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We know we need patience but for me I am having a hard time breaking the instant gratification mentality. Please be happy with where you are. I so want to be in that same place too...65lbs is good I mean really good. With all the right things you are doing, the scale has to give it up sooon.

I totally understand what you are going through. It may be a good idea to step away from the scale for a while. Thats what I did. Not seeing the scale made me work harder to make sure the number was lower when I did see it again. You are doing a great job!!

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Totally understand your frustration. I am eight months out and have lost 70 lbs to date, I still have 38 lbs to lose and I say everyday these are going to be the hardest 38 lbs to lose. I exercise 5 days a week, started this religiously 3 weeks ago. I used to do the treadmill 3 days a week but it just was not getting it. I also started using myfitnesspal.com to track all of my calories and activity. I wasn't sure what I was doing wrong, eatting to much, not eatting enough, eatting the wrong things. I thought about tightening my band so I could eat less but glad I didn't. I decided to learn how to work with the band and not let the band do all the work. So currently 50% is me working hard and the other 50% is the restriction of the band. I do not snack, I eat 3 meals a day, I take 15-20 minutes to eat my meal and if there is anything left on my plate after 20 minutes I trash it. In the past 3 weeks I have lost 8 inches and lost 2.5 lbs. Now this is no where as fast as it was for me in the beginning but I now know I am doing everything I can to make the weight come off, I am changing my behavior towards food, making healthy choices. My co-workers laugh at me when they ask what I snack on I say my vitamins, I take soft chews and gummys and I split them up in 3 servings and feel like I'm getting a treat. So remember, slow weight loss is best (even though frustrating), the scales are not our friend because as we get smaller and exercise we start to build muscle and lose inches. Good Luck!