So, about a week ago, after working out hard and being on liquid diet with my first fill--I suddenly dropped 3 1/2 pounds taking me to the lowest weight since starting this journey on June 17th. I was THRILLED!!! Then the next day two and a half were back on. And literally the scale hasn't moved any further than .6 pounds up and down.

I have been working out at least an hour each morning for the past week. I thought FOR SURE that this morning would do the trick...but no...STILL there. Same.

I got out the measuring tape and started measuring. That really was exciting. From the first day of my pre-op diet till now, I've lost 13.6 (not 13.8!!) pounds is all, but I've lost ALOT of inches. 1/2 on my neck!! (Double chin is shrinking)...2 inches off my chest, 3 1/4 inches off my waist(!!), an 1 3/4 off my hips!! 1/2 inch from my arm (!)...so ok...this is doing some good, but WHY OH WHY is this scale not just falling off!!

My husband keeps telling me that it's because I've been working out and I'm replacing fat weight with "tight" muscle weight....it sounds good in theory, but it doesn't cut it for me.

My restriction is still VERY good....and I'm learning to let it work for me instead of just staying liquid or mushie (a huge temptation). Today I had tuna salad and ritz crackers for lunch and that came back up. It was because I ate it mindlessly--I'm in the middle of an audit at work---so I was stressing trying to get this spreadsheet done...and forgot COMPLETELY that I had the band. I made it calmly to the bathroom (THANK GOD the handicapped bathroom was free---it is it's own personal BR). I was impressed that I walked calmly down the long hallway....careful not to swallow and stretching ALOT!!!

I am not sure --since I've been way too swamped to track anything lately---whether I am getting ENOUGH calories. I quick count thru the day, but after you throw up it's HARD to get anything else down for awhile. I am thinking I'm getting around 1000--but it may be a little less than that, said and done because alot of the things I count---I don't finish. So....my plan for the rest of the week. TRACK MY CALORIES AND PROTEIN at a minimum...increase my calories to 1200...drink plenty of water!! I'm putting my scales up in the linen closet until Saturday. I'm just so ticked at seeing that dumb number...I could just write it on the floor and then I wouldn't have to get naked to see it!!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't work out this morning out of disgust of the scales...and I felt drained of energy (another hint that I'm not getting enough) and havn't been sleeping too good. I feel much better now and more in control of my feelings since I've vented a little. The inches are an awesome thing and I will choose to celebrate that tonight.

I was getting dressed for church yesterday and my little girl--she's 6--came in the room, saw me wearing this bright coral colored bra--that didn't fit 13.6 pounds ago ...and she just started exclaiming about how skinny I was getting!! That made me feel really good.

There's people in Africa without any scales...so I shouldn't be ungrateful for mine! :thumbup: