CaliGirl

I hate mayo so that was the only thing holding me back from trying this yummy sounding recipe, thanks ladies {and gentlemen} for the great substitution suggestions.

Update: I now have 9.5 cc in my band. I also know one other girl with 9.5 cc.

Absolutely the best decision I have ever made was going to OCC and getting my band. Just remember that it's a tool. It isn't the magic solution to all your problems. There are ways to cheat the band and sneak stuff past it. You have to be completely committed to change all your eating habits. To eat the foods that your body needs to nourish it and not eat the crap that got you to your current weight. I got my band in July 2010. I have lost 62 lbs since then. Would have been more but I have been so busy since December that finding time to exercise on a regular basis has proved difficult. I have 38 more to loose and I know I can do it.

I use SHAKEWEIGHT! It had worked great too tighten up my skin and muscles.

I've lost a 5000 BTU air conditioner but still need to lose an elephants heart

What have you lost? 1 pound = a Guinea Pig 1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts 2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs 3 pounds = an average human brain 4 pounds = an ostrich egg 5 pounds = a Chihuahua 6 pounds = a human’s skin 7.5 pounds = an average newborn 8 pounds = a human head 10 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year 11 pounds = an average housecat 12 pounds = a Bald Eagle 15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs 16 pounds = a sperm whale’s brain 20 pounds = an automobile tire 23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year 24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream 25 pounds = an average 2 year old 30 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year 33 pounds = a cinder block 36 pounds = a mid-size microwave 40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg 44 pounds = an elephant’s heart 50 pounds = a small bale of hay 55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner 60 pounds = an elephant’s penis (yep, weights more than his heart!) 66 pounds = fats and oils an average American eats in a year 70 pounds = an Irish Setter 77 pounds = a gold brick 80 pounds = the World’s Largest Ball of Tape 90 pounds = a newborn calf 100 pounds = a 2 month old horse 111 pounds = red meat an average American eats in a year 117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she’s 5’11”) 118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica 120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month 130 pounds = a newborn giraffe 138 pounds = potatoes an average American eats in a year 140 pounds = refined sugar an average American eats in a year 144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”) 150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary 187 pounds = an average adult man 200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds 235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger 300 pounds = an average football lineman 400 pounds = a Welsh pony"

Try myfitnesspal.com for online food journaling.

Try myfitnesspal.com

What desert? We are going to Glamis. I got banded in July and went riding in August.

I took mine to a homeless shelter. Also , there is always a need at a battered woman's shelter. Many times girls leave with the clothes on their back I am always for giving them to the needy rather than having them re-sold. Sometimes at ridiculous prices.

I found this site that tells you BMI and percentage in society. http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm

Congrats:) I have made it 1/2 way to Dr. Miranda's goal too but I have my own personal goal and I still have 8 more lbs for that. I wanted to lose exactly 100 lbs.

Read it over, folks, and pay heed, or the great gods of banding shall smite thee. 1. Thou shalt consume thy protein first, followed by thy veggies and fruits. If thou, then hast any room left thou shalt comusme thy carbs lastly! 2. Thou shalt take the tiniest of bites, placing thy fork and thy spoon upon thine table, that thou shalt have more time between bites to savor that which thou hast eaten, and allow thy stomach adequate time to inform thy brain of thine fullness. 3. Thou shalt chew and chew and when thou has done so, thou shalt chew some more, lest thy band rise up and smite thee,causing in thy chest great pain, and spewing forth. 4. Thou shalt drink of thy water, copiously, consuming all that has been recommended to thee, that thou mayest be spared the pangs of hunger and dehydration, and thou shalt thus, also keep thy kidneys well flushed, that thou shalt not develop stones to aggrieve thee. 5. Thou shalt exercise in a manner that thou mayest choose, of thine own accord, providing that thou art faithful to thine execise regimen,that thou shalt not falter on thy journey to thine smaller self. 6. Thou shalt honor thy band and maintain it well, that it shalt be a steadfast friend to thee throughout thine entire life. Thou wilt,from time to time, as thou hast been told, obtain for it the fills that it needest that it may then help thee in thy hours of need, keeping it always in perfect adjustment for thine benefit. 7. Thou shalt not worry and gnash thy teeth, becoming aggrieved at those times when thy losses seemingly stop and thy weight remaineth constant, remembering then that thou tookest long to acquire thine pounds, and that thy pounds must then take time for loss. 8. Thou shalt maintain a log or dairy of thine measurements, that thou mayest truly perceive the effect of they band when thine scale doth pause in it's downward progress. 9. Thou shalt join into and participate within thy local support community, for without the input, experience and love of they fellow bandsters, thou shalt have a much more difficult time in thy journey, and when thou art well upon thy road, thou shalt then likewise assist those who followest in thine footsteps that they too might be successful in their own diminishment. 10. Thou shalt beware of thine " soft caolries syndrome", keeping always in thy mind that thou canst thus sabotage thine efforts and thine investment and lead thee then therefore into depression and guilt. As once stated "Just because thou canst, it meaneth not that thou shouldith".

Lucerna is my first choice. Then Marriott.

I had 5.5 cc on my first fill at OCC and 2.5 cc on my second fill at OCC. Total of 8 in my Realize band.

Happy everybody liked the article as much as me. I found it on lapbandtalk.com and it was worth sharing. I thought I needed another fill till I read this, now I'm gonna wait.