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Even "sliders" fill me in lucky my band def has away if telling me umm sorry your done. Do I eat everything in moderation. Yes I have ice cream . Chips do not like me don't know if it's the grease but it never ends well. I try and make good clean choices so when I do eat not so clean my body tells me and I am thankful I can't go back to my old ways .

Do what you can set a time of 20 mins is all you can do do it and then next week or too add 30 mind make sure ur drinking enough Water before during and after sometimes dehydration will make you tired and we confuse it with the activity making you tired . I did little by little a few minutes then made my hour then a few days now i have regular schedule . As long as you move you will get there

Thank you for investing your time in these challenges ! Although the formal challenge is on hiatus I'm sure we will all continue our own

191.3 July 31 didn't meet goal vacation got in the way lol but I'm back yo where I started before vacation. Slight bump in the road of life

Awesome woo hoo

Yes the gain was not that bad in retrospect . Weigh in today it was a 2lb gain I can deal with it when I weighed myself when I first got home it was a 9 lb gain guess the scale was playing tricks on me lol . Feel much better now . And I know it's a temporary thing and just a bump In the road. My band allows me to get back on track so much easier and prevented me from gaining way more that would of stayed longer or doubled as it has in the past. How was horse back riding on the beach ?

I will try to attend

Yes Debbie so much fun I going to look into doing it again they do it upstate New York I think it would be an awesome fall activity

I'm so mad they talked me out of taking my camera I figured the place was trying to sell pics not one darn pic do I have we had to walk tightropes swinging logs rickety ladder walk ways a whole bunch of obstacles between the zip points it was amazing. My friend was sore for two days and me not a pain I guess from all my training at the gym. I wanted to zip at the next port to get pics and we didn't have time this was my first activity filled vacation where I wasbt in pain for days .

Not making goal vacation side tracked me and had a gain but back on track I'll get to 189 or less for August challenge Today I weigh in at 193 2lb gain from vacation

Back from my cruise and sad to report a gain my first real gain in a year . Yes I know what I did to get that extra weight and I'm back I track to lose it. I tried to make the best food choices I could but I was not perfect cause I am not perfect. Got back on Saturday and went right back to my way of life . Good food choices and working out. This was my first long vacation since being banded and I messed up sure I had my Protein shakes in the am but u had a frappacino every afternoon so what's done is done my battle to hit the next group of 10 continues. Missed my friends Here while I was gone

Hoping ur husband is doing better

While away my activity included zip lining hiking in rainforest swimming with turtles hitting the gym on ship once but as soon as I got home next day Sunday I did a double at the gym and am back to my regular routine boy I missed it

Woo hoo and no u earned it far and square all ur training great job

Ur not far behind us you are on ur own track !!! Do a 5k was a dream I thought wow these leoe here are crazy catfish and tmf post about their workouts I was in awe but I went at my own pace. I post to hopefully inspire another and keep me accountable and also a little but like omg I really just did that. You will get there !!! We all have to crawl before we can run we are human babies crawl then stand then walk then run ... So we as banded healthy reborn in a sense people must do the same.

Hitting the high seas tom what's in my bag my water bottle , sneakers to work out and my protein powder !!! I may not get in a daily formalized work out like I do home but I will do something everyday . Saturday I plan on rock climbing in the ship never done that before to scared I couldn't. My must go to on board is to visit the gym and track and plan my workouts while I'm there. See you all in a week off to my spinn class hey no excuses when there is a will there is a way and if I lose my will you all here help me find it

Yay go walking Far East on company dime awesome !!! tomorrow is the big day getting in a plane 100lbs lighter . A little anxiety my first real vacation since being banded and the new healthy me. It's funny what's in my carry on bag my Protein powder Protein Bars and Vitamins and sneakers. I'm so different in such an amazing way. Packed to much not because in afraid things won't fit it I'll be uncomfortable but I love my new wardrobe lol. I will miss you guys here for the week . I am going to work my band and new healthy life style. I'm bit nervous about gaining I guess that's the next step in the losing process . It's my first week away from my gym but i plan on working out on the cruise they have a track and gym.

It's been a year . What an amazing life changing year. Last year at this time I was a nervous wreck of getting banded almost having an anxiety attack in the waiting room before surgery but wouldn't let it show. So sacred of what life would be with this band how would I feel how would I eat how would I live. I thought for sure the band would he like a flashing neon light and everyone would laugh and scoff that I had it done. I kept it a secret and still do. At first it was because I was ashamed I needed surgical Intervention to do what seemed like an easy task just stop eating. Now I keep it a secret because it's my most treasured precious love. I'm sitting in the hospital getting my Esopogram done. Walked in with my head held high wearing a cute size large sundress which needs to be taken in I might be a medium now. Smiling not worried if I will fit in chair or people will stare and judge. I'm sitting cross legged in chair and there is room for my purse beside me in the chair what the hell is this. It's fabulous that's what it is!!!! I'm down 104lbs from a tight 22/24 pants 3x shirt to a size 12/14 pants med/large shirt. I can shop in any store in the regular size clothes although I did try a plus size store last week as it was all to big. Do I see what everyone else sees no but I'm getting there. I thought I always had great self esteem and somehow it's fluctuating have some low days but that's normal I guess because now because I'm learning to live in my new body. I have been obese for 25 years and a consistent normal size for 1. Of course I lost weight hundreds of times before but never this amount never this size in my entire adult life . And I know it's gone forever .I'm shocked when I see pictures of me like wow I did this with my band eating right and exercising. I now know the band is a tool and I'm working it. I'm at the gym 5-7 days a week eating way less and moving more. Learning the signals when I'm satisfied. Still working on the chewing better and slowing down as sometimes I forget to eat for several hours and then I get super hungry the old me kicks in and I might not chew but my band reminds me chew more and u need way less food. The amazing encouraging people I have met here is as priceless as my band. No judgements just caring, understanding and encouragement and a good swift reality check when need be. I'm healthier I have participated in2 5k and one 10k obstacle events and looking to do more. I'm ancy if I don't eat right or work out. I crave healthy food and movement. Things sure have changed but 100000% for the better. Had I known then what I feel now I would of done this years ago. Love my band !!! And it's awesome seeing all my hard work paying off. Got a list of plastic surgeons to start interviewing so I can save for and research the next phase In my transformation

190 this morning 7/16/14

Ok not so great but exhausted and all dragging myself to the gym all week. So tired this am decided not to go hit snooze then my coach called he needed a ride to gym lol guess it wasn't meant for me to sleep in so off I went and glad I did

Today I went shopping to get some new clothing items because well my old (new) stuff is to big I am changing sizes every 2 months big chester cat grin. I was able to buy bras and panties from Victoria secret ( may I recommend the bombshell bra my boobs need a lot of work due to my weight loss but the bombshell bra restores the look my fat used to give them at least in the bra and under my clothes) . Shopping at black house white market, shopping in the regular size cloths stores no more plus or women sizes for me. Walking into "normal" size stores and knowing I fit there and sales people trying to dress me and offer me outfits to tray supposed to the look I swore i used to get like why the hell are you here. Certainly not my reality 100 lbs ago. I leave these stores with my purchases on such a high as I say to myself HOLY Bleep I can wear this my hard work and my band really is showing off. I call my sister or best friend to sure my NSVs I can't believe they want to share clothes with me and that we can swap clothes if need be ( truth be told Im a little smaller than my best friend and maybe the same size of my sister this has never happened in my life.) I have m ore workout clothes in my laundry then my regular clothes I plan my schedule around my gym time people in the gym looking up to me and making me their role model WTH !! But its true I am working my A$$ off in the gym literally lol I packed for vacation and my suitcase looks empty but I have more clothes then I will need but it looks less then previous vacations because my clothes are half the size.!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know these are feelings all of you on here can relate to but I need to share because no one in my life can relate. I booked ziplinning and safari tours and proudly checked the YES box when they asked if i was under 250 lbs. I actually took a snap shot of the screen and almost cried when that happened. I wanted to scream Im under 200 LBS Im in onderland dear cruise line I can do all ur excursions now what lol Can't wait to get on that rock climbing wall and see the gym schedule. . Instead of worrying about what Snacks i will need to pack just incase. I am happily packing my gym clothes sneakers,Protein powder ,Protein Bars, shaker bottle and Water bottle having my trainer give me workouts to do while I am there need to get my exercise in!!! I know cruises can be a food orgy but the cruise line will not go broke because of me this year Unless when I win big in the casino. So excited to go one vacation as a healthy skinner me !!!! I don't know what I more excited about finally going on vacation and unplugging from the world and enjoying fun in islands or the fact I know I will fit in the seats on the plane and no activity will I have to pass on because I am afraid I am to big or the fact I am to big. I am finally a "normal healthy size"!!! That is what the band gave me a life I never knew I was missing out on. I was happy when I was fat but I wasn't healthy now my healthier life style has introduced me to a whole new happier lifestyle I am sure you understand what I mean. Thanks for letting me share/brag whatever. The band is an awesome tool when you work it and dam it I am working it lol

It's a cross between snorkeling and scuba if Imm not mistaken I did it in While at animal kingdom a few tears back I think that's what it was called

Awesome on the snuba !!!

Killer leg workout this am and my trainer gooing to give me exercises to do while I'm on vacation ajready know I'll be walking there's knon cruise n rock climbing but I will feel better with a list of go to exercises although I know what to do

Pics are awesome u will rock climb soon. I am also going to attempt skydiving when I go to Vegas I promised my cousin when I got under 200lbs I would do it with her now if I can just find a cheap flight so I can get there these airlines are killing me with these high fares lol.