The Prodigal Bandster Returns...

[TxChelsey 1]

It is with great humility that I post today, having been gone so long, I hardly recognize the site! I was banded almost 8 months ago to the day and am not doing well. I lost 50 lbs in the first 5 months and for the last three, I have slowly put 10 lbs back on. I have had three fills and am at 3cc in a 4cc band. I have to eat small bites and avoid certain troublesome foods, but if I eat slowly, I can still eat a lot!! I traded my cheeseburgers and sodas in for Cookies and milk, as they go down nicely. I have also stopped going to Weight Watchers and I stopped working out entirely! With the holiday season in full swing, I feel like it is only going to get worse. I am disgusted with myself and am ready to get back on track. The support I got on this site was wonderful and I am here to take ownership. Kick me in the ass and show me some tough love! God knows I need it!!

Edited December 7, 2008 by TxChelsey

[jkhawk8 0]

Hey Prodigal, there you go. I had my steel-toed boots on, did you feel it?

That said, you are STILL down 40 pounds since April. Would you have lost that without a band? I had my surgery in April as well, and I've lost about 40 pounds. My weight loss was only fast and steady for the first month, then it became "work".

If you're like me, you've been making bad food choices for a very long time, and using food to soothe yourself. It's going to take time to break out of those habits. Don't beat yourself up, just get back on the bandwagon and move forward. Set up your environment for success (purge your house of trigger foods) and do the next right thing.

We can do this.

Jan

[TQUAD64 9]

Bravo that you are still down 40 pounds, that is awesome. But don't give up. Is there a support group near by you???? This forum is great, but there is something about a personal support group where you actually are accountable in front of people, not behind the guise of a computer.

Get another fill. I know you have a 4cc band, which is at 3cc, but you can still get more, so call the doctor. Whatever you do, please don't give up. You have come way to far now to give up.

[*susan* 1,709]

Welcome back, Chelsey. I applaud you for acknowledging the problems you have been having. I recently "confessed" in another thread on this forum about the problems I have been having as well. I received some great advice and support.

I think we just have to re-examine ourselves and why we got the band to begin with. We need to recapture that excitement from when we first got our bands. I have started logging everything I eat on the daily plate to start holding myself accountable. I also find looking at the before and after pictures to be extremely motivational. Lastly, like TQuad mentioned, I have started back to my local support group. It really does help just being able to see and talk with people who understand the issues we are going through and can offer us advice.

Best of luck to you, I know we can do this!