Melissa S

Thank you Laura... its always been a fear of mine too...

I'm a little worried something may be wrong with my band... Since my fill I've had little to no restriction.....and when he was giving me the fill he said it felt tight... so there HAD to be some in there... TOM is here too... .still... nothing. If anything I can ALWAYS count on TOM to make things difficult. I even ate a whole slice of tomato pie (with the really thick crust) last night... nothing. Not even close to a PB (not that I look forward to PB'ing... but it lets me know to take it easy) I have another appt on 5/5... I'm going away for the first weekend in May so I'm afraid of bumping up my appt...then being overfilled and having problems while away from home...so I guess I'll just tough it out until then.

Legster... Yes, I've also heard that... hopefully its true... otherwise I'm baffled!

Sue- I had the NEED to get on the scale every single day too...but I've had enough. Over the past couple of days I've realized something... I'm in a size 14. When I wore a size 14 about 7 or 8 years ago I weighed 168 lbs. I now weigh 212... WHAT GIVES?!?! Deep down I'm starting to feel that I DO want to weigh 150... but realistically, what size would I be in once I do reach 150? A zero??? I dont want to be a bag of bones! HAHA... So, I'll be weighed in when I go for my appt. on 5/5... then I wont weigh again until my anniversary. If I reach my Memorial Day goal... then great... if not.. then try...try again!

I'm also putting my scale away until my anniversary... 5/14.. I do have a weigh in on 5/5... but other than that... no weighing...and what happens...happens..

Metal... I know EXACTLY how you feel.. I just had this discussion with my husband last week. I did this to lose weight and get healthy... 60 lbs is great ... but according to my BMI, Dr's and insurance, I'm still obese. Even though I'm back into a size 14 (yay!) and the smallest I ever was in my adult life was a size 10.... and I'd be very happy to get back down to that size... but even then I'm sure I'd still be "overweight" at best. My husband gave me the "I love you the way you are" speech... which if you're anything like me... its in one ear and out the other.... I suppose I'm just getting frustrated because I've been playing with this weight (the same 2-5 lbs) for 2 months now... and I've been at the gym... I've been eating right and getting in all my water...and still no real progress. I'm confident that we can all get thru this... its just gonna take some time and a little extra effort and PATIENCE. Remember... we didnt gain all this weight in a year... we really cant expect to lose it all in a year.

Jenny... Best of luck to you on the 22nd... just look how far you've come without a fill... and think of how great you'll do once you do get one!! I have no doubt you'll do great!

After the fill...now I remember how much the liquid diet thing stinks!! But last night I did have about a 1/2 cup of FF refried beans topped with salsa... mmmmmm.... I swear it was the best thing EVER and I was stuffed!! I'm taking the rest of it to work with me today for lunch.

Got my fill... .25 .... liquids for 2 days. It seems I've forgotten how to be creative with the liquid diet!! Yesterday it was tomato soup for lunch and extremely runny mashed potatoes for dinner. Last night my husband did comment on how nice I looked in my new dress pants.. I'm starting to get a real shape to my body .... rather than just being round all over!

so.. The drs scale says -2.2 in 3 months! Gggrrrrr!

Mini... glad to hear that you are doing well... I'm off to get a fill... I'm going to have the Dr pull out everything from my band to see how much is still left in there... only because I really have no restriction... I'm curious...

Thanks Metal.. I'm really trying..... And I'm changing my Memorial day goal to 199.

Hello all... Nothing new to report on my end either... The scale keeps playing with the 2 lbs...back and forth... no progress at all. I'm annoyed but not as down about it as I was last week. I'm starting to get that feeling... failure. Like... this is the end of the road for me. I'm working out, I'm eating right (not too much, not too little... all the right things...) and nothing. At this point I'll be thrilled to death if I make 199 by memorial day... let alone my goal of 190. On a better note, I am going back in on Wednesday for a fill... maybe just a small one will make a difference... maybe it'll kick start my loss. I'm hoping anyway. Seems like everyone is MIA!! Where is everyone?? Weazer? Mini? Sandra? Metal? HHHEEEELLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOO????!!!!!!?????

Where Is Everyone?!?!

Thanks Twinmommy... I know I need to stay away from the scale... and it sounds odd...but in the pics, I still see the fat girl with the 60lbs.

OK.. now I'm sobbing. I'm so pissed and frustrated and I feel like I'm failing. I'm eating right and working out and nothing... I just want to be at a normal weight.. I've been fighting it my whole life and have failed every time... I feel like I'm failing again. I was so upset I couldnt even work out this morning.. I stayed at the gym for 10 minutes and just left.

Sorry... I just need to vent... How is it that I've worked out HARD... all cardio every day this past week and a half....and the scale hasnt budged????!!!??!!! I'm beyond pissed and frustrated right now.

I LOVE fiber one bars... esp. the caramel and oats one.... however... it does not love me back.... I ate my last one yesterday for breakfast and the gas was awful about 4-6 hours later.... so bad that I thought my insides were twisted!! So I'll go back to my normal breakfast... yogurt or fruit. I scheduled a fill for next week... I feel I can eat way more than I should...

Did anyone catch Good Morning America yesterday morning? They had a segment on weight loss...and had 3 people who lost a super amount of weight... like 100+ and the one girl who lost the most (I may be wrong but I believe it was close to 200lbs) started relating her weight loss to potatoes. After losing her first 10 lbs she got discouraged and was afraid of failure... her aunt told her to go to the store and pick up 2- 5lbs sacks of potatoes and carry them around the store for 10 minutes...and note how heavy they feel after carrying them... she told her... now that was what you were carrying around and lost. I tested that theory this morning at the gym... I tried to pick up a 50lbs hand weight (even though my loss more than that right now) and I couldnt hardly pick it up... let alone carrying around.

The scale took my 2 lbs back :thumbup:

The scale moved today... 2 lbs.... I'll take it!

I ran again today..and it felt good. It was only 2 minutes at a time... but even in school when I played field hockey...and I was at my best... I still was not a runner. I think I will add that to my list of goals... I want to be one of those people who enjoys running.

This morning I woke up... jumped on the scale and saw.... -.4 got mad and went to the gym... worked out like crazy... cleared my head and started thinking... came home and crunched some numbers... 9 weeks to meet challenge goal... 7 days in a week thats 63 days .4 x 63 = 25.2 lbs. My challenge goal is 27 lbs. so....in the long run... its pretty close.... The point of my rambling is..... even when we see a loss of .2 a day... or . 4 or whatever.... it adds up. WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!

TOM finally came this afternoon... now hopefully the weight will start to fall off!!!

manatee... Please be carefu