Hi everybody!

[nothingtoprove 0]

My name's Jessica. I was banded in 10/06 by the fabulous Dr Aviv Ben-Meir at St Vincent Charity Hospital Center for Bariatric Surgery in Cleveland, Ohio.

I'm here for support...which I should've been looking for um, around the time i had surgery? But nobody ever said I did things in the right order, lol. I still have about 80 pounds to go, and i'm having problems staying motivated...

[Boo Boo Kitty 3]

HI Jessica, welcome to LBT! You have come to the right place for support and tough love if needed! I love it here! I hope you find everything you need. If you ever need help ask me! :drool:

Hugs

Brandy

[kdlee 0]

Hi Jessica. I used to live in the Falls when I went to U of Akron. Welcome! This is a great place to come for support and to get your questions answered.

[Kalipso2 25]

hi jessica! welcome!!

i live in mayfield heights but being self pay, St. Vincent was too expensive for me so I had my surgery done in Cincinnati April 2008.

i have a problem with motivation too... there always seems to be a "reason" not to exercise, right? lol

[nothingtoprove 0]

HI Jessica, welcome to LBT! You have come to the right place for support and tough love if needed! I love it here! I hope you find everything you need. If you ever need help ask me! :thumbup:

Hugs

Brandy

you should write a book for me, and let me know exactly what you did, because we had the same start weight...and you're at what my goal is!

any tips/pointers would be so appreciated!

[nothingtoprove 0]

hi jessica! welcome!!

i live in mayfield heights but being self pay, St. Vincent was too expensive for me so I had my surgery done in Cincinnati April 2008.

i have a problem with motivation too... there always seems to be a "reason" not to exercise, right? lol

I went to St Vincents because they had the lowest out of pocket for program fees (my health insurance covered 100%). Both hospitals in Akron had $1000+ in program fees.

My biggest problem with motivation is my lack of support, and I know zero people in real life who have bands. I have a bunch of friends who have had bypass, and a woman i work with had the DS done when I was banded. It's been tough to not get discouraged.

I am the queen of excuses for exercise, lol. Hopefully we can both get on the right track, right???

[Boo Boo Kitty 3]

you should write a book for me, and let me know exactly what you did, because we had the same start weight...and you're at what my goal is!

any tips/pointers would be so appreciated!

Well this is how I did it....

I eat between 800-1300 calories per day. I religious about what goes into my mouth, I know the calories of everything. I track it on www.myfoodpyramid.gov

It is a free goverment site that not only gives calorie content but also nutrition. I eat 6 small tiny meals, I portion out everything. I exercise 1.5 hours a day at 4 am to get my metabolism running. I switch between cardio and weights most times.

I do give in to "bad foods" when I can no longer stand it, such as my TOM. I have learned that I can eat anything with self control! :thumbup:

Hope that helps you! Best wishes on your journey!