Anyone else noticing this?

[ShrinkyDink 0]

I think it just comes down to we all have different levels of motivation and different obstacles in our paths. I self paid 15,000 plus another 800 or so for other band related medical costs along the way, but I've chosen to not work myself to death to get the weight off fast. I'd rather see it come off slow and steady than stress myself over getting it off quickly (not that everybody who loses quickly is stressing themselves, just that I did obsess over it at first and it stressed me). I've lost 62 pounds, 21 of that was before surgery so in the last 7 months since I got my band I've lost 41 pounds. Slow but I'm tickled pink about it cause I have fibromyalgia and plantar faciitis and without the help of the band I would have lost nothing or gained in that time.

I do agree that it's frustrating to see people fuss about not losing when they openly admit to not following the rules. I freely admit that I make bad choices sometimes because in the past denying myself something has led to binging on the "forbidden" item. I also take full responsibility for the results of the bad choices. My loss has been slow, but my mind is not stressed, I'm happy :tt2: