Here I am a week later and 7 pounds higher. The hurricane crossed directly over our house. While we were on evacuation, I ate things I should not have. My husband took a picture of me with my daughter and I can tell in the pic that I am getting fat again. I have gained about 40 pounds since I stopped smoking in March.

Anyway, we got our electricity back on yesterday when we came back home. We were very lucky because we had no property damage. We lost everything in our freezer which really hurts the wallet but I can handle it. It could have been so much worse. I am really glad I did not live in Galveston anymore. I would have been homeless for sure!

I am all ready to start this thing all over again. I have new resolve this time. So...bye bye 215.5:thumbup:

I am not sure if you are pre or post op, but if post op I would suggest a fill. I am happy your house survived Ike. I live in Maryland, and we have been extremely fortunate so far this hurricane season. In a previous season we got a downgraded hurricane (tropical storm), and one of my co-workers lost the contents of the first floor of her house, plus clothes and stuff. My electric was out for two days making life interesting in an all electric home, but I was lucky compared to my co-worker.

I hope you get your house back in order and you get back on track for your weight loss journey. Good luck.

Im glad you, your family and home are in good shape. Don't go refilling that freezer with tempting stuff.

I think it has been said before- you probably would have gained a lot more quitting without the band. You know you can make the band work for you now it is time to put it to work again.

Get out and walk. Then report back. We are waiting for an update.

Amanda

Definitely POST OP...lol

I was banded in April of '07

I do not need a fill, I just need to quite eating the wrong things. A fill will not help with reeses pb cups or ice cream.