Only a week of schedule from my infection, not so bad. Guess what, I am hoping that my Doctors scale is as generous as my scale. Okay nothing is as generous as my scale because it says I am only 200lbs. The scale at the gym yesterday said 204.5. I check on Mon, Wed and Friday. Is Tuesday I usually have one bit of something bad for me. The Thursday, they are my splurge days, so I have a chocolate covered cherry, or a sip of a sugary drink, something small. I am trying not to deprive myself. I am happy to report that the eliptical machine has been working. So hoping the Doctors scale reflects my daily trips to the gym as mine at home does and the one at the gym does.

I will let all you newbies know how the fill goes.

Good luck on your first fill.

I have to ask you though, why are you allowing yourself days to slip up and having something you know you shouldn't have? What's going on in your mind when you do that?

I'm not saying you should be or feel deprived but it sounds to me as though you have never let yourself get to that point to know if you actually feel that way. I don't eat perfectly every single day but I certainly don't have days where I intentionally allow myself to do something I really don't want to do either -- like eat something I shouldn't have.

What I have found, 6 months out, is that if you're not eating the crap food you're not craving it either. It's amazing how I feel without any junk in my body and how I'm certainly not craving it. And IF I have something sweet, I've found many teas that I love that replace the need for chocolate or any other junk food.

But I ask because it sounds to me like something mental is happening there, something you may want to evaluate.

Good luck on your first fill.

I have to ask you though, why are you allowing yourself days to slip up and having something you know you shouldn't have? What's going on in your mind when you do that?

I'm not saying you should be or feel deprived but it sounds to me as though you have never let yourself get to that point to know if you actually feel that way. I don't eat perfectly every single day but I certainly don't have days where I intentionally allow myself to do something I really don't want to do either -- like eat something I shouldn't have.

What I have found, 6 months out, is that if you're not eating the crap food you're not craving it either. It's amazing how I feel without any junk in my body and how I'm certainly not craving it. And IF I have something sweet, I've found many teas that I love that replace the need for chocolate or any other junk food.

But I ask because it sounds to me like something mental is happening there, something you may want to evaluate.

Thanks for the insight but I got the band because I wanted to still be able to enjoy certain foods. So for example, I always loved chocolate covered cherries. So if I feel like having one, I only allow myself to give into the craving the following day if it still exists. I have found a lot of healthy alternatives to things that I loved to eat and learned how to make them differently so they are low calorie, low sugar, and low fat. I was joking about allowing myself bad days on specific days. I do allow myself treats on occassion.

My doctor and nutritionist know everything I eat and they said I am doing amazing. I appreciate your concern but the reason I gained all this weight was medical conditions not because I have trouble knowing what to eat or my limitations. I eat very healthy all the time and focus solely on my Proteins all day. So when I say I splurge it is foods in a very small quanitity. So it could be a chocolate covered cherry (1) or a the inside of pumpkin pie, one scoop. Nothing crazy. I have lost 4 lbs in one week with NO restriction as of yet. So I think I am doing okay.