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175 this morning!

Checking in at 176.

Name, real or screen~ Colorado_chick Goal weight for March 31st~ 172 Weight on March 1st~ 177 Age~ 34 City/State~ Denver, Colorado Dietary goal for March~ Small slow bites ... Exercise goal for March~ Take a new class at the rec center Personal goal for March~ Get organized Date banded~ July 8th, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 37 pounds What are you lucky to have in your life? This website - the only place where I can talk about my lap band!

Checking in at 177. Didn't meet my goal ... But I'm only two pounds away. I can't wait for next month's challenge!

Checking in at 179 (still ...)

Checking in at 179. Finally over my plateau!!

Name, real or screen~ Colorado_chick Goal weight for February 28th~ 175 Weight on February 1st~ 181 Age~ 34 City/State~ Denver, Colorado Dietary goal for February~ Eat SLOWLY!!! Exercise goal for February~ hit the gym at least twice a week Personal goal for February~ stay on track, even when those around me aren't. Date banded~ July 8th, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 34 pounds Do anything special for Valentine's day?~ eating chocolate and watching tv

And please make sure to let us know how your date goes!!

Happy New Year! I had an amazing holiday. I can't believe how quickly I threw all my healthy eating out the window. I was on vacation for 10 days. For some reason I immediately converted back to pre-band eating. Which is also known as out of control. After I got off the plane, I immediately went through the drive thru and ordered a family pack of fried chicken strips and a side order of mac and cheese. After that I ate non stop. And I had complete mixed emotions - on one hand it felt so good, it had been a long time since I ate like that. But on the other hand I had about 6 stuck episodes in 10 days and felt guilty a lot of the time. All of my stuck episodes were because I was shoveling food in my mouth as fast as I possibly could. It tasted so good. So good. Soooooo good. Prior to going on vacation I felt I was on the right track with everything - I was measuring portions, logging my food, eating protein first, cutting out almost all sugar. And I wasn't miserable - I didn't feel like I was dieting. I didn't really miss eating crappily. (Well, except every once in a while when I watched co-workers devour huge pieces of cake ...) So why did I immediately go back to eating like a maniac? I definitely went to my vacation knowing I would indulge a little bit. But I thought it would be a little bit here and there - instead it was literally every meal with snacks in between. I know at least for one thing that I am not in the green zone yet. It's been 6 months, and I'm close, but not there. I can eat 2 enormous slices of pizza (ie - half the pizza) and still want more. That is really frustrating. Like, really frustrating. I might have higher expectations for my band than it is designed for. But is it too much to ask to want to be full/satisfied on a small portion of food?!?!? Apparently. But - I've been back for 4 days and every day has been a good day. I feel off the wagon, but I am right back on and for that, I am so grateful and proud. I was worried it would be the beginning of my demise, but instead it's just a 10 day oops. Hooray me!

So, here I was, thinking I've been rocking things lately ... and to celebrate my success I bought a new digital scale. Awesome, right?! WRONG!!! My old and awesome scale said I was 180 lbs. My new and horrible scale says I am 185. I think the bigger problem here is that five pounds absolutely devastated me. It made me feel so defeated. I'm the same person, and I weigh what I weigh, no matter what a scale says. I feel like my moods are reflecting what a scale says. And how lame is that?!?! Maybe I'll try the 'only weigh once a week' type thing so I don't get overly crazy. But that would be hard for me. Maybe that can be something I work towards. Here's an update on my therapy session about food addiction: She said I shouldn't overeat, but not to worry about it because it's just part of our society. Okay, thank you 6 feet tall, 110 pound therapist. I can't wait to see you again. My plan B? Books from the library. I'll update when I find a good one!

Checking in at 183 this morning!

Checking in today at 185 ... My goal is not looking good, but you never know!

I'm now done 30 pounds. 30 pounds! I like stepping on the scale now. It had been probably 15 years or more since I weighed in the 180s. Hooray for me! I like losing slowly. I'm learning a lot along the way. Mainly, I have learned that I'm addicted to food. I think I'm going to go to a counselor to talk about this. It is so frustrating constantly thinking about food. And it's definitely not normal to love eating as much as I do. It is really comforting to eat. It's the most comforting to eat sugary or greasy things. Why I can't get the same comfort from celery I don't know ... sigh. I also sometimes feel like I have no control over food. It's like I can't stop eating, even when I want to. How did I get this way??? What is wrong with me??? I can't wait for a counselor to solve all of these problems for me. Hopefully overnight! ha ha. But, despite my food addiction. I'm still down 30 pounds in 5 months!!! Take that, food addiction! Also, while I'm in the process of curing my food addiction, I'm going to beg beg beg my PA to give me another fill even though it's only been a week since the last one. I know I'm getting close to green, but I'm not there yet. She will probably say no. But then I might do even more begging and might throw in some tears for good measure. We'll see.

Name, real or screen~ Colorado_chick Goal weight for December 31st~ 179 Weight on December 1st~ 186 Age~ 34 City/State~ Denver, Colorado Dietary goal for December~ Protein first Exercise goal for December~ change up gym routine Personal goal for December~ don't cry Date banded~ July 8th, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 29 pounds Favorite Holiday Activity~ Opening my stocking

Checking in at 188. I met my goal for the month. This is the first time I've met it since I've been doing the monthly challenge. Hooray!

Checking in at 188 today.

Checking in at 190.

Best post ever. It made me cry!!! I'm so happy for you. For us!!

I've been banded 4 months. Here's what I ate today: Breakfast - vanilla Protein shake with 2 tbs. PB2 lunch - shredded chicken (homemade, cooked in crockpot) with 2% cheese and 1/4 avacado, and 2tb sour cream dinner - one chicken sausage and an artichoke Snack - greek yogurt mixed with Peanut Butter

Checking in at 190. Yes, I'm finally down a few pounds woo hoo!!!

Name, real or screen~ Colorado_chick Goal weight for November 30th~ 189 Weight on November 1st~194 Age~ 34 City/State~ Denver, Co Dietary goal for November~ Protein first Exercise goal for November~ 5 x per week, no exceptions! Personal goal for November~ go to a lab band support group Date banded~ July 8th, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 20 Favorite Thanksgiving Activity~ A week off school!

sadly checking in at 194.

I've been banded for three months. I am still a little confused about some things. Well, a lot of things! My main confusion is around whether or not the band can assist you in stopping eating. I know that nothing will physically stop the fork going to my mouth. I control that. But a lot of people quote the line "I control the quality, the band controls the quantity" or something like that. Does the band control the quantity?? This article suggests that I need to control the quantity, but the band will dim my appetite.

This is exactly like me!!! I had my surgery at the beginning of July. I have had 3 fills. I still don't have restriction. I can eat just like I did before the lap band. Right now, it feels like another diet that I am failing. But I hope, like some others here, that once that green zone kicks in, the weight will melt off. I have about 6 or 7 ccs in my 10 cc band. I can't wait for the green zone!! I think we just have to hang in there and trust it will come.

When I had surgery my doctor put tape over the steri strips so they would stay on longer. If you really want them on longer, you can try that. But it is normal for them to start coming off.