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I need to take this advice. I have lost a good amount of weight and I am not trying to lose weight fast or anything. I have had only 1 fill since 9/13/13 and I weigh myself every time I am near my bathroom and I am obsessed and I need to stop. I have stayed the same weight for a few weeks and I'm doing the same things and I know what to do and what not to do, just need to focus on other things and not the freakin scale!

CG : you did an amazing job! You look great & it's a great message! Love love love you !!!!

Selfie of me and my daughter Holly

Checking in .. Feb 1 - 196 Feb 8 - 196 Hopefully I'll lose something this week

Wow much2gain - you have lost ALOT of weight - congrats:) Thanks for the info

The only thing I know is that it works for me!

I also have a fitbit flex. If you forget to tap it for sleep you can go and manually enter your sleep time (with the time in & out of bed). I have taken a shower with mine, but to he honest I'm not sure how many steps you are doing during that amount of time, so I use that time to charge it. I really like mine. I used to check it constantly, but now I can just check it one or two times a day - it's a fun way to keep track

So happy for you - you are doing fantastic!!!!! You are doing great and it looks like you are very motivated

I just realized I didn't check in Beginning weight Jan - 202 Jan 31 weight - 196 Lost 6 pounds - in wonderland and I was so happy.

Name, real or screen~ Jami Goal weight for February 28th~ 190 Weight on February 1st~ 196 Age~ 45 City/State~ Miami, Florida Dietary goal for February~more protein little carbs Exercise goal for February~ exercise every single day (something) Personal goal for February~ get organized at home & work Date banded - 9/13/12 Total weight loss banding/preop diet~54 pds Do anything special for Valentine's day?~ spend time with my husband and kids

Welcome! So happy that you've decided to change your life - you won't be sorry! Just do as your doctors say (like you already are) and everything's going to be great! You'll find a lot of helpful things in this site - and I wish you the best of luck keep us informed of your progress

Very good article. I can definitely relate. I've had a lot of emotional trauma in my 45 years and have suffered with depression and was hospitalized in Jan 2010 for it for 5 days. Every Jan 17 I think about that day and thank God that I was given a second chance to live. See, I didn't think that anyone loved me although I was surrounded by a whole family that did. My feelings were distorted and I thought my family would be better off without me. What was I thinking with 4 kids & a husband who loved me? I was completely overwhelmed and I wanted to stay in bed all the time and sleep and eat my way through life. My husband literally saved my life and took me to the hospital and over time I got ok. I got my emotional well being under control and then on 9/13 I got my eating under control. Life is good today for me and you truly can overcome depression with the right help! Sorry this is so deep, but this article brought back that incident that I keep inside me and never talk about.

Don't be worried! The same thing happened to me - I was pretty much sedentary and I started the gym - I was working out every single day for about an hour and I gained weight. I was very frustrated. I was eating very good and exercising and I thought wth - but I was losing inches and then all of a sudden I got on the scale and lost like 5 pounds. You are doing wonderful! Just don't get discouraged!

Wearing a pair of pants that I haven't worn in awhile, today will be the last day, they are practically falling off of me - the legs look like deflated balloons (lol). Also tried on two shirts this morning and they were just hanging off of me - so I changed again. I have bought a few new clothes, but not really enough to keep me going all week - going to have to get a few things this weekend Please somebody else post on here - it looks like I'm the only one with some NSVs and it looks like I'm hogging up this thread!!! lol (jk)

Hope you feel better soon!

Jan 1 - 202 Jan 28 - 196

Went on a walk with my 9 year old for an hour/ had a great time - this was the sunset tonight

I have fitbit flex and I really like it! Monitors your sleep and steps, I also am on my fitness pal and it syncs well together. I have had it for 2 weeks - I've lost more weight since I've had it. I have a sit-down job and this reminds me that I need to be moving!

Well said!

I've had steak, but I get the flat-iron steak and I've done ok .. The only bread that I eat is the low calorie bread (35 calories) - I buy it and put it in the freezer because it takes me 2 weeks to eat a loaf & I almost always toast it. The only thing I ever got stuck on was a piece of honeydew - I choked on it & thought I was going to die!

Congrats!! I recently got rid of all my old clothes - so I know the feeling! So happy for you - I can't wait to be a size 10. I told the girls at work when I get to the single digits I'm gonna wear my clothes inside out so everyone can see my size lol so happy for you!

Debbie - looking good!!!

Misty - hope you feel better! Gosh you've had a time - glad your children are adjusting - glad you are keeping us updated:)