Alfonso D.

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Sodium watch! - Just a reminder -- sodium leads to water retention. In a few days I managed to go from 175 to 179. Sigh. DETAILS:  179.0 lbs (BMI 25.7) Current Weight 335.0 lbs (BMI 48.1) Wei...

Made it! Now what? - So I got down to 175lbs; shirts and pants no longer feeling snug. I'll probably hold on another week just to offset the bounceback, but then what? I'm struggling a bit with the ...

Slowly heading in the right direction - Another week, another pound. I'm holding out hope that this is still actual fat loss -- not slow dehydration. I've been pretty good about drinking water, but I could certainly do b...

It ain't easy... - ...being green. No, wait, that's actually easier than losing weight and keeping it off. So I cut back on my calories and lost a bit, but I think it might be just water loss), bu...

It takes effort - Don't ever let anyone tell you that surgery is "taking the easy way out." It ain't. The band is a great tool, and it can help with hunger and portions, but it's up to us to work at...

Coming soon... - So it's been awhile since my last post. I will be writing my usual long-winded explanation soon, but for now let me just say that I'm back at Synchrony and my weight is back on tra...

Dancin' the weight away! - Down 0.8lb these past two weeks.      Silvia and I signed up for a month's worth of dancing classes at "Fred Astaire Dance Studios" (www.fredastaireburrridge.com.  The place is l...

Still on track... - Down 1.8lb these past two weeks.      Using the Lap-Band the way God intended! Smaller portions, healthy meals, gentle weight loss!  DETAILS:  119 Weeks of Synchrony;   91 Wee...

...and now slowly back down again. - Down 1.0lb this past week.    A slight decrease in calories, a slight increase in activity, and I'm slowly easing on down again. God bless the Lap-Band!  DETAILS:  117 Weeks ...

...and driftin' back up... - Up 5.4lbs these past 7 weeks.   It's been a tough few weeks; hectic, stressful, disorganized. Excuses aside, I'm surprised I didn't gain more weight. Sigh. I'd like to post more...

Driftin' back down - 1.8lbs down these past two weeks So I've been cutting back a little bit on the calories, though perhaps not eating as well as I should. Saturday night I went to dinner with the fa...

18 months at goal, 6 months holding steady... - So, trying to keep my weight around 170-175, I've managed to hold steady for 6 months now. I have my ups and downs, but that seems to be my average range. This is an important p...

Owie! - 1.4 lbs Up This Week I threw my back out on Sunday. Yep, I was lifting a car off a trapped little puppy when a raging bull charged out of nowhere and I had to rip Penelope Cruz's ...

Slow and Easy... - 0.4 lbs Lost This Week It's been a good week, averaging over 5,000 steps daily and working out 3 times per week (resistance + cardio). At the same time, I've been eating well (mo...

Family Concerns... - 1.2 lbs Lost This Week  So my dad, who's a doctor, called me up this morning, concerned for my health, suggesting I get my Lap-Band loosened and an EGD to look for "narrowing o...

Technical Update - I was using a calendar to count weeks and somehow missed one on the Optifast count, so I corrected this week's post to 99. Beginning next week, I'm going to stop counting Optifast ...

Whoa! - Week 85 Lap-Band (Week 99 Optifast)  Weight Loss 2.8lbs (131.0 total lost)  Official Weight 170.0 (BMI 24.6)  Real Weight 166.0 (BMI 24.0)  Okay, so what do we think happene...