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LOL!! Stay strong, you can do it!!!!!!

You could be building muscle when you walk and work out! Muscle weighs a lot more than fat so in reality you could have lost more but gained muscle which is a good thing - also if you are getting the protien that is required about 40-45 grams a day it also helps maintain your muscle mass! 18 lbs is awesome and you should not be discouraged in any way. Also people are built differenlty and metabolize differently so even though the journey might be a little slower for you right now you may blow past someone later that hits a plateau! Slow and steady wins the race - your body will thank you for it in the end! Best wishes for continued success!

Janet, Preach on!! It encourages me and many others! I heard a wonderful message at church today myself and it was similar to what you just said. Wow! Rain on me Lord pour out your storehouse of blessings, it is there for all who believe. It is funny how we can get caught up in those things of everyday life and forget that if it's God's will it's God's bill!! I turn my financial situation over to him and he continues to bless me and it is wonderful to be his child. I am sooo Grateful and thank you for reminding me what a wonderful God I serve!

Congratulations, my thoughts and prayers are with you. You will do fine, wishing you a fast recovery.

Excellent Job!! Thanks for sharing your milestones with all of us! I am enjoying being on this journey with so many inspiring and encouraging people.

Congratulations! Happy New Birthday to the new you and the beginning of your happier healthier journey!

That is great news to hear!! I am happy that you found a great Dr and had a wonderful experience. Congrats and thanks for the positive information!

I am sure there are good Doctors in Mexico but I have met two women locally that went from California to Mexico because the cost here is $15,000 and in Mexico they paid $4,500 to $5,000 and both have been post op for well over a year and fly back for fills but one has only lost 36 lbs and the other 45lbs though that is good weight loss it has been 16 to 18 months and they both still have a lot to lose it doesn't seem to me like they have the restriction they need.

Just think about the looks on their faces next time you vacation and how they will have to pick their jaws up off the ground when they see you thin!! That alone should keep you happy through out your vacation. I can't wait too hear your results along the way!

Good for U!! Congratulations, when is your surgery??

Change can be hard on people sometimes and I agree with kleinow01 he may be insecure and thinking if you get all skinny and "hott" you may not need or want him. Men are like that sometimes and they will try to sabatoge your efforts or make you think you can do it "without" the lapband. I know this from experience as I have had several diets sabatoged before. Only you can decide if this is the time for you or not but I know one thing I have been "dieting" one form or another for ten years and a little will come off here or there and then it's back and then some. I kept saying I will get fit before I am 40 - guess what 40 came and went and with little progress. So the next year is going to pass anyway why not be on the road to a healthier happier you? Put a positive spin on it and tell your husband how "he will benefit" from a healthier happier you!! Let him know you are doing it for yourself and you would appreciate his loving support. Good Luck I wish you the best!

GOOD FOR U!! It is nice to take a break from life and just enjoy a movie or a good book for a few hours, glad you enjoyed it! Hope your deal closes I was a wholesale Mortgage Lender Acct Executive myself for 19 yrs until the industry colapsed and my company closed now I am in Pharmaceutical but I so much enjoyed the sales and closing the deal I miss it!

Congrats - I am sooo happy for you keep up the good work and keep blogging!

Oh my gosh.... How funny are you. Well at least you got to taste and get the craving over and done with and next time you will think twice since it was such an experience for you. Sometimes all we need is a little taste of what we think we want and that satisfies the craving.

Onekenbai - hang in there don't give up there has to be a solution just keep looking and talking to other bandsters because I am sure you are not the only one that has experienced these results. Sometimes bodies just reject having the foreign object in them and it takes a while for your body to adjust and accept it as part of the new you. I am wishing you all the best and many prayers your way!

Happy Birthday & Have Fun today!! Thank you for the blogs and the information you provide to those of us that are at the beginning of our journey. It really helps a lot to have someone posting that has met their goal weight and has solutions or ideas for those of us that need it. Again, Thank YOU and have a great day!

Good Luck and stay postive - enjoy your new beginning

ssmom - Hang in there I think we all go through an obsessive stage second guessing everything but it will pass. Also 1 3/4 lb average per week is about norm the doctor told me an avg 2 lb weight loss per week is good. Just think 2lbs per week 4 weeks per month x 10 months would be 80 lbs in ten months I would take that any day because no matter what the time is going to pass so why not be making strides towards our goals even if sometimes it is a little slower than we had hoped for. Good Luck on your journey and many blessings to you along the way!

Wow! very inspiring and informational for those of us that are fairly new to this, Thank You. You clearly have a great sense of humor as well so the upbeat postive attitude is sure to help along the way. Great job on the near 100 lb loss that is absolutely awesome. I can't wait until I have some really tangible results to report.

Good Luck at the awards ceremony! Hope you win!

Excellent idea about the smaller goals, I think I will break mine down a little too so I don't get so discouraged when I don't hit it as soon as I think I should. Again, Thanks

I understand about those olive garden breadsticks I used to go there just for them lol - literally I would eat lunch then I would buy some to go they are that good. In the long run it will be worth giving up some of those sinful pleasures. One week at a time. Also as women our bodies fluctuate due to monthly cycles, hormones, etc .. so there will be some weeks we don't lose we just keep moving forward.

Great Job - I enjoy reading your blogs! I enjoy this site as well there are so many great people, great ideas, excellent recipes by DebraG and others and of course the friendship and inspiration that everyone provides. Even those that are having a bad week can find someone on here to lift them up and encouragement!

Good luck I wish you well on your journey to a new and healthier you!