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[hammer1 1]

Hello All,

I will Celebrate my 2nd week post-op tomorrow. As of last Friday May 25th, I had lost a total of 28 lbs (17 lbs 1 week pre-op and 11 lbs 1 week post-op). I doubt that I have lost much at all during this past week because since the swelling has gone down, I don't feel like I have much of a restriction at all and I know I've been eating more than I should. I'm not due for my first fill for at least another 3 to 4 weeks.

Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself because I would imagine I will be hanging around here a lot in order to benefit from the veteran's experiences.

Have a good one,

Hammer

[bigsexy 0]

So being that June 1 is tomorrow I thought I would start a June challenge. There are those waiting to be banded (me june 27th) and those already banded so I am sure results will vary. However the challenge is to walk/run/jog - 40 miles over the next month. Additionally the weightloss challenge will be to lose a min of 2 lbs a week. If you lose 10 in the first week it doesn't necessarily mean you are off the hook for the other 3. The goal would be to have weightloss in every week of the month. Who's in?

[Manatee 4]

Works for me.

[tombourn 0]

no problems with body armor as far as i know.. parole officer now, deputy sheriff before.. band has been no problem.... i'm training for triathlon now

Anyway I can join the June excercise challenge?

[bigsexy 0]

Cool guys lets - get it started

[daveintoronto 0]

It is weird but even 1/2 cc can make the difference between getting liquids down or not. My first fill was similiar to yours but just go with it and on the second one he will probably get it tuned in. This last fill was so tight that I still can't gulp liquids or I get it back and I have to eat really slow or else it comes back up. My doctor uses fluroscope to adjust. This last fill has lasted two months and I'm still pretty tight.

Thanks Bigdaddynomo for the response. Follow-on question if I may, how is it that I can not drink and keep down two ounces of Water but I am suppose to be anle to eat 5 ounces of food? I guess i still do not understand how the pouch works.

Thanks

Dave

[Chris_NJ 9]

Woohoo the weight is starting to come off again ! I know I have lost a lot so far so I shouldn't complain but I was getting nervous because I had a stall for over a week with no weight loss. It was weird because as soon as I started to increase my walking to 2 plus miles a day the weight stopped. May be because of muscle was replacing fat. I think it may have been caloric intake though. I was eating around 400 a day and have recently increased it over 600 the passed couple days and I weighed myself this morning and was around 3 lbs lighter . I was happy to see the scale move again !

[njwhitetail 0]

Great Chris

Keep up the good work !! i got my pre op on monday , than I have to start the liquide diet . What a shocker to stop eating solids, The 20th is comming fast ( can't wait for the summer speedo on the beach) lol.

Keep us posted on your progress

Larry

[Chris_NJ 9]

Great Chris

Keep up the good work !! i got my pre op on monday , than I have to start the liquide diet . What a shocker to stop eating solids, The 20th is comming fast ( can't wait for the summer speedo on the beach) lol.

Keep us posted on your progress

Larry

Thanks bro ! I just got a visual of a speedo lol. Don't worry man the liquid isn't that bad. The hardest is the first few days and after that its smooth sailing. What are you taking for the liquid? I used the Medifast.

[NY Dood 0]

Whats up guys I've had the band in me for 2 weeks now and i lost 25 lbs. just from the liquid diets.

cant wait to get more off

[hammer1 1]

Hi all,

I have been banded since 5/18/07 and the first couple of weeks I was ok and didn't have much of an appetite, but now I'm beginning to be just as hungry as I was before the procedure, I'm quite sure I can't eat as much, but I am as hungry as before (I also have no trouble eating any kind of food). I haven't been in for my first fill yet and I hope that's what will make the difference. Has anyone else felt this way after their procedure?

Hammer

[RowdyReptile 2]

yeah, everyone feels like that at your point.

[BigJake 0]

yeah i got mine on the 23rd ...the first week i wasnt hungry at all,but this week ...man im like a lion,but im sticking to my diet the Doc gave me....The things that bugging the hell out of me is trying to find a good Protein Drink with less then 200 cals..even slim fast has 190 cals...its just starting to get frustrating to me...i lost about 20 lbs so far..so ill hang in there..i have a appointment tomorrow with the doc.

[bigsexy 0]

BigJake - EAS Carb Control is 110 calories and is high in protien 17gr. I think it tastes great (chocolate). I have tried numerous protien drinks that are just plain nasty. It is available at almost any megamart, costco, or bj's. You can also try Unjury. Tastes good but only available online so not super convenient. Also you have to mix it and not all the flavors are good.

Chris in NJ - 600 calories - man you are staving yourself. Be really carefull. 800 calories is the absolute min a nutritionist will tell you to eat. You should also be striving for 60gr of protien a day as well. Despite increasing your caloric intake - you are probably causing your body to think it is starving and subsequently it isnt burning off the calories like it should. My nutritionist requires that i eat between 1100-1200 cals a day with 60 gr of protien for just that reason. On less than 800 calories you will begin to lose hair, muscle tissue before fat and your skin will start to look like leather. be careful

[bigsexy 0]

By the way guys - Despite that my dr saying golf isnt really exercise. Walking 18 holes saturday in 85 degree weather w/ 95% humidity, that was a workout. Hope you all are getting out and exercising!!!!