Re: Hi to everyone!!! (kinda long)

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the world of being banded! Yea, it seems the foods we

need to avoid are the ones that go down the best. Just try to stick

to the program, however if you are chocolate lover like me Walmart

has a great protein bar and ooooh it's so good. It's called Pure

Protein, has 20g of protein no sugar and the chocolate is good, I

think it's just like eating a candy bar. I get filled on one bar for

at least 2hrs, so give it a try. Perhaps that will help with the

chocolate hunger, I know it's worked for me. I also try Cool

Whip Lite...I know, I bet everyone is rolling their eyes because of

my CWL but I am telling you, it's been my lifesaver!!! Give it a

try! I continue to lose the weight despite having a tablespoon or

two throughout the day...mmmmmm. Anywho, best of luck to you and

52lbs lost!!!! Thats AWESOME!!!!! Doing the loser's dance...wooo

hooo!!!

Kelli

>

> Hi everyone. I hope you all had a great holiday season. It was a

> hard one for me. this was my first banded holiday. and I found

out

> a few things about the band! I found out that reeces peanut

butter

> cups go down like nothing flat! I also found out my band loves

sugar

> cookies. arghhhhhh!!! For some reason it seemed like everyone I

> know gave me chocolate (why I will never know). so a few days

after

> christmas I told my son to come here and I loaded up his arms

with

> boxes and boxes of candies and I said to him " I dont care where

you

> take this, just get it out of my site!!!! " . So, now the house is

> back a " junk free " zone! I swear my band likes junk more than

good

> stuff. I heard someone else say that before and I thought " yeah

> right " . Well I will pb and slime over veggies or meats, but

chips

> and candies and ice-cream go down great! So, it is up to me

baby! I

> am in the drivers seat of my life and I Need to make the " right "

> choices for my band. I had thought at one point in the journey

that

> if I got this band that the pounds would just fall off

effortlessly.

> well that is not the case at all! It is still a matter of self

> control and will power. when the choice is in front of you to eat

a

> peanut butter cup or slowly and I mean " slowly " chew some meat or

> veggies to death then I Need to make the " right " choice for my

band

> and my body! I have lost 32 lbs since surgery and a total of 52

lbs

> since the whole journey began. I also got into a size 24 jeans

and

> that is down from a 30-32 jeans!!!! :-) so I am enjoying the

> victories. I am also enjoying everyone telling me I am melting

> away!!!! :-) it is so great! So, for those of you getting banded

or

> just newly banded know this is not a magic fix it is still up to

you

> my friends! You still have to make this happen! I remember Dr.

> Campos talking to us about our nutrition and how you can rack up

the

> calories real quick even drinking liquids, and he is right!

staying

> between 800-1000 cals a day is a tricky thing. I think for me it

is

> easist to keep it really simple. I do a protien shake for

breakfast

> to make sure I get my vitamins and protien. and then for lunch

I

> have soup, beans, refried beans, cottage cheese or a v-8. then

for

> snack I have a dannon fit and light (60 cals and like hardly any

> sugar), and then for dinner something like some mashed tators,

maybe

> a tiny bite of meat and a few veggies. So, I am trying to keep it

> simple. I find I do best almost in a stage 3. softer foods with

> some veggies and very little meat.

> well I will quit rambling now. I havnt written in awhile and I

just

> wanted to share my journey with you all. :-) I was looking at the

> pics and you are all looking so great! such a inspiration to me!

I

> need to post some pics very, very soon. I posted a face pic on my

> myspace and everyone flipped, I also put a new pic of me on my

hair

> station and everyone went " wow look at that compared to last years

> christmas pic " ! Also congrats to you new comers to the banded

> world. You will love your band. You get a relationship with your

> body that you never had before. You learn to listen to it and

treat

> it right!!! :-) it is a wonderful tool!!! :-)

> take care everyone. big hugs from Washington!!!

>

> dob 10/6/06

> 342/290/160

>

[Guest guest]

We had so much food here after Christmas I sent it all to work with

my husband. His co-workers must love me. I did the same after New

Years. I ate what I wanted on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and

New Years Eve and then sent all the food away b/c I am not strong

enough to resist it yet.

Congrats on your loss! I am so jealous of everyone going down

sizes. I have lost 40 lbs. and have not gone down any sizes yet. I

am still in sz. 26 pants and 30/32 top although I did just go buy a

few new shirts that were 26/28 but most were still a little tight on

me.

Looking at your sizes and weight we look like we are pretty close.

I cant wait to say I am under 300 lbs! I bet you are feeling

great! Yes, please do post some pic's. I posted some side by sides

last week and I am starting to see a difference. I have lost 18

inches too! I need to start doing some arm exercises b/c they have

only lost 1.5 inches and are still huge. Any good tips?

DOB 11/10/2006

357/317/180

>

> Hi everyone. I hope you all had a great holiday season. It was a

> hard one for me. this was my first banded holiday. and I found

out

> a few things about the band! I found out that reeces peanut

butter

> cups go down like nothing flat! I also found out my band loves

sugar

> cookies. arghhhhhh!!! For some reason it seemed like everyone I

> know gave me chocolate (why I will never know). so a few days

after

> christmas I told my son to come here and I loaded up his arms

with

> boxes and boxes of candies and I said to him " I dont care where

you

> take this, just get it out of my site!!!! " . So, now the house is

> back a " junk free " zone! I swear my band likes junk more than

good

> stuff. I heard someone else say that before and I thought " yeah

> right " . Well I will pb and slime over veggies or meats, but

chips

> and candies and ice-cream go down great! So, it is up to me

baby! I

> am in the drivers seat of my life and I Need to make the " right "

> choices for my band. I had thought at one point in the journey

that

> if I got this band that the pounds would just fall off

effortlessly.

> well that is not the case at all! It is still a matter of self

> control and will power. when the choice is in front of you to eat

a

> peanut butter cup or slowly and I mean " slowly " chew some meat or

> veggies to death then I Need to make the " right " choice for my

band

> and my body! I have lost 32 lbs since surgery and a total of 52

lbs

> since the whole journey began. I also got into a size 24 jeans

and

> that is down from a 30-32 jeans!!!! :-) so I am enjoying the

> victories. I am also enjoying everyone telling me I am melting

> away!!!! :-) it is so great! So, for those of you getting banded

or

> just newly banded know this is not a magic fix it is still up to

you

> my friends! You still have to make this happen! I remember Dr.

> Campos talking to us about our nutrition and how you can rack up

the

> calories real quick even drinking liquids, and he is right!

staying

> between 800-1000 cals a day is a tricky thing. I think for me it

is

> easist to keep it really simple. I do a protien shake for

breakfast

> to make sure I get my vitamins and protien. and then for lunch

I

> have soup, beans, refried beans, cottage cheese or a v-8. then

for

> snack I have a dannon fit and light (60 cals and like hardly any

> sugar), and then for dinner something like some mashed tators,

maybe

> a tiny bite of meat and a few veggies. So, I am trying to keep it

> simple. I find I do best almost in a stage 3. softer foods with

> some veggies and very little meat.

> well I will quit rambling now. I havnt written in awhile and I

just

> wanted to share my journey with you all. :-) I was looking at the

> pics and you are all looking so great! such a inspiration to me!

I

> need to post some pics very, very soon. I posted a face pic on my

> myspace and everyone flipped, I also put a new pic of me on my

hair

> station and everyone went " wow look at that compared to last years

> christmas pic " ! Also congrats to you new comers to the banded

> world. You will love your band. You get a relationship with your

> body that you never had before. You learn to listen to it and

treat

> it right!!! :-) it is a wonderful tool!!! :-)

> take care everyone. big hugs from Washington!!!

>

> dob 10/6/06

> 342/290/160

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Nicki and Kelli!!! :-) You guys both look so great, I saw your

newest pics on the site. I can really notice a difference in your

side by sides Nicki! especially from the side view! I totally know

how you feel about the not going down sizes very fast. I am going

down on the bottom faster that the top. I am your classic " apple "

style body. wich means I always loose faster in my legs and butt

than my chest and belly. so I have only gone down a size in my tops

and like tons of sizes in my pants. wierd huh!!!! You know it is

kind of nice to see other people that are in the above 300 club! :-)

because it seems to me that alot of the people that get banded are

more around the 240 and below marks. I was totally discouraged one

day and I was thinking to myself " maybe I should have had the bypass

instead of the band, because you loose so much faster with the

bypass " ?! But that moment of doubting past by and I know I did the

right thing getting the band. But it just seems that the weight loss

is way slower because you are still absorbing all the cals and

stuff. but the upside is that you are still get your nutrients too.

how long ago where you banded Nicki? I have been sort of out of the

loop lately and it seems we have tons of newly banded people and tons

getting it done too! It is so hard to keep up with everyone that is

new. :-)

take care,

hugs,

> >

> > Hi everyone. I hope you all had a great holiday season. It was

a

> > hard one for me. this was my first banded holiday. and I found

> out

> > a few things about the band! I found out that reeces peanut

> butter

> > cups go down like nothing flat! I also found out my band loves

> sugar

> > cookies. arghhhhhh!!! For some reason it seemed like everyone I

> > know gave me chocolate (why I will never know). so a few days

> after

> > christmas I told my son to come here and I loaded up his arms

> with

> > boxes and boxes of candies and I said to him " I dont care where

> you

> > take this, just get it out of my site!!!! " . So, now the house

is

> > back a " junk free " zone! I swear my band likes junk more than

> good

> > stuff. I heard someone else say that before and I thought " yeah

> > right " . Well I will pb and slime over veggies or meats, but

> chips

> > and candies and ice-cream go down great! So, it is up to me

> baby! I

> > am in the drivers seat of my life and I Need to make the " right "

> > choices for my band. I had thought at one point in the journey

> that

> > if I got this band that the pounds would just fall off

> effortlessly.

> > well that is not the case at all! It is still a matter of self

> > control and will power. when the choice is in front of you to

eat

> a

> > peanut butter cup or slowly and I mean " slowly " chew some meat or

> > veggies to death then I Need to make the " right " choice for my

> band

> > and my body! I have lost 32 lbs since surgery and a total of 52

> lbs

> > since the whole journey began. I also got into a size 24 jeans

> and

> > that is down from a 30-32 jeans!!!! :-) so I am enjoying the

> > victories. I am also enjoying everyone telling me I am melting

> > away!!!! :-) it is so great! So, for those of you getting

banded

> or

> > just newly banded know this is not a magic fix it is still up to

> you

> > my friends! You still have to make this happen! I remember Dr.

> > Campos talking to us about our nutrition and how you can rack up

> the

> > calories real quick even drinking liquids, and he is right!

> staying

> > between 800-1000 cals a day is a tricky thing. I think for me it

> is

> > easist to keep it really simple. I do a protien shake for

> breakfast

> > to make sure I get my vitamins and protien. and then for lunch

> I

> > have soup, beans, refried beans, cottage cheese or a v-8. then

> for

> > snack I have a dannon fit and light (60 cals and like hardly any

> > sugar), and then for dinner something like some mashed tators,

> maybe

> > a tiny bite of meat and a few veggies. So, I am trying to keep

it

> > simple. I find I do best almost in a stage 3. softer foods with

> > some veggies and very little meat.

> > well I will quit rambling now. I havnt written in awhile and I

> just

> > wanted to share my journey with you all. :-) I was looking at

the

> > pics and you are all looking so great! such a inspiration to

me!

> I

> > need to post some pics very, very soon. I posted a face pic on

my

> > myspace and everyone flipped, I also put a new pic of me on my

> hair

> > station and everyone went " wow look at that compared to last

years

> > christmas pic " ! Also congrats to you new comers to the banded

> > world. You will love your band. You get a relationship with

your

> > body that you never had before. You learn to listen to it and

> treat

> > it right!!! :-) it is a wonderful tool!!! :-)

> > take care everyone. big hugs from Washington!!!

> >

> > dob 10/6/06

> > 342/290/160

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hey and Nicki,

Just you wait, those sizes will start to drop, just watch out for

your pocketbook. I went alittle too crazy and now I have clothes

that are too big for me and I only bought the darn things about

2mths ago! I asked for Xmas for gift certs at Fashion Bug...I love

that place!! I haven't used them yet, cause I want to wait and lose

another 20lbs before buying a " FEW " clothes that fit...although,

okay...that's a fib right there!!! Geesh, I did go out and buy a new

pair of jeans the other day...but only 1 pair!!! I wrote about me

finally fitting into Levi's, so I went to Walmart bought their brand

Faded Glory...they fit great and look like Levi's but like 1/2

price. Anywho, I wear the guys jeans cause I have no hip and no

butt...so I am straight just like a guy, the cruelty of genetics!!!

My sister is the same way!! Anywho, I wear a size 34, which is

probably around a size 16 in womens...I'm not sure though??? Maybe

someone can do the converting of men's sizes to womens??? LOL So, I

am staying away from Fashion Bug and I am doing my best to stay away

from the clothing part in Walmart...from a woman who

HATED/DETESTED/LOATHED shopping for clothes, now I am a clothes

hog!!! Anywho, start checking with friends that are smaller in size

see if they have clothes they want to donate...because you won't be

in them for too long. I have a friend who gave me 3 pairs of jeans,

and my sister gave me like 5 tops...so that has helped. Good Luck!

Kelli

> > >

> > > Hi everyone. I hope you all had a great holiday season. It

was

> a

> > > hard one for me. this was my first banded holiday. and I

found

> > out

> > > a few things about the band! I found out that reeces peanut

> > butter

> > > cups go down like nothing flat! I also found out my band

loves

> > sugar

> > > cookies. arghhhhhh!!! For some reason it seemed like

everyone I

> > > know gave me chocolate (why I will never know). so a few days

> > after

> > > christmas I told my son to come here and I loaded up his arms

> > with

> > > boxes and boxes of candies and I said to him " I dont care

where

> > you

> > > take this, just get it out of my site!!!! " . So, now the

house

> is

> > > back a " junk free " zone! I swear my band likes junk more than

> > good

> > > stuff. I heard someone else say that before and I

thought " yeah

> > > right " . Well I will pb and slime over veggies or meats, but

> > chips

> > > and candies and ice-cream go down great! So, it is up to me

> > baby! I

> > > am in the drivers seat of my life and I Need to make

the " right "

> > > choices for my band. I had thought at one point in the

journey

> > that

> > > if I got this band that the pounds would just fall off

> > effortlessly.

> > > well that is not the case at all! It is still a matter of

self

> > > control and will power. when the choice is in front of you to

> eat

> > a

> > > peanut butter cup or slowly and I mean " slowly " chew some meat

or

> > > veggies to death then I Need to make the " right " choice for my

> > band

> > > and my body! I have lost 32 lbs since surgery and a total of

52

> > lbs

> > > since the whole journey began. I also got into a size 24

jeans

> > and

> > > that is down from a 30-32 jeans!!!! :-) so I am enjoying the

> > > victories. I am also enjoying everyone telling me I am

melting

> > > away!!!! :-) it is so great! So, for those of you getting

> banded

> > or

> > > just newly banded know this is not a magic fix it is still up

to

> > you

> > > my friends! You still have to make this happen! I remember

Dr.

> > > Campos talking to us about our nutrition and how you can rack

up

> > the

> > > calories real quick even drinking liquids, and he is right!

> > staying

> > > between 800-1000 cals a day is a tricky thing. I think for me

it

> > is

> > > easist to keep it really simple. I do a protien shake for

> > breakfast

> > > to make sure I get my vitamins and protien. and then for

lunch

> > I

> > > have soup, beans, refried beans, cottage cheese or a v-8.

then

> > for

> > > snack I have a dannon fit and light (60 cals and like hardly

any

> > > sugar), and then for dinner something like some mashed tators,

> > maybe

> > > a tiny bite of meat and a few veggies. So, I am trying to

keep

> it

> > > simple. I find I do best almost in a stage 3. softer foods

with

> > > some veggies and very little meat.

> > > well I will quit rambling now. I havnt written in awhile and

I

> > just

> > > wanted to share my journey with you all. :-) I was looking at

> the

> > > pics and you are all looking so great! such a inspiration to

> me!

> > I

> > > need to post some pics very, very soon. I posted a face pic

on

> my

> > > myspace and everyone flipped, I also put a new pic of me on my

> > hair

> > > station and everyone went " wow look at that compared to last

> years

> > > christmas pic " ! Also congrats to you new comers to the banded

> > > world. You will love your band. You get a relationship with

> your

> > > body that you never had before. You learn to listen to it and

> > treat

> > > it right!!! :-) it is a wonderful tool!!! :-)

> > > take care everyone. big hugs from Washington!!!

> > >

> > > dob 10/6/06

> > > 342/290/160

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

K, Kelli, how do you do it? You seem to be a pretty fast looser!

what are some of your secrets and tips to success? do you have a

blog or joural that I can read of yours? I am always looking for

little ways to keep my weight coming off. I have been such a slow

looser. arghhhh! especially lately. This week I have been doing

alot better. But I am still not loosing that fast.

I know what you mean about being a " clothes hog " . I have always

loved clothes! even at my biggest weight. But it is funny you talk

about jeans, because I think that will be one of my faves too!

because that is something you cant wear that greatly when you are

heavier. I cant wait to get into jeans that arent stretch. these

last jeans I got are stretch and they are so comfy! I love them,

they look like " real jeans " but they totally flex with your bod!

well girl you have a great weekend, you are so doing so awesome!!!

hugs,

> > > >

> > > > Hi everyone. I hope you all had a great holiday season. It

> was

> > a

> > > > hard one for me. this was my first banded holiday. and I

> found

> > > out

> > > > a few things about the band! I found out that reeces peanut

> > > butter

> > > > cups go down like nothing flat! I also found out my band

> loves

> > > sugar

> > > > cookies. arghhhhhh!!! For some reason it seemed like

> everyone I

> > > > know gave me chocolate (why I will never know). so a few

days

> > > after

> > > > christmas I told my son to come here and I loaded up his

arms

> > > with

> > > > boxes and boxes of candies and I said to him " I dont care

> where

> > > you

> > > > take this, just get it out of my site!!!! " . So, now the

> house

> > is

> > > > back a " junk free " zone! I swear my band likes junk more

than

> > > good

> > > > stuff. I heard someone else say that before and I

> thought " yeah

> > > > right " . Well I will pb and slime over veggies or meats, but

> > > chips

> > > > and candies and ice-cream go down great! So, it is up to me

> > > baby! I

> > > > am in the drivers seat of my life and I Need to make

> the " right "

> > > > choices for my band. I had thought at one point in the

> journey

> > > that

> > > > if I got this band that the pounds would just fall off

> > > effortlessly.

> > > > well that is not the case at all! It is still a matter of

> self

> > > > control and will power. when the choice is in front of you

to

> > eat

> > > a

> > > > peanut butter cup or slowly and I mean " slowly " chew some

meat

> or

> > > > veggies to death then I Need to make the " right " choice for

my

> > > band

> > > > and my body! I have lost 32 lbs since surgery and a total of

> 52

> > > lbs

> > > > since the whole journey began. I also got into a size 24

> jeans

> > > and

> > > > that is down from a 30-32 jeans!!!! :-) so I am enjoying

the

> > > > victories. I am also enjoying everyone telling me I am

> melting

> > > > away!!!! :-) it is so great! So, for those of you getting

> > banded

> > > or

> > > > just newly banded know this is not a magic fix it is still up

> to

> > > you

> > > > my friends! You still have to make this happen! I remember

> Dr.

> > > > Campos talking to us about our nutrition and how you can rack

> up

> > > the

> > > > calories real quick even drinking liquids, and he is right!

> > > staying

> > > > between 800-1000 cals a day is a tricky thing. I think for

me

> it

> > > is

> > > > easist to keep it really simple. I do a protien shake for

> > > breakfast

> > > > to make sure I get my vitamins and protien. and then for

> lunch

> > > I

> > > > have soup, beans, refried beans, cottage cheese or a v-8.

> then

> > > for

> > > > snack I have a dannon fit and light (60 cals and like hardly

> any

> > > > sugar), and then for dinner something like some mashed

tators,

> > > maybe

> > > > a tiny bite of meat and a few veggies. So, I am trying to

> keep

> > it

> > > > simple. I find I do best almost in a stage 3. softer foods

> with

> > > > some veggies and very little meat.

> > > > well I will quit rambling now. I havnt written in awhile and

> I

> > > just

> > > > wanted to share my journey with you all. :-) I was looking

at

> > the

> > > > pics and you are all looking so great! such a inspiration to

> > me!

> > > I

> > > > need to post some pics very, very soon. I posted a face pic

> on

> > my

> > > > myspace and everyone flipped, I also put a new pic of me on

my

> > > hair

> > > > station and everyone went " wow look at that compared to last

> > years

> > > > christmas pic " ! Also congrats to you new comers to the

banded

> > > > world. You will love your band. You get a relationship with

> > your

> > > > body that you never had before. You learn to listen to it

and

> > > treat

> > > > it right!!! :-) it is a wonderful tool!!! :-)

> > > > take care everyone. big hugs from Washington!!!

> > > >

> > > > dob 10/6/06

> > > > 342/290/160

> > > >

> > >

> >

>