so... this will be a little snarky sounding but... why is it that some people who do not have the band seem to think they have it all figured out?

They will do it right, they will not make mistakes, they will always follow to rules - what bullsh*t honestly.

I hate to break it to them but it doesn't exactly work like that LOL, I thought I too would be anal retentive and do everything right, however, as we know it doesn't necessarily always go as planned...

I am not saying this is all people but I have noticed a couple who made comments about banded people who "weren't doing it right, weren't following instructions as they were told and when they were banded they would always follow the rules"

sigh....I am sorry if I sound b*tchy, I figure it is my blog and I can express myself here without going to the forums and hurting someones feelings inadvertently...

Ok, I am going to curl up in bed as I have been feeling a little icky this past week or so and I am not doing myself any good being on the forum feeling this :tounge_smile:

It is the same as the people with kids saying "MY kids will NEVER...." They learn too, don't worry.

Yep I hear you on that. I just try to remember what it was like in the beginning and how motivated I was, and try to recapture some of that energy for my struggles of today. It is either that or screaming at the monitor "YOU JUST WAIT".