DELETE THIS ACCOUNT!

It's official. Since getting into regular sized clothes, I'm a shopping addict.

I went to weigh myself this morning and my scale was broken. It was nice to be able to just replace it at the local store rather than have to order one that could handle 400+ online.

I'm in Georgia visiting family this week so if I'm not around here much, that's why.

Yay! I see status updates again!

I just discovered pumpkin seeds are not a band friendly food for me. Ugh.

Finally into the 180's. It's still hard to believe I'm here when I started in the 420's.

My NSV of the day- easily fitting in the ridiculously tiny bathroom stalls at my son's school. I remember at my heaviest, I literally had to hold it because I couldn't fit in them to go.

OMG, watching "Half Ton Dad" and they said he was consuming 30,000 calories A DAY to reach over 1,000 pounds. I can't wrap my brain around this, especially considering he's been bed bound for 4 years so that means someone else was bringing him that much food.

I'm watching "Half Ton Mom". This poor woman weighs almost 900 pounds. This is just mind blowing.

I was ranting to my boyfriend about some of the ignorance I see about the Lap Band, he replied "someone needs to tell those people it's not like Lord Of The Rings sh*t. It's just a tool and actually takes work". How is it his naturally skinny butt "gets it" yet so many banded people on here don't?!?

The only bad thing about losing 230+ pounds? Lack of insulation! I used to always be hot and wear short sleeves year round, now I'm wearing layers upon layers and still absolutely freezing!

Since losing weight, I am in love with pajama pants. I know, sounds weird right? But I was always too big to wear them, especially my giant gut. Now, I wish I could live in them! Sooo comfy!

Had a birthday dinner for my cousin at a VERY high end restaurant last night (I'm guessing the bottle of wine alone was about $500). It was so amazing to be able to wear cute clothes and actually dress appropriately. I am no longer be the fat the chic wearing awful clothes because they're the only ones that fit.

Watching "My 600lb Life" and the bariatric surgeon said about living with a family who has unhealthy eating habits around a WLS patient: "It's like trying to make a sober alcoholic become a bartender". SO TRUE!!!

Saw my doctor today, he laughed when I told him I was accused of lying about my weight loss. In fact, he said he now has a second Lap Band patient who's recently hit the 200 lb loss mark too!

Salad with 95% fat free ham, low fat cheese, chic peas, sunflower seed hearts, and low fat ranch dressing. YUM!

I actually had someone PM me, accusing me of lying about my weight loss. "No one can lose that much, that fast, with the Lap Band". Ummm, yeah you can and I did. What a moron.

My mom was having a biopsy done by my surgeon's partner- who also fixed a strangulated hernia for me last August. When he came out after to talk to us, he smiled huge at me and goes "your mom was right, I wouldn't have even recognized you!"

I'm having one of those Rev Wraps for dinner- it's really good! 17g of protein and only 210 calories!

My goodness the weight loss slows a lot the lower you go on the scale. I've been trying to get out of the 190's and into the 180's for two months. Sooo close!

Wearing my new cute sweater and jeans today, I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror while shopping. It still shocks me to see my reflection and think "wow I look good" instead of "Ugh, gross!". I really love my band!

I can't believe I'm doing this, but for the first time in my entire life I'm joining the gym with my daughter. Should be interesting!

People need to seek medical advise from their doctors NOT the internet.

There is a certain satisfaction seeing your exhusband, who cruelly berated you for being fat and cheated on you, and seeing the look on his face as he comments "how great" you now look. Is it wrong that I get immense satisfaction over the fact his girlfriend has gained a ton of weight while I lost it? *grins*

I just bought a long pencil type skirt in a size 12. A TWELVE!! The 14 was too big!! I'm not even sure how that's possible but I'm so happy right now!