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I'm adding scuba diving to the list of things I want to do once I drop the weight

It's unfortunate, but I can't understand why everyone expects positive reactions from people who aren't banded. People are always looking for any excuse to criticize somebody else. I keep my band to myself, others don't need to know.

It's unfortunate, but I can't understand why everyone expects positive reactions from people who aren't banded. People are always looking for any excuse to criticize somebody else. I keep my band to myself, others don't need to know.

Won't happen. You can't really motivate somebody into losing weight. I'm assuming you aren't fat and aren't banded. If that's the case then let me tell you this: As a fat person, there's nothing worse than people harping on you to lose weight. It makes you want to say "forget them, I'm going to eat more."

If the weight is coming off, that should be enough of a reward. I'm completely against rewarding yourself with treats, because when you see the scale go up the next day you realize it just isn't worth it. Take pictures of yourself once a month and compare them.
I was recently on vacation with my parents, and they were doing the same thing your mom is doing. They'd buy all this junk food and I'd tell them I wasn't hungry, and they just kept pestering me and it got to the point where it was getting me angry. I had to sit them down and explain what they were doing, and they stopped after that.