Spaness2012

Getting under the 200 pound mark is a huge goal for me. I am almost there (I can taste it)! So congrats on that amazing milestone. For me, if I have soup for dinner (lots of sodium)...the scale goes crazy. Sometimes up 3 pounds. The next day I just try and get more water in and after a few days...the scale thanks me. Do not worry.....take a deep breath and continue doing your band friendly things!

One day at time sweetie! Sometimes...it takes one meal at a time. It's painful sometimes....it gets us angry......it makes us sad. But "my way" was NOT working. It just made me fat. Giving up CONTROL was the only way through. I submit to the process every single day. For me...it's not about perfection but effort. If I bring that effort every single day.....I will transform. Stay positive...be nice to yourself!

Going in tomorrow to repair a kink in my tubing. We mull over all the complications that can arise and hope and pray one doesn't happen to you. But this is something that was out of my control apparently. Trying to find a positive spin....the complication could be so much more problematic! This should be an easy fix. Please send good thoughts and energy my way. Thanks

Thank you very much!

If it makes you feel any better. Even if i pushed the limits (which I wouldn't)...my band with the current fill I have couldn't possibly eat close to that. I may have gotten through a half of that turkey sandwich and a dessert (if I ate slowly and took small bites and didn't get stuck) and then my soft or hard stop would remind me that I was "done"! I had these fears too...what if I eat right through the band? I'm sure it can be done. But with a properly adjusted band...there is no way. My head might get upset about this sometimes...but my body is in charge now! Good luck with your surgery!

70 lbs is an astounding amount of weight! I am in awe! Good for you!

I understand this as well. No magic fairy dust in the "green"...just continue on doing what we are doing. How anti-climactic (wink)!

What a great post! I wish you all the best! Together you can do anything and achieve your health goals!!

Oh sweetie! How brave of you to post this "behaivor". Stop looking at is as BAD or FAILED...it's a behaivor that needs some attention and you shined a light on it. It's part of us...the journey. Today is a new day to be conscious of it. Big hugs to you.

You recognized the behaivor as "not good" and your body responded to it by feeling ill. Dust it off...learn from the trigger.....and make a different choice next time. No need to panic.

Congrats on your weight loss. It's very impressive. You only gained back 60. Maybe it's time to go back to the basics? Log your food again, start drinking more Water, etc....visit with your doctor..maybe you can use a fill? Good luck!

Love your attitude! It is a daily battle......but you are kickin butt and taking names!

Yay...congrats to you!

My energy was restored with a small amount of weight loss. I really have so much more energy now than I have had in years! It's a nice feeling.

Yes. Thank you. I hope so too!

Yes but under sedation rather than full anesthesia. They go into the large port incision and literally pull at the tubing until it unkinks itself. Blech....trying to keep positive. I know these things can happen......they just seem to happen to me.

I too was nervous about the surgery (in general) but I also knew the Lapband was definitley for me. Take some time to research and soul search. You'll know once it all comes together. Good luck!

Congrats! See you on the other side.

I didn't see the weight loss progress until a friend of mine put some side by side pics together for me. Then I was floored. Not because of how much smaller I looked but because how much bigger I was. For me, I didn't think I was as BIG as I was. Our mind has to catch up. I feel more myself at this size than I ever did being bigger!

I went to the mall to pick up a couple of pair of shorts (I live in Florida and it's already hot and I have nothing that fits...a nice problem to have...but still a problem.) My thought was to just hit JC Penny's and pick up a few things. On my walk to the dept store, I passed by Old Navy which was having a nice sale. My inner fat girl voice said, "you have never fit into anything in Old Navy...keep walking." But I stopped in and checked out their linen shorts. Super cute! I pulled an XL shorts off the rack and tried them on. TOO BIG!! My mean inner fat girl voice said, "a Large will never fit your fat butt...put the XL back and come back another day when you lose more weight." But I grabbed the Large and a large tshirt and they fit fabulously!!! I was shocked. I thought I was looking at a different girl in the mirror! I'm not going to lie....I almost cried. I bought 3 pair and 3 tshirts! That shut that mean inner fat girl up!!

Yay! Congrats!

70lbs girl! That's incredible. You got this.