looks like it has tar

in it. These are symptoms of bleeding and need immediate attention.

(Note: Pepto-Bismol or other medications with bismuth will turn your

stool black. Iron supplements can also make the stool tarry.)

e. If your pain is severe

[Telly 4]

I'm going to repeat what I said in the hair Loss thread.

Telly - it looks awesome!! I am so proud of you for being able to take this huge step. :hug:

Thank you my friend. It means alot coming from you and you are making this easier on me than I ever expected it to be. Thank you.

Thank you Josette, awww. Don't say that. We are all beautiful, bald or not..:heh:

[Tricia K. 0]

Thank you my friend. It means alot coming from you and you are making this easier on me than I ever expected it to be. Thank you.

You're very welcome. :love:

[the best me 6]

Dang Telly, you DID do it! I'm so proud of you!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks FAB and I'm soooo not kidding. You ROCK!!!! :rockon:

[MoOrLess 0]

ok - I need an eating adjustment! and I'm not even banded lol - I am NOT making light of banded folks - what P'Nut said is important stuff! it's just that right off the bat I said that's me - I need an adjustment alright - I honestly try to follow the SAME things banded folks do - it's time to kick it up a notch....I've been see-sawing way too long and it's time to get off the darn ride! Thanks P'Nut for sharing!

psst --- hey Dawg would ya hit me over the head with that fish while you are at it?! thanks!

Paul - you tried real hard to be a sgt. lol - but it isn't the same as when the ass kicking comes from GI Telly!

[Tess L 0]

no change again..stuck at 180.. guess I better start doing something new.. might be the soft serve ...lol summer almost over

["Just" Paul 1]

Paul - you tried real hard to be a sgt. lol - but it isn't the same as when the ass kicking comes from GI Telly!

Oh well, I tried.

Still, you are doing great to be so dedicated without a band... I couldn't do it without mine!

I'm still gonna kick a$$ though.

Hey, Telly looks like she is in the army now.... she'll REALLY start kicking butt!

Watch out!

[jenn28 0]

WOW Telly you got guts, you kick-ass, and you look AMAZING!! Can I say Superman, WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!! You go girl! I hear ya with the Hair loss thing. Like you, I have thick hair so it hasn't gotten to the point where I want to shave it off, but I am seriously thinking about cutting short. I scheduled a hair appointment yesterday for late Sept, so we will see!

P'nut thanks so much for your fill or no fill post! I so needed that! Your posts are so helpful to me and I appreciate the whelm of info that you give out!! Your my lapband Encyclopedia!! I went to lunch the other day with a couple of girls from my area that I have met on LBT and we all found you to be very helpful!!

So.......to get to my stats! I have been laying low due to some frustration! I mentioned in a earlier post that I have been stuck in the 230's for some time!! Well FINALLY today I woke up and weighed and to my great surprise I saw 226!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO, we will see how long this holds. I have been working out very faithfully BUT I have been off work all summer. I go back on Monday and my new workout routine will take place in the early morning at 5am!! I am not to excited about it, but I have 2 kids and I don't like the fact that I am away from them from 8-3 and then again for me to workout. My dh is a wildland firefighter and it's still "fire season" here in California so he still gone a lot. Wish me luck on this new workout adventure. I truley fill that if I don't work out than I don't loose!!

keep up the good work girls and guys!!!!

[Pinkylee 7]

Current: 213.5

(-29.5 Total since Join)

-2 This week

[dawg 0]

Well.

This is me checking in. I guess. I'm saying no change. The scales said I lost a pound tuesday but - it's going up and down faster than a kangaroo on a pogo stick.

I feel like crap. Two of my wisdom extractions got infected. Bummed whiney and overall feeling like I have rolled in pig poo.

Glad to see everyone is alive and well (Though I think old GI Jane over there should stay out of the bandana - looks great without).

I'm now going to hold icepacks to my face and whine some more.