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Oh this is all SO me!! I was banded Aug 09 and lost 82 lbs as of this past October, ran a half marathon on Oct 23rd, came home and quit exercising, made 2 trips to Ethiopia to bring home our baby girl in January and have since gained 15 lbs and am SO upset with myself. Working full time, now with 4 kids I just have put my eating habits and exercising on the back burner. I find myself obsessing over food....I just can't ever get enough! I wouldn't even know my band was there if it didn't hurt sometimes when I take a sip of a coke. I've read on the food addicts anonymous website about food addiction having everything to do with the chemical addiction our bodies get to sugar/flour/wheat products of any type. While I know this describes me to a T, i can't seem to find the power to just stop! I eat crappy foods ALL the time! I will start out the day good, but by the end of the day cravings take over and a cave in. Ugh. I want to get to 206 SOOOO bad, which will be 100 lbs lost...it's only 22 lbs. But apparently I don't want it bad enough. I'm getting a fill next Friday, so hoping that will help with the hunger for a while and maybe that'll help with the massive food thoughts. .....gosh, this turned out to be a huge rambling session for me! Sorry folks!

I was recently directed to the food addicts anonymous (FAA) website and was fascinated! I truly think I related to it and the fact that my body is addicted and craves sugar/flour/wheat if I continue to eat foods with those things in them....but the list of things you CAN'T eat is VERY long. Or I guess I should say the list of things you CAN eat is short. For example, I could drink no more Protein shakes b/c of the sweeteners in them. Turns out almost everything has some form of sugar in it, and FAA believes every type of artificial sweetener or any natural sweeteners (honey) trigger chemical reactions in food addicts and make them want more. Does any one follow this diet? Does it truly make you feel better and lose weight? It seems like it would be a very hard way to live, but could also make a person feel incredible and feel both physically and mentally free. Just curious....Thanks for any feedback!

Melody, first of all AWESOME job on how much you've lost! What an inspiration! I would be a HOT momma if i could love another 60 lbs! HAHA! I truly can not even imagine what NOT craving food feels like, but I really really want to know! I did great yesterday! Got up this morning at 5am and went to the gym...was doing good until the therapists at school came and cooked yummy stuff in my room and then left it there! UGH!! I bagged it up and put it in the students' backpacks, but then had 2 for myself. I was so mad. BUT I have done good for the rest of this evening. There are TONS of things I'm willing to give up, but I think the hardest thing I love with a little sugar in it is creamer for my coffee each morning. Do you think that is still ok? Or do you go with absolutely NOTHING with sugar in it? Or just carbs? Thank you all so much for your tips and encouragement...I've GOT to do this!

So Checkyes, I went to the foodaddictsanonymous.org website and OH MY GOSH! It was like they had written that website for me! I totally think I'm addicted to sugar, flour, and wheat products and what they do to my brain, but I just don't know if giving them up completely is realistic with a husband and 4 small kids. I think I'm going to set a goal of cutting WAY back, though and see if the cravings go away. Today I did good. We will see how tomorrow goes! Thanks for the suggestion! I want to lose at least 50 more lbs before I'm "done"...whatever that may be!

Oh, I'm so frustrated with myself!! I've been banded since Aug. '09 and as of this past October (when we ran a half marathon) I had lost 82 lbs and was feeling good! After the half marathon, we (my husband and I) came home and quit working out. Then in December and January we made trips to Ethiopia to bring home our daughter that we adopted. Life has been busy and I've COMPLETELY LOST MOTIVATION!!! I'm back to my old way of thinking about food.....if it's in sight, I'm gonna eat it! I can't stand it, but can't seem to stop! I've gained 15 lbs since October. I'm SO mad at myself. I look at myself in the mirror and tell myself "girl, you've got to stop this!" I have 4 children, a full time job, and a fabulous husband and yet all these wonderful things I have in my life can not seem to make me change my mind about food. Can any of you recovering food addicts tell me your secrets? What did you do to stop obsessing about food? It's driving me crazy and I'm so upset with myself. I didn't get this band to fail. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

hello folks! my husband and i will be traveling to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia soon to meet the baby girl we are adopting. my doctor and i are considering unfilling my band for the trip for a couple of reasons...1.) the high possibility of getting sick and throwing up, which could cause a slip. 2.) medical professionals there have no idea what to do with the band, so if i were to having problems, i'd be out of luck with getting help. has anyone else done this while traveling? does the hunger come of fast? i have 6 cc in a 10 cc band and have lost just over 80 lbs. i'm scared of gaining weight, but near as scared as what could happen in Ethiopia with my band if i got sick. any advice is greatly appreciated!

hello folks! my husband and i will be traveling to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia soon to meet the baby girl we are adopting. my doctor and i are considering unfilling my band for the trip for a couple of reasons...1.) the high possibility of getting sick and throwing up, which could cause a slip. 2.) medical professionals there have no idea what to do with the band, so if i were to having problems, i'd be out of luck with getting help. has anyone else done this while traveling? does the hunger come of fast? i have 6 cc in a 10 cc band and have lost just over 80 lbs. i'm scared of gaining weight, but near as scared as what could happen in Ethiopia with my band if i got sick. any advice is greatly appreciated!

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I was banded in August and gall bladder removed in November. I had lost 30 lbs at the time and am now up to 70 loss. Just keep eating right and exercising and you'll be fine!

I don't know how far it is to Amarillo but I LOVE my dr there...he is fabulous!! His name is Dr Watson Roye.

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I am feeling for you right now! I saw you are at 194 (I'd love to be here right now!!) which is a much lighter weight than most of us start out at! But....in almost 8 months I have lost 60 lbs. So just think...that could be you in just 8 months! Only 10 lbs away from your goal! And I could have done so much better if I had started working out sooner. I didn't get serious about it until about 3 months ago, which makes me so mad at myself! Plus, working out soon will help with your depression issues, I PROMISE!! Been there and I'm over that!! I have 3 boys (twins that are 7 and a 20 month old), a great husband, and I'm a teacher, so I'm a busy girl! Just be patient with youself! It is a slow, frustrating, GREAT process! You are going to be just fine!!! Stick with it and keep in mind that you just started! You will be back in your skinny clothes before you know it!! **chin up**