i was banded two months ago yesterday...my weight today is 211. weight loss has been much slower these past few weeks and i have been trying all the tricks to get moving...i have increased my exercise time from an hour to an hour and a half when i'm on the treadmill and i switch up my routine daily. some days i walk, some days i cycle, some days i mix it up with half walking and jogging. i have even tried the elliptical...it beat me badly. i have even altered what i eat and try to switch it up so my body doesn't get to comfy. i have had two fills so far the first being 2cc and the second being .75cc. i definitely feel like i have some restriction as i am not hungry between meals, but find that i can eat more than a cup and so usually eat 1.5 to 2 cups of food. i have found that my band is tightest in the morning, so i usually start my day with a cup of decaf or a some liquid. i am not usually hungry until after 12...i get pretty loose in the evenings and find that my head is full of hunger. i have found that the more solids that i introduce into my diet the more i want more good tasting things:/ there are times when i also feel that i am still trying to eat to a sensation of stuffed-ness. so when i eat a cup of food i really do feel satisfied, but old habits allow me to want to eat that 1/2 to cup more that i can still get down because i don't feel stuffed...i must say that i am still learning how to use this tool and it has not come with a fair amount of frustration when the scale doesn't move or when i feel deprived...today i started couch to 5k treadmill version and am hoping to get back into my weights which have been sitting idle for the past month...my goal weight for the end of April is 205...i am aiming for onderland by June:)

until next week...