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I am in a very similar place.... I have lost 26 # in one year I can exercise great now but no more weight loss I have fallen into old habits and done the "soft food " thing. I have started back on the support group because I need to hear all of you cheer us on. I get those horrible feelings of failure and the cycle begins. I have not gained but feel horrible about not losing. I am starting new every day hoping to get out of my rut. I appreciate everyones honesty here and can't tell you how much better it feels to know I am not alone. Elda

I am always amazed at how all of you are soooo much like me!!!! Elda:)

Hola, I have been banded since Oct 2005 I have lost 25#'s and am now running 3 miles 3 times a week. I have 3.5 cc in a 4cc band I have not lost weight in a few months. :paranoid I am eating around the band.... I will start to eat feel the fullness go walk around let it go down and come back and eat more I am not following the get up and get out in 20 minutes and I am lingering on food all day. I am eating soup and ice cream :help: Alot of my old behaviors are coming back Like eating late at night and eating foods I should not (pastries). I have been trying to get pregnant and Have had two failed attmpts at intrauterine insemination and the hormones are HELLL I am taking a two month break before we try IVF. I am finishing my dissertation this semester. All the hard work is over.. my data came back good. Now I just feel like I am sabotaging myself unnecessarily. I see my surgeon tomorrow and he is going to ask if I need a fill ... I feel restriction and I stop just short of PB or getting stuck and then I eat again NOT FEELING HUNGER. What should I do? :violin: I know what many of you will say but maybe I just need to read it.

Wow I felt like a failure too. Not the bands fault.... I was done in Oct 05 and have finally reached my sweet spot wow this does help!!! But mentally emotionally and spitiually I really want this .....I ahve only lost 30# but I can run again I have hope again oh well I guess this is not for everybody Elda

Hola all, I was banded on Oct 3 2005 and have lost 25 pounds I was very disapointed and would not give up... I have had 4 fills and this last fill DID IT!!!! :clap2: 2.7 in a 4cc I now feel restriction after about 4-5 ounzes of food. WOW I had also started exercising in Dec. and can now do 60 minutes on the treadmil walk/jogging. I am down to a 16 from 18 :biggrin1:. I have been coming to this board since the beginning and cannot thank you all enough for the encouragement. I know I will need you again. I can do this we all can. My girlfriend just got banded in Dec and is in that early no restriction phase. I mkeep telling her it will happen. For the newbies Please understand this is not a miracle cure I am working HARD...but the band really is helping not give up after 4-5 months like I did all the other times I dieted and lost weight. I have to look at my life differently now. I have to think like a thin person and it is changing everything I can't wait until I Forget to eat. WOW can you imaging food not being the entire foci of my universe. :hail: Gracias again you all make this so much better for me Elda

Hola all, I do 60 minute walk/jog on treadmill 3 times a week and I do outdoor walking whenever I can Live in Houston, TX the weather has been great. I weight lift while walking on tread mill and try to do abs every time I exercise. I had surgery Oct 3 2005 and have lost 23 # and lost one clothes size. I feel wayyyyy better and really enjoy the exercise. It does not hurt so much anymore. Those walk away the pounds CD's are great also. Elda

I am an emergency nurse practitioner and assistant professor of nursing at University of Texas in Houston TX I still practice in a few ED's in the city and am finishing my PhD so I can make LESS money. HA Have a great nurse hubby he was a student of mine No No we got together later and I have a great 8 year old boy Trying to have another... one of the reasons for the lap band. I love this thread

I absolutly ubderstand... I feel really alone sometimes especially now that I can't eat like I used to. I am happy to lose the weight but WOW I get kinda lost and aimless now that I can't retreat to the food like I used to. I take prozac. I with ya but this board really helps. Elda

Alcohol (ethanol) sorry my own language

no ice cream to day!!!! 20 minute uphill on tradmill for my butt stop procrastinasting on reading my school work stop listening to the S*^ty committee in my head( no not multiple personality just an addict ) Elda

Jobs come and go the key is there is a right time Just wait you'll see in a few months you'll think WOW am I glad I didn't get that job. Something better always comes along. I always take it personal when I don't get a job or don't get invited to something or think I am worthless BLAH YADA but that is me. I connect my esteem to everthing. You did not necessarily get the job cause you can't do it often there is soemthing in the mix or it's something bigger than us. Keep on truckin

Fat fairy... my rent free roomate is the fat witch of the west!!!

I find it facinating that the stats are just like alcoholism only 5% percent of us (I am one) stay sober for the long haul I think it is frustrating tht Star won't talk but Hey! whatever... I, sadly- am an open book.. I don't tell everyone my stuff but enough. I have given up etoh 10 yrs then nicotine 5 years and now my final and most daunting addiction FOOD. There are other ways to keep it off other than mechanical but for me its about my addiction and anything I can do to help I'm up for it. I went to AA for ETOH I did the patch for nicotine and now I did the band after years of rebound weight gain. I am okay with that but when I was heavier I had to give myself some self esteem and believe I was beautiful INSIDE just so I would not go insane. Right now I have been banded since Oct and have only lost 17 # mostly in first 2 mth. The scale has not budged I am down one --2 sizes but ouch. I see Star and think DAMN I am work ing hard at least I think I am had 2 fills exercising 4-5 days a week.. ARGGG anyway I don't think Star is as pretty now I think maybe a little more weight like a 12 or 14 and she'd be hot. I still want to be full and huggable I don't wan to be fragile Shoot I wan to be able to see my private parts and tie my shoes wear a nice dress and show my arms. Thanks guys I love reading you you make it bearable Elda