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1queenbee3
Columbia, MD
Member Since: 02/26/09
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Topic: RE: Need to give band another chance
Hi Michele,

I know exactly what you're going through. I gained over 20 lbs last year and it was so hard to get it together so I could start losing the weight again.  I prayed so much for a change, but I still needed to take the first step to make better choices, as well as exercise.  Thank God  was able to lose the weight I gained.  Now I'm focusing on losing the last of the weight I need to to meet my goal.  Hopefully the St. Patty's Day challenge will help me stay motivated to continue to lose weight (I do love a good challenge:) )!

          

                                              Highest Weight--Surgery Weight--Current Weight--Goal
                                                    282                  231                173.5            135
 
         
        
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1queenbee3
Columbia, MD
Member Since: 02/26/09
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Topic: RE: St Patty's Day Challenge! How's everyone doing?
So far so good:)

I've been exercising everyday and and during the day I'm great with eating.  I have to watch out for night time snacking, so I don't derail all the good I'm doing during the week.

Lisa

          

                                              Highest Weight--Surgery Weight--Current Weight--Goal
                                                    282                  231                173.5            135
 
         
        
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faithgirl140
Member Since: 05/25/08
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Topic: RE: St Patty's Day Challenge! How's everyone doing?
I am working at it and giving it my all. I am doing 2 shakes and a healthy choice and exercising everyday. I hope I start seeing some pounds come off. I am stuck at 193.
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faithgirl140
Member Since: 05/25/08
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Topic: RE: ****NSV****
A plastic surgeon will do the Tummy Tuck and my Ob will do the other. I just want to lose 20 more pounds and drop another dress size before I have it done so that I will be happy in the new size and happy at the new weight. I will just do what I can. I am uping the exercise because I want to be stronger and firm up the rest of my body.
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wsmommy
Member Since: 08/19/08
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Topic: RE: St Patty's Day Challenge! How's everyone doing?
 I was actually sick...had some kind of stomach bug which I don't ever care to repeat!  :)

Hope you feel better soon!

Toni

         

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michele1
Member Since: 06/22/08
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Topic: RE: What are we eating, today??
Thursdays, not the best day.....where are the fruits and veggies???? And over calories..did work out though.

B: Atkins Mocha Latte

S: Dunkin donuts decaf w cream

L: Rotisserie Chicken

S: Pistachios

D: Meatloaf, carrots, sf pudding

S: Kay's lemon herb chips

caloires: 1338
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marymcd54
Warwick, RI
Member Since: 05/25/11
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Topic: RE: Gas -gas what to do?

yes, I am a grandma.. so that must be part of  it! lol
I don't really have pain.. just it is annoying.
I can sip a drink of water and burp like crazy.
thank you all for your advice.

Marylmcd
    
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Vivian Prouty
Fort Worth, TX
Member Since: 01/26/05
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Topic: FRIDAY GRATEFUL POST
 Hope everyone has had a great week and ready for the weekend.    It's almost here whether you are ready for it or not.    Today I am so grateful for life.    Before my WLS I wasn't really living life even though I was a Mom of 3 sons....I was a very active Mom ( well as active as a 5'1" 273 lb. woman could be ).   LOL   I was at the wrestling meets, gymnastic meets, school plays, musicals...etc but if anything involved exercise I just couldn't hold up to it.    I am SO grateful for the changes in my life since WLS.    Not only am I active but I went on a senior field trip when my youngest son was a senior several years back.    LIfe is SO much better as a smaller person and so much easier to do things for that I am truly grateful.    PLEASE share with us what you are grateful for today.   Have a blessed weekend.


Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE;   COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN;   AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!!    THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.

Vivian Prouty      Obesity Help Support Group Coach  "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"



 

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Vivian Prouty
Fort Worth, TX
Member Since: 01/26/05
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Topic: MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE FOR TODAY
 
  • “You can’t do it all yourself. Don’t be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.” ~Oprah Winfrey
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GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE;   COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN;   AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!!    THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.

Vivian Prouty      Obesity Help Support Group Coach  "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"



 

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Pumpkin X .
Califreakinfornia , CA
Member Since: 12/20/05
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Topic: RE: Allergan halts Lap-Band sales to 1-800-GET-THIN clinics
Jenn I will PM you the name & phone number of the Lawyer in charge of the case. It would be a good idea for you to remove your email from public view.

Lisa

I'm not sure how to give you his info since you said you don't know how to PM.....I'll try though.

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pitablond
Harrisburg, PA
Member Since: 06/11/08
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Topic: RE: What are we eating, today??
Disclaimer: Thursday was awful...not so smart with choices.  My hubby is having gastric bypass on Monday.  Him going under for anything just makes me nervous.  I have been having a lot of bad dreams lately which is rare for me.  So of course the emotional eating with the need for a fill is putting a hurting on my weight loss. I feel like I cant even break it down between meals...I just ate all day.  Now that I look at it, I just want to cry...I never eat like this.

coffee
7oz cottage cheese and pineapple
6oz mini meatballs and sauce with shredded cheese
1/2 italian sub
1 slice of pizza
4oz edamame
fritos single bag 
8oz skim milk

I drank around 80oz of water

~*Ashley*~
Highest weight: 325ish
Current weight: 225
Goal weight:
A not so fat mommy!!

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pitablond
Harrisburg, PA
Member Since: 06/11/08
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Topic: RE: What are we eating, today??
Oh my gosh Ashley, you DO love your hamburgers. lol

~*Ashley*~
Highest weight: 325ish
Current weight: 225
Goal weight:
A not so fat mommy!!

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Cre8tv
Member Since: 08/25/03
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Topic: RE: Fashion Week starts with updated health guidelines for models - REALLY?..lol
 And I love that "fashion": yeah, drape a dead animal around her and maybe no one will notice.
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Cre8tv
Member Since: 08/25/03
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Topic: RE: Fashion Week starts with updated health guidelines for models - REALLY?..lol
 Have you seen the woman with the "natural" 20" waist that's doing modeling?


Nicknamed the "human hourglass," Romanian-born model Ioana Spangenberg's waist is a tiny 20 inches -- and the beauty says she's able to maintain her figure all while eating three square meals a day and noshing on junk food in between.


"No one seems to believe it, but every day I eat three big meals and I snack on chocolate and crisps all the time. I just have a small stomach," the 30-year-old model told the U.K. Sun. "It's a bit like having a natural gastric band -- if I eat too much, I feel sick."
 

Weighing more than seven pounds at birth, Spangenberg's current waist measures just five inches bigger than a compact disc.


Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/human-hourglas s-model-with-20-inch-waist-i-snack-on-chocolate-all-the-time -201272#ixzz1lyo8WrfC


 
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Marcia J.
Coventry, CT
Member Since: 06/03/09
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Topic: RE: Cardio or Weights?
Nikki,
I teach a very introductory health and wellness class at a community college and I can tell you that the recommendation is 150 minutes per week of cardio and doing weights twice per week.  You can do all this with 30 minutes of exercise per day or any other way that you'd like.  This is recommended for all Americans to have good heatlh.  In order to lose weight, it is 300 minutes of cardio per week and/or reduction in caloric intake.
You can find similiar recommendations from all kinds of reputable sources, but they are really all about the same and they do say that it's best to do both.
Congrats on your exercise regimen!  I too lost my weight through diet intitally, but now, two plus years out, I am doing the exercise part of begin healthy.  I could only do one thing at a time!
Continued success to us all!
                 
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dianeg49
Member Since: 08/12/10
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Topic: RE: Gas -gas what to do?
I find the more artificial sweetners in my world, the more the gas creeps in. Beano works good if it is cause by broccoli,cauliflower, beans, etc.
And if you're a Grandma, it is a know fact that Grandma's have the walking farts. LOL
Dianeg49            
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He who can't be Named
Member Since: 10/28/08
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Topic: RE: VSG vs. Band?
I had the band, and now am paying for a revision. I now have insurance but there is a One WLS per Lifetime thing in there. They didn't even pay for the first one. 

Do your research. If I had, I would have gotten the sleeve the first time around.


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He who can't be Named
Member Since: 10/28/08
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Topic: RE: Gas -gas what to do?
I have a bottle of simethicone to relieve gas in babies and children which is given in a dropper. The baby dose is a drop or two, and I may start with 2 or 3, but continue to take a few more drops if needed. 

I tried it because my doctor told me it would be cheaper, and the one bottle has lasted me years. Infants must need a lot of gas medicine.


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He who can't be Named
Member Since: 10/28/08
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Topic: RE: Having MAJOR second thoughts about this surgery
I wish someone would have given me the information Pumpkin right above me, is giving you. I self paid, had nothing but problems, then several emergency surgeries, then had it removed. 

Waste of time, money and health. The real rub is now I do have insurance, but they won't pay for revision, despite not paying for my band (they did pay to remove it though - big whoop). One WLS per lifetime no matter who paid. I wish I'd known there were other choices before, and now am saving for a sleeve or DS.


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Ashley A.
Dayton, OH
Member Since: 05/22/08
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Topic: RE: What are we eating, today??
B: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 tsp sugar reduced ketchup
S: Pork Rinds
L: 3 oz hamburger and green beans
S: Small salad with a boiled egg
D: 2 3 oz hamburgers
Slacked on the water today..trying to chug some down before bed
Exercise
    
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