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Hoping for Improvement

I've been a member of this community for almost 6 months now and I haven't posted or written anything at all. I'm hoping that I can turn here for encouragement and support.   I was banded May 19th, 2009 and so far I've only lost 30 pounds. I'm disappointed in the amount I've lost, especially considering I am a full 9 months post-op. The really terrible thing is I know that my lack of extreme or significant weight loss is mostly my fault. I'm a chronic over-eater and have been my entire life. I eat for any and every reason and I knew that having this surgery would'nt solve all of my problems. I have cut down significantly on my consumption but not enough to lose more than 30 pounds in 9 months which is slightly less than 1 pound/week. I feel like I have failed miserably at this. But I'm hoping deep down that this isn't the case. I want to get better, I want to improve. I want to control my intake and not compulsively eat just because the food is there....   Now for my motivation: I'm getting married in 15 months. I have 15 months to get down to a "comfortable" weight.... no pressure. A comfortable weight for me would mean I need to lose around 75 more pounds before my wedding, technically before I buy my dress.... man oh man. I want to be successful. I want to show people and myself that I can do this. I can do this.
Alyce24

Alyce24

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NSV & More

Being new to all of this I am slowly learning the terminology & abbreviations. Found out today was NSV stands for and I thought I'd share one of mine....   The one that stands out the most is silly but significant (to me anyway). I sat down one day to put on my socks and shoes to get ready for work and I crossed my right leg over my left knee... and it stayed up there!!! I was so very excited. I can't remember the last time I was able to put on socks & shoes that way. I make it a point to do it every time I'm getting ready now just to make sure the skill hasn't left me as quickly as it arrived.   Silly I know, but I LOVE it. Small victories keep me moving:thumbup:   I find it easy to get discouraged, especially when you're uber aware of family & friends around you and it feels like they have these expectations for you to be successful...quickly. But I have to remember to stay positive. I'm always encouraging others to stay positive - I need to learn to practice what I preach :rolleyes2:
Alyce24

Alyce24

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Good days win!

I like to stay positive. It's hard because things can easily get overwhelming when you think about everything at once. So here I am sharing with everyone the things that have turned my busy/bad/yucky days into good days :mad:   I went down a shirt size - AWESOME!   I zipped up pants that wouldn't cover my rear end 3 weeks ago - AWESOMER!   I'm down another 3 pounds - HOORAY!   I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow that will hopefully lead to a settling of my acid reflux and more importantly a full night's sleep - A GREAT BIG SIGH OF RELIEF :eek:   Yup that's all. I'm going to get back into working out this week, I'm eating better, stressful things are slowly being checked off my list... life is good.
Alyce24

Alyce24

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Sacrifices...

I'm down another 3 pounds from my last weigh-in which is awesome and wonderful and exciting! I feel like my recent pound droppage is at the expense of my sleep lately though. I had a 5-8 week battle with severe acid reflux at night then I started prescription prilosec, some home remedies, changed my eating time, propped up my head at night and I finally have noticed an improvement in the acid reflux. Now I'm left with the chronic cough brought on by acid reflux along with some strange clear liquid stuff that comes up on occasion even though I don't drink water near bedtime. So very odd, but it's not acid and it's not painful or uncomfortable. I'm starting a cough suppressant tonight and here's hoping that this wonderful weight loss I've been experiencing lately won't be at the sacrifice of quality sleep....
Alyce24

Alyce24

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