minibandit

I was reading an article on addiction a short while ago and one thing struck me as remarkable - that the heroin addicts studied found relief in just the action of injecting - even if it was saline. Behavioral addiction - as opposed to the brain flooding foreign chemical rewarding type - is under-researched and…

If you weigh yourself first thing you will always be lighter than later in the day. Coffee, brekkie and clothes will add weight.

Obviously, if you are within your deficit you should be fine but, I also looked in to alcohol regarding weight loss. It does seem that alcohol changes the way that fat is dealt with by the Liver. Alcohol is a 'poison' or gets changed in to one by the body. This is then prioritized by the Liver over and above anything else.…

You have a band wrapped and stitched around your stomach. You need to let it heal and the formation of scar tissue to hold the band in place is essential. By eating solids you risk moving the band. Stick to the prescribed diet. Just like Garber said. Doing whatever 'we' wanted to do is what got us here in the first place.

I don't really have advice, I just wanted to wish you the strength you need to become the person you want to be x

Absolute personal preference. Personally speaking, I make better choices for the remainder of the day when I eat breakfast. If I don't and life runs away with me I become a bit of a hungry idiot and tend to naturally make less wise choices. My decision making is less logic and more I WANT FOOD!!! I also find it revs me up…

Never assume, and neither should your health care professionals, that everything is down to the bypass. Go back to your Doc, he should run bloods at the very least. Your dietician should have been working with you to up your cals to maintenance. What is your daily cal intake roughly?

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:smile: No - I haven't overcome, I'm still tackling and always will, but it gets easier and easier. My approach to this thread was mainly biological. A larger stomach WILL want larger portions to induce satisfaction and there will, due to greater surface area, be more Ghrelin produced inducing hunger. Training will work…

My personal opinion on this is - you've just got to train yourself. Your stomach will be stretched and used to getting large meals and snacks. It will adapt to whatever volume (not type, just amount) of food you are putting in it. A larger stomach will ask to be fed more regularly. It will also send more signals/hormones…

The general rule on this is, there are no rules! I have the Implant and hadn't had a period for about 9 months up to surgery. After surgery I then bled solidly for two whole months (heavy too). I've been period free for only one week! There are various thoughts and reasons. The immediate bleed can be put down to the blood…

I think the choice of surgery is as individual as a fingerprint. I was banded and I chose the band because, although complications with the band is higher, serious complications are actually lower than the sleeve or bypass. So - you get more problems but, are less likely to die! (Ok that sounds dramatic but, my kids are…

I closed my diary - and explained why. If people didn't like it they were welcome to un-friend me.

I have a happy super obese friend. She eats and drinks whatever she wants, she's social and goes out (to eat and drink) a lot. I'm certain that around a third of her weight is alcohol. She's happy. But, she's almost disabled and, if you look and listen carefully, she has had to adjust her life to accommodate her size. It's…

:smile: Thanks guys, so...do the movement properly with less/no weights - and build up. I have this set of weights I picked up cheap and it's in three sizes (weights), I chose the medium, because I'm tough (jk). I'll drop down to the smaller ones for next time. It just occurred to me that I didn't really know what would be…

Every single person I've seen in my team have all told me not to give a sh... about fills. It's not 'fills' it's 'feels'. The amount of liquid only becomes an issue if there's a problem (i.e leakage) other than that - don't think about it. It is how you 'feel' that is the key thing. I've also been told that 'restriction'…

Reading some of this is heartbreaking. Sounds to me like this is not a cultural thing with your partners SiL - it's a mean, nasty, jealousy thing. I would take that with the teeniest pinch of salt it deserves. I have been asked when the baby was due, although in all honesty the lady was as mortified as me when I said No.…

I am absolutely NO expert - they'll most likely be along in a bit but, I would up your cals and protein a bit and lower your sugar and fat intake just a touch. You don't say how tall you are or what your weight is? It seems MFP automatically sets almost anyone at 1200 if they put 'lose 2lb a week' in to their goals. Stay…

Hi - I'm going to give a vote for just modifying 'normal' stuff. I'm going to start a Jillian Michaels DVD on Mon and I know that there are certain bits of the cardio that I can't do...yet. So, instead of doing say Jumping Jacks I'll do a modified version (I don't know why but, JJ's do my knees in). It can also take me a…

Now...you guys saying that so early on in this thread considering how it's panned out...now that's funny! :laugh:

I do agree with you. Especially where the internet in general is concerned - MFP is tame in comparison. However :happy: Maybe I am just on my own here - hope not! But, I have probably learned my most valuables lesson in life, not just diet stuff, from being wrong. Sometimes, being right is just too easy for it to be…

In UK. Pizza Hut - is yum however, it's super salty and gives my husband the shi.... To the point that 7hrs later he'll 'never have another one' - until next time. I HAVE to try the cheese burger crust. It just has to be done. As soon as I feel I've earned a reward this is what it'll be - just out of curiosity. Dominos -…

I was seriously disappointed when I signed up to WW. I thought I would give it a go and it sent me right back here and cancelling my payments. It gives you nothing that MFP doesn't and in a far less confusing form.

There seems to be more evidence now that it doesn't matter when you eat - it's more about how much and the quality. I was reading something from a link here yesterday where it seems metabolism is set by your caloric intake over the day/s not by what time and frequency you eat. I think the general thing about 'must eat…

Grill in the Uk - I believe - is broiling in the U.S. And pan seared is where you fry it on high heat to brown the outside - this will still leave the inner undercooked. Pan searing is usually used to brown meat before slower cooking i.e. casserole etc.

I am not judging - really I'm not. You have just had a baby - you are exclusively breastfeeding and I am sure you are up night and day and also have another one to look after. What a way to put pressure on yourself that you don't need! Really - and this is from the heart - don't diet just yet. Or track calories. I'm not…

Your breath and farts will strip wallpaper - now is a good time to go into interior decorating.

Bros :embarassed:

Alcohol makes you pee a lot - dehydration and no food in your belly. Agree with lauly - red wine is lovely, hangover is brutal.

I am really new to this so... I know this might not be popular but your comment, 'I forgot it was there' stands out for me. I don't think you should ever forget your band, even when you can't feel it and are settled in your eating habits. Forgetting it's there may mean your are eating more than you should and risking band…