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Wow Melody, that is great!! 120 lbs lost in a year!! How did you do that? You must have stayed 100% committed. I wish I could say the same for myself. I am definitely happy with my 71 lbs lost so far but I know I could have done much better. I found my old habits sneaking back into my lifestyle. But I am trying to take control again. I did the 5 day pouch test last week and lost 5 lbs!! I didn't have the best weekend though because I had a party to go to but at least I am not grazing all day like I was before I did the 5 DPT. I feel like I am in more control again.

Thanks Kimaly! Well I weighed in today...drumroll please.....5 lbs lost in 5 days!! Woohooo!! I am so excited that all my efforts weren't for nothing. Actually the 5DPT wasn't horrible but I did miss having veggies. I am really craving a salad. The only bad thing I can say about the 5DPT is that I am sooooo constipated. Hoping to fix that soon. I learned a lot in the last 5 days. Actually I realized how much I want to eat out of boredom. But the 5DPT was great because I was so limited in what I could eat that I couldn't graze on bad snacks, actually I really saw how the protein maintains a full feeling throughout the day. If anyone is looking for a kick in the butt I really suggest trying this for 5 days. :thumbup:

Hi July Butterflies! I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jen. I was banded on 07/22/08 but I have not posted to this thread before. I joined this forum around the time I was banded but never posted or kept up reading posts. I just spent the last few days reading the entire thread...yes, the entire thread...so I feel like I know all of you already. So far I have lost 68 lbs. My weight loss has been pretty stagnant for many months now and I know it is because I am not eating properly. It seems old habits have come creeping back in. I'm obsessed with food. I think about it all the time, thinking about what I am going to eat all day. It's crazy and I hate it. When I first got banded I was amazed at how little interest I had in food. I was not tempted by bad foods and I stuck to the plan. But eventually I started back into old habits. I have never attended a support group before so now here I am. It has been inspiring to read all of your stories. I really appreciate that others feel the way I do and it makes me feel better that I'm not alone in this battle. I am hoping to take control again. In order to do this I did the 5 day pouch test. For the most part I stuck to it and I am looking forward to weighing myself tomorrow to see if I lost any weight. I really hope I did so it will give me the motivation to get back on track. Thank you everybody for sharing your stories, I am looking forward to being more active in this forum and interacting with you all.

Hi July Butterflies!! I am somewhat new to this forum...I had joined when I was banded on July 22, 2008 but never really used the site or posted. Since my surgery I have lost 67 lbs. I finally decided to try to post because I have been in a rut. I've seen myself slowly slip into hold habits such as frequent snacking and grazing. I'm not happy with my current eating habits so I've turned to this forum for support. Although I am happy with the weight I have lost so far, I know I could have lost more in the past year. But I also realize that I can get my butt in gear now to do what I have to do to get back on track. I started the 5 day pouch test today on the suggestion of someone on this forum. I had a protein shake for breakfast and lunch and made an awesome pumpkin sausage soup for dinner. (I got the recipe from the 5 day pouch test website) The soup was absolutely delicious!! Now it could have had something to do with the fact that I was starving but I really thought it was fantastic. So hopefully I will get myself back on track. I really take comfort in reading about others experiences and am hoping that we can all help and support each other.

Thank you!! I read your post early this morning and decided to give this a try. So far I've had 2 Protein shakes today. I am going to the store right after work so I can get ingredients to make the low carb pumpkin & sausage Soup for dinner. Right now I feel like I'm starving! It's probably more mental than anything. I have a bottle of Water in front of me that I've been drinking and it has helped a bit. I thought I could get through the first 2 days on just the Protein Shakes but I definitely need to make a soup to get me through. I'll update as I go along. I think I can do this!

Sorry, I'm not familiar with 5DPT...can you tell me what that is?

This is my first actual post to this forum. I was banded July 22, 2008. To date I have lost 67 lbs. When I first got banded I was amazed at how easily I adapted to this new lifestyle. I was eating properly and generally had no interest in eating unhealthy foods. I lost weight pretty quickly. But I realize that I have slowly slipped back into my old habits of snacking and being consumed by food. I see the progress I've made so far and I don't want to stop losing weight but I need to get myself out of this rut. I have had two fills so far, the most recent being a little over a month and a half ago. I feel quite a bit of restriction with the second fill and have actually had several episodes of food getting stuck and sometimes having to vomit because of blockages. I am disappointed with myself for falling back into old habits and not adhering to the way I am supposed to be eating. I have found ways to "eat around" the band and it scares me that I can do this. I guess my main point is that the band is just a tool and you have to stay committed to your new lifestyle to really make it work. I need to find a way to get myself back into the right frame of mind and start eating properly again.