I am wanting to recommit to my lapband. Does anyone know of any blogs or anything I can read, daily, to remind me to stay on track?

I have not lost near the amount of weight I had assumed I would before I was banded. I am 7 months in, and really want to get the band working for me again. I've got 5 months until my first bandiversary and want to make them count and feel proud of myself.

I get so down and depressed after trying to "start over" from having gone so far off the healthy weight loss path.

It's really hard to get started again, even though I really want to.

For those who have reached their goal weight - how long did it take you and how hard did you work? To be at my goal weight I've got 53 pounds to lose, but it just seems so daunting and a bit scary.

I'd appreciate some kind advice. Thanks!

Can't really recommend anything inspirational but I can heartily endorse JOURNALING every bite of food you put in your mouth. Be brutally honest because you're the only one who is going to see this journal...and if you cheat, you are only cheating yourself.

I've found that if I make a note of WHEN I eat, I can learn something from that. I figured out that my worst time of day was from the minute I walked in the door at home until I got dinner prepared. Then I figured out that I was going far too long between lunch and dinner. I talked to my doctor's office and they recommended that because I have about 7 hours between lunch and dinner I should ignore the "no snacks" rule and eat something in the range of about 60-70 calories and all Protein late in the afternoon so that I don't arrive home starving hungry.

Then last week, I read something from Dr. Oz that said when you start to get hungry your body produces a hormone called ghrelein and if you don't eat, it produces more, and then more until you do finally eat. And if you postpone eating too long, then you are pretty much at the mercy of this hormone. It made a lot of sense for me.

So, journaling helped me solve a nagging problem.

Journaling is an excellent piece of advice. I write down everything i eat and count the calories and protien grams. Can't say enough about how helpfull this is.

Do you have off limit foods in your house? If so, get rid of them for sure. Stock up on foods you like that are part of the healthy eating plan you are looking to follow. Don't know if you have a spouse and/or children that makes it difficult. At least keep their food in a seperate cabinet so you don't have to look at it. Also, everyone can benefit from cutting out the junk.

Are you letting yourself get too hungry? Add a snack or two if this is the case.

Best of luck to you, keep us posted.

Try mydailyplate.com. You can electronically enter your food for the day, enter your physical activity and it automatically totals your calories (both gross and net, after exercise) and your nutritional breakdown. I HIGHLY reccommend it for journaling your foods. There is also an app to download to your iphone. LOVE IT! :thumbup: It was reccommended by the nutritionist on my bariatric team.

I too found that I was starcing by the time i got home from work -

I eat lunch at noon at work and then dinner wouldnt be until between 6-7 -

I changed my breakfast from a protien shake to weight control oatmeal , and i have my shake between 3-4 that way im not hungry when i get home , can make dinner and eat a acceptable amount, I dont know if this will jump start the loss again as i just started this week, but it is making me feel more in control at dinner time.