traceyna123

:tongue:they are small cause they are from my cell phone.

Sorry I havent posted in awhile. I was very busy this last couple weeks. So no change in the scale a bit frustrating. However i have been hiking a lot 2-3 times a week and my cloths are starting to fall off of me. Its teaching me not to watch the scale to pay attention to my body and the changes its making it much more rewarding to feel sexy in my cloths then to worry about the scale. So hiking is my new found passion my girlfriend and our kids do it together and it has been such an amazing experience :tt2: The feeling of a great work out and accomplishment when you stand at the top of the mountain and look down it is breath taking. Just bought new hiking shoes and a fanny pack ready to take on new mountains. With each mountain I climb its one more step towards my goal.

Im down another 5 pounds im down 45 total. I feel great and i went from a size 24 to size 18/20.. Im getting my curves back.. I started walking and it feels great except the blisters.. LOL.... I will have updated pictures soon... Im going to get my first fill on aug 30 im so excited. This was really the best decision I ever made!1:thumbup:

:thumbup:Thank you for the advise I really apprciate it. I love the Tuna idea it worked well for me at work. ..

So Its great to be back to work. Im tired though working 0530-1400. So the biggest challenge was to find what would be good to eat for lunch and breakfast at work.. I bring my own oatmeal and that works. Lunch is harder but im lucky theres a subway in my building and they sell you just the meat and cheese and veggies very yummy!!! any suggestions on easy lunches?:thumbup:

It will get easier. Its an amazing tool and once you recover you will love it.. Good luck on your journey.

awesome on the loss!!! How was going back to work? I

Taking the time off was a good idea.. I really was able to get used to how I would be eating from here on out!! Looking forward to going back!! YAY!!!

So It was good to go back to work but i miss being home now.. How are you feeling? how did going back to work go for you?

Make sure you measure your food, so you know if your going to need a fill my doctor says at about 6 weeks possibly i dont think i need one though.. but i measure every meal to make sure its not more then a cup. I usually eat less. How are you feeling now?

So for my workout today i painted my house for 6 hours.. let me tell you thats a work out.. Almost forgot to eat.. I drank a protein shake for dinner to keep my energy going!! but the house looks great and maybe i shaved a inch off of something working so hard!! LOL!!! So i ate sausage yesterday, didnt really go down well felt like it didnt want to move so of course I stopped eating it but thats my first expierence with something not agreeing with my band.. Trail and error is the game.. Im having fun figuring it out.. How about everyone else? Hope all is going well.:thumbup:

Thank you !! I know sometimes eating protein keeps you full longer. I go four hours between each meal and drink in between alot and that keeps me full.

So i skipped my work out yesterday cause I cleaned my house for 8 hrs im sore today more then any of my work out!! LOL... So eating is going well.. NO food stuck or bad experiences yet. I really stick to the no more then one cup and depending on what it is i can not even eat that.. I think the huge key to my success right now is listening to my body and stopping when it says.. Eating slow has allowed me to know when to stop make what ever your eating last 20-30 mins. :thumbup: