Doctor's appointment was yesterday. In the last 2 weeks I lost 3 more lbs, so that's average now I think. I knew it would slow down sooner or later, but that is understandable.

Anyway, since I've lost 30 lbs in 6 weeks the doctor said that was fantastic and that he preferred that I hold off one more month and see how it goes before I get a fill. He said by what I'm eatting and how much I've lost that I appear to have good restriction. I told him it doesn't come without some strong will power! But I understood his reasoning. Sometimes after a fill there are lots of foods that you can no longer tolerate eatting or I could all of a sudden have a problem with reflux or vomitting if over restricted, so he said no rush. Plus I was banded with a smaller band and already have some fluid in the band, so I was glad to hear that.

So, actually I'm pretty happy with that because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to eat at our early Christmas dinner at my sister's house on Sunday. Now I know I will be careful, but at least I can have small portions of what I want to try. Christmas at home will be just us, so my cooking will be pretty healthy. New Year's I'll be at my Brother's house, so another challenge. I think though it is better to just have tiny bites than to feel deprived. I hope I'm right!

AND... my new "legal" treat are protien chips that I purchased from www.bariatricchoice.com. At only 110 calories it has 10 grams of protien and 3 grams of fiber. Just the thing when you need something with a burst of flavor and lots of cruch!