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ME!!! I'm totally obsessed with mine too! I have had it a week as of tomorrow and I have actually gotten out of bed at 10 minutes to midnight to burn an extra 70 calories to hit my calorie goal! LOL I love it!! I did learn that if you set a 15k step goal for the day you gotta get to work on those early in the day or you will be on the elliptical at 10pm! Ha! I also use a Heart Rate monitor (Polar FT4) while I am exercising and that is also very motivating because you know just how hard (or not) you are pushing yourself. Then it tells you how many calories you burned based on your weight and heart rate. LOVE IT!!

I can not stop crying!! What an emotional day! I am overwhelmed with joy! To think back to how run down and depressed I was less than 6 months ago. I was in such a dark and scary place for so long. I dreaded little things like going to the grocery store. I would go late at night so less people would see me. I carried sooo much guilt and shame. I was embarrassed to pick my kids up from school because I never wanted to be "that" mom...and there I was. I would get comments from the kids when I would volunteer to help...one little girl asked me if I was having a baby and when I said no she asked why my belly was so big. Can't blame her but it still hurt. Now 5 months post op and I am feeling incredible! Inside and out!! ONEderland is a ONEderful feeling. If you are on this journey, PUSH yourself! Find that wall and break through it! YOU can do it!!! Don't waste time at the gym just getting by...WORK HARD while you are there. Make the most of the time you have! If you haven't started your journey...dont wait any longer! The days are going to pass and you can't get them back! Just start...every journey begins with just a single step....TAKE THAT STEP TODAY!!! YOU WONT REGRET IT!!

In fall of 2011 I was kicked off a roller coaster because the safety bar would not secure because I was too fat. It was the most humiliating thing ever! My son was so upset that we couldn't ride and I felt like the worlds worst mom. Well today we went back and I rode that coaster with my kids!!! Happiest day ever! In the cart behind my minis! This is living!

I ended up purchasing the flex and a new heart rate monitor...I got the Polar FT4. I love them both! I only use the HR monitor when I am actually working out and I use it's calorie burn info . Super excited about them. I love the flex because it motivates me to get steps in (so basically get off my arse during the day) and it does track me on my elliptical. I also wore my HR monitor doing housework and intentionally added short sprints down the hall and jumping jacks between chores to keep my heart rate in the target zone. LOL ... It was quite hilarious and I bet I looked like a total freak. LOL Sure made the norm a little more fun!

My reward for hitting my goal of ONEderland is one of these activity trackers. I am on target to reach this goal with my weigh in on Saturday morning! WOOHOO!!! So, I need your input!! I was sold on the UP but now I have read many comparison reviews and am leaning toward the Flex. Which tracker do you use? What do you love about it and what do you not like? Thanks!!!

I have heard great things about the zip but I have to have one that is a bracelet.

I would recommend carb cycling! It keeps your body guessing and it works wonders. I read this tip on this forum and it has helped me tremendously! I went out and bought the book "7 day carb cycle solution by Chris Powell" ... it is amazing and for me has been super easy and worked like a charm! I am 5 months post op today and down 79 pounds. I do not exercise 7 days a week and I dont do cardio for an hour ever. LOL I am not a cardio fan. I do strength training 3 days a week and cardio 2-3 days a week for 30 minutes. I really think I started seeing weight drop faster when I incorporated the weights. It might sound intimidating but it's really not. OH...and I have not had any fills. I got the band to keep me from binging. It is doing just that! I can not eat the 5 pieces of pizza in one sitting like I used to!

5 months out. Down 79 pounds!

I am going to toot my own horn because I can so that here and u all get it! Soo I have been very happy with my success and so proud of myself for putting in the work to get the weight off and as a result I spent the entire summer at the community pool with my kids. I never thought u would catch me in a bathing suit again much less galavanting around the local pool!!! My kids had an awesome summer that I actually participated in! And to top it off I went down the Water slide today! They have been asking me to go all summer but I was afraid I was too big! I'm not! And I did it! They were sooo happy to do that together and I couldn't be more proud of myself! Looking forward to so many more proud moments!

I feel like I am losing more hair than I used to as well. When I shower it seems like I get a big hair ball every time then even more comes out when I brush it. I eat healthier now than I ever have so I don't understand why this happens. Has anyone received an explanation? It can't be protein related because I get 80-120 grams per day and came nowhere near that prior to being banded.

Just found that one of the awesome things about losing 70 pounds is being able to comfortably reach my feet and paint my own toesies!!! Hooray for purrrrdy feet!