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OK .. we have talked a lot about food , goals and choices .. What about your exercise ? 

Are you doing it .. Are you moving ... ??
We must move to lose! 

If you have not started an exercise regimen and would like to start one .. but not sure where to begin ..please PM me .. and perhaps we can come up with a formula that will work for you .
If you are working out , please share with us what you are doing and how you came to the point you are in selecting your own plan .

Get out there and move  it .. I swear it works .. the formula for successful weight loss for me has always been .
PROTEIN +WATER+EXERCISE = WEIGHTLOSS !!
Happy Weekend to you all .,

Tink

 Hi everyone, my name is Natalie. 

I was banded (Realize) in June 2008 and received my first fill in July. (3cc's). I began vomiting shortly afterward, but I thought it was my fault for overeating/under-chewing, etc.  I focused on trying to modify my eating habits, but the only way I could eat anything without puking was to stick with liquids.  By September, my band had slipped and I was fully obstructed. This required a 2nd surgery to reposition & re-secure the band. I had my first fill (3 cc's again) in November and began vomiting again in February. RAN to my surgeon to get deflated but it was too late... my band slipped AGAIN. I had to undergo surgery for a third time.  I did not lose a single pound in the last 6 months with the band, despite all the vomiting. The port never stopped hurting since it was originally implanted. I've felt like I had a knife sticking out of my gut for 7 months now. I couldn't even wear jeans or anything with a firm waistband, because it put pressure on the port and it dug into my muscle wall.  I am very active & love to exercise hard, but the port has severely reduced what I was able to do without pain.  For a weight-loss procedure to actually REDUCE your ability to exercise is unacceptable.  For a band to slip TWICE in only 7 months is unacceptable.  I don't think I could ever recommend the band to anyone.  I regret my decision and hope that I make a better one this time around.   Last week, I had the band removed and converted to a sleeve.  I've lost 13 pounds in 10 days.  Yesterday I ate an egg,  ONE egg, and was pleasantly full and remained so for 3 hours without pain or vomiting.  What a novel concept!
Looking forward to a long and beautiful relationship with my sleeve.  Also looking forward to getting lots of positive & helpful advice from my WLS peers.  

Natalie

Being on top of your game , mean knowing all you can about the food you put into your body .
How many of you know what a calorie is ? 
Definition: A calorie is a measure of energy expenditure. The calories referred to in diet and exercise are kilocalories (kcal) - 1000 of the calories referred to in science labs for measuring chemical reactions.

A pound of fat stores 3500 calories (kcal). To lose a pound of fat a week a person must eat approximately 500 fewer calories (kcal) per day than he/she expends.

The range of daily calorie burning is from 1600 for a sedentary woman or older people to 2800 for active men, very active women and teenage boys.

Walking expends approximately 100 calories per mile for a 150 pound person.

Pronunciation: cal er ee Common Misspellings: calourie Examples: I will walk for 3.5 miles to burn off the calories in that Snickers bar.



Did your surgeon office give you a certain food proticol to follow ? Such as how many calories you need a day, fats and carbs . How much water you need to drink ? How much protein you will need?
The challenge for you today is to get to know your food . Look at labels .
Set the limits you feel will give you the best weight loss return .
If you do not know these, I ask you go to your surgeon and get them . Make sure he knows that you are getting this info again so you can get back to basics and change your behaviors .

If you cannot get this info from him , my suggestion is to contact a Bariatric Nutritionist .

Know what you put into your body .
Track your food and activity .
www.dailyplate.com

Stay educated at all times ! Knoweldge is POWER !

Have a great evening .

Tink

Staying on Track When Everyone Around You is Not .

Many times our families do not require to eat the way we do . This in itself can sabotage our good works . 
 This may sound silly but I think of it like something parents tell their children. "If your friends all jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?" Unhealthy eating habits are just a slower more painful version of that. So when everyone around you is eating out of control and probably trying to get you to join them, just tell yourself you aren't gonna jump with them.


Making your voice heard at the dinner table and abroad . Make sure you family and friends understand how important it is that you stay on track. Keep foods that are healthy around you . Who knows maybe the family can start eating healthy too .

Has your family been supportive ? Do they work with you to prepare your meals. I know for me my children always helped me to watch my sugar counts .. and to remind me about protein first .

What do you do to include you family or friends ? 
Can you share some tips on how we one can introduce good eating habits to our family ? 

I hope that you all are having a great Monday .
I would love to hear how you all are doing on your journeys ! 

Love ,
Tink

Since vitamins are so important to us, as I was going thru the ads today, I thought I'd post who has what on sale. I did this last week and everyone seemed to appreciate it, so here we go......

***Please note, I am not advocating any brand or what you should take, as always if you have any questions, check with your doctor first***


CVS:
Nature's Bounty - buy 1 get 1 free.
CVS's own brand, all Calcium Supplements - Buy 1 get 1 free. This includes calcium citrate which is what we use. This is a good buy, they don't run this sale very often so now is the time to stock up.
Not a vitamin, Gold Emblem Candy .88 cents.
They have a good selection of sugar free items and I am hooked on their sugar free root beer barrels.
Nice thing about CVS is that their rainchecks have no limit and no expiration date. See my "beef" about Rite Aid below.

RITE AID:
Centrum vitamins, all types $9.99(uh, did'nt they have these on sale for $6.99 week before last?plus there was a $1 off coupon in the paper)
Rite Aid, their own brand all vitamins and supplements - buy 1, get 1 free.
They are also offering this week a $25 gift card for any new or transferred perscription. I've been "bouncing" perscriptions all over depending on who is offering this. Hey it pays for the vitamins!
Ok here is my complaint about Rite Aid. Last week they had Pure Protein Bars on sale for $1 each. These are the only brand that I use and I like to stock up. When I got to the store they only had 8 or 9 in only 1 flavor and no more. I asked for a raincheck and was told it was only good for 2 bars! and the raincheck was good for only 30 days. Last month, CVS had these on sale for the same price and I got a raincheck with NO LIMIT AND NO EXPIRATION DATE!

WALGREENS:
Finast Natural, vitamins and supplements - buy 1 get 1 free.
Centrum Vitamins, $9.99
Walgreens Gold Seal, Single Letter vitamins - buy 1 get 1 free.
Not a vitamin, Jell-O sugar free 2/$1 with coupon from their ad. Limit 4.

Ok, that's it for this week. I hope this helped, and when buying in any kind of quanity, be sure to check the expiration dates