JustWatchMe

I am grateful for your post as well, and happy for your success. So much of our battle is mental and habitual. You look happy and healthy and gorgeous. Thanks for your inspiring post!

It was coming for years but I had to get out of my food stupor to take action. It's the most difficult thing I've ever done.

OMG Jim this just made my day. Have enormous fun!

Decided before my surgery. Mentally and emotionally abusive relationship. I needed to get my shit together to have the strength to leave. I did that five months post op. It's hard as hell but better than life was before.

Sigh. Ain't happening with my flabby belly skin.

Sorry. Late Friday brain fried humor attempt. If I Googled this at work, I'd either get unwanted attention from the IT network monitoring group, or maybe a date. Or both.

Thanks to all my bander friends who keep me sane daily. Luvya.

Not at work though.

This is what I'm asking my nearest and dearest for this Christmas: Foot massage salon gift certificates. Earrings. Mittens (my gloves don't keep my hands warm anymore). Mini infinity scarves in several colors (warmth again). hair salon gift certificate. I'm all about pampering!

Lol

Because of another thread, I remembered I kept this dress in my closet. Fifteen years ago I wore this and it was tight. Today it's loose and I need to buy some grown up lady shoes before I can't wear it this season! Happy day.

I need some grown up shoes now.

Ok here it is. It fits loosely. Good thing I remembered it was in the closet! I haven't worn this in fifteen years. Love me some shoulder pads. Lol.

For me, thoughts feed emotions. Emotions create anxiety (good or bad = restless feeling). Anxiety is uncomfortable. My old habits were to medicate uncomfortable feelings with food to deaden them. New behavior = don't medicate/eat the feelings away. New behavior is uncomfortable. What to do? Address the thoughts that led to the emotions. The thinking that got the cycle started. New thoughts = new emotions. New behavior = new habits. Stop the thinking in its tracks. Replace the old "tapes in my head" with new messages. The hardest part about losing the weight is not the surgery or the rules I follow as a bander. It's breaking the old habits, the old cycle of thinking/feeling/eating. New habits take time. They need to be nurtured. Great article.

It takes several fills to get lasting restriction. The first few days is swelling and irritation. Then the band settles in. I've had five fills and I have 7.60 cc in my 14cc band. I just had 0.1 put in yesterday. I was thinking I was in the green zone but after about two months of that level I felt I could try a tiny bit more. So this is truly an experiment now. Lasting satiety is the goal. Four hours between protein meals.

I just remembered I have a little black dress in my closet that I wore at a slightly higher weight than I am now. OMG. I wonder if I could attempt heels. I may actually have a Christmas dress, people.

I had a tiny fill of 0.1 cc and I'm on 48 hours of liquids. My nurse is the greatest. She was thrilled that I had lost over nine pounds since my last visit. But it's been 3 months, I said! She said this is when it gets harder. I always take two Tylenol caplets during my fills to make sure I can swallow pills before I walk out of the office. That went fine. I lost the Thanksgiving gain already and a little more. I checked against my home scale when I got home. It feels good to be making progress again. My fasting day of Thursday will be skipped this week because I'm on liquids Wednesday and Thursday. Have a good day everyone!

Congratulations !! Such a gift to be happy and healthy for your new grandbaby!

Congrats !!!

@@Trillium, good points. I keep hearing about the connections between stress and obesity and sleep and obesity. Very interesting.

Chocolate single packs save my butt a lot. Taste great.

Happy birthday to one of the nicest people on BariatricPal and a truly inspirational lady.

Focusing on solid protein and way less soft foods like hummus this week. Avoiding noodles and potatoes. I have a fill appointment Tuesday. I'll discuss with my nurse and decide if a tiny fill is in order. Happy Monday! Fasting day today.

This made my Monday.

This sweet note lifted me up tonight. Thank you!