Califdreamer

Wow lifting weights right after banding?! I was banded on Nov 2011 and still can't lift more than 50 lbs. I was just telling my daughter that I am going to start lifting because I need to get some strength on my abs as they are flabby because of children so closely born.

You did exactly what you just did. You wrote it down for us to read. I just did this too a few days ago. Wonderful people here just told me to start tomorrow anew. Obviously they will help you too. I too am an emotional eater. I knew from the very begining for me to be able to succeed, I would have to get my heart and mind just as fit as my body. I needed to get those emotions out. Personally I started with my mom. She and I could not stand being in the same room for more than 5 minutes before getting into an argument. Now we can last not just hours but weeks together! We are all different and you need to decide what's best for you. Emotions are hard as they have been with us for so many years. I have to remember that I didn't get to be like this overnight so it will be a forever journey. Same ting with relationships/emotions. I just swtched my thnking around and took up a hobby and go to the gym. Funny how now I see food and think of it in calories then calculate how many more minutes or even hours of running on the treadmill I would have to do to burn it off! Have fun and try to relax. It's a learning process that is going to take some time. Godd luck!

Funny, I just posted on another thread that I had my 3rd filling today. It's honestly the first time I have felt restricted. Previously, I felt I could eat as much as I did before the band. Obviously I couldn't but it was in my brain. I was so sure I had gained 4 lbs and maybe I did but the great people hear gave me encouragement and I took their advice and had a 3 lb loss. Not bad. Every day is a new day. What happened yesterday is in the past.

YUP! I did! So did my husband. I went to my daughter's house and we ordered a very large pizza with eveything but bell peppers and anchovies even with the stuffed crust. I ate pizza all day long and sat in front of the tv with a case of diet cokes! Of course I didn't finish the cokes but the pizza was gone that same night. Do I regret it? NOPE. Ain't going to lie. It is now in the past and it stays there as I continue with my future.

I understand. You have helped me tonight. I just started coming here and I posted a pity party for me. Thank God the responses were fantastic! I read them all and just wanted to read then log off but then I read your thread. I thought why not post when things are going good? I had gained a few pounds and was dreading the weigh-in. They told me to get back up and continue this journey of mine so I did. Guess what? I weighed in and lost 3 lbs! I am in heaven plus I got my 3rd fill. This is the first time I really have felt a fill. I was starting to worry but as of right this moment, I am so happy I had this done, would totally recommend it and wish I would have done this years ago. Had my band on Nov. 4th 2011 and lost 43 lbs so far. Not too bad for doing this right before the holidays! Elva

Thanks to everyone who answered and gave me the incentive to get up and keep going. Today I went for fill #3 and the scale said I lost 3 lbs! I was so dreading this weigh-in! Thanks again and back on track...

Thank you all for such kind words! I must admit that I did weigh myself on a scale I had never been on plus it was late that night. I usually only weigh on the scale on Monday mornings at the gym or every 2 weeks at the doctor's office. I go in Thursday for my 3rd fill. Never minded needles before but now I am getting tired of them! Love my mom to death but that 73 yr old, 5'4", size 4-6, old lady challenged me to a 3 mile sprint in July knowing full well I am competitive! I got a feeling I am going to need you all for some butt kicking til then!!!! Thank deeply.