2justme

I'm one of those that obsesses over the scale I weigh EVERY morning. I've done it so long that its become part of my morning routine. It really gets to me sometimes though and if the scale isn't "cooperating" with me I do get depressed or in a bad mood (there has been a few times that my hubby has hidden the scale from me) But for me I think it's a combination of both.... Getting to a certain weight and a size. But I'm not sure I will ever be happy with my size because sometimes I look in the mirror and I still see the same 240lb woman even though I'm down to 152 now.

Bread (I would love to have a sub sandwich) cereal and some Mac & cheese

That sounds yummy!

My dr gave me cortisone shots and sent me to physical therapy plus I had to have shoe inserts made. Although I don't use the inserts anymore I think they help. The cortisone shot worked wonders! I suffered with the pain for several years before I broke down and went to a dr about it and he told me I had plantar fascitis, heal spurs, brucitis, and achillis tendinitis. I think getting the weight off has helped alot but my big problem is flip flops. That's all I like to wear and my dr said they were not good for your feet.

That sounds interesting! I think I will try it the next my family is hollering for pizza, so I don't have to sit there and watch them eat it while I'm eating something else

Thank You! I'm keeping my fingers crossed to. I've done everything they have told me to this past week and have only had liquids so I'm hoping for the best

I was banded March 2, 2012. My starting weight was 201 and I'm down to 146. I was wearing 16-18 clothes (some bigger) now I'm wearing a 6 or 8 Every one is always saying to me "you look so small!" or "dang you're getting tiny" but when I look in the mirror most days I still see the same 201lb woman in 16s and 18s. I don't know if that will ever go away. I think it inhibits me from really enjoying the fact that I've gone down that many sizes. It really bothers me when people tell me I'm getting too small or that I don't need to lose any more weight of course it's usually my mother and sisters telling me that and they are all over weight. Unfortunately right now I'm dealing with a band slippage I've been on liquids for a week and go back to the dr in the morning to see if it moved back into place. My biggest fear is that they will take it out if it doesn't go back

Thank y'all! That makes me feel a little better I think that will always be a fear in the back of my mind now if it slipping again. But maybe that will make be me extra cautious . I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it corrects itself

I had my band put in on March 2nd of this year and am down about 50lbs, 25lbs away from my goal. I have been reading all the threads on here about slipped bands. I found out yesterday that my band had slipped they took all of the saline out and put me on liquids. I have to go back to the dr in a week for another X-ray to see if it corrected but after reading on here I am so scared that it won't correct or they will say they have to take the band out. I cried and cried as they unfilled my band yesterday because I'm so scared of the weight coming back on and feeling/looking like a failure. Has anyone ever had a slipped band correct itself and didn't have it slip again?? I was a self pay and I'm really feeling like I may have wasted all that money if they have to take the band out The nurse told me that once the band slips that there is a good chance it will slip again I'm so scared and worried