LilMissDiva Irene

val, welcome to LBT! I'm so sorry to hear about your tribulations, but it sounds like you are doing all the right things. I hope the band will work out for you!

Hi Michelle! Welcome, you'll love it here!

I record by my bath scale. It's pretty right on, and it's always on the same time of day. It's always pretty close or similar to what my Dr.'s office scale says.

Hi tap. :mad2: Thank you very much for shining up my trophy, looks great!

I first noticed I could comfortably cross my legs and keep it there at an 18. Thank goodness even with my weight gain I can still do this!

kiz, you're so funny! But your not the winner. I am. :mad2:

Dang that sounds good RSG. Dang Good.

Thanks StLG, for your continued encouragement! So weird tap, I was just thinking about the water - that if I should record it or not. The fact is, I have the at least 64 oz. thing down to a science and never fails. I make sure I drink 24 oz by noon, 24 oz. by 4PM (quitting time) - then another at least 20 oz. by bed time. Usually its about 34 oz. I know you are right about the Oreos, they are outta here by tonight. PS, I love it here in CA!

Glad to hear your loosening up there. I'm always struggling a bit right after a fill, but it does relax some after a month or so. But now that I'm at a good restriction I do notice it will tighten up and loosen up during certain periods, or for stress. ??

Didn't know you were having fill troubles tap. I did for the first whole year, which I'm not sure but might have been the reason for my non-compliance with my band. Almost like I'd given up. I only just realized my doc was giving me tiny fills for a very good reason. He really stresses to his patients that being overfilled can cause too many problems... so for myself - I'm 8 fills in and about 6cc/10cc. I believe I've found my SS, and I won't chance anymore from here on. I hope you find yours very soon!!

Wow, that was weird... it split some of your quotes in half. LOL! That was not intentional.

Ready, I’ve always known this could work, but for some reason I’ve never wanted to do it. Not sure why, but I think the real reason is I just wasn’t ready. I better be ready now, because I’m accountable. In the ZONE ready or not!! LOL!! Ta, thank you so much for joining in! I really need all the butt kicking and back patting I can get. This is so great! StLG, Truer words have never been spoken, seriously. I have to just let go of the past now, and move on. I publicly humiliated myself as a punishment for what I failed to do last year. With that, now is my second chance to change. I can already feel that change. Thanks for the encouragement!! Tricky, that is true. I, even though I had a setback have still come a long way. The great thing about the band is that, for the last 7 months I have not really even been trying to care. Now, pre-band that would have gotten me right back to where I REALLY started. That being 330+ Lbs! But here I am, still smaller than I have been in over a decade. Nothing to sneeze at, that’s for sure. At least the band helps to keep you in check for the most part until you wake up one day and realize you need to get back on that journey. You are welcome here anytime to chime in! I’ll adopt you myself to a VV :thumbup: Tap! There you are, was wondering… LOL! I am wholeheartedly open to anyone who would like to not only watch my progress but to join in. The more the merrier! Now, get on that exercise bandwagon. :tt1: Surprisingly exercise has never really been one of my biggest challenges. Even though I said I wasn’t trying, I would always make sure I was doing some kind of physical activity. Maybe limited and more sparse than should be for someone trying to lose, but I did do it none the less. RSG, you can do it! Once you do it for awhile, your body starts to rely on it. I’ve been exercising for a good 5 years now. It’s just as much a part of my life as is eating and drinking water to live, or going to work to make money for that food and drink. SHM, yes!! Thanks for checking in on me! :tt1:

March 11, 2009 Good morning everyone! Wow, thanks so much for all the support. You all are so awesome! Xoxo Eating: Yesterday was an excellent day! Here goes: 5am: Morning Shake w/added fiber, vitamins and daily pills. 7:30am: Breakfast Bowl of Banana Nut Cheerios. New flavor and very good! 10am: Small Banana 11:30am: Lunch, Safeway brand called Eating Right. Very good! 3pm: Snack, FF yogurt w/Special K crunches added in. Yum! 5pm: Dinner ½ PotPie and few bites of rice. 6:45pm: Smart Ones single serving Strawberry Shortcake. Moods/Thoughts: I did great and I did great! I eat very small portions throughout the day when I’m hungry. Every time I ate today it was because I felt hunger. Yes, real hunger – growling hunger. Except once, which was my final snack. I ate it before my 7pm cutoff – so I’m proud of that. I have some Oreo’s in my house. Blah… I looked over at them and thought, “Should I eat those”? Well what was the first thing I thought about afterward? It was that I would have to disclose it here. Wow, I can’t even tell you how quickly I looked away and said, not worth it! I also stuck with my exercise plans for the day. I can’t tell you how much this really perks up my mood. I LOVE to do it when I’m doing it. It’s when I let more than one extra day go by that I get that feeling that I don’t WANT to do it. Anyway, the weather here has been so excellent and Sunshiny. It’s pretty nippy first thing in the morning, but once noon breaks it’s perfect for that walk! Keep in mind that I can only do much when it comes to this type of activity. I was recently diagnosed with arthritic knees… which were kind of a mood killer for me. I was just starting to really get into running. There is no hope for that anymore, as well as any activity on the treadmill. So, I’ll just do my brisk walks outside and enjoy that just as much! I’m used to doing 2.25 miles during my lunch hour and plan to pick that up as of today. We’ll see. This really works! Exercise: 12N: 1.25 mile walk. 6pm: 30 minutes stationery bike, 7.5 miles – up to 3 tension (the knees!) Daily Weigh In: 253. Yes I said 253. LOL!! That’s a -2.3 from yesterday. Starting tomorrow I will keep a running total.

LOL!! Well you've already seen how I'm doing. However, hopefully better everyday from here on. I'm so glad to hear you're doing well! You rock girl!

Haha! Just that makes it a must see! Adding it to my list of "Movies I'll see when I have time."

Okay, I just want to make it perfectly clear that I support Stem Cell Research. I am on board with anything that can save someone's life or greatly enhance it. I am also not against IVF. I side with the discovery in that it helps those who are having trouble concieving to the possibility of having children. I do not however agree that we should pick such things as eye or skin color, or athletic abilities. That to me is more akin of building machines, not human lives.

I'll never doubt you again. :biggrin:

Thank you so much hon! You have no idea how much that meant to me. I instantly smiled! Yes, please check in on me. I need as much support as I can get. It's really hard though, not to be so hard on myself. I went to all the trouble of SURGERY to lose weight, and right now my biggest hurdle is simply MYSELF... I don't know how else to put that. Thanks for the *kick* LOL!!

Eating: I will keep a food journal. It will be simple. I will just list what I ate/drank for the day. I won’t add up calories, fat, carbs or whatever – I just want you to see what I’m eating, and for me to own up to anything I shouldn’t eat. I personally don’t have the time to add up all that stuff anyway. I will list the time of day of my last snack or meal. I want to ensure I’m not eating past 7 PM my time. Moods: I will write down how I felt for the day. Or if I had any ups or downs. I think this will help you and I figure out why I keep slipping backwards. We’ll see about that. Exercise: I will keep a log of what exercises I did for the day. I would like to do a little something at least twice per day for six days a week. Daily Weigh In: I weigh myself every day, once a day. I do this when I first wake up, in my nightshirt and undies after the morning potty time. TMI? Sorry, I just want to give you an idea that my weigh in are as true as can be. Our weight can fluctuate even during the day. I will also post any weigh-ins at the Dr. office visits or otherwise. These will be the four main factors in my posts every single day until I get right – and perhaps even beyond. All I know is that something has to change. That something has got be me. Simply put. I don’t care, whatever is on your mind you tell me. However, I’m not really looking for the canned responses I hear over and over. Like, the band is only a tool… yadda3. KWIM? I’m looking for advice, a nice jolt of reality, whatever… It’s on.

I haven't had the time yet to watch any movies. I've been watching a recorded movie from Hallmark Channel thats been on my DVR since early January. I'm watching while I"m on my stationery bike, so about 30 mins each day I'm on it - and this movie is three hours long. The movie is called "5 People You Meet in Heaven" based on the book. I'll give a review when I'm done. I still haven't watched Roadhouse yet.

Susan, I just wanted to quickly say Congratulations! I'm hoping for a quick and safe surgery for you. I'm sure you will do awesome from here on. Whoot!

MrRG, I certainly haven't been the poster child for the band but... but... but... You are only a month out. I only have one thing to say, please get back on the wagon! You are seriously risking your health eating like that only a month out. I can't even eat like that if I tried. Hiding my band or not.

Don't hate me because I'm... The Winner. :biggrin: