Hi all! Thought I'd start a new month for us. Hope you are doing well. I'm gaining and MUST STOP! I'm so out of control. It's a new day and a new month so I'm committing to exercising more (at least 5 days a week), eating healthier (avoid "sliders"), and drinking more Water.

Hope you are all doing well. We can do this! We've come too far to slide back now and lose what we've worked so hard for. Right?

Good luck, everyone! Karen

Its so hard to quite, when we are out of control. That said I don't understand why at times we can do all the right things and then turn around do all the wrong things. Its so hard. I have had that trouble the whole time. I know most of it is a head game, but why do we have to do that stuff.

That said, I did pretty good yesterday. There was just to much going on to eat. Tomorrow is weight in day at weight watchers and the doctors office. I think I'm really to tight, but this is the very first time that I'm not really hungry. I'm having issues with indigestion, so will maybe have a couple cc's removed.

Oh well, so much for my stuff. Hope everyone had a good 4th of July.

Carol

I am getting my first re-fill 7/9!! I think I am going to ask for a good one, maybe 1.5 cc. I always had under .5 with my other fills so I don't know if I can talk my dr into it. Maybe 1cc. Am really looking forward to getting back on the band wagon. My eating is out of control and I need to get it back where it should be.

You Marchies are my inspiration. You don't ever give up and you keep going and going. You guys are the best.

As of 12:15 today, I am back on the band wagon!!! Got 1.5 in the band. Now that was the good news, the bad news is I think it might be too tight. I have been burping ever since. We will see. Plan on keeping to liquids for the next two day, then soft foods for the two after that. Hope I don't have to go back in already and get a little out.

Oh and just a quick question, any ever bleed during a fill? I did this time. They had to hold pressure to it to get it to stop and by the time I got back to work I had to change the band aid because it was "full". Granted they were training a new doctor, but....

Yay Welcome back to the band wagon!!!

There have been time i did bleed with fills but not as much, although there was one time my surgeon had a hard time getting my port and the bandaid was soaked.. so if they mess with it a lot it can happen..

It was my first fill, and i was still heavier and it was hard to locate my port so it makes sense... No need to worry

Just a quick check in. I have been doing better with my eating this week. I have started getting up and having something for Breakfast. I am not snaking at night other then an icee pop, man those things are addicting. I still haven't gotten on the treadmill, but I plan on changing that today.

Oh, and my scale had me at 219 lb last Friday. I don't think I am going to see any movement this week, but I do want to see at least 2 lbs by next Friday.

Well I got back on sparkspeople yesterday. I also started the GI diet. It is really easy to follow. You only eat Green Light food and you are supposed to eat 3 Snacks a day also. The good thing is I love all the Green Light foods!! I even did, are you ready, drum roll.... 1 mile on the treadmill last night. Yeah ME!! It does help that it is in the living room and I can watch tv while doing it so it goes real quick. Granted, I did learn that I have to wear shorts or something as my thighs rub together in my nightshirt. That sucked but I didn't stop. I am thinking about hitting the treadmill right now and again after supper.

I also have a big temptation this weekend. It is Gretna Days. There is going to be a big BBQ in the park (free) and all sorts of goodies that I just love. I am not going to indulge in any of it. The whole weekend is packed with all kinds of actives from the parade to car shows. It has tons and tons of food involved. I guess I am lucky, I have to work this weekend so I will not be around it. Granted, I will miss the craft show/sale in the park. I love going to that to get ideas for things that I could make and never get around to doing it. LOL

Well, hope everyone has a great weekend. I will be thinking about you while I am at work. Take care and have fun.

Well, so far, almost so good. The diet is super easy to follow, but.... Have a friend that is moving to St Louis and we went out to dinner last night at his fav resturant, Greta's, a German place and needless to say, I didn't choose wisely. But, today is another day.

I have also been off coffee for 4 days. I haven't killed anyone yet, but I haven't woken up either. LOL.

Good job, Barb! Diet and exercise--wow! Keep up the great work and don't let one day throw you off. Hang in! Here's wishing for a great week ahead for all of us, Karen

OMG finally made my self get on that scale finally. Not good, I have gained 9 lbs from May. I was always upset that I couldnt get the scale to move NOW it has gone the wrong way. I am definately making wrong food choices big time! why is it you always have room for icecream?? OK......one step at a time right? water water water I need to get back to drinking more water. One step at a time. Like you all have said we have come too far to go back and stay back. We can and will do this again. I think I am going to get out my reding material and start over.....I seem to have forgotten th BAND RULES. and there is a treadmill downs stairs calling me!! Lets all have a great week.

Ok so went to weight watchers today and lost another 3.2 lbs. I'm doing good concerning I was out of town last weekend. It's so exciting, this is the frist time in 3 years that I feel as if I have restriction. Restriction, diet and excerise is really working right now. Hope I can continue doing this.

Sounds as if we all have the same problems. I just wish the mind was easy to control and we didn't make the same mistakes over and over again. I need the accountablity that comes with weight watchers, wish I didn't, but I do.

Rosi, glad to see you back with us. We need each other so that we know someone with the same problems are outthere and we are not alone.

Have a great day everyone.

Hey everyone. And a big high five to you Carol, congrats on that 3.5 lbs!!

Thanks Barb, I so pumped right now, about losing weight. I made a promise to myself to lose most of my weight before my 60th birthday. I am on the way, but it will be a long jounrey this year. I really need this group for all the support.

I hear you Carol. I just counted on the calendar and going for 2 lbs a week it will take 25 weeks to lose the weight I gained during chemo and that brings me right up to my next birthday! I am looking at it as a birtday present I am giving myself. The gift of health!

I’m so excited!! I got my re-fill on July 9 and knew that I wasn’t going to drop a pound that first week and I was right. Well, on July 14 I saw my reg doctor and she is giving me 3 months to get my A1C back under 6 (6.7) or she is going to put me back on my diabetic meds. Soooo, I got serious and started the GI Diet. As of this morning I am down 4 lbs. Yes I am one happy camper. Only 46 more to go to get to where I was, but since I want to be healthier then before, I want to lose more. Haven’t decided how much yet, but that will come.

Yeah ME!

Good for you, Barb. I won't be easy, as we all know, but you can do this.