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LMAO - Oh, I hear ya. And I so wish. I'm craving my mint chocolate chip. But I'll be good or I'll be stuck here for too long. Out damn chip!

I'm thinking a once a week allowance is good. But if those wicked foods start creeping back in, out they go! Please, please, please let me remain strong. I know that's part of the reason my weight loss has slowed down so much and I really want to get a bunch more off soon. Another 40 pounds by Christmas would make me uber happy.

I finally reached my first big goal, I'm down 101 pounds. I'm so excited. I wanted to hit this by my 6 month anniversary but missed it by a week and a half. Not too depressed about that cause I'm so happy to have made it. This 101 is since my first doctor's appointment about a year ago. I lost 24 pounds on the 6-month diet for insurance and put 6 of that back on at Christmas. Then I lost 16 on the 2 week pre-op. The other 67 has been thanks to the band and me. Yay! Gonna Celebrate a bit and while I do that work on my next goal - the halfway mark. That's only 4 pounds away. Gah, I so excited. Help me think of something nice to do for myself please. I'm supposed to get the sweet set of pots and pans that I dying for but money is still a bit tight. I'm sure I'll get them but it will probably be a combination of reaching goal, birthday and Christmas. My mother wants to buy me new clothes but I just don't want to spend money on that when I know I'll be losing more soon. Any fun ideas?

I have some shirts that I'm able to get rid of but I haven't been able to bring myself to do it either. I know the only reason is because I'm so worried that I won't have any clothes to wear. But that's silly because I'm not wearing them now and I'm fine. The pants that are like giant MC Hammer pants I have to keep because those really are the only pants I have that fit. I have about 8 pair of pants and only 3 of them fit well. Oh well, once I finally get out of this level of clothing I'll have a bunch of old stuff that fits and then I can dump all my bag-a-thon clothes. Hope I can let them go cause I need to make room for new stuff. Crystal - that's a fantastic idea! It would be great if you could start that clothing line. And make sure they fit right too. Just cause I'm fat doesn't mean my arms grew longer.

Congrats Sadie! Must feel amazing to have someone tell you that would be too much to lose. You've done a great job losing it. You'll have to keep us up to date on the TT too. I know many of us are very curious about it and how to get insurance to cover it. I know I'm planning to run to a doctor with every little rash.

Perfect solution for a Dr. Asshat. Now you just have to keep a straight face when you get on the scale. Least this way you can struggle to diet some weight off and still get the fill you so badly need. It sounds like he thinks the only indicator is how much weight you are losing. What about how much you are able to eat, have you had anything get stuck, are you having trouble with any foods, do you have any acid reflux, how much water and protein are you taking in per day, how much exercise? These are questions my doctor asks me every single visit. They are all indicators of your band status. Bahhh, nevermind me, I know you know you need a fill and sounds like you've found the answer to get a fill from him. Does he ever do fills under flouro?

Don't have mine yet, I still have a week to go. But I was hoping to encourage those of you who have reached your 6 month mark to post some. :biggrin2:

You know, the one where you eat something delicious and can be satisfied with just a small taste of it. I'm having a hard time with that one. I went to a BBQ yesterday and the food was absolutely amazing. I tried, and mostly was able to stick with small portions but I didn't want to do that. I was mad because I couldn't truly partake of the wonderful food. I forced myself to eat an entire chicken breast, along with small bits of the side dishes. I was so full I was absolutely miserable, thought I was gonna puke and we had to leave because I felt so terrible. I didn't eat much other than that the whole day and still feel full this morning. Gah! What did I do to myself and how the heck do you get to the point where you aren't mad that you can't eat more and are just so happy and satisfied with a little bit?

Don't worry, I'm there for ya. I'll be all over your ass(hat). :smile: So good to have you back.

I was looking thru the clearance bakery stuff yesterday for snacks for my husband and son and there was a man standing next to me looking too. He said something about how good they looked but not that neither he or I needed them. Now this might sound rude but it was said in such a nice way and he must have been 65 so it wasn't some young rude boy remark. Afterwards I realized what a compliment it really was for me. 6 months and 98 pounds ago no one would have made a remark about my weight. I was the oddity in the room that everyone pretended didn't exist. Now I'm such a normal amount overweight that he felt perfectly comfortable joking with me. Nice! I guess..... LOL

Yeah, I'm sure he was one, it just didn't feel like it. Guess it's me that's feeling good about where I'm at now. Too bad for him. Plus it's true, before he would have never dared say anything like that. LOL - look at me - I've lost so much weight, I can now be insulted. Hahaha - that is truly funny to me and best part is I could buy the bakery stuff and even eat a couple cookies and I'm still losing weight. Bet that cake he got is sitting right on his gut about now. :smile:

Yay Gibson!!! I've missed you so much. And I can't wait for you to get some good restriction. I has to happen even if he is a super conservative putz, even he will eventually get enough in your band and you will finally have some help on this difficult journey. Pop in more often, pretty please with a cherry on top.

Okay guys, it's the last day of the month. I need more progress pictures. You can do it! Hell, this is the first and only place I've ever posted a picture of me on the web. I still don't like the way I look but I do like being able to see how much I've changed. Come on, FEED ME! ..... Pictures that is.

Wow Rquinn, that sucks! I'm so sorry to hear that you're having to deal with all of that. Right now you should be able to just focus on yourself. Sucks when life throws so many things at us at once. Try to hang on and keep working it the best you can. The pendulum does always swing the other way.

Wow bluelion, you're flying! You're about 2/3rds of the way done. You go, my band anniversary day buddy!

I had half of a bottle of mojito yesterday. Wow, it's amazing how little it takes to give me a big buzz now. And while I did enjoy the drink, the buzz left me feeling really groggy which I didn't enjoy. So, guess I won't be doing that often. I do plan to test out some wine soon though. It's also really hard for me to deal with the calories from it, I'd rather have dessert. LOL

It was the fill that finally broke my plateau. My calories are way down again. And I may actually be at my sweet spot. It's been almost two weeks and I still have decent restriction. I have some room left but this spot seems to be working really well for now. I have also kicked my exercise up from about 20 minutes a day to 30 minutes. Got my fingers crossed that yours breaks soon too.

So I've had a wonderful weekend so far. Yesterday my mom gave me a beautiful flower arrangement to celebrate. And this morning my hubby took me off to a secret appointment. It ended up being a haircut at a fancy salon. Then I went shopping for cookbooks and got lunch from this delicious jamaican place. Came home and did a foot spa thing and I'll finish the pedicure tomorrow. My family really made me feel special and it was a fantastic way to celebrate the loss of pounds and finding life. Thank you all too. You're a big part of my support system.

I'm thinking about the pamper stuff - facial, pedicure, manicure. But I'm also thinking about getting the roaster pan that goes with my soon to be new cookware. A few cheap clothes are okay, I guess. I'm just not to the point where I'm excited about them yet. When I get there - look out! I'm also thinking about just a nice night out with the hubby - dinner and movies, some wine. I don't want to reward myself with food but it's really tempting as a splurge. Would feel nice to try something fancy that I've always wanted to try and I could still be healthy about it. I don't know. Heck, planning and wishing is half the fun.

Looking great Jaime. You're really coming along great. Happy Anniversary!

I'm 6 months post op and no pb, slime or puking here. I have had a couple of moments when I thought I might but got thru it without incidence. I asked my doctor why they didn't warn me about pb and slime and they said because they have rarely had it happen. It might be because I'm not too tight. I do know it's fairly common though.

That really is a fantastic NSV! I'm so happy for you. Got a bit teary eyed over it. And don't worry about missing your 6 month goal (I missed mine by 4 pounds too), you're way ahead of where anyone expected you to be. Yay!!!

Congrats! That's so fantastic. Bet you are just beaming. Makes you realize it really is gonna work this time doesn't it?

I'm sorry but...LOL...were you thinking of something else when you were writing? I about died laughing at that typo. Swimming sounds like so much fun. I really wish we had a pool here cause I'd be swimming every day. Good for you Ready! On both exercises.

Good point. I'm sure I'm more stubborn than any silly plateau. I'm not going back to the way I was even if I could so it might as well give up.