Right now is 11:30 pm and Im sitting here with my husband.. I should be asleep since I have to get up at 3:30 in the morning to get ready for work.. my stomache is growling so I ate 12 small pcs of rice crackers and I still feel hungry.. WHATS WRONG WITH ME??? I am struggling so much losing weight.. I no its the food I eat...I eat what I am able to just so I wont be hungry.. Im not able to eat veggies or even any kind of meat without throwing up..I currently have 6.2CC in my band. I no that it is probably too tight but I am scared that if I get it losen I will gain weight again and thats not the direction I wanna go.. My goal weight is 170 and currently is at 205..

After reading all the success stories on here I truly feel like a looser/failure... any suggestion/advice/comments would greatly be appreciated...

You are NOT a failure or a loser! Get those thoughts out of your head right now! That's an order! You and I are pretty much even on weight. Its taken me 9 months to drop 25lbs. I'm a slow loser and just have to live with it.

You're right, eating to stop being hungry has been my downfall. Once I got it thru my dense head that the band wasn't the only way to get the weight off, I changed my food. I know I have to eat protein so I keep deli turkey, string cheese and hummus in the fridge at all times.

Its a physical and mental game. Keep playing and don't throw in the towel.

The stories here are inspirational...it sounds like you know what you need to do, but what is it that stops you from doing it? Sometimes, our will is not strong enough to "make" us do something...

Also, have you taken a minute to praise yourself for all your hard work? That's important too

Risky- I know you know you're too tight, but do you realize this could be sabotaging your WL? You may not be getting in enough calories and are now in starvation mode...you may be getting in too many calories by eating the easy 'slider' foods. If you can't eat ANY meat or solid proteins, then your band isn't really able to help you out and keep you from feeling hungry. Call your doc or NUT to discuss what's going on...too tight may be the very thing that's making this harder for you. Best wishes -BG

Did you call your doc? What did they say?

I do the same thing. Stay up way longer then I should (ya, right now it's 1:30am :thumbup: and I'm here instead of bed, tummy is talking to me too ). I will get another drink and it usually settles down.

But I usually have my alarm on my phone go off around 10 to remind me to go to bed. (but today is my birthday :cursing: and I'm doing what I want---stay up! :thumbup:)

Good luck!