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It's great to have you back Crystal. Sorry to hear about all of the trials you are having right now. Wish we could trade a bit. I've gained about 40 pounds since my husband passed away. I just want to eat. Maybe we could trade a bit and get a normal eating pattern for each of us.

I have a bit of this now. I get nausea with most things I eat before noon. I try to just drink an Ensure or a banana, something simple because I know I need to make sure I get my meals in. But it does make me sick.

Morning all. I'm getting ready to go walk again. The exercise part has been going really well. Still having lots of trouble with the eating part though. I seem to end up throwing up every time I eat real food. Good thing I hate throwing up or I'd worry about bulimia. Why is it that all the fattening, worthless foods go down with no problem. I gained a couple more pounds but I really think it's just Water weight for those and they should come off real quick. Next step for me is to get back to tracking my food on the Daily Plate. Think I'll try to start that this weekend or tomorrow. Baby steps are good. I really wish we could get even more of the VVs back to posting. It's been so nice to be back here with you guys.

I've missed you guys so much. It was like a giant hole that I didn't know was there. Starting my day like this makes everything so much easier. Thank you for being there. Now I'm off to walk the the 'Rents. You're welcome to join us wherever you are. Tap - how are you doing today?

Okay, first baby step of the day accomplished. I'm here, reading and posting. Yay!! Haven't decided what kind of exercise I'm gonna do today yet. My mom didn't walk today and by the time I woke up I would have had to rush to meet my dad. Oh well, there's always my workout tape or swimming. Can't believe it's already June. We're going to California the end of this week. Still trying to figure out how we're gonna get my husband's ashes in the ocean. The family thought the knew of a couple of boats but they both fell through. I've been doing some pricing of those companies that do it. We also might just have the Navy do it. Only draw back to that is that we can't be there when it's done but it's free. Gotta plan something good and healthy for dinner. I plan to cook but it's gotta be easy or I'll blow it off for fast food. How are you guys doing today?

Thanks Rhap/Lori. It really helped to hear you say to be proud of the small steps and focus on them. The negative will not get me anywhere. Jaime - I do understand what you're talking about. I am in the grasp of a horrible carb addiction. I think the only thing that is gonna break it is to do either my pre-op diet, south beach or just be really strict about bad carbs until I can get the cravings out of my system. You'd think that the horrid way they make me feel would be enough to get rid of them but "Noooooo" my body is still saying "More!". How are the rest of you guys doing? Gonna try to get back on a schedule and hopefully that will help. That includes checking this site first thing in the morning with my coffee. See ya then.

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Hi guys. Sorry I haven't been around much. I know I really need to post here at least daily. I need the support and I feel bad that I'm not supporting you guys too. I go from being good and losing a pound or two to being horrible and eating way too many cookies and too much ice cream. I have been getting back to exercising regularly. I think I did some exercise at least 5 days out of the last 7. At least I can be proud of that. Mostly I'm just in a funk. It started on Mother's Day and is starting to let up though I cried a bit today. Even as I post this I'm sitting here eating a brownie after finishing a Boston Market Pot Pie. I can't seem to get myself under control and don't know what it's going to take to do it. I know a big part of my problem started when my husband became bed bound. I lost my support system then. I could sneak out and eat bad things and he wouldn't know. Now he's gone and I know he'd be so mad at me for treating myself so badly. It was never about the weight with him. He loved me any way I was. He just wanted me to succeed in the things that were important to me and be healthy. Now I fight the "What's the point?" feelings all the time. Hard to believe I'm already on anti-depressants eh? I'm really not as down as I sound I just have moments here and there and now happens to be one of them. Tomorrow I promise I'll be perkier. And yes, I'll be back to post tomorrow. Thank you Tap for dragging me out of my self-pity. Hugs to you.

Hey guys, how's it going? I'm not doing great but I'm getting more motivated. I think I might be able to get back to good eating soon. Today was okay as far as food. Haven't been doing any excercise but a lot of shopping recently. I was looking for a car so I got a lot of walking in. Really wanting to get back to my workout. I think I'm gonna hold off on the gym because my sister-in-law is going at a time that isn't really good for me. I can do as well at home for now. One day I might be ready for a gym again. Grats on the 5k Angie. I think that's so fantastic.

Well, I'm back. Sorry, things got busy for a few days. At least I managed to get done about half of the paperwork. I know I need to keep focused on this site and the daily plate to chart my food. I lost 3 pounds while I was posting here and keeping track of my meals and gained it all back when I stopped. So I'm back and hopefully I can stay motivated and committed. I've been doing better with the exercise. I've been walking with my parents the last couple of days. Gonna have to find something else for the next few days though since I have major blisters on my heels from new tennis shoes. I haven't joined the gym yet but it's still on the burner, probably next week. How are you guys doing?

I don't envy you there. Looking for a house is fun for a little while, then you just wish it were all done. I'll be wishing you a quick search. I've been doing okay. My eating is better but still far from good. I did lose another pound so it's heading in the right direction. Still haven't started exercising but I'm really looking forward to it. I think I'm getting my car today so that should free up more time to get my exercise routine started. How are you guys doing?

Good morning all. I did well yesterday despite myself. I didn't exercise and I ate some sweets but not as many as I was eating. I ended up with a 2 pound loss. I haven't exercised yet today but I did manage to resist stopping for my favorite Cookies on the way home this morning. Baby steps, baby steps. I'm hoping to get some exercise in later today but I do know I'll get some because I have a lot of shopping to do this morning. How are you guys doing? I missed you so much. I missed being healthy a lot too. Very possble I will be joining a gym today. I found out my sister-in-law is going to my old gym so we talked about going together. Yay, support!

Hi guys. Sorry I've been gone so long but things got really busy and I wasn't in the right state of mind to be anywhere. I have some good and bad news. We bought the new house and got all moved in, it's wonderful and made my hubby so happy. He passed away on April 11th and I'm still having a hard time believing that he's gone. During the last couple months I've been eating soooooooo bad. I put back on 30 something pounds and quit exercising. I just didn't have the time or energy nor did I care enough to take care of myself. But I'm back now and hopefully back on track. I keep reminding myself of how proud he was of me for all my hard work and how much he wanted me to feel good. I think it will be a great motivator. That and the caribbean cruise I'm thinking of taking my son on so we can spend some time together. Forgive me if I ask questions that have already been posted but I really don't think I have time to get caught up reading the old posts. Hope you're all doing well and I'm back to help motivate!

Thought we needed a place to keep a running check in for our New Year's attitude. So did you exercise today? I haven't done mine yet but now I'll have some added pressure to get it done. I've been eating better but it's been really hard to get back into the workout groove. Gotta get it done. In fact, gonna go do it now. How are you all doing with yours?

Hey there Tap. You're doing great. Thank you for keeping us motivated. I have tried to get exercise in where I could but caring for my husband has really increased in it's demand of my time. I guess one good part is that it's a very good workout when you have to lift and move a 200+ man. My heart gets pounding, I'm out of breath and my muscles ache. Heck, I've even managed to get a knee injury. Sounds a lot like a sport huh? LOL But all said and done, I'd rather be doing a nice cardio workout out with him right next to me doing it too. How's everyone else doing?

Getting ready to work out now. Must get back on track with my exercise and eating. I'm not really gaining but I'm not losing either. Also, I know I feel so much better when I start the day with some exercise. It makes me ready to face the day with vim and vigor. Hope you all have an energy-filled day.

Love this thread! Dying to hear from everyone when it's their bandiversary. Mine isn't until the 18th but I'm already looking back on all of the changes in my life.

Right there with ya Tap. Haven't been able to get my butt moving for a couple days and today doesn't look good either. I have a pretty busy schedule today and missed my time this morning. It wasn't all bad though because I spent the time snuggling and talking to the hubby. That's as important as exercise but still no excuse. Hope you're feeling better soon Tap. Hate to hear you're under the weather. Shiny - I have to exercise in the morning otherwise I don't do it at all. I admire your determination to get it in even at 10PM. Lil - How is the knee doing? How was the doctor's appointment? Ready - Where the heck are you? Come back to us.

Me too. It's like they are a part of us. I have a friend at work that is scheduled for the 24th of Feb. I hope she joins the forum here too.

Welcome Cub! Always glad to have more around here. We all help keep each other motivated. I'm up a couple pounds this morning but I'm pretty sure it's water. Either way I'm working today so I should do well and that should get rid of it. Tap - I'm so glad that your last fill has been working well for you. We've all had that horrible plateau but you've battled it so hard. I'm glad to see you making progress.

Rhap - Love the new pic! You're looking great.

I have to agree with you whole-heartedly Tap. I just finished my cardio workout and I feel energetic and ready to face the world. It's a good thing. :cursing:

Wasn't going to post here. In fact, I wasn't even going to read it because I haven't been working out. But since it was bold faced and I wanted to clear it I just popped in to read what you guys had written. Good thing I did, now I'm inspired and going to jump up right now and work out. Thanks!!!!

I've been avoiding this thread like the plague. I'm losing weight slowly but I really don't know why. Maybe it's that I don't have much time to eat and I'm doing a lot of work with moving my husband and getting his wheelchair in and out of the car and set up. Anyway, thought if I posted what I ate yesterday it might shame me into getting back on track. It's just so very hard when I've been so busy to take the time to cook. It's so easy to reach for take out or fast food. Yesterday b - coffee with coffee-mate creamer half a blueberry sour cream muffin l - half a plate from Afgan restaurant's buffet pomegranate juice d- 3 BBQ ribs, blueberry brown sugar pancake with orange sour cream s - cup cheese puffs, 1 oz dark chocolate

I'm so happy for them. It's easy to remember when I was sitting at that same spot, anxiously awaiting my banding. Best of luck to all of them. And Victorious Valentines is way better than February Foxes.