Okay, fellow bandsters....I need help.

It's been almost a year since I was banded, in 3 weeks it will be my one year bandiversary. I've only lost 25 lbs.

I can't seem to lose weight! I've gone back to eating crappy, high calorie slider foods, and can't seem to force myself to make changes.

I have been going swimming every night and doing some Water exercises (usually for at least 30 mins) a day. But, I'm having problems eating healthy.

Here's what I've had to eat today:

Breakfast: Fruit and Yougurt parfait from McDonalds. Diet Dr. Pepper

Lunch: 2-3oz. pork tenderloin. 1/2 c. Pasta salad (Suddenly Salad) and 1/4 c. cottage cheese

"Stress Snack at work": 1 can Pepsi

Dinner: 3/4 baked potato with hot link sausage on top, cheese, and about 1/2 TBSP sour cream.

For after dinner, I get lonely and will probably eat. I have leftover brownines, and will probably want to eat one with a glass of milk.

HELP me! I am really getting bummed out with my lack of progress one year later....

First of all..good for you for using this forum to express your reality. Okay, so you've gotten off track. You still have 25 pounds off...and for that, you should feel proud of yourself. Secondly, we all have a love affair with food. If we didn't, we wouldn't have had this surgery and be dealing with being overweight. It's not easy to change that relationship. I am 5 months post op and am down 65 pounds. But let me tell you...I am successful only because, I was in a life or death situation medically and I had a choice to make. I battle with my desire for food daily. But I know that my body and my family deserve better. You can do this. Just regroup. Get back on the pre op diet for a few weeks...talk to your doctor and get yourself moving. Just know that you never need to feel like a failure around this group! Ever!

to all who have posted here... well said/written. b9409 You've had some tough love here and there have been some softer replies all with the intent to assist you through some tough times. We all are human and need help now and again. The time is to take some of the advice that has been given, look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that you are not so bad afterall. You've fallen off the wagon, now get back on, call your doctor, nutrtionist, psychologist whomever/whatever you have available to you and get moving back in the right direction. There will be a day soon enough when someone will benefit from your advice and there will come a time when hopefully you will like yourself.

After all, if you were so horrible would we all be here for you?

I think not. So come on, be angry with yourself for a short time (time is up) start making those appointments and jump back into life!

let us know how you are doing. :blushing: