Holly Dolly

well, I can relate. I went away for 5 days and gained 5 pounds. I didn't eat an additional 3500 a day, that's for sure! but I did load up on carbs and salt. I have had really good weeks of eating and exercising and not see the scale budge much. Then one week I would drop 3 or 4 pounds. It will come off, just keep up what you are doing. I know it's frustrating and I have been there plenty of times!

I do the same thing as wannabe!

I love Luna bars! Maybe try some of those packets of tuna. I haven't tried them, but they don't need refrigeration and they open easy so that may be an option.

I thought about that before having surgery too. But you know what? Almost every fast food place has healthy options. I just make a point to look at the nutritional info for a place before I go there and know what I am going to eat. And I do still eat pizza. I make my own occassionally on super thin pita bread with turkey pepperoni and it's good. I have also had pizza from Pizza hut, they have a crunchy thin crust that is much lower in calories too. I don't deprive myself of much. I look at the calorie count and go from there.

Hopeto lose, you are rocking it! 75% is awesome! Congrats!

The icing on the cake was not being able to tie my shoes comfortably. Also sitting at work in my tight size 22's was really starting to get to me as well!

at 3 months I was down 29 pounds and at 1 year 80. Don't be down on yourself. Sounds like you are doing great!

I had my surgery a year ago on Feb 4th. I am down 80 so pounds. My original goal was 75 pounds and a size 12. Well, got some size 6 pants on today and they are a little loose in the waist. So to say I am happy is putting it mildly! Happy you have been successful too!

woo hoo! NSV are great, especially when cute clothes are involved!

I was like you before too. I loved food, ate when I wasn't hungry. But ever since I got the lapband I write down what I eat. It makes a huge difference knowing how many calories I have had before I eat something else. I know a lot of people don't need to do this , but I am still hungry in between meals, I do think about food and what I will be having for my next meal. But the journal keeps me in control. I'm not perfect, I eat things sometimes I know I shouldn't. But there have only been a handful of days that I have reached 1800-2000 calories. And for me, that is huge in itself! So even on the days when I felt out of control eating, I really was in control still keeping my intake within reason. I'm sure prebanded days I had more than 5,000 calories a day many a times!

sounds like you too need a little bit taken out msladymm. I had the same problem going on yesterday. Soup for lunch was going down slow, but as soon as I started spitting out saliva I knew it was time to get in there. So my fill from the week before was removed.

There are some finance programs that offer interest free promotions for a certain amount of time. One is www.carecredit.com. I would suggest start looking in your area for a dr and start calling them to see what they accept.

yes, what is the recipe?????

I contribute my success to journaling my food intake and having my one good buddy who had her surgery the week after me to talk to all and I mean ALL the time! Until you get into the green zone you may be able to eat whatever you want and more than you should. It was hard many days, but I kept my caloric intake at 1,000/day for a long time. Good luck to you!

Congrats on your 4th bandiversary!

are you crazy weighing in at night time?!!! JUst teasing, I always try to make my appt for the first one in the morning! How funny, just read your little note at the bottom!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!