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well i weighed myself today and i have lost 55 lbs since my sleeve surgery March 5th. I haven't been doing my walking due to high pollen count that is kicking my butt. I peaked my weight at 442lbs summer of 2011 and by the time i decided to visit the bariatric clinic at Jacobi i got down to 431lbs oct. 2011 ....after my surgery i weighed 417ibs now im at 362lbs. Still got alot to go but one day at a time. so all together i have lost 80 lbs since last summer.

OK !!!! My super energizer smoothie. Ingredients: 1/4c low fat milk 1/4c pomogranate juice ( can do w/o if you don't like pomogranates) 1 single folgers pack- make the coffee using 4oz water 1 single hawaiian sugarfree punch single (berry lime) my flavor 1 pack or scoop of whey protein in Spiru-tein (Raspberry Royal ) Directions: Make the folgers coffee first Then basically pour the coffee & other ingrediants in the blender with as much Ice as you desire and blend till smooth. in the pic after I tasted the smoothie w/o the pomogranate juice it wasn't sweet enough for me so I added it in.

I was one of those people who got restriction quickly and lost a lot of weight quickly at first. 14 months later I am at a stand still. i know it is my fault and my eating habits. It also is that I have not dealt with my head issues. I have an addiction to food. i have had a couple of unfills over the last couple of months due to stuck issues. Yesterday I went in after having 1 cc taken out 3 weeks ago and i gained almost 6 lbs. I wasn't surprised. More surprised that it wasn't more, honestly. I've been an eating machine. I've been drinking sugary drinks, eating ice cream, cake. Anything i wasn't supposed to be. The unfill was like a free pass to eat in my head. UGH!! I have kept up with exercise routine though. It is definitely the reason I hadn't gained more. So yesterday I had .75cc put back in my band. This morning I got up and went to the gym. As I write this I am drinking my protein shake. I have already had 32 oz of water. I am back full force. Tomorrow I made plans with a friend to go to the local hs track to walk and do the stairs. 6lbs scared the crap out of me. It can come back so fast. At that rate I would put back the 130lbs I lost in less than a year!!! I will not do it. I did not put myself at risk to have surgery to be a failure. I will suceed at this. I will be a long term success! I will do it for myself and my family. I am so much happier now. I feel so much better on days when I work out and eat healthy. I just have to take it one day at a time like i did in the beginning. I'm going to post on here daily to keep myself accountable. I will set one goal a day for myself! Today my goal is to find a therapist and make an appointment. I need to work on the head! I'm looking forward to a great weekend!

I went to the doctor again yesterday for another fill. My last fill was at the beginning of April and with this fill I have been able to notice restriction finally. I have been feeling great and can really tell if I eat too fast or too much. I stepped on the scale at the doctor, and in 4 weeks, I'm down 7lbs. I am so happy with that. I know some people see much faster weight loss, but I am satisfied with how I am progressing. As long as I see the scale moving in the right direction, I will feel like a success. I have been TRYING to avoid stepping on the scale too often, but I have been trying to watch at least once a week to make sure I am on track. I feel so good about where I'm headed. My roommate moved out a week ago, so I have my basement back and can finally start using my treadmill again, which I know will help too. Its been hard with all the rain to get out and walk too much, and I cant leave the kids home, so I havent been able to do as much as I want to. Now at least I can watch tv while walking on the treadmill. I am walking a 5K in 2 weeks, so I would love to get prepared for that as well.