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Great post! Yes...it is easy to get discouraged. Commitment to the journey is imperative. I have a feeling that, at the end of the day, you will do great!

Great post. You have such a wonderful sense of humor about these things. I too feel like I have always been fat. I am pretty sure I was the baby on low-cal Gerbers. I have been on a diet my whole life......but for the life of me don't know how I got so fat (kidding).

I too felt like there was no way I would ever see my weight under 200. I got here and plan to lose more. The pipe dream totally became a reality! You can do this....one patient step at a time.

I agree with the above. For me..it wasn't a matter of losing 50, 60...or 100 pounds. Could I keep off any amount of weight I lost long term? The answer, for me, was a resounding NO. The band has helped me maintain all the weight I have lost.

Great post! I too had to get to this acceptance of the real changes I had to make and my full participation to achieve my goals. I got there kicking and screaming....but each day gets better. Good luck.

How rude and terrible!! People amaze me! But here is the thing. Although losing weight may stop the moo'ing noises from ignorant jackasses...it won't cure MEAN. There will always be something or someone that will comment negatively about something and potentially hurt your feelings. From this day forward...hold your head high, be proud of your accomplishments thus far, work on self esteem and self worth. I promise....MEAN won't ever affect your identity!

Why would you want some fluid out before flying?

Great blog! Have fun...

Don't psyche yourself out. If you are timid about eating real food because of your fear of being "stuck", I'm afraid you will eat more "slider foods" which can be loaded with calories. You will be defeating the purpose. Honestly, as long as I chewed a lot and took small bites, I could eat MOST things. Well, until this last fill....and then I realized why they want you to eat small bites and eat slowly from the beginning. You will be fine....enjoy your new food groups!

Great post! A great lesson for us all. Manager you lifestyle and the band will help along the way! Love it.

Thanks for sharing...

The week before my period is a doozy! I am like a different person. I am starving, craving junk, cranky, tired, and just plain feeling sorry for myself. It takes everything I have to stay on track. It's brutal. Hang in there!

First of all...congrats on your weight loss accomplishments thus far! Thank you for your courage and honesty. It really does help. You will get back to goal.....and when you do...please come back and brag about it. You WILL be entitled to that!

Your doing great! Awareness is half the battle. You can do this...we all can!

Raising my hand in "imperfection"! I bring the effort.....everyday...that's all I require of myself. I also make daily goals..small ones. Like today I am going to drink 64+ oz of water. If that is all I do then it was a successful day. It's hard to get back up after falling sometimes. The difference between being successful and not being successful....is just getting back up. Be kind to yourself sweet lady!

First of all congrats on your incredible weight loss. Very impressive! If you knew then that you would still feel this way after shedding the weight...would you still have done it? My brother asked me before surgery if I was losing the weight to feel better about myself or beautiful.....I said NO...I always felt good about myself. He said, then you won't be disappointed when you get there and still feel the same about yourself. I listened to him very closely...and he was right. Good luck on your journey sweet pea.

I get frustrated with the "bouncing of the scale" as well. I do feel like my head is starting to catch up with my body finally. It helps that my loved ones show me pictures of myself at 251 (YIKES)!! Go grab some old and new pictures...you will feel like a rockstar! One thing I tell myself everyday is...I have lost 52 pounds and have "kept it off" longer than I have kept off 10 pounds in the past. I honor my decision to do this as often as I can. We may never get to that PERFECT scale weight but honestly.....what is perfect? Today...I vow to feel perfect right now!

Have you considered a local OA (Overeater's Anonymous) meetings?

Love this!! Thanks for sharing. At the end of the day...it is only US who will fully accept and change the things we really already know about ourselves! xoxxo

I agree. Throw the "guilt" out the window. Be proud of your awareness and action plan!!

You are recognizing recent eating behaivor's not conducive to your new lifestyle.....success! You are in "Onderland"...success (I am still having trouble getting there and I am 1 pound away)! You have lost 56 pounds in 11 months.....success! Stop thinking about your progress as slow or failing and think about all the successes in your life...including the small NSV's. Our attitude's play a huge part in this. I find 2 things everyday that I pat myself on the back for. This could be taking a walk (yay me) or logging my food for the day (whatever the calories are...I have logged it). These are all successes for me!

Honesty about your less than perfect eating day and the emotions that brought them on is all good things. You are recognizing the behavior and that keeps us accountable. Shame should no longer be part of the emotion. Noone will be mad at you.....you are doing a good job of that all by yourself. Forgive yourself......feel what you are feeling and tomorrow is another day. xoxox.

Great post. Nice work!

I think at some point....we all lie to ourselves about how much we ate. When I finally got honest and started logging my food....I was mortified! Ignorance was bliss...or was it? Honesty is a big part of the process. Guilt and Shame shouldn't be! You are an inspiration to a lot of us! Thank you for sharing.

Thank you for outlining this.