Need advice from a lap band guru

xltay
on 7/21/09 10:12 pm - Malvern, AR
Ok, I need some advice.

What do you eat for breakfast?

My day goes like this:

I get up at 4am, get ready for work, take my medicine, drink a protein shake, leave my house about 5:30am.
I am at wor****il 3:30 or 4pm.
I get home around 4:30 or 5pm, walk (at a speed of 3 to 3.5 mph) between 1.5 to 2 miles every day on my Bowflex Treadclimber, yet I don't seem to be losing any weight.

I am using the Chike Nutrition shake mix that was recommended by Dr. Luttrell before I leave home,  but by 8am I am starting to get hungry. 

Do you think my band is adjusted right?

I had my first fill on July 3rd.
robyn pipkin
on 7/23/09 1:57 am
I eat a bowl of cereal for breakfat or I go to sonic and order a chicken strip sandwich plain with ranch on the side,I throw away the bun, it cost only 1.00. You have only had 1 fill, it took me untill April (my 4th fill) to get restriction. I have just passed my 1/2 ways mark to get to goal, Lapband is slow but worth it!
  2 year anniversary July 17th  / Height 5'0      
xltay
on 7/23/09 2:52 am - Malvern, AR
Robyn,  Thanks for the response.  So you have had your band about a year.

Have you had problems with any foods?  So far, I haven't had any issues with what I have been eating.  I have tried all kinds of foods and none of them seem to bother me.

My band is a 10cc band.  I am curious about how much saline should it take to give me the restriction that I need.
robyn pipkin
on 7/23/09 4:10 am
Before April I could eat  anything and almost any amt, since then, I can't tolerate bread, pasta,roast beef and salad. I went last week and got a .5 unfill. I have been able to eat a piece of toast and some salad(if lettuce is shredded) along most things in small amounts. I went from April -July  eating lots of chip-dip, ice cream  and cookies because everything else was getting stuck and i was pb'ing at least 2 times a day, not healthy for me or my band! I also have a 10cc band. 1st fill 1.5 2nd fill 1.0 , 3rd 1.0, and 4th 1.0( he only wanted to do .5) and I talked him into a full cc. big mistake! I did lose 10.5 in those 3 months, but it wasn't worth it, my doc said I should lose better being a little loser, because i'll be able to eat  most meats and salad. So, basically it took 4 cc for me to fill restriction and that was 9 months down the road. I hope to be at least 15 pds down before I go back in October. I have lost 1 1/2 this week.
  2 year anniversary July 17th  / Height 5'0      
xltay
on 7/23/09 10:06 pm - Malvern, AR
What advice do you have regarding vitamins?  Are they vital to health?  I haven't been taking them lately, but I am starting back today.  I use Centrum chewables and liquid.
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