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Add a tablespoon of peanut butter to 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt and you have the center of a reese cup. It's pretty yummy!

Congrats on being banded. Now, there is nothing I can't eat. I choose healthy choices. I do treat myself on occasion, but in moderation. If you make healthy choices you can work in treats of those foods you listed. Good luck.

Oh yes it would!

Today at work I had to give a presentation to over 100 staff members, the majority being managers & directors. Before I was banded I would get so nervous fearing all they would see was this talking whale…. Today, I felt confident in myself. I knew the subject matter, I was dressed professionally and I was ready. The presentation went off without any hicks and after it was over my coworker said to me, “Wow, you were so confident up there. How do you do that?” It made me think. I am confident, I am in control, I like myself…. No I love myself. I stand tall! All because in February 2012 I decided to put myself first, to change my lifestyle, to eat right & exercise. I got a tool to help me accomplish this, my band, and together we have done incredible stuff. I have changed and improved myself and today I do stand tall. I thank the band for that!

The princess is pretty smart (Don't tell her I said so). She knows how to work this! Congrats on a great game plan.

I will break it in on Thursday, since that is my birthday! Can't wait!

When I discovered LBT I was 4 months into my journey, like most I would read a lot of posts and on occasion I would post. I found myself following 2 ladies and the 3 of us struck up a wonderful friendship. We would goof around, take over threads, insult and love each other. One from Florida, one form North Carolina and myself from Texas we became the three musketeers of LBT. We have never met face to face but to me our friendship is the most precious around. I love both these ladies like sisters. I don’t know what I would do without them. This evening when I got home from work the mailman knocked on my door with a package for me from Florida?! The package was marked Fragile….I haven’t ordered anything on line lately. Who do I know in Florida??? I was puzzled. So I opened the package to find the most thoughtful birthday gift from one of my LBT friends. It was so thoughtful and personalized that I burst into tears. I enjoy my wine and my hot tub, but we all know that wine glasses do not mix with hot tubs. So I got a personalized travel wine glass, it’s called ClearWater Gear and her daughter did the vinyl customizing. I will cherish this gift. Thank you so very much!

I had my annual physical with my PCP on Friday. I use to hate this, what bad news was I going to get? Doctor called this morning with my lab results. She said "Your blood work looks fabulous, keep up the good work." I am so thrilled! The band is the best thing I've ever done. It saved my life.

You look amazing. Congrats!

I love working on my farm, being able to physically do things like pulling weeds, pushing the lawn mower, helping my husband build a storage building. I could never of done any of that without the band. I agree about clothes, expensive but so very worth it!

Princess, you didn't forget my birthday, it's on Thursday (9th). This is right on time!!!

I donate blood every 3 months. It has no effect on the band.

The beginning of a new you. Keep up the great work!

Welcome back. First, quit beating yourself up. It is time to love you, put you first. How? 1. Call your doctor and make an appointment. Nothing to be ashamed about. You are not the first and you won't be the last. 2. Go see a nutritionist. Work out a food plan fir yourself. 3. Read up on the rules if eating with the band and relearn them. And last but not least find some support. If there is a support group you can go to locally great. Or hang out here, lots of great support here. You can and will get back in track!

Hate to tell you this but, yes it is normal and will probably continue. My stomach talks all the time. I just make jokes about it, "sorry about that, guess my tummy wants in on the convo". Lol

Congrats on the new band. Rest up and heal, good luck to you.

Maddawg, you rock! You look beautiful girlfriend!! Congrats!

So happy that the penis is back in action.

In my opinion it comes down to accountability. If you don't measure or don't write it down then there are no calories..... right? We have to be honest with ourselves. I just wrote a blog called "A Confession" about a laps I had last night. The reason for the blog was to be accountable for what I did. If others benefit great, but my motive was selfish. I had to be accountable for my actions and writing it down is being accountable. Be honest with yourself, you are only hurting yourself. (In my opinion)

Many of you know my story, banded February 2012, reached my goal weight in December 2012 and have been trying to maintain that weight since. Many of you say I’m a success and look to me for advice & guidance. My biggest fear with this journey has been gaining my weight back once I reached my goal. I never feared the surgery or the weight loss; I knew I could do it. But, could I handle maintaining this weight for the rest of my life? Tonight, I failed. I failed myself, I failed my band and I failed my family. I am so disgusted with myself that I want to hide in a corner so no one will know….. But, I must face it and confess. I had purchased a box of chocolate drumstick ice cream cones for my step daughter this weekend. She ate 1; tonight I ate the other 9. YES 9! At 170 calories that is 1, 530 calories in less than 1 hour. One right after the other, big bites shoving them down as fast as I wanted. The band didn’t stop me, in fact it didn't make a sound, let me gobble away a lot of hard work. I write this confession with tears running down my face. I feel like a complete and utter failure. I knew I would f** it up and I did. I can’t even tell you why I ate them. My evening routine was no different than any other night, wasn’t bored or depressed or stressed. I saw the box, opened one knowing darn well I shouldn’t and then the only thing that stopped me was getting to the bottom of the box. I honestly wished to get sick so I would stop. It was complete sabotage. I was trying to failure. I have to face this and stop it. I do not want to gain weight, I do not want to binge eat like this and have this sick feeling. I had to make myself write this blog, I had to face up to it. This is the only way to grow and learn. I am only human doing the best I can. I will put this behind me and move on.