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This ^^^ is what it's all about!

One crisp apple. Then get in the tub. And breathe.

Just an update. I've been more conscious of my band being tighter during and after fasting days. That first bite needs to be well chewed and eaten very slowly or my meal can be ruined easily. This green zone is tricky. I'm definitely there and I'm not too tight, but at times I am too tight for the type of eating I fall into. So the biggest change for me this month has been slowing down and chewing well. It works! I had pork not long ago doing that and I wasn't able to eat pork before. I can still eat a whole salad or many pieces of bread at a restaurant. I choose not to. I had a julienne salad last me two meals this week. One of the nice parts about being banded is that since I eat so much less, I can have "real" salad dressing, etc. In other words, my small meal is much more satisfying than a huge diet meal with sugar free or fat free crappy dressing. I love my band!!!

This board is the best. Congrats to you!

Your clothes stay on the hangers because the shoulders are a normal size.

Congratulations on your success!

At first I weighed every day. It was quite a motivator while I was losing quickly. Then I stopped losing every few days and weighing daily began to bring me down. Someone suggested weighing weekly. I started doing that in September and my morning mood improved immediately. I weigh every Sunday morning. It's working for me, and I think I'll keep it this way.

Ginger yes! I have room in my empty closet too!

Great job! Now take care of YOU and don't feel guilty about it. Ask for help post op and take it when offered! Good for you!

What food or drink shocked the &?$! out of you when you looked it up, and how many calories did it have? And did you look it up before or after you ate it? I'll start. Cobb salad Buona Beef. 953 (I left their dressing off and had Cobb salad no dressing Buona Beef 533 plus Ranch dressing 130 calories = 663. ) I looked it up after I ate it. That was lunch. I try to stay at 1000 calories a DAY. *eyeroll*

Onederland ! Onederland ! Onederland ! Oh, in case I forgot to mention it, Onederland ! *grinning from ear to ear*

Hello my peeps. Today I entered Onederland. That is all.

I ask myself this when deciding how to progress with a relationship. Any relationship. Does this person lift me up or push me down?

I will not buy black now if I can avoid it.

Puréed shoes may be your problem. Check with your nutritionist.

11/02/2014 198.8. Onederland, Baby!!!!!!! YAHOO!

I'm so sorry you're feeling this way, but believe me it's from the surgery and it will pass. You're entitled to some tears. Your body and mind have been through quite a lot and it's super stressful. Stay connected here and get some rest. Congratulations on your surgery!

So I recently got my first manicure in, like, 20 years. I decided to do something pampering for myself that didn't involve eating or buying clothes. I don't like to draw attention to my hands because I have vitiligo, which is a loss of pigment, and my hands are quite blotchy. But I did the manicure anyway. I started getting compliments on my nails from coworkers and friends. So I've been polishing them regularly myself now. Feeling all girly for the first time in ages. So of course I develop a new skin problem. Why not. Flaky, dry, red, burning eyelids. Day after day after day. I google this. The apparent diagnosis says get to the eye doctor. So I go to the eye doctor and he says nope, your eyes are fine. Get to the dermatologist. So today I see my dermatologist. She hasn't seen me since oh, about sixty pounds ago. She asks how much I've lost. I tell her 101 pounds. Congrats and compliments ensue. Very nice. So, Doc, what's going on? Did I develop yet another autoimmune disorder to add to my arthritis and vitiligo? My stress levels have been through the roof over the last four months. I filled her in on my crazy life situation. Oh, no. It's your nail polish. What? Yes, you have contact dermatitis of the eyelids and almost all of the cases I see are an allergic reaction to nail polish or artificial nails. I'M ALLERGIC TO MY ONE CALORIE FREE AFFORDABLE LUXURY?! Yes, yes I am. Fortunately, there's a doctor approved polish I can use. Pricey, but not as pricey as a weekly foot massage. So that is my rant for the day.

Arlene, I'm laughing at work right now. Thanks for that!

Kitt, I slept fine. Had a Quest Bar this morning. We have chili day at work today but I need to take my lunch hour in my car again to talk to my attorney. I'm going to eat first. It will be another stressful talk. Chili should be okay especially if I get it in me before the call. I've looked forward to Halloween all week and have an outing with friends tonight in costume. I'm having fun if it kills me.

In the immortal words of Pink, I have had a $#!+ day. I woke up fine. I was really fine. I almost even weighed myself because I know I've lost weight this week, but I'll wait until Sunday. Yesterday was emotionally difficult, but I got a good night's sleep and woke up ok. Really ok. I packed my fasting day lunch. Buddig lean beef, 2 packets, and several wedges of Laughing Cow cheese. I was happy to have such a Protein dense lunch planned. And then. On my lunch break I had to take care of some divorce details on the phone before I ate. I was in my car for privacy and got very upset with what's been happening. No need for details. Anyone who has filed for divorce from an uncooperative spouse knows the deal. Anyway, I took a few deep breaths, and had ten minutes left to eat my healthy lunch in my car. Can't have divorce phone calls in a cube farm. I took two bites of the beef and a bite of the cheese and got stuck immediately. I was so upset. I chewed pretty well, but not well enough. Well, this was the first time I ever slimed so bad that I was sweating and drooling. I had paper napkins but got some on my coat. Great. Now I'm crying and still sliming. I went back into the building and made it to the bathroom and up came my three $#!++¥ bites of lunch. Three little bites and now lunch is over and I have no nutrition in me and my eyes are puffy and my nose is snotty and my NEW coat is slimy and I'm still nauseated and I have to go into a meeting and it's a friggin fasting day and I was so psyched for it. So. I went into my meeting while my stomach settled. Thank God I had U njury packets in my desk. I mixed two of them in a Water bottle with six ounces of water and shook it up. The friggin water bottle leaked at the cap and sprayed chocolate Protein shake all over my keyboard. Sticky. $#!+ day? $#!+ day. After a coworker walked by and helpfully said, "Oops!" to my mishap and miraculously didn't get murdered for it, I drank the double thick shake. It stayed down. Thank God. 200 calories instead of my planned lunch of 500, but it was something. Anyway, there's more crap, but the bottom line is that I survived it. I'm not hungry. More worn out. I sure wasn't prepared to battle my band the same day as my to-be-ex. But it's not the first time stress has practically closed up my banded stomach. I need to be proactive on stressful days and stick to shakes. I have GOT to remember this. And fasting days are always tighter too. Ironically, I was wondering this week if I should get another tiny fill. Hell no. Thank you for listening. PS: I still believe in 5:2 and am very happy with my results on it. I just really need to listen to my band. PPS: My hunger is returning. I'm going to have a small mushy dinner.

Yeah, Sister! Love the camo. I feel like even though I never got a tat, I've been inked by God. Being a biker chick, you must have some challenges keeping the sun off your skin. I can live with the blotchy hands, but I really make sure I use sunscreen faithfully on my face to avoid the dark contrast.

Sold at the dermatologist's office.

Doctor's Remedy is what she recommended. So I'm trying it now. We will see. She also said the adhesives in artificial nails is an allergen. But I just use polish.

Your life is about to change for the better in so many ways. All of these things that we endured for so many years are about to be a thing of the past. Stay strong. Wonderful times ahead!