Steady losers ;-)

[StephC 0]

Hello! I'm back! It was a fun weekend topped off by a big dinner here with ALL my kids. Somehow I have continued to watch what I ate and only had a couple of weak moments - which I have figured out are still old habits of eating without thinking. One morning the pastor brought donuts for the kids' Breakfast before we went to convention (bc it was easy & the hotel didn't have continental) so I grabbed a crueller - I had eaten half of it and went omg what am I doing? Gave it away - another time I did the same with a candy bar. We had 13 teenagers and you know how kids eat... we also ate every meal out but I was really careful and ate slowly and took my food back to the room and ate later if I needed to. Yesterday for dinner I had about 2 oz of ham, a tablespoon of everything else and it took me as long to eat that as it did everyone else to eat 2nds. I felt good about it, I enjoyed everything but knew I ate 1/4 of what I did last EAster. I weighed myself yesterday morning - I had decided to journel every Sunday - I was down another 2 lbs this week. 194!!! woohoo - I really think I'm at my sweetspot.

Va Kirsten - your pics look great! Big difference in your face and belly! Your hair is about 2" longer too! I think you should go ahead with your fill. Only bc when you have a good fill you don't have to try so hard. I have to try harder on the bandster rules but not on the food rules... do you get where I'm coming from? Before if I didn't follow all the bandster rules I just didn't lose, now if I don't follow the bandster rules I feel miserable, slime.. and all that fun stuff. So now its easier to lose the weight bc I really feel full faster and longer. For me the BIGGEST thing is eating slowly and little bites.

BK - I'm glad you found a dr who will accept your insurance. My last fill wasn't with fluro - but we should have had enough fills that we are at the sweet spot where they only need to adjust by point cc's now. Which would really suck if you had to pay all that money to get these teeny little adjustments. Anyway don't worry about it, you've already had fluro and know your band is fine.

Bman - I eat candy and junk alot more then I should but I have the attitude of this is a lifestyle change and not a diet and theres no way I can ever give that stuff up - my lifestyle change is that I don't binge on it, I can eat half of a candy bar and be totally satisfied. In fact my dd was selling those evil things again and it took me 3-4 days to eat one. I just ate enough to satisfy that sweet tooth. But if you can't eat it without binging or falling off then I wouldn't do it. I account for every bite on fitday - bc we all know it adds up pretty darn fast!

I gotta go - love you all! Chat at all of you later!

[beversman 0]

Steph -- I had to Add a Custom food on Fitday... a Reece's Peanut Butter Egg! haha

I had three of them... and they were DELICIOUS!! i still did fine on my calories for day... so i am not a bit worried. I deserve a treat every once in a great while.

[VABandster 0]

Steph....glad you had a good weekend!! Thanks for the compliments and the suggestion about the fill.....you are right! I'm going to call today to see if I can get an appt. and also call my Surgeon to get a copy of my file for the new fill Dr. CONGRATS on the weight loss too!!! That is awesome!!

BMAn....I bet your scale will move now that you ate those PB Eggs! LOL

[StephC 0]

Brandi I hope you savored every bite of that Reeses.

BK I feel the same as you. When I see the scale finally moving I'm so happy! I love it - makes it all worth while.

I still struggle with eating SLOW - geesh I don't know why or how long its going to take me to get better habits! I did it again today, that first big bite and then I'm like whoooooooa! I think its bc I was eating at my desk and not sitting at the bar and thinking about my food.< /p>

[bkwalling 0]

I hate grocery shopping with all the after Easter candy on sale. I broke down and bought one bag of sweets which should last for some time. I treat myself once a wk.

I am so glad all of yall did good on Easter

Brandi I am glad u ate those good gurl

HOpe nat and kay r fine

[VABandster 0]

Steph...I'm with you...slow and small bites is REALLY Hard to master! Especially when you've waited too long to eat and you're HUNGRY!!

I contacted my surgeons office today to ask if they could send me a copy of my medical file so I can go for a fill locally. I'm just waiting to hear back from them if they're going to charge me to make the copy or not. I'll probably call the local fill dr. tomorrow to see how soon they can get me in.

[Boo Boo Kitty 3]

Hey girls,

How have you all been? How did we all do at Easter?

I am trying to hang on. Life keeps dumping more and more on me. I go to a specialist on the 16th, for the lump. My DH kidneys are shutting down and he is being a complete ass and acting like it is no big deal. He had a bunch of tests today and more on Thursday.

On the plus I am like 3 pounds from being 100 pounds gone! lol...I did get a fill Friday even though I know I shouldn't have with the health issues. But I needed it to keep my sanity!

[StephC 0]

Boo its so good to hear from you! I hope all the tests come out ok. I'll be praying for you and hubby. I'm sorry to hear everything happening to you all at once like this - that really stinks. Congrats on the near 100 loss! woohoo!!! you go girl!

Kirsten I'm glad you got things rolling. You'll be happy with another fill. Being at this spot makes it all so much easier. I don't feel like I'm dieting anymore. I don't have to fight the snack urge every night, its great. I'm going to keep up on my fills as I need them, now that I know how it can really work.

Back to work... I forgot how much work I have when we open up again. Geesh and I was bored at home??? Was I CRAZY!!!??!!!

[bkwalling 0]

Boo good luck and congrats on the weight loss

please let us know the test results

steph I am with you I am always bored at home but hate work

lost two more lbs this morning go me

[StephC 0]

wtg BK!!! You are doing so good since your last fill! I'm really proud of you!

Ok silly question. Have you ever caught a glimpse of yourself and go wow is that me? Just happened to me. I had ran to the bank and when I was getting out of the car I saw myself in the window of the car next to me. My face looked so thin! I was like holy cow is that me? then I kept trying to see myself in all the other windows. LOL

[Banannie 0]

Yay BK! Nice to see your scale moving!!

Steph - since I'm still the same general shape a lot of times I still think I look the same. Yet, I'll catch a body part out of the corner of my eye and go "wow, that *is* a lot smaller!". Like my wrists. They're freaking tiny. I can't say I'm big boned any more! :confused: What you described is a HUGE NSV!!!

Brandi - I'm glad you let yourself indulge on something so yummy - I'm like you, I try not to do that, but I think it's really healthy to do it once in a while when it's planned...

Boo - keep us posted - we're all thinking good thoughts for you & your family and BIG WTG on you being almost to 100 lbs! Yippee!!!

[CLAUDIAGDLMEX 0]

bk- way to go girl I very pround of you yay!!!

steph - that happens to me eveytime I go to the bank and I see my self in the camara I am shocked but at the same token then I start thinking I need to loose lots more its like I feel sometimes I am never satasfied lol but I am happy :confused:

bev- like you said one in a while its ok you been behaving not like me lol .

b00- I COULD ONLY SAY THINK POSITIVE AND YOUR IN MY PRAYERS!!

GIRLS YAY!! 10 MORE DAYS AND I AM GONE ON VACATION I REALLY NEED IT PLUS I HOPE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN ON THIS TRIP!!

TAKE CARE

CLAU:clap2:

[jillrn 0]

Glad you all survived Easter. I am glad some of your scales are moving too. I havent lost anymore for a week and a half. I need another fill, I can eat too much. I think the only reason I lost the 4 pounds 2 weeks ago is b/c I couldnt eat for 3-4 days. I am going to try to go in to see him Monday if I have the money. This will be the first time I have to pay for a fill--$75.00.

I also havent exercised since my daughters accident but I may try to go tomorrow. I am quite depressed since the accident and cant get motivated to work out yet!

[StephC 0]

(((Jill))) Good to hear from you! The little sweetie pie is healing ok then? I know what you are talking about bc things can throw me for a loop too - in fact just being out of town for a few days and I get out of my routine - I haven't really walked in almost a week. But today I am. I hope your fill works. My fills are covered by insurs. but I still have a $35 co-pay, a small price to pay compared to so many others.

My dd is sick, hopefully it will pass soon. She is in a local pagent this weekend so I'm praying she'll be feeling better by Saturday. She came to my room crying last night, she couldn't sleep, she was aching all over, I gave her tylonel and half a sleeping pill (she's almost 17) - and I told her she didn't have to go to school just sleep in and get rested.

[bkwalling 0]

Jill I hope your dd is okay

I am with you on no working out I need to do it

steph I have not had that moment yet where I look in the mirror and take a 2nd glance

someday

hope your dd gets better a day of rest is well deserved

claudia how are u doing with your weight loss good luck my scale did not move this morning but yesterday I ate a little more than normal

thanks all for the congrats and well wishes

have a happy hump day