PghGal2011

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I am 4 months out Lapband and did not have a pre op diet but I did start to journal 6 months prior. Today I journal everything, eat high protein and drink over 64 oz a day. I learned so much by watching Youtube videos, there is am awesome weight loss support community on there. also check out WLSFA (google it) there is a…

Any extra Protein you have spills out via your kidneys. Is this bad? Some say it works the kidneys too hard but my Dr said if i stay around 100 Grams that is not too excessive.

Adorable You are! I call the marks on my belly Shrinkels..

Hello Laura, I am a Lapbander and I wanted to share why I choose this over the bypass. Simply put I wanted to make sure my body could still absorbed nutrients in a normal manner. Take a look at post-op Bypass and Band diets you will see they look the same except for the amount of supplements you need to take. I invite you…

oh and 1000 to 1200 cals a day for me

Each Dr provides his own rules..Mine are no drinking 30 min before and 30 min after Protein first always, 60 grams or higher on protein each day no more than 8oz of food at a time No doughy breads, dry chicken, white rice, or noodles 64 oz and more of water a day

ettuccine Hungry Girlfredo 2.0 PER SERVING (entire recipe): 99 calories, 4g fat, 376mg sodium, 9.5g carbs, 4g fiber, 1g sugars, 5.5g protein -- PointsPlus™ value 2* Honesty time! While the original recipe calls for half a cheese wedge, we pretty much NEVER do that anymore. Plus we've included some top-notch Tofu Shirataki…

http://www.hungry-girl.com/search?keyword=shirataki+tofu+noodles Hungry Girl Loves them, I have not tried them yet but if I did I would look here first.

Candy Leatherwhip....OUCH

look and see if they have protein bars

I am doing the 30/30 still but can see what you mean about sipping water while eating. If I find something to be be too dry i will sip a bit and be done. it seems to kick in my own natural saliva again.

Whoo hoo!! We have some sexy mommas on here, can't wait till I am a member of the club.

http://www.mybodygallery.com/search.html?height=5+4&weight=140&pant=any&shirt=any&zphoto=Large&new=1 here is the galley for 5 "4 and 140 BTW I am 5'4 also..:)

the website you need is www.mybodygallery.com It is so wonderful for looking at what a body looks like a size!

Looks like it would be 232 Calories for a 12th of the cake with 35 carbs a piece and 1 protein

I started last night and thought i was going to die! Bring it on baby cuz finishing a 5 k is on my goal list!!

Good luck with the band, I love mine band. Thank you for starting this post because i did not know how to add fellow banders as friends. As far the difficulty of getting the band it took 6 months of supervised diet and exercise. 6 months of lifestyle classes and visits to a nutritional advisor along with psychiatric…

WTG!!!

GONE!! I love getting rid of my plus sized clothes, they mean very little to me.