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atleast you know how much your band is at! i havent been in over four years! so i dont even know about cc's and # etc. I just know that I totally agree with you! I sit around and think about how I can cheat my band too! and how much I exercise. I used to say that i wud only watch tv when working out in order to motivate myself-but then i just stopped watching tv!!! lol wtheck? lol stuff like that is wat gets me; i try to discipline myself-but also cheat myself at the same time. It is a cycle of self-defeat. Gagh!!! wat to do! lol we need bootcamp sgt. to come in and drill the excuses out of us! lol (but I dont like being yelled at! hahaha)

KikiVal I admire you so much! and ur baby is so cute! yes i agree it is difficult-getting back on track after a long vacay from it. Maybe you can incorporate more vigurous play with your 8mo old? i am sure that (He-right?) is a handful-and running everywhere. Perhaps mentally noticing/encouraging yourself to keep up with him-or make him keep up with you will add a little extra exercise into your daily routine. I hate exercise too-I wish that we all lived nearby one another-and we could grind this stupid exercise crap out together!!! lol Man do I need a workout partner BAD!!!! lol

lol now that I have found this thread, I do plan to become very involved in it in order to become a stronger link the the support chain not only for myself but others lol. I feel bad about all of yalls setbacks but am inspired by the little wins that all of you are seeing (like back to walking a mile everyday again). It is that kind of stuff that i need to accomplish-little steps. n i dont know wat my problem is: i jus cant stop eating crap! and i know how to eat healthy/and well. on good days-i drink about a gallon of water a day, have 4/5 small meals of lean protein, complex carbs, fruit, low-fat dairy, etc. but I still self-sabatoge. I think mine is seriusly mental-and I have even sought free counseling at my college for it (which didnt help bc im so off-topic). anyway i cant seem to stop eating junkfood: chips, pizza, cookies, chocoloate-and everytime i do-it makes me sick b/c my body does not want the garbage that my mind does! help!!! and thanks for letting me vent! lol

Freebird, have you thought about water weight? Are you retaining water? Perhaps you should lower your salt intake and increase your water intake. Also remember, that just because the scale shows know signs of weightloss, you could have lost fat but replaced it with some of that mucles mass in your strong (and sexy) legs!!! Good luck!

Hairagain you are absolutely right about self-destruction! I feel the same way! Like "why did i eat that-now I feel so miserable-and I knew that i would before i did it!" WHY WHY WHY!!!!

wow thank you so much Ladytuscanny and SlimSly! I am moved by yall's support. Originally when i had the surgery-i was told about this online support groups-like these, but never tried them, with the attitude "ah-i'll be alright-I can do it without talking to others" but i realize that was a weak mindset now. Your advice really helped SlimSly! Now, what type of protein shake would you recommend? I looked up lapband diet-and they mentioned what I have been doing as bad (obviously) b/c it could stretch the "lapband pouch" now I am afraid of that! Is that "fixable" with getting a filling? or will it go down overtime? or will an adjustment of the procedure/band only fix that? sorry to be so needy of info-but i figured-I am the lowest on the totem poll in terms of knowledge on here! lol Thanks for reading!

I am so glad to have found this blog (thanks to angryteacher!). I too feel like a failure at my lapband. I was "banded" about five years ago at the ripe age of 18. At my highest I was 234, lost enough to get down to 171, but am now like 2 pounds away from my highest weight! Help!!!! I really want to get back on track, but don't know how. I do eat around my band by overeating (slowly-as I choke if I eat too fast b/c of the band), and drink a lot of water/liquid while eating so I can continue stuffing. I am miserable and so upset with myself. My fiance is deployed this year, and I plan to graduate next year with my bachelors-and I would like to be healthy and fit for both events (my grad. and his homecoming). Any tips? I am pretty sure I need to get my band filled some more, but don't know about what supplements to take, or anything else. I look forward to everyone's inspiring stories, and hope to form good friendships on here! Thanks in advance!

holy cow! i am unfamilar with threads/blogs, and I found and registered for this site like 2 minutes ago! Who knew there were so many forums/blogs/threads, etc. Could someone please help me find a forum for my topic? I was banded 5 years ago-lost weight but have since regained almost all of it. I would like to "get back on the horse again." Any forum for that? Thanks so much for the help, I look forward to learning and making friends on here!