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here are some pics of me before and after the band. Just me being proud...

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Wow! What a difference! Congratulations. You look great!

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Love it!!! You look amazing!!

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Thanks everyone! It feels good to be smaller, and to have it noticed :) And I still have 91 pounds to lose until I am at goal, so imagine the difference THAT will make!

It is slow going right now, but I haven't exactly been a "good" bandster lately. I haven't been able to do my walking like I should due to health reasons, and I have been eating some not so good for me things lately. I've been under some emotional stress and have been caving to the cravings :unsure:

I am seriously considering doing a restart and going on a liquid diet for a few days, then a soft food diet for a few more days and actually measuring what I eat. I have gotten out of the habit of measuring and I need to get myself back into it. My dilemma right now is.... I am trying to cut back on smoking so I can quit, so should I try to do the liquid diet while quitting smoking? I am afraid that that will be too overwhelming. :( I hate that I got back into the habit of smoking when my mom died. I needed an outlet for the stress and it was either smoking or stress eating and I chose to smoke... :wacko: Bad habits are bad habits....

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Thanks everyone! It feels good to be smaller' date=' and to have it noticed <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> And I still have 91 pounds to lose until I am at goal, so imagine the difference THAT will make!

It is slow going right now, but I haven't exactly been a "good" bandster lately. I haven't been able to do my walking like I should due to health reasons, and I have been eating some not so good for me things lately. I've been under some emotional stress and have been caving to the cravings <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':unsure:' />

I am seriously considering doing a restart and going on a liquid diet for a few days, then a soft food diet for a few more days and actually measuring what I eat. I have gotten out of the habit of measuring and I need to get myself back into it. My dilemma right now is.... I am trying to cut back on smoking so I can quit, so should I try to do the liquid diet while quitting smoking? I am afraid that that will be too overwhelming. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> I hate that I got back into the habit of smoking when my mom died. I needed an outlet for the stress and it was either smoking or stress eating and I chose to smoke... <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wacko:' /> Bad habits are bad habits....[/quote']

So sorry to hear about your mom! Your progress thus far is inspiring! You know what works and you know what you can handle. It seems it is time to regroup, have a heart-to heart with yourself and your surgeon/Nut.

No back sliding allowed, not on our watch anyway! We are here for you for whatever you need!

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You look good. I love your darker hair color. Don't beat yourself up to much. You fell off. Just pick yourself up and start again. It is never to late. Sorry about the loss of your mother. Maybe try yoga to reduce stress.

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