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Well I've never had aloe juice before so this is a new flavor. It's different. I think I like it. I made two gallons. Lol. That's only because the aloe came in a one gallon container so I bought enough cranberry to use it up, and well. .... Anyway I'll drink it. I need my Water and this will do it. Off to the airport.

That cranberry aloe sounds delicious. I'm stopping at Trader Joe's this morning and hopefully they will have those two ingredients. Yesterday food was on plan and NO Snacks at the movies! Woo hoo! Helps when I go with a human being. I didn't walk yesterday so I'm glad I met the weekly challenge early. Hope to walk tonight. My daughter's boyfriend is coming over for lunch and then I'm taking her to the airport to go back to school. I'll miss her. It's been a nice week. I'm headed into my CoDA meeting now. Had church this morning and Breakfast with my mom. Balance. My court date got postponed because NSETBEx's lawyer has a trial conflict. It's a mixed blessing. Dragging things out again, but on the plus side, I don't have to go to court a day after my birthday or miss an important work project installation. I've been driving around looking at homes but since my calendar was so full this weekend I wasn't able to do any open houses. Hopefully next Saturday. Next Sunday I'm having guests for lunch and visiting. Trying to keep social things going instead of isolating. Today I commit to Protein for the rest of the day plus that new cranberry drink and some walking in the early evening. Have a good Sunday, everyone.

Congratulations!! Welcome to the other side. Post often. This site is a lifesaver for me.

Thank you, everyone. You all give me strength and hope.

Food was on plan yesterday. I had more alcohol than I planned. Today going to the movies after lunch with a friend. I commit to no crapcorn and I'll bring a bottle of water. Also plan to walk the dog.

Congratulations on your weight loss. Welcome to the Century Club!

YES!

Congratulations

I would add: McDonald's. Scrambled eggs. Sausage. Bacon. Yes, I eat bacon. Subway. Soup. Wendy's. Chili. Thanks for the tips!

You go girl! I went to my 10 year HS reunion during the twenty minutes I was thin at age 28. It was amazing. I danced with a guy I had a crush on years before, and we won the twist contest. (He's an amazing dancer and I just reaped the benefits of it!) On my way out of the party I met my future husband. Although that relationship has had a recent turn, back then it was a very happy ending to a very happy evening! Enjoy every minute!

Thank you, Liz. Back atcha.

Change things today. Not tomorrow. Right now, get up from your desk or computer or wherever you are and go walk up and down the stairs twice. Get a big glass of Water and drink it. Plan supper and make it Protein heavy and low/no carb. I was in a slump for FIVE months. The holidays were three months ago. Don't let that turn into five for you. The only way to change is to change now. Finish today strong and make an appointment with your doc and NUT for a back on track visit and plan. If you can, get outside and walk when you get home today. Think of all the reasons you had WLS and all the benefits you've already gotten. Think of where you could be one month from today with doable changes if you start *right now*. This is how I am breaking my slump. Never ever ever give up on yourself!

A few months ago I had a few dizzy spells, usually walking from my car across a parking lot. It stopped happening after a few weeks. Now my blood pressure is back to high normal on one blood pressure med. I was hoping I could ditch this last BP med but not yet I guess. I used to take two BP meds and stopped one of them a few weeks after surgery.

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Today is my one year bandiversary. I am at the lowest weight I have been in decades. I started at 302 and today weigh 194. I've lost 108 pounds and have just under 50 to go. Almost all of the weight so far was lost in the first 7 months. Then I bounced around with the same five pounds up and down for the next five months. This past two weeks I became energized again and I now believe I will make it to my goal weight this summer. Life with the LapBand is incredible. Although the band doesn't stop me from overeating (that's my job) or from choosing high calorie foods, it does help me to stay satisfied on less food for several hours. In other words, the hunger that always derailed all of my previous dieting attempts is solved. The band takes care of hunger between meals. All I have to do is ... everything else. Everything else means choosing solid Protein and passing up carbs. Limiting alcohol which is pure sugar and has the added side effect of allowing me to feel it's ok to nibble while I drink. Everything else means no snacking between meals. Snacking wakes up my hunger. Everything else means no tv eating. Ever. Everything else means walking. Taking the stairs. Every day and lots of times a day. Everything else means saying no to helpful people who suggest just one bite won't hurt. I know better. Everything else also means ... ... Working on the reasons I turn to food instead of to people. ... Seeing a therapist twice a month. ... Going to OA and to CoDA. ... Believing in success and never letting go of the goal. I didn't get WLS to be prettier or sexier. I didn't even really get it because of all of my health problems -- high blood pressure. sleep apnea. GERD. Debilitating osteoarthritis. Swelling in my feet and legs. A dozen different medications to take each morning. Horrible lower back pain. I got WLS because my life had narrowed to unbearable dimensions, where I found myself at age 53 in an emotionally abusive marriage with a raging narcissist. Marriage counseling failed. I ate every night into what I call my food coma. If I had my food, all the chaos around me would temporarily go away. Until it didn't. I knew that I could never get myself and my college age girls out of that environment while I kept eating. I had to stop. I couldn't stop. But I had to stop. I looked into WLS and started the process. My husband was coldly critical but didn't say much. I didn't ask permission. My daughters were very supportive. I got my surgery. I started exercising. I dropped weight quickly and felt better immediately. A few months later, when his rage escalated, I took my girls and the dog and left him. I haven't looked back. My divorce is in process and it's the most painful thing I've ever done. He continues to try to manipulate the three of us from afar and has stalled the divorce at every turn. It's costing me a fortune. It's worth every penny. I stopped losing weight five months ago. Last week my divorce therapist and I talked about this. My identity as a wife - poof. My identity as a mom - fragile with my girls away at college. They don't need me every day anymore. My identity as a daughter - in extreme flux since I'm living with my mother right now. She has control and anger issues herself, and that's a daily struggle. I spend a lot of time outside of the house. It's time to focus on my new identity. My head is back in the game today. I'm making better choices. I'm making new friends and finding social things to do instead of living like a hermit. I'm working on the underlying psychological issues that allowed me to live for years as if I didn't matter. I know that without WLS I would have never stopped eating. If I'd never stopped eating, I would still be on that couch, waiting to die. I am proud of the changes I made in the last year. It is so much more than going down in size. I have truly recovered my self. The self that I buried under food all of my life. I'm scared witless about finding a new house and starting over. I'm scared to make decisions for myself. I was told my whole life that I didn't know what was best for myself. I don't believe that anymore. Today I know better. I know that I made a good decision getting my LapBand and I made a good decision leaving and filing for divorce. I will make good decisions when it comes to a new home and taking care of my new body. I see threads on here often asking if WLS changes a relationship or harms a marriage. I'm one person who got WLS because I needed the strength to do what I knew I had to do. Happy surgiversary to me. My whole life has changed and I couldn't be more grateful.

I'm only out a year but my advice is to get to your doc and NUT and tell them you want a plan for getting back on track. Stay in contact with them for monthly checkups as your weight goes down. Good luck and good for you!!! Never ever ever give up on yourself.

Congratulations !!

@@Alex Brecher it's happening again and it's much worse. The keyboard is sluggish and the scrolling is delayed and jumpy. I'm composing this outside of the app and copying and pasting it because it's driving me crazy.

S_suther, happy birthday! I love Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Dollywood. We've taken several vacations there. My dinner was on point. Brussels sprouts instead of salad and two hamburgers with no bun. Then my daughter and I walked the dog for a mile. I didn't get all my stairs in at work today but I didn't expect to. Only 8 flights today. Tomorrow I will have cheese for Breakfast and Soup for lunch. Dinner is at an Italian restaurant so I think I will have calamari. It's something I never cook for myself. I'll commit to two drinks and no dessert and no bread. I should be able to get my stairs in easily tomorrow and get outside for a walk at lunch. Keep the momentum going!

Congratulations Alex!

I'm a big fan of counseling. Can't speak to the medication part since I haven't tried a weight loss drug in over ten years and they keep changing them. I will walk tonight with my daughter and the dog at the park. Had a Goodwill store bonanza yesterday and came home with five shirts and a pair of pants. Had sausage for breakfast and Buddig beef and peanuts for lunch. I'm back at my own desk this afternoon so I am getting my stairs in. Having burgers (no bun) and a kale salad for dinner. Tomorrow night I'm going out with friends. It will be my first cocktails in about two weeks. Really looking forward to it but I don't want to derail my momentum with too many calories. What's a good cocktail that a bartender can make that has low calories ?

Lol. Sorry, but...... Lol.

I'm sorry for the loss of your band, but I appreciate you sharing this important story with us. Good luck to you!

Don't diet or not diet or have WLS or not have WLS for anyone but yourself. This will change your entire life permanently and dramatically. It's extremely difficult. The rewards are enormous, but if you're not 100percent wanting it for yourself going in, IMO, you're not ready. Because once you are ready, nothing and nobody can stop you. Good luck!