colorado_chick

Checking in at 167.

168 this morning.

Name, real or screen~ Colorado_chick Goal weight for July 31st~ 164 Weight on July 1st~ 169 Age~ 35 City/State~ Denver, Colorado Dietary goal for July~ High Protein, low bad carbs Exercise goal for July~ keep it up!! Personal goal for July~ Don't give up Date banded~ July 8th, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 40 Favorite July Activity? Fire works

169. Really struggling this month.

169 this morning. I feel like I have rocked healthy eating and exercise for 2 weeks and absolutely NO weight loss. So completely frustrating.

Checking in at 169 this morning.

Name, real or screen~ Colorado_chick Goal weight for June 30th~ 165 Weight on June 1st~ 171 Age~ 34 City/State~ Denver, Colorado Dietary goal for June~ fiber Exercise goal for June~ 4x week Personal goal for June~ keep up with my exercise routine Date banded~ July 8th, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 40 pounds Favorite Summer Activity? ~ swimming

I have two months off for the summer. And I have a summer plan. It's to lose 12 pounds. I have been at a bit of a stand still lately (all my fault), and I'm sick of it. I am so motivated to start!!! Of course, this is only the first day, we'll see what happens by next week. I live really close to a rec center, so I'm going to go swimming, take aerobics classes, and do some strength training. I am going to log everything I eat into myfitnesspal. I will not over react when I have an off day or an off meal. I am right on track to lose 50 pounds my first year of being banded. I literally can't believe it. I sometimes get so overwhelmed thinking about how much weight I've lost. I know that 50 pounds is a fraction of what some people lose in their first year. But I'm not some people. I'm me. And this is awesome for me. If I can lose 12 pounds this summer, I'll be in the one hundred fifties. That was my high school weight!! It is still over weight ... but it's the 150s!!!!

I still really struggle with eating out in public. I am terrified of having a stuck episode!! I have been banded for 11 months, you'd think I'd have this down by now! My most annoying thing ... everyone saying, "Oh, don't you like your food?" I feel really badly, especially when servers ask me. They think something is wrong because I eat so slow it looks like I'm not even touching my meal. I have almost no friends, so I rarely eat out in public. But ... yesterday I went out with a few work people. One person said the inevitable, "Isn't your food good?" And I said, "Oh, no, it's great!" And to prove it ... I started eating great big bites one after the other... And sure enough, I got stuck. What is more embarrassing: going to the restroom several times during the meal to puke, or eating at the speed of a turtle ... I'm not sure. All I know, I still hate eating out in public with people who don't know I have a lapband.

checking in at 170. Dang, up a pound.

Checking in at 170.

Checking in at 171 this morning.

Just a quick question I'm wondering about. Since being banded, have you had to change the way you drink liquid, or do you drink like you did before? Since my last fill I have to take small sips of Water, instead of the great big giant ones I usually take. Just wondering if anyone else had to change their sip size. Thanks!

Nicely done! I'm sure you'll meet your goal in no time. I love how fills can sometimes jump start things!

Name, real or screen~ Colorado_chick Goal weight for May 31st~ 168 Weight on May 1st~ 172 Age~ 34 City/State~ Denver, Co Dietary goal for May~ more veggies Exercise goal for May~ exercise 4x week Personal goal for May~buy a swim suit Date banded~ July 8th, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 45 Favorite Flower? Tulip