Cerrin

I am staying on the plan today because I have a training session on Sunday and I dont want to die during it.

Are you chewing everything really good? I find I get stuck when I dont chew as well...except for the pork chop and bagel...they are just no no's

Man! let me tell you bagles are a bad thing. lol I got stuck on a bagel in the coffee shop. Had to wait in line for the bathroom. Man I thought I was going to puke on someone. Thank goodness I got in on time. not fun!

yOU LOOK GREAT IN THAT PICTURE. I cant wait till I am confident enough to just run and take a pic of myself and post it. I am dreading posting pic's of myself

OK for me I am keeping myself on a tight Financial leash. This helps me with eatting out and buying the extras. Not saying I wont eat out. but I have to think about the cost (money wise) And that help me. I am not good at depriving myself. If I tell myself I CANT have something...that is what I am going to crave. I have to play that mental game with myself. you can do it. I have faith in you.

Well good luck. The only thing I want to stress is EVERYONE cringes at the word excercise. But playing everyone wants to do. so things like frisby golf is a fun GAME where you walk a lot. and the DD revolution is a game. and Flying a kite is just fun. but they are all activities that get you out and about. OH and please make sure she DOES eat all her points. they do matter.

And dont get discouraged. I was because I have not lost much since the surgery. I talked to my dr and he told me to be patient. The band needs time to get the fills to get you at the right restriction before you start dropping weight. Some people hit it quicker then others. So be patient. It WILL work for you. You have to work WITH the band and not against it. Or arround it.

If I am having a bad protein day I will add a little bit of unjury to my yougart or pudding. not too much just a bit to up it a little.

Let me just say being hungry and then getting upset is a horrible combination. I couldnt go to lunch because my co-worker took to long of a lunch. So now I cant go till after 2pm so I got upset about it. I cant even drink Water right now. I guess being upset tightened up my band I PB'd on water for freakin sake. this sucks I am incredibly hungry and cant do anything about it.

Thanks, I have a food kit too...but I couldnt even ear the peanut butter. *sigh*

For me I was too young at 10 to be in weight watchers. I personaly think all the talk about how to lose weight messed me up. Constantly thinking about food...what I can have what I cant have. did me more harm then good. If we would of not had the tub of ice cream and sodas and all the chips and Cookies I MAY not of ended up as large as I did. But the continuious thought about food is what kills me on diets. That is why diets dont work...healthy eatting habbits do. and ultimitly she will learn them from you and your mother. her habits...healthy or unhealthy

i JUST WANT TO ADD MY 2 CENTS IN. I was a big kid...IN my head. I went with my mom to weight watchers. and Thought it was my problem too. I heard the messages You cant eat that. And so I DID eat it and more. You say that sports are expensive...but the surgery is not only more expensive. It is Surgery. I bet if you ask someone for help on the cost of the sports you may be able to get a discount or a scolarship for it. If she is interested I gay go for it. One super fun excercise I love is Dance Dance Revolution. It is played on the playstation 2 game system. It is a lot of fun and I would not call it excercise. But you do get a great cardio work out from it.

I love all these ideas. I am writing them down to add to my player. lol

I am staying on the plan today because I finally hit 60 miniutes on the Elliptical! *happy dance*

Wow I am not really going to have the option. My trip is not till december and I hope to be at my sweet spot by then. So I guess I just need to have some shakes and slternitive food with me.

Well I have a friend who is kind of like a sister to me...She is completly NOT supportive of my surgery. She is the one who makes the snide comments and tells me how she loses her weight. And the different things she does to lose weight...not healthy either. So when we get together we just dont discuss my surgery or my weight. It hasnt been an issue yet because I have not lost a bunch yet. We have a standing dinner date on Friday nights. And when I get a fill I have to cancel because of liquids. So she still knows. But we just dont discuss how I am doing and she never comments on my progress. Most of my other friends continually make postive comments on how proud of me they are that I took the step. and that they can DEFINITLY see that I have lost weight...when I know I havent. lol But I love them for it. And a bunch of my skinny friends keep telling me that they have these great clothes for me when I hit X weight. So once I get to the teens and single didgit clothing I should be set. lol But everyone is different...that is why we love them. I am sure she will be able to cope with my weight loss Eventually. just not right now.

I am going to pay toward my discover card. ack I need a new fridge...but I am trying to make do for as long as possible. lol

C.N. Are you normaly tight? Or do you have NO restriction? I am also trying to figure out how to deal with a flight.

One of the ladies in my support group just got her arms done. she is just glowing she is so happy

You are healing very nicely! Looking good.

I am staying on the plan today because support group last night was great. They gave us some good recipies and great ideas to try.

I do a shake for breakfast...or cottage cheese. Milk has some good protein in it.

Thank you Mary, that was the nicest thing I have heard in a long time. I am TRYING to be nice to myself. but when lbs dont move and your not losing inches but working out like crazy and you think your eatting less. It is just hard. I finally have SOME restriction. So I am getting fuller quicker. and I now have some foods I cant eat. So I think I am getting to the point where I should start losing the weight. It is just hard being nice when you dont FEEL nice But thanks for the thoughts I DO apreciate them:smile2:

I am glad you did it now! And posted the pic's for us! you look great!

Your looking great! I think your legs will tone up. dont freat about them. We only see them because your pointing them out. If we were all together noone would be checking out your legs till you pointed to them. lol