I cannot believe how fast a month has flown by! Ok well at first it seemed as if it was crawling but hey tomorrow begins my second month! YAAAAAAY! My original and only goal was to be under 300lbs by this time. A month has flown by and I now know that it was a really really, really tall order in such a short time. I came off the liquid diet on valentines day cause my husband decided he was taking me out to a formal dinner and there was no way I was going to pass up on making such wonderful memories. :wub: I just had the soup and dessert and brought home my entree for the babysitter. Next day I continued to eat normal foods in half cup portions. I did not meet the original goal but I'm in no way disappointed. I'm wiser now! Ususally in the past I would have just given up and rolled right back into the old swing of things. "What's the use... I'm not seeing the results I expected!" That was B4! But thanks to good ole perseverance and loads of invaluable advice from you guys right here on LBT I consider my first month in an overwhelming success!

What did I accomplish?

1. I now recognise that the last fill I got since over a year ago had put me in the green zone(aka sweet spot.! I was there all along!

2. I now understand what it means to have your head in the game and how necessary it is for this banded life to be successful.

3. Every morning I smile 'cause my normal clothes are getting loose and the tight fitting ones are now fitting right. Also I have clothes that I can put away now cause I know I'll never wear them again. I have a few outfits that I ordered just b4 christmas and were small in some body areas due to their cuts. Those are starting to fit and will come in handy when my current clothes get too big. Shoes that I was able to wear for only half of the day stay on my feet all day now cause my toes don't rub on the inside of them anymore. (Go figure! My feet lost weight!)

4. I understand what it means to just eat two spoonfuls and be satisfied and I no longer have the mentality that any food is forbidden cause I'm on a diet.

5. I have recognised and have come to accept that slow and steady is the way to go when it comes to weightloss.

6. I have managed to keep my caloric intake between 800-1200 for the past month. ( I have never, ever, ever been able to do that before)

MY STATS:

Ok so by now you're like... "Tell us how much you've lost already! " So without further delay... here are my figures for the month....

B4 Feb. 3rd 335

Feb. 10th 325

Feb. 17th 321

Feb. 24th 318

March 2nd 319( TOM in full swing)

So for the month I lost a grand total of 16lbs for the month and 33lbs since I've been banded!!!!!!

My goal for next month is to exercise cause that was definitely lacking in this month.

Thanks for readng and check out my before and after pics for the first month. I would greatly appreciate your comments. Thanks for posting about your journeys cause when I get stuck or lost I run unto the site search for posts related to my problem and I'm on my weigh again!

Til next month......