Met with my Dr. today and even though I have only lost one f**&ing pound in the last 2 weeks we decided against a fill because when I eat I get full easily and it usually holds me over for 2-3 hours. He asked me to come back in 2 weeks with a food diary that includes everything I eat and drink. I don't have a problem with that.

Have you done one? Were you surprised by what you were actually eating?

When I was first banded I was not losing and I told my husband "But I'm doing everything right" and he told me "um, no your not" so I started weighing and measuring my food and logging it on a web site, I couldn't believe how the calories were adding up.

I was in the same boat my dietitian said I wasnt eating enough calories for my height and weight now I am eating at least 1500 calories a day and logging on a website is very helpful I join Anytime Fitness and they have a website that allows you to log food intake and exercise. Keep your head up my first two weeks post op was slow losing then it got lit on fire since Aug 27th I am down 71 gym is the key

Met with my Dr. today and even though I have only lost one f**&ing pound in the last 2 weeks we decided against a fill because when I eat I get full easily and it usually holds me over for 2-3 hours. He asked me to come back in 2 weeks with a food diary that includes everything I eat and drink. I don't have a problem with that.

Have you done one? Were you surprised by what you were actually eating?

I log everything that I eat (I use fitday.com). Literally anything that enters my mouth, I write down. And I turn in my logs weekly to my practitioner at our fitness center. I always say, when I'm not logging, its because I don't want to think about what I'm eating. Good luck with your logging - I bet youll find it helpful!

Since the day I was banded, I have been journaling. I do it the old fashioned way, with a pen and notebook.

I write down what I ate, calories, grams of protien, what time I finished (helps for drinking and the 30 minute rule) and to gauge times between eating! I also mark Vitamins taking, cause I tend to forget, and minutes exercised!

It really does keep everything in check, and becomes second nature after a while....if your working and don't really want people to know, just carry a small note pad in your purse, and transfer it when you get home. It really is a great way to keep track of your journey!

I also write my beg. weight , todays weight, pounds lost, pounds to go, and goal. Good luck, and what ever way you do it, computer or notebook it will benifit you!

I started out with a paper journal. Then I found "My Fitness Pal" app on my iPhone and I use that exclusively. It's the best calorie/+ tracker I have found and I have tried a lot. It's also free. It's easy to show your dr or NUT your food diary and it also shows all your nutrients eaten for the day. You can set your caloric goal as well as customize the nutrients. I adjusted my protein to 75g and my total fat to 25g. They have a corresponding website too. It's actually my 2nd most important tool after my band. The food data bank is huge. I have only had to manually enter 2 items in over 2 months.

I write down EVERYHTING I put in my mouth.

I like the online tracker method myself because when you select a food, it automatically enters your calories. Foods you don't find you can enter as a custom food once, and it will forever be in there for you to select again. I even entered a custom food called "random calories" on mine, so if I take a bit of something, I account for it. I helps me make better choices like weather or not I really need the dressing on my grilled chicken. Full fat cheese is a big fat waste of calories to me now too. It's right in your face when you journal it. For me, it's one of the most important parts of me staying on track.