Boy this is so hard! Losing weight has never been easy has it? Well not for me anyway! And I have a body that has a mind of its on!

My mind says lose the 2 lbs a week NOW but my body says NO! I really am trying now, back to the good foods, no sneaking a bite or two here and there. And I step on the scales and I have gained?

OMG where is that coming from? Well I SHALL NOT BE Discouraged! I WILL keep on keeping on! My MIND is made up to lose that 100 lbs in my first year, and the 29th of this month will be eight months with 74 lbs (NOW) gone! So I need to lose 26 lbs in four months! That does not sound so hard does it?

I think I have always been a STRESS EATER, and these last few weeks I have had a LOT of it! My Mom, diagnosed with Alzheimers a few years ago, had a stroke and is now in an Assisted Living House, a very nice place, but of course she hates it and calls every night crying the blues to me, the next morning she does not even remember calling me, but I don't get any sleep for worrying about her and What to Do?

I have to Walk off the Stress of this time of my life and try to enjoy every min I have left with her! 1,000 steps for 100 lbs! That is my motto now! When I exercise (outside of the daily steps I take) I tend to drop the lbs consistently! I urge you if you are in a situation with stress WALK IT OFF! Take those steps to get this weight off! I WANT WHAT I WANT AND I AM NOT GIVING UP!

OMG I feel like you have read my mind and blogged the thoughts of my pitiful little brain!!! I want to lose 100 bye my year soooo bad. It has been my goal my dream to get to 100 by my one year anniverisary May 28th. I feel so blessed to be about 76 down but I'm Just kinda stuck there. The doc says once you have lost that much weight your body really struggles for the last bit. He says it is a survival technique. I totally know how you feel I am right with you. It feels good to share this with some one. I only have two months too and I dont see it happening. As badly as I want it I am trying to be proud of how far we have come and how blessed we are to be where we are now. God is sooo good. lets encourage each other no matter what. We are stronger and healthier than we have been for years, we have a new lease on life and oh how blessed we are, wheather we have lost 75 or 100 in a year. Lets shoot for 100 and if we dont get there lets know that we are still soooo much better off than we were. I have a special diet that my surgeon gave me that is called the rotation diet. He says it is tough to stay on because it is restrictive but he insists if you do ANY ONE can lose a pound a day. If you would like I would be happy to share it with you. I am going to start it on Monday and see how close to my goal I can get. I can mail it to you or e-mail it to you if i can figure out how to scan it in. I am some one computer retarted. Good luck and God bless. Mechelle

Oh gosh Mechelle I would love to see the diet! I think you are right! I see others on here who are like 115 lbs down in 8 months, I don't know if they are telling the truth or not tho, but it is hard this last bit, and I don't want to be sick to get to the 100 but it was just a goal, but you are right my life has so changed and there is only more good to come now because of the decision to have the band. I am going to give it a hard push. I have a daughter getting married 10-10-10 and I would love to be at my goal by then! My e-mail is turningpointe@embarqmail.com if you can send the rotation diet I will start too! God Bless you and Me and all those who are trying to be healthy in a world that does not encourage it very much! We should get an A for effort! LOL

Count me in too... I want so much to be down 100 pounds by June 29 That is my one year. I think I can do it but I have been at a stand still for 4 weeks lost 97 and holding. I am eating very well and even had an un-fill about 2 weeks ago. Due to acid reflux at night all is well now but weight is not moving down. I have been up and have been exercising every morning and stepping it up in the afternoon. I am just letting my body figure out what it wants to do I guess. I sure do want to lose more. I have figured out my calorie intake and my protein intake for height, weight, and age I am doing it. I just need to be patient I guess. Hanging in imaluckydog

Hey guys I am a dingbat when It comes to computers and scanning stuff but my husband does know how. I have passed on the diet to a friend of mine here at work(non bander) and she has lost 3.5 pounds since Monday. She is so excited. I will try to figure it out tonight if possible (it is Wednesday and he is a Pastor) or tomorrow at the latest. If I cant figure it out, I will give you all my personal e-mail and you can give me your address and if all else fails, I will mail you a copy ASAP! WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!Mechelle

Thanks Mechelle you are a great helper!

Just want to let all of you big losers know what an inspiration you are to a newbie like me. I'm just 3 months out and the thought that I could be 70+ down in a year is amazing to me, let alone 100. Just know you are all great successes even if you don't get to exactly 100 in a year.

Thats great girls! You are doing wonderful. I am 1 1/2 months out and have lost 10 lbs and Some inches because I am down to a 2x pants from a 3x......I'd love to see the rotation diet too!