I bought a new scale. It is a Weight Watchers scale. I have to say, it is nicer than my older one. When I stepped on it, I was nervous it would tell me I was heavier than the old scale. NOPE - LIGHTER! It read 246.6! Whoop! That number made me happy, considering last week I ate sweets EVERYDAY at work. Talk about a bad week for weight loss. Yikes!

I am officially down 32.3 lbs! Yay me! I am relieved, and excited about the numbers going down. For a while, I was getting down hearted. It can be difficult not to compare myself to others. I knew as soon as I got a decent level of fill built up in my band, the numbers would start to change. Waiting is the hardest part.

The relief on my husbands face is nice to see. I think he was worried when the weight didn’t start to shed right away. I am happy, he is happy, we are happy! I mentioned to him this morning, I am nearing the weight I was at when I began my pregnancy in April 2007. I was 240 when I stepped on the scale at the Dr.’s office. We had just returned from out honeymoon. I think I gained 5 lbs on the cruise. Ugh!

Each new mark is great to see. Before long, I will need to clean out my closet. That will be exciting! What is great is I have plenty of cloths to fit into! I saved my cloths, so I won’t be shopping for a while. I have cloths all the way down to size 14.

Currently I am a size 20/22 depending on the pant. I can’t wait to wear some of my tops again. They are nice and waiting for me. My boobs are getting smaller! I realize I am going to have to buy a few bras in the next month or so.

Let’s talk fills….shall we. I have an apt for a fill this week. Still trying to decide if I need it, am I restricted enough?? During my TOM I noticed I tighten up. It was great! The amount of food I was comfortable eating decreased. The weight is coming off…..maybe I should wait on the fill. This week I am going to evaluate my eating, and weight loss. Right now, as it stands, I think I should cancel the apt for Friday. My hubby and I talked about it, and we decided to wait and see how this week goes. Will I loosen back up? That is the big question? Realistically, as long as I am loosing 1 lb a week, we are good to go.

Goals: along with my 10 lb goals, I am hoping to loose another 15 lbs by December. I believe that is do-able. I am hesitant to set the goal higher, due to my slow beginnings.

Can I take a moment to say, I love this band. Goal + Current weight loss = over 45 lbs! I love it. I am not unhappy with the weight loss, and feel happy to be loosing it slowly. My hope is to not have extra skin. It wouldn’t hurt my feeling one bit to avoid a tummy tuck.

I am noticing a difference in my skin and hair. I have been taking a vitamin E gel capsule, calcium, and NeoCell, along with take a multi vitamin, liquid. Today, I ordered some children’s’ liquid iron. I’ve noticed I am bruising more & I figure adding some iron in every now and again would be wise. Seems like a lot of supplements’. I joke they are my breakfast or snacks.

I too got the weight watchers scale! I Love it I was banded almost 2 years ago now Boy the time flys! I too started slow but guess what I am 101 Lbs. Down YA YA!

I never thought I would see size 14 again and now I am headed for 10 I started walking hills after I lost 50 lbs and then it took off 45min. a day and it really fell off..I love wine and if I did not drink it so often I would be a goal...But hey I live the way I want too and it is still slowly coming off! You sound postive and thats what you need to sound like to get the weight off! Gool Luck with the rest!

Davia

P.S> I was 276lbs when I started

I'm a slow starter/loser too. After 10 months I'm only down 25lb. I'm totally to blame. Denial was my middle name. :tt1: I've done some mental butt-kicking and think I'm on my way!

Davia - That is so awesome! For a while, I couldn't wrap my head around why I was not loosing lbs. (I lost inches, not lbs.) After reading on the forum, I realized I was not the only one, and it became easier to be kinder to myself over the reality.

I am a teller, so I did feel some pressure from the people I had shared my WLS with. After I accepted the fact that I would need a decent fill in order to loose some "real" weight, the serenity flowed in. For me, I was a slow starter. After this 3rd fill, the lbs are beginning to drop off! Eureka!

My husband is very proud of me, I am proud of me. It's a great feeling. What is even better, is the feeling that food no longer has such a control over me.

Thank you for your comment! It means alot to be able to share this journey with others who have success!

Babs44 - I think having the surgery was the easiest part of the process. Changing ourselves is the hardest part. I've really had some "forced behavior modification" going on. I was a night eater for the greater portion of my life. I am thrilled to say, I stumble now and again, but because of GLORIOUS RESTRICTION I have stopped almost completely.

Each of us have our own story, and process. Some of us take longer than others! Glad you are mentally in the game, so to speak. We can do this together! YES WE CAN!

I started off slow loosing wt also. I work with a lady who had the surgery two weeks before me. She was loosing twice the weight I was. She was sick, unable to eat. I was able to eat anything that wasn't nailed down. The shakes are what caused me to loose so fast, but most of that was before the surgery. I've now had two fills. I have been struggling with sweets this week. I blame it on hormones, but I also need to face the reality it is my responsibility as to what I put in my mouth. I've lost 27 lbs so far. I need to get a scale. Sounds as though the weight watchers scale would be a good purchase

equigles5 - so far I believe the WW scale is a good purchase. It is made of good solid materials, and will weigh a person who is 400 lbs. My other scale, jumped around more. I could step in it 2 times and get a different number each time. I didn't like that. This one seems to report the same weight each time. Bonus! I would recommend this scale!