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Lap Band March 2014. Lost 104 so far. I want to lose about fifty more. My constant hunger is gone and I can walk away from delicious food after a moderate amount. Nothing short of amazing.

"That’s one small crap for woman, one giant wipe for womankind,” Lol!

Oh, we will be blamed as well. Already am. It's justified. Even though I was vigilant with my girls when they were small, my behavior as they grew older was the modeling they saw. I binged and ate all the wrong foods even if they didn't. Blame doesn't help. We only change the future if we change ourselves.

Loving this!

Awesome!

Hi-C in my lunch bag instead of Fritos. I traded anyway. Margarine on canned veggies. Diet soda. Smartest thing I ever did was listen to my kids' pediatrician who said no juices. Their dentist said no gummy candies or fruit roll ups. My kids never developed a taste for soda.

We are all so different. I appreciate the taste of beef much more than I did before. Now, in maintenance, I occasionally enjoy "Protein style*" burgers from In and Out. Especially when I get them with lots of pickles. *At In and Out Burger, protein style means wrapped in lettuce, no bun. Oh I love beef. I eat beef and ground beef all the time. I just haven't craved it in a burger, and don't miss fries at all. I used to go to Wendy's three or four times a week for a double cheese. Now I go once a month for a cup of chili and don't even think about the burgers.

I'm so glad I haven't had the desire for a burger since pre-op. I lived on fast food burgers and fries. That has been lifted and it amazes me.

Wow, lap band went down fast. Knock wood mine stays good for life.

This post made me so happy. Liz, post from London if you can. I can't wait to hear all about it! And I totally agree with your advice. I've been stressing over my weight hovering around 200 recently. No matter how anxious I got, one day it would be down a pound, the next day back up. I restricted my food and it didn't help. I got angry at myself. I starved myself. It still wouldn't budge. But I vowed not to throw in the towel. Somehow this week I found myself choosing more solid Protein and veggies, and the scale started to move down again, albeit slowly. I'm not suffering and I'm eating well and leaving food on my plate. I have no idea why it suddenly got easier. And I lost five pounds. I began talking to my therapist about the weight loss mental game. I don't think it caused this "better" week, but it didn't hurt. Bottom line, as always. Never, ever, ever give up.

Beautiful !!

I have had arthritis in my knees for decades. I got cortisone shots in both knees every four months. Once I lost 100 pounds after lap band last year, I no longer need the shots in my left knee, just my right one. I also went from taking nabumetone daily to Tylenol, to now, nothing. No NSAIDs since pre surgery. I'm 54 and never discussed knee surgery. My rheumatologist always stressed that I need to exercise, but at 300 pounds I just couldn't and didn't. Now I do and I feel the difference in my thigh muscles. That helps relieve joint stress. I walked a 5k this last weekend. My knee hurts and I'm actually scheduled for my shot tomorrow. Good timing. Good luck and get another opinion.

Just want to add: this isn't a boo-hoo, poor-me post. I'm really thinking that this time, to get to goal, I'm going to have to uncover and solve - somehow - the forces that keep me subconsciously hanging on to this cushion around me. I see a therapist for my divorce. I'm going to ask her tonight if she has expertise in this area or can recommend someone who does.

He's a narcissist. I know the type. It was his way of being the center of attention because he had info nobody else did. Complete d**k. There is no reason to excuse it or second guess it.

What's it doing for me? Why have I never attained a goal weight in my entire life? I've lost weight before, and bounced back up higher than I started. Now with WLS, I've lost 2/3 of my excess weight -- 100 pounds. With fifty left to lose, I've stopped. Where's the drive, energy, enthusiasm to reach the weight loss finish line and transition into maintenance? What's the fat doing for me?

The 5k was so much fun. We walked it in an hour and nine minutes. Not speedy, but we did it! We underestimated how far away the parking was so we actually walked an extra mile before and another after the 5k. My knee is sore but I'm glad I did it.

Thanks, Lisa and Julie. You're the best. I'm walking the 5k with a friend and we are wearing matching t-shirts from my daughter's sorority fundraiser. Love the flying fish, Lisa !! Julie, this divorce is just creeping forward. I'm just turning the results over to God and trusting in my expensive attorney. We're not wealthy, but what we do have is being wasted on this long and drawn out process. Just for spite. I know I've gotten stronger. I just have days when it doesn't feel that way. But when I think back on the paralysis I was in before I got my surgery and left him, it's like night and day. The good thing is that my girls are not in victim mode. They are resilient and enjoying being away from the daily craziness we lived in last year. So it will all work out. Not on my schedule, but I trust that God has good things planned for me.

I am in awe of the strength of the women in this thread. Praying hard.

Unjury makes single serving packets that were a godsend on vacation. I keep them at work now, and use a small plastic peanut butter jar as my shaker.

Congrats!

I haven't posted much lately. I've been struggling, but maintaining my weight. The last couple of days has been easier. I'm not sure why I've had so much hunger recently. I know I don't need a fill because if I eat solid Protein I can feel restriction, and have to eat slowly to avoid getting stuck. Lots going on. NSETBEx returned the Father's Day card his daughters mailed him, with a snotty note attached. They're done. A coworker friend and his wife were in a horrible car accident Sunday and he may lose a finger. The car that crossed the highway and hit them head on was driven by a young mother of three. She died at the scene. Saturday I'll walk in my first ever 5k. My knee is in a lot of pain but I can't get my steroid shot until July 1. However, walking should be okay. My training at the gym is temporarily on hold until after the shot. Sorry to ramble. Feeling rather anxious lately about so much stuff. Divorce, money issues. NSETBEx isn't obeying one of the court order items and we haven't even started discussing the house. My lawyer will be going out of town for three weeks just at the time NSETBEx is supposed to pay college tuition. Ugh. Perspective, right? Some day this will be behind me. A friend of mine filed for divorce in December (actually her husband filed) and signed her final papers last week. She used my lawyer. However, they had a collaborative divorce. Not me. Next month will be a year that I moved out and filed. And we're still in the discovery phase because he simply won't cooperate and produce documents. Getting worn out by all of this. I hope the 5k does me some emotional good. I need to feel strong again. Thanks for listening! ????

I hit Goodwill about every three weeks. I donate loose clothes and buy new ones that fit. Nothing in my closet from the old days anymore.