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YAY SIZE 8!! Congrats!! And thank you so much for your kind words!! I really felt better after reading this.. & Im trying to focus on the end result.. Its only a few hours now and Ill be at the hospital.. Im calm right now so hopefully I can sleep through the night.. Again, thank you..

I so fill your pain! I am also a fibromyalgia victim. I understand the brain fog, the food issues, and the constant pain. I tell my doctors I have more restrictions for fibromyalgia then I do with the band. I miss apples and bananas. I have resolved that any bread at all is not for me. Not just white bread. My biggest problem has been the exercising. Summer was a breeze because of our pool. Now, everything I try starts out fine but I can't seem to progress for any length of time because of pain set backs. I am going to look into the yoga tape you suggested, I'll try just about anything to gain success. I am so ready for summer and my pool!!!!!!

I always eat before I bake - then i don't have any interest in eating it. Have you tried going to work out before you go to work? Congrats on your success! You've done amazingly!

great post! I needed that! You are right...the numbers are not the only indicators of our success! Congrats to you and THANKS!

I have to practice eating when I am hungry not when my Brain signals that it's "noon" time to eat or" hey it's 5pm it must be time for dinner." I grew up with specific meal times and eat whats on your plate or you cant get away from the table. Who thought that up?! I have made it a point to never make my kids finish whats on their plates if they don't want to, I think it sets up bad eating habits. Now I have to train my brain to eat when I am hungry, not just because it is a certain time of the day. Hard to teach an old dog a new trick!

I really liked your post. I am going to try the tool box as I think it is a fabulous idea. you sound just like myself with battling over food. I try to explain to my husband about my food addiction and although he pretends he understands I know that he does not. He does not get excited over food nor care if he even eats period. when i am cooking food I get so excited over the smells and cant wait for the taste and he doesnt acknowledge it, makes me jealous in a way. I believe that I have food addiction due to the fact of being lonely and depressed for most of my life and food was my "everything" even though I am older now, not so much depressed anymore and not lonely, the food addiction is a long standing "addiction" and "habit" that is hard to break. makes me sad sometimes that I have complete control over everything in my life except food. again, I appreciate your post and I am going t try the tool box. thank you again and I pray for both of us with our ":head hunger" struggle. god bless

definitely attend the seminars! This is where you will get the medical information on each procedure and what limitations, side effects - both good and bad, from. Its important to base your decision on what YOU wish to receive out of the procedure - all will help you lose weight. None are magic. You still have to do the work. But its the difference between building a house using your bare hands, or having a hammer to pound in those nails. Here are some of the major points: Lap Band - removable, adjustable, foreign body, can errode, less overall weight loss, no large pills. Gastric Bypass - reversable (although not easily) fast immediate weight loss, chance of dumping syndrome, rerouting of internal organs, malabsorption, extra vitamins needed for life, no NSAIDS, not suggested for those with acid reflux. Sleeve - not reversable, steady weight loss (between band and bypass), removal of 85% of your stomach (including part of stomach that produces hunger-inducing hormone ghrelin) , anatomy stays in same order you were given, no foreign bodies, can be used as phase 1 of a duodenal switch - which adds malabsorption to the procedure, few pharmaceutical restrictions, can help end acid reflux. These are what I received from one fo the seminars I went to - what's funny is, for me, the Sleeve was the most appealing, even though they were actually pressuring for people to have the bypass. I know people that have had each of the surgeries. Of these, I know people that have succeeded and people that have failed - with each and every one - and its not because of the surgery, it was because they didn't address their own personal issues. If you absolutely cannot stay away from sugary foods, maybe the bypass will be right for you - at least there's a consequence with that one. If you're just an overeater, sleeve may be beneficial to you, especially if you have other issues, like CONSTANTLY feeling hungry. If you've got less than 100 lbs, to lose and you're just looking for some portion control, maybe its the band. You have to decide for you.