miss meliss

I read this thread because the title and your avitar name both made me laugh :tt1:. I bet your fun! I had a minor but similar situation. A co-worker was getting banded at the same Dr. and eventually she figured it out. I would have kept it to myself if I could but there was no way once she found out. Nothing mean spirited but she was so excited and could no contain it. So, I didn't want to come accross ashamed. It was just I didn't like the idea of people watching too closely. And what if I failed :smile2:! Well it ended up to be a liberating thing and 99% of the people have be super suportive. And when (not if) you start looking dramtically thinner and your heavy co-workers ask you what you are doing... how do you not tell the truth. I have been honest to anyone struggleing with their weight. If a scrawy person who isn't really nice compliments me I just say thanks...that is all. Good luck and be aggressive!

5 more pounds ..... gone forever!! I now have my eyes on 100lbs. 5 down 5 to go! I love my band!

This thread got me thinking about calories and I realized I had no idea how much I was eating. I knew I was eating less but that was all. As I get closer to goal the slower the weight is coming off. I started keeping a journal on livestrong.com "The daily Plate". It is free, I love it and I am completely hooked. I thought I was eating enough protein...I was wrong. I have only been tracking for 2 weeks and the weight loss is picking up. I am eating 900-1200 calories. This allows me 3 meals and an afternoon snack. Hopefully by my band-aversity (May 12th) I will get to post on "Who has lost 100 pounds"!

I am a pop-aholic! I love popcorn. I am very restricted and really have very little problem eating popcorn. I fill-up much faster and can not eat as much as before.... but that is the purpose of the band. It works!!

Congrautlations! I bet it feels wonderful! :drool: It takes a lot of will power and determinations to fight your way through a 12 month platue, wow!

I would like to start tracking my calories and I am interested in useing an internet site to keep a food journal. I am really confused on where to start. Do any of you recommend one website over the others? Does it require a membership fee? I appreciate your input!

Thank you everyone for the links and advice! I tried daily plate 1st because it had the most recommendations... I am hooked! I've been doing it for 3 days now and already I am seeing calories I didn't expect! And I love the little pie chart that give me a graphic visual of my calorie break down. The best part of eating now is getting to log in everything :scared2:. It even had the breakdown to a locally made protien drink that I prefer. That really suprised me! I am having much more restrictions than I was having before (no fill since August) and I think it is this spring weather. Being really tight is the easisest time for me to eat sweets, because they go down easy. Having to log that in makes me think twice... I then I don't eat the sweets (great accountablity). Thanks again for all your advice!

2 more pounds gone forever! :thumbup: I am hoping to lose 100 by my band-aversity, May 12th. 10 pounds to go, cross your fingers for me! :thumbup:

Had a fun experience this weekend. It has been hot down here, way to hot for the 1st week in March. The smallest size of capri pants I own are a 24. I went shopping for some new pants. I bought sevreal pairs of pants.... all size 14!!:eek: I can't believe it! It was suprising, surreal and mostly fun! I really felt out of my element shopping in those sizes...but I think I can get use to it :confused:! The last time I was wearing a size 14 was probably when I was 14!

Thank goodness I found this thread. I won't go into details...it sounds like y'all have all been there. Bought some Miralax today! :party:

What a neat story! Congratulations!!

I have had my band since May 2008. I was very, very over wieght (266 lbs). I had type II dieates... my blood sugar is normal, no medication! I had high cholestrol.... cholestrol is normal, no medication! I had very high blood pressure.... blood pressure is normal and I still take 1/2 a dose of medicine but will stop after next Dr. visit. I had sever foot pain and walked with a limp.... foot is great, no limp and now I can exercise on my feet! Basically... my health was that of a much older person. These are the reason I got the band. Looking better is just a fringe benifit! I love my band!! :party: Good Luck with your husband's desicion!

Finally! A new number!! Broke my recent platue... down another 4 pounds!! I dreamed of these numbers but I can't believe it is really happening! Good luck Enigma! 100 is my goal too for my bandaversity. I think once we get closer to our goals we move from one platue to the next.

Congrats Brenda!! You are getting very close to your goal. I platued out during the holidays, however, my weight usually goes up during the holidays! So that is a step in the right directions!

Wow bsb-eagle! Your are off to a great start!!

I was diabetic... my blood sugar is now normal! I use to limp because of foot pain... that is no more! Doctor wanted me to take Cholestrol Medicine... my cholestro is normal! I took high blood pressure medicine... now I take 1/2 a tablet, & doctor said we will stop altogether after my next appointment! Much, much, much more energy!! My arms use to go numb we I sleep... they don't any more! This is the greatest thing I have done for myself! I can't believe I struggled over the decisiion!! :thumbdown:

I have lost 3 more pounds as of this morning! I have lost 9 pounds...my valentines goal was 15. I may have been a bit to idealistic and I won't make 15 by Valentines. But 9 is 9 pounds gone forever :thumbdown:! [

Finally!!!! I've been at the same weight for weeks. Lost 3lbs as of this morning!! Gone forever:biggrin: Hey Ladies... the workouts you guys have been mentioning above (power 90, P90x, Turbo Jam, etc...) are these DvD, books or classes you attend? I need to have a better excerise plan. I am slowing down and colories alone are not doing it for me anymore. I really struggled to lose these last 3 pounds.