Freedom Fighters Weekly Weigh In

[ocotillo 0]

Well Mary, I'm on the very slow and low end of the weight loss curve here. I had about 4 months of no weight loss....mostly due to my inability to diet (change all of my eating habits). I am now at what I think is my sweet spot (got a fill two weeks ago) and am now losing weight again. However, I am thrilled with 1 pound a week as long as it averages around there. I have had 3 fills and have 7 cc's in a 10cc band. I really don't think the number of fills or the amount is relevant in comparison with each other because each of us will take different amounts and number of fills. It's what ever works for you.

Even if the weight isn't coming off as fast as you want it too, you are giving your body time to adjust to the lower weight and you should be able to keep it off....for good. And the weight is coming off isn't it?

[daqui26 4]

prev weight 274

curr weight 272

im happy to see this loss b/c i had gained 6lbs and was back at 280. im glad i got my head together and im back to being a loser.

[ocotillo 0]

221.5 last week

221 this week....a 1/2 is better than nothing.

[Zoom-Zoom 2]

I am going to jump in here...........hope ya'll don't mind. I am stuck at 192 (glad to be in onederland) and need motivation:blink:. I workout and eat right. I notice inches going away more than pounds. Any other suggestions?:scared2:

Banded 7/24/09

Start weight 229

Surgery weight 218

Current weight 192, woo-hoo I am in Onederland.

Goal weight 140 or less

[healthy-me-in-Az 0]

Hello friends...

I am STRUGGLING! The snacking is OUT OF CONTROL! It is bad because it isn't from hunger... just habit. And these are NOT The habits I want to start. My head is out of the game. It is all mental for me. I updated my ticker to reflect a gain. It has been there over a week now so I have to own it. I have acknowledged the problem and I am ready to deal with it. Just wanted to check in and keep it real!

Head is back in the game... ready to get back to it.

[Zoom-Zoom 2]

I lost 1.5 pounds this past week :biggrin:.

Banded 7/24/09

Start weight 229

Surgery weight 218

Current weight 191

Goal weight 140 or less

[ocotillo 0]

Hello friends...

I am STRUGGLING! The snacking is OUT OF CONTROL! It is bad because it isn't from hunger... just habit. And these are NOT The habits I want to start. My head is out of the game. It is all mental for me. I updated my ticker to reflect a gain. It has been there over a week now so I have to own it. I have acknowledged the problem and I am ready to deal with it. Just wanted to check in and keep it real!

Head is back in the game... ready to get back to it.

Sorry you are having such a hard time...I had that until my last fill. Do you have good restriction right now? That snacking can really add up. You've done wonderful with your weight loss by the way. You can tell you've been able to follow your plan much better than I have, so even if you are not where you want to be this minute, you'll get back there.

[ocotillo 0]

221 since 2-11-10

220.5 today 2-25-10

It's progress....no matter how slowly. Offically 45 pounds lost today.

[ocotillo 0]

Hello July 09 banders? Where are you? How are you doing? Either everyone has found other threads or have stopped posting.

It would be nice to know how others banded in July 09 are doing? Even June 09.

[melinda_205 0]

I was banded on 7-1-09 and done well for a while but I have been slipping a lot lately. I have started back to the "banded" style of eating as of today. I hope everyone else is doing better than I am and I hope that I have better news to share in the next few weeks.

[ocotillo 0]

I was banded on 7-1-09 and done well for a while but I have been slipping a lot lately. I have started back to the "banded" style of eating as of today. I hope everyone else is doing better than I am and I hope that I have better news to share in the next few weeks.

Good for you...looking forward to seeing you post your losses here!

[healthy-me-in-Az 0]

Hello friends. I am struggling. Not much else to say besides that. I am maintaining my weight loss so that is good. I am struggling to force myself to follow my band rules. Not sure why. Anyway, just wanted to check in.

[ocotillo 0]

Hello friends. I am struggling. Not much else to say besides that. I am maintaining my weight loss so that is good. I am struggling to force myself to follow my band rules. Not sure why. Anyway, just wanted to check in.

I attended a webinar by my band doctor regarding fills. His contention is you have to eat foods that you chew, 3 times a day, and eat 1/3 of what you ate before banding. Eat slowly and chew thoroughly is part of it. Then tonight's webinar was on nutrition/diet. Everything we eat is our diet...no matter what it is...what we need to strive for is good nutrition. (This one was done by the nutritionist). She stressed the basics, whole grains (50% of our diet), fruits and veggies (5 servings), milk/yogurt (2 servings), meats/beans (50grms daily), fats/oils (3 teaspoons). So most of this is what we learned a long time ago.

My point is, maybe we should not be stressing on the "band" rules of high Protein, low carb, as much as eating slowly, chewing well, and getting good nutrition.

I go through phases of losing a pound here and there and not losing for sometimes several weeks, then I lose again. I think for me at least, it's the fact I'm still losing 8 months later...this has never happened before in my life. Even when I'm not losing, I'm not gaining and that hasn't happened either. So you lose focus on the "band rules" but if you have proper restriction for you, your band should be helping you with maintaining those "rules" at least with the amount you eat and how fast you eat. You still need to make the good nutritional choices (not always easy).

Hang in there Healthy-in-AZ...so there will be two of us in AZ that are healthy.

[Humming Bird 275]

I don't check in much with the freedom fighters, but guess I really should. I was banded 7-9-09

I feel pretty good about my progress so far. The weightloss slows down sometimes, but I keep on keepin' on. It would be nice if I could reach my goal by july 2010.

[melinda_205 0]

I can really understand the struggle, I have also had to struggle to get myself together again. I know how important it is to eat right and get the most nutrition but even knowing that...sometimes we just need to see the numbers on the scale go down!!! So this week I got back into the swing of things by doing the high protein/low carb thing. I know that this isnt the best way to eat. I also know that it doesnt give me all the different Vitamins and nutrients that I need. However, it did give me 7lbs less on the scale this week.....yes, I am aware this kind of weight loss wont last long, it is easier to gain it back, and most of it is probably Water weight but it was what I needed to get my head in the game again. I feel like I accomplished something this week, which also reminded me of the other things that go with the band...like getting off my butt and exercising. I hope everyone else is doing well and not having to struggle. Good Luck

Banded 7-1-09