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The only thing I'm scaring with this challenge is myself !! :bolt: I can eat like there's no tomorrow at the moment. I have a fill coming up next Wednesday, 1 Oct so that will give me almost a month to meet my goal. I've been walking regularly which has to be helping a little. No plans to weigh myself until the day of my fill.

Hi all my wonderful Nymph friends. I am struggling at the moment, just can't seem to get motivated. Even though I have managed to keep my weight off (I haven't weighed myself since last Saturday), I just can't seem to get back into it. I've been sick with a cold for the last 4 days so have spent most of the time inside, so no exercise. I feel that I spent the first 8 months trying to stay motivated even though I had no band or restriction and now that I have a new band, I feel burnt out and don't have the emotional strength to do it. I know I need a fill which I will be getting on 3 September but it's gone beyond restriction. HELP!!

I think not having a band has to be the hardest thing Judy. I think you are doing really well considering. I hope you get to the 160s before xmas... that will give you something to play with during the festive season. That's my plan, lose 10 or 15 lbs and not stress if I put a few back on.

The arms are definitely a problem... I probably won't be able to wear anything strappy even if I lose more weight. I might surprise myself but I don't like my chances.

You and me both Foofy !! I can eat way too much at the moment !! I haven't weighed myself for a while so I'm hoping my weight has stayed where it was.

I don't have much retriction right now and I'm doing the same thing. As I was rebanded in July I'm in a different position to you but the end result is the same, no weight loss for some time. I have another fill on 1 Oct so I'm hoping that it will help.

Good on you Phil, it's good to hear from people who are at goal or close to it. I can't wait to get there!

That question has been the bain of every overweight person's life!! I know I don't have good restriction because we had Chinese food last night and I was able to eat a decent plate full of food. Mostly boiled rice with a few prawns and sauce. I notice I get stuck after a couple of mouths full then once that clears, I am able to eat okay. I think I eat faster than I should which is why I get stuck. Of course after that I work on slowing it down. I would love to lose another 10 lbs before my first band anniversary but with the way things are right now, I don't like my chances. I have a fill appointment on 1 October which will give me exactly 1 month to do it. Of course I will be working on it in the meantime. I have a family situation where there is always food around so I know how hard it is for you to stay on track, especially now that you don't have a band. I think it's great that you are keeping most of your weight off and jumping on it as soon as you put anything on. Good luck on losing more. I'll catch you later as I have to get ready for work.

How's the cold now Judy? I am pretty much back to normal. I have been on a few walks since then but could do a lot more. I am going to start aqua classes again this week. especially since the weather here has warmed up now. I understand what you mean about drs, they generally stick together. I'm still considering if I want to take any action. I feel that I would have been so much further ahead than I am now if I had been banded correctly in the first place. Hopefully my next fil will help get the weight loss moving again! How's your weight loss plan going? Keeping the weight off?

I also would have said I'd had an operation and asked for a small serve of something. Or another option would be to take a little off your partner's plate and put it on a butter plate. Most people probably wouldn't even notice that you did that. I wouldn't say you blew it, if anything you did really well not to eat... I know while I don't have too much restriction it would have been easy to pay for it and eat more than I should.

Wow Cindy, you were lucky that you found it early enough. I didn't know what it is so I googled it. Good luck with getting better.

Hope all goes well with your surgery today Shortgal, my thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. :cool2:

That’s true Judy and I thought I was going through bandsters hell the whole time I didn’t have a working band!! I know I need to be patient. You are definitely in a different place to the rest of the November bandsters and it’s sad that you’ve had to end up without a band. I don’t understand how your dr can get away with what’s happened. Can’t the other dr help you with taking legal action against your band dr. If he can see that it wasn’t an unlocked band in the xray, then you can push for answers as to what actually happened. I wouldn’t just leave it, it’s worth a try. We were 2 unlucky bandsters and as we all know it is hard enough doing this with a working band, let alone with one that isn’t. And of course, even worse for you not having one at all now. I hope you can get to your Halloween goal because it will really help you stay motivated. I’m hoping to reach mine as well. This fill hasn’t really changed much so I definitely need another one. I will book one for the next couple of weeks and hopefully that one will help me with the challenge. I’m still finding it hard to walk every day like I was doing prior to the second op. I really need to push myself. Good luck with your mini goal!

That's so true Steph. I know I have to be patient but I feel I've had to be patient since November! :thumbup: Anyway, I'm hanging in there and hopefully when I'm down another 20 lbs this will just be a vague memory!! :confused:

Kendra what I have been going through is nothing compared to what you've been through this year and I commend you for your strength. Thank you for your words of encouragement and I understand how hard it has been for you to keep up with what's going on here. It's good to see you back and posting. I am slowly but surely dealing with having a new band and trying to get over all that time without a working one. Definitely a good idea Cindy. I think it is so easy to stop posting, especially if things aren't working. Maybe we can get more people to come out of the woodwork, eg, Lizzie.

Thanks for the update Kendra, all sounds really good. The weight gain you can work on, that's an ongoing project! :shades_smile: Many of the Nov Nymphs have been away from the board and have come back recently. Most of us a doing well but not without some hiccups on the way. Good luck with the chemo and keep in touch! :teeth_smile:

I have not removed sugar snacks totally out of my diet but there are days I can't stop once I start.

I don't have much in my band but what I have noticed is that I do get stuck but once that goes away I can eat again. I'm eating a lot more than a banded person should so I'm hoping that when I get to 4 or 5ccs that I should be able to eat much less. I also need to get out of the bad habit of serving bigger portions. If I stick with the 1 cup per meal plan then I would definitely be losing more weight.

Congratulations Robin... way to go!

Well as you know I've gone back to scratch so I'm now at 3cc in 10cc band. I can't eat as much as I used to but I can eat more often. I can go 3-4 hours without eating depending on what I'm doing.

I have to agree, you look great Bandpal. Awesome!!

Congratulations "Officer" Steph, good going girl ! I'm sure you'll conquer those 15 lbs and hopefully be at goal by the end of the year.

Congratulations Goldie you must feel fantastic.

Thanks Bandpal it's good to be back to normal.

Thanks Linda. You are not an awful on-line friend. You are a supportive friend who has been there for me on more than one occasion. This thread is to help me and anyone else who is going through something. You've been struggling as well and I am happy that you talked about it here. I'm in a much better place now that I'm over my cold and have started walking again. That always helps. We have just gone into Spring here so another added bonus! Between us we should get this thing moving again and we will both reach the next challenge, I dare you!! :thumbup: Thanks Wendy, you are right, I know things will be better once I get to some restriction. I am so looking forward to having a normal band and restriction like everyone else. Exercise and good food, that should be our motto... EXERCISE AND GOOD FOOD... I can feel something coming on, hang on, what is it... EXERCISE AND GOOD FOOD! Now I'm being silly.