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My first goal was to get below 253. That was the lowest i could get with diet & exercise.

My first goal was to get below 253. That was the lowest i could get with di

Sooo here i am a week and a half later. Up 5 lbs and frustrated. I am hungry a lot and feel as though my restriction is much less than i want. I am calling my doctor tomorrow & making an appt for a refill. Hoping. 5 mls will be the magic #!

Thank you everyone for all of the positive reassurance! I haven't lost or gained this week... but that is kinda dissappointing b/c I really wanted to hit 100 lbs on my 10 month anniversary Feb 6th, I'm @ 94 lbs. But it's not the end of the world! lol. I'm working out more and I'm sure my body is in a bit of confusion with more food in and more exercise. I'm going to give it two weeks and if I feel like I'm slipping I'll go back and have him put some back in. I am trying to focus hard on my food choices and keep active! Everyone keep up the great work!!!! We will win this battle with obesity!

I'm coming up on 10 months banded, April 2011, & I'm down 94 lbs! I love what my band has done for me, although @ times I get ubber frustrated with it. I have had my share of problems with bulemia/anorexia since being banded but it is getting much better. People ask me if I miss food.... I really don't miss the way I used to eat. I feel like a whole new person now! Soooooo happy

I love my new wardrobe! I weigh less than my husband That people in my life who haven't seen me in a while don't recognize me.

I am not quite to 100, 91 lbs lost since April 2011. I ave 10lbs a month. The main thing for me is food! I eat a lot.of chicken, avacados, & cottage cheese. I'm not so great with working out, I go 2 a week is all. For me accountability is.key. I meet once a month with a healthy lifestyle coach & check my bmi, fat mass, muscle mass ect. As well.as tracking my food.& I see a theraist. I am hoping to hit 100 lbs lost next month. I started @284 & I am currently 193!

I would have to say I've encountered quite a few negatives, but I don't regret it at all! My negatives would be suffering from bulemia/anoxeria, for which I am working very hard on it and I assure I am making progress. I also miss being able to eat quick when I'm in a rush. Especially being a nurse at a hospital, I often find myself taking a bite, running to take care of a patient, and then running for another bite. I find it hard to go out to dinner with friends b/c it takes me so long to eat, my husband as adjusted to it though lol. I hate the days that nothing seems to stay down. I hate that it feels like every person watches how much I eat and how often I go to the bathroom while I eat.

I reay wanted onederland for Christmas, but of course on Christmas I weighed 200.0! So come Wed, the 28th, I step on the scale & bam welcome to onderland. So u may be asking why is this not wonderful?... Well wed happened to be the day of my mother's funeral. After being diagnosed with kidney cancer in sept. my mom went into surgery to have her kidney removed on the 20th. She never recovered from the surgery & I removed her from life support on Thurs the 22nd On top of all that on Tues, Dec 27th, I lost a good friend. He died from sepsis, a blood infection, unexpectedly. He was only 35 y/o and had a wife & 3 y/o daughter So it has been a rough week, to say the least. But hey I now weigh 197.2!!!!!!!

54Shirley This breaks my heart yet provides me some comfort @ the same time, does that make sense? My mom was loosing her ability to do the things she loved, knitting, quilting, writing, living on her own. She always told me she wanted to live not just be alive. Her death makes me sad but the realization the she is no longer in pain or suffering helps me find peace. I am so sorry to hear your husband is suffering so much. It must be so difficult to face each day feeling that way. I will pray for you both tonight.

Congrats on the weight loss! Way to go. & good luck with grad school.

ONEDERLAND!!!! I am 5.6 lbs away I feel pretty confident with the way things are going that I will make it. If not by New Years would be great also. I am 1.6 lbs away from hitting 80 lbs lost, haven't updated my ticker lately, since surgery in April! I don't think I have weighed less than 200 lbs since I was in Junior High School!

Getting closer! 3.4 lbs away!

When you are tempted by those foods remember how they don't make you feel better they make you feel worse! You need to find a new coping mechanism besides food. Have tried grief counseling? This could benefit you greatly!

Exercise is such a great stress reliever! Also watch your diet, I am a firm believer that when you eat like crap you feel like crap! Hang in there, you can do it! I tottally understand where you are coming from. I work full time as a rn, going to school full time for my bsn, & I am primary caregiver for my mom who has kidney cancer with mets to the brain. All we can do is focus on getfing threw the day in as healthy way as possible!