Well this week wasn't so good. I gained a pound this week. So I am at 391 now instead of the 390 I was at last week. I have to work harder to keep losing the weight. I cannot go back to the way I was before. It's been very rough as far as hunger goes. I have to look closer at my diet again. I am not sure I am getting enough protein throughout the day and so I think it's not helping the fact that I need a fill so badly. Now I know what it's like to not need a fill and then what it's like to desperately need a fill. I would call and get a fill appointment for next week but the fact is I don't have the money budgeted until the first week of April. Thank God that is only 3 more weeks away. I just have to get even tougher on myself in the mean time.

The good news is my wife and I are walking further then we ever have before and we feel great with it. Even last weekend when she asked me if I could go and get her some cough medicine I walked to the CVS by us instead of driving.

What can I do about my diet and appetite while I have to wait this short time until I have my appointment for my fill? Well I think I have to make sure I am getting the much needed protein in my diet. I am not sure I am getting enough protein. It's well known that protein helps you feel fuller longer. So I need to make sure to boost the amount of protein that I have with my meals.

Lastly I need to really step it up some more with the exercising. I know the best way to lose weight is through exercise and diet. The more I lose the more exercise I will need to do to continue the weight loss. I was really good about doing my exercise videos nightly but I had since got lazy and backed off from that. I need to step it back up and continue pushing myself with that. I have a goal for the year and I really need to step it up if I am going to meet that goal.

On another note it's great fitting into the smaller clothes that I have. Even a lot of those clothes are starting to become a little big on me. It's hard to believe at times that I have actually lost this weight in just a short amount of time. I look at pictures from this last October and further back to pictures of today and I am amazed at myself. I want to continue that trend too. So I have to get back on the band wagon and keep the weight loss going.

The scale says 391 lbs

A gain of 1 pound this week

Good job not beating yourself up about the 1#! You've got the right attitude and you know just what to do. Look how much you've accomplished in such a short time...you're doing great, just remember that! -BG

you have done awesome so far.. dont feel bad about the 1 pound, heck that could have been water weight anyway. keep up the good work, you have done it before, you can do it again!! think thin..

Hi Pete, Hope all is well in FLA, send some warmth our way, and I'll return the favor when you are sweltering in the summer. (cool air that is). Your 1 lb. is normal, just get a little more exercise, and it will start melting off again. I will be three years banded in June, and stopped losing about a year ago, just pay attention and all of this will be worth it.

nancyb (washington state)

Pete, Sounds to me like this is one of those NSV (non-scale-victory) weeks. The clothes are getting bigger so you have lost inches. Like they said Probably water weight. Hope i do as well as you.

Hey Pete what's up? Like everyone else say's don't worry about 1 pound. Sometimes I would go up 4 to 6 pounds and then it would drop right back off. The key is not to weight yourself so much. Even though your not coming down in weight you slimming in size. Also if your lifting weights that will add to your weight. So just keep up the good work and you'll see that scale weight start to drop in no time...