Hello all,

I figured I needed to start a blog to try and keep myself accountable for my goal of "wedding weight loss" in the next 5 months. That assumption comes from the fact that teh last time I actually set a weight loss goal (going on a cruise) I posted about it on this website regularly, and I accomplished my goal and I had people cheering me on.

So fast forward to now - I have been banded for 14 months, I have lost about 25 lbs (but more inches and toning) and I am getting married this October. I really expected to have greater weight loss at this point (maybe 50 lbs or so) but I know that everyone's journey is different.

I have a realize band (11cc) and I think I have about 4.75 cc in my band. I get regular fills/Dr Visits to monitor my progress ....

I am not on any real "diet" or nutrition regimine. I eat what I want, when I want (probably the reason for my extremely slow weight loss). I try to eat not more than 1.5 cups of food per meal, and I don't snack between meals unless I'm eating some fresh fruit. I am meeting with my surgeon's nutrition counselor in a few months (yea, she has a waiting list - SIGH) and hopefully I'll have some more guidance. What I like to do is eat noting solid before 11am, and TRY not to eat anything solid after 8pm. I also want to try and limit my carbs (atkins worked for me in the past - lost 80 lbs, but gained back 40 over a few yrs) but I havent found the will power to do it yet.

With trying on wedding dresses and going to fittings, I really just want to lose a few more pounds before our wedding in October (Las Vegas) but we are actually having a large local wedding in May and I want to look my best.

ALSO as a side note, I really want to get some of this weight down because me and the future husband want to have a baby and fertility is very much linked to having a healthy weight, so I just have soooooooooo many reasons why I need to get my body together in 2013.

Thank you for coming on this journey with me.