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Thank you for the input peeps :-) GoWalking: I am now using the My Fitness Pal App! Thank you!!! it even tracks my steps via my iPhone!!! YAH!!! Just what I needed!! B-52.....LOL sorry I couldn't help but giggle at the "phases of moon" ect ....LOL I think I will just stay away from the scale ...Ok ....just try to weigh myself lke 1x month or 2x month vs going insane weighing myself all the time Thanks Bandista, I am going to go by what's fitting me and how my mobility is, I have increased my activity, it now includes yard work! So I'm burning calories + inches....I think I will stick to weighing 1 or 2 x month instead of oh...every few days ... I shall keep everyone posted ! Onward to Healthy!!!

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I gained 4 lbs....I am thinking it's my own fault...I mean the lapband didn't do anything different. Now I have to figure out what I did wrong and Why and admit to myself so I can get past it. I am grieving over the unexpected loss of my dad 4 months ago. NO that is NO excuse to eat wrong/more but it doesn't mean I listened.. My PCOS also hampers weight loss, it makes it much slower/harder than normal. Again NOT an excuse. I admit, I have done something...too many calories? I ate too much? Do we calorie count? I know I ate too much at Easter dinner because I felt So FULL for hours and hours and I felt gross...I am trying to keep that memory alive so I don't repeat it! I wasn't active at all because I had shoulder pain then back pain which made me sedentary...I am thinking now I should of ate less because of that. I wasn't keeping a food journal...uh huh...looks like I'm an idiot. ..I should have!! I DO NOW! All I can think is I ate too much, I know I wasn't following the PFC plan 100%... I needed to admit to myself what I have done wrong, then to this forum so I am accountable... After all the lap band hasn't changed..if too much is put in...oh it comes RIGHT BACK UP and or I get that Not fabulous burping gurgling....ugh. *slaps self* Ok...I must get past this.. it's not easy...but I know I have to live with life's upsets and get past this...know my mistakes and move forward... So...am I supposed to calorie count? or do I just stick to the PFC way of eating? <<getting used to that is hard<< I still find it hard to not drink while eating, I get so thirsty, but food & liquid do NOT mix with the band...ooooo noooo it does not... That is my confession for today...

I can't wait until I am amazed I'm not fat! LOL omg that must feel amazing!!

Gee wish they did that back when I got mine!

Oh heck, I'm pretty sure I would of um slapped silly anyone who told me I needed WLS....LOL but hey that's just me..LOL I don't know why young people are getting so heavy? It seems to me that improper foods, lack of exercise play a big part in it. Back in my day, there were No computers, no cell phones, we played outside, walked everywhere. I think today's society is too automated, too much junk food available and no one to teach the difference. Though today's food is GMO or just straight chemicals.. Fast food and junk food is pushed on our kids today, it's in schools in cafeteria's! At one place I worked, I had to campaign for low fat, low calorie foods in the cafeteria! There wasn't even any fruit!! Oh and nooooo I so would Not go up and tell anyone they needed WLS...I'm still obese, I'd die if someone said that to me...though you won't catch me with bad foods Anywhere! It's NOT worth it!

LOL@ LipstickLady...gee thanks LOL kidding..pls do tell me if I do something dumb LOL

I hope I never post something stupid... I have to agree with the Truths you posted under your names ProjectMe & Lipstick lady...they are very correct! I never understood how the lapband worked before ( I won''t get into that it's in the past) lets just say I UNDERSTAND now. It's all of the things you posted under you names and then some. It was eye opening for me to understand it finally! that is is a tool to help me NOT a miracle cure. That I have to make a 110% lifestyle change for LIFE. I have to accept that I can never eat what I did before or even have as much liquids. I understand all those things and I am willing to make the change for life. If I should post something stupid ...do slap me one and let me know I am only at the start of my journey so I'll liable to say something dumb.. Just go ahead and let me know if I do!! :-)

I am only just starting..but I have to agree with you. The lapband is a Tool to help me lose weight not a cure. I understand it all now, which is something I didn't before. My doctor told me I could lose as little as 1\2 lb a week..I told him Any weight lost per week was a WIN. I don't expect that I will lose 25 lbs every 6 wks, I expect at some point I will have to change up my diet (or maybe many times before I'm healthy) by eating less calories &/or different foods. It's work, it's something you have to commit to..it's a total lifestyle overhaul. Which is something I am 110% committed to for the rest of my life :-)

Omg Ya!!! I can't wait for that too!!! First place I'm going when I reach my goal weight: Hawaii!! to learn how to surf!! & hike to the top of that waterfall and that trail ..in Oahu!! yah!!!

I can not wait to be ALL 11 of those!!! I will dance with happiness!!

Oh..I understand!! LOL...nice to know I'm not alone LOL...I'm still big but honestly that 25 lbs was the difference between being able to bend over and tie up my sneakers vs putting my foot up on something to do it! Congrats at you having reached that point!! Good for you!!!

Aww thank you everyone! I'm just so amazed!! I thought I was dreaming when I saw my weight!! Thanks Pink Dahlia.. GoWalking ...you have ..or I guess you do have an idea how happy I am to be part of the "Loser's Club" YAHOOOO!!!! B-52...I was at a Vietnamese restaurant for my Sister-en-laws birthday, I didn't know what else to eat? I'm not experienced with that type of food. I eat Thai, but that is totally different. All I could think was...it's Small...I'm pretty sure I can chew it. Thank you Bandista & Just Watch Me I truly appreciate all the encouragement and advice I am on my way to a healthy body!! YAH!!! Onward to Healthy!!

I would ask your doctor...for myself I have a really hard time swallowing pills but have no choice with some...for me it's kind of like eating....it takes me a long time to take all my pills + vitamins.

No...I can feel the port a bit now because I lost some weight there, but I've never felt anything else..