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We do love you CG! I didn't know you never had a fill before. Good luck. I've been in a weight loss slump but I think it's turning around this week. Finally got back down into Onederland today.

What a wonderful NSV!

Congratulations and thanks for posting! It helps us newbies.

I'm a bander nine months out and I had a 3-5 pound gain over Christmas. I haven't lost weight in two months. I felt like you do but talked it out with a few people, and the last three days have been good and the weight has come back off. Don't despair. We are human. The beauty of the band is that it makes it easier to get back on track. Focus on solid protein and no starchy foods and no drinking calories. You'll find that if you just focus on one day at a time you can get back to good habits. Good luck!

I was told it was to shrink my liver for surgery, and if the doc cut and found a fat liver, he could close up and not do the surgery. That was enough to keep me compliant. No way was I going to not have the surgery after all the waiting and prerequisites just because I couldn't stick the pre-op diet out. Having said that, mine was only five days of clear liquids. Post op, however, was six weeks of full liquids. That was hard. But it helped me drop fifty pounds in those six weeks so it was worth it. You'll be fine. It's hard but your upcoming surgery will give you the strength. Good luck!!

Great post!

12/31/2014 199.6. Happy New Year!

Good luck with the unfill.

A real description of real life. I look forward to the column!!

My goals for 2015: Be kind to myself every day. Dare to dream about my new life post-divorce. Don't survive -- thrive. Eat well. sleep well. Find a healthy distraction for when anxiety sets in. It was recommended to me to take up reading enjoyable books again, rather than only self-help type books. Move more. Socialize more. Be open to new friendships. I did that this year and have two new friends as a result. Lose my remaining excess weight. Get off my final prescription, a blood pressure medicine. Begin the process of qualifying for a panniculectomy after goal weight is achieved. Take a vacation with my daughters. Remember every day that this, too, shall pass, and life is good.

You're on your way!! Good luck!!

First of all congratulations on your success. It is an incredible achievement and deserves applause!! I'm only 2/3 of my way to goal, but as someone who once lost weight pre surgery and couldn't keep it off for more than a month, I am in this now for the lifetime maintenance. I'm no expert but people further down this path than I am have strongly suggested therapy for adjusting to the new physical beings we are becoming. I see a therapist about once a month for divorce issues and I can surely see how a therapist could help me with body issues down the road. Be patient with yourself, and give yourself time for your head to catch up with your outward self. Your success is an inspiration to me. I hope you are able to enjoy it!!

Beautiful!

@@jfc193 that was exactly the post I needed to read today! Very inspiring.

@@Lady VS you are amazing!!! What a great message and picture. You give me hope for the future. I so long to be able to say I lost my weight and KEPT it off!!!

You are a WLS success and don't ever forget that. Even if he doesn't acknowledge it. Mine did not either. It's not why I left him this year (he is emotionally and mentally and verbally and financially abusive to me and my daughters) but it is why I got WLS. I needed the strength to make changes and once I got my food under control it happened. It isn't easy and my divorce has just begun, but I know I am capable of taking care of myself. I got my confidence back. I wish you the same.

Congratulations !! Stay off the scale. Wait until your post op appointment to weigh. The reason is that most of us gain right after surgery from fluids and swelling. Also, walk a lot. It will help everything. Stay connected here and if anything feels worse rather than better day by day, call your doc right away.

Great song. I'd never heard it before!

Thanks for the info !

Low calorie peppermint mocha I used to waste hundreds of calories on Starbucks peppermint mocha, not to mention the expense. I've been making this at home now: Decaf coffee Splash of half and half 1-2 drops of peppermint extract 1-2 drops of vanilla extract Pinch of baking cocoa (1/16th tsp? Tiny amount) Yum!

I have a better outlook today. Stop living in the future and enjoy the present. Today I have enough love, enough time with my daughters, enough money, enough therapy, enough food, enough shelter, enough cuddly doggies, enough everything. I will enjoy and be grateful for what I have. Worry is my enemy. Life is good. I just have to open my eyes.

I do. I just use it for steps mostly, but it's a good reminder to keep moving.

Mine comes and goes. For awhile there it was really loud.

Congratulations !!!

Congratulations! I wonder, did insurance pay any of it? I hope to get one in a year or so.