Visionary444

Good luck to you too!! I'm here I'm my room

Loved this! Thank you for sharing it! Boy....I have had the same thoughts about so many of the same things!

YAY for YOU!!! And hey.....TOOT that horn all you want!! I love hearing it! lol

I have a few questions that I am hoping may help you....
1. If you were to lose 15 pounds every couple of months - and KNEW that you were going to lose that amount....would it assist you in feeling less anxious? For me, it would....but I would want to be encouraged to know that was certainly going to happen with all of my hard work.
2. Do you know exactly how many calories you are consuming? And if you do - do you think you will be satisfied with less upon receiving additional fills in the future?
3. Do you think that if you had chosen to do this without the band - that there would be a higher likelihood of gaining it back. (I've lost hundreds of pounds and always gained them back....and more) I'm hoping the band will assist with this for me.
My heart aches for you that you are discouraged And I, too, am a self pay ($17K) and am extremely hopeful this is a tool that is going to work for me....when everything else has not. I've lost over 50 pounds on my own....and I am expecting the band to help me to continue and to keep it off this time.
On a very positive note - your numbers sound hopeful to me (15 pounds in 2 months) - and if you are exercising....perhaps you are building muscle too! Have you measured yourself? Maybe that would make you feel less discouraged?
I'm sending you some good energy....and if I can be of any help (I'm a newbie....but a really good listener!) feel free to let me know!
Here for you, Lisa

Visionary444 - You just gave me a mental slap (ha ha) There are a number of things I am not doing that I should be doing...such as measuring my body. I look at the numbers on the scale...perhaps I should be looking at the numbers on the measuring tape? I have yo-yo'd as well..so I did not take into consideration me losing weight on my own, and then gaining it back like I have each time. Maybe I'm just feeling sorry for myself?? IDK....but your words today have given me food for thought...(yes, I am hungry right now ) In answer to your question on my calorie consumption.. i would guesstimate anywhere from 1300-1500 right now. I eat pretty much the same things everyday. Protein shake for breakfast, packet and a half of oatmeal for lunch...chicken breast or something like that for dinner with some veggies..I do have my cheat days, but those are not too often. I appreciate your help and would love to have you as my soundboard lol