I am happier than ever.

I am down only 70 pounds...which is halfway to goal...which is awesome and more than I have ever lost in my life.

I learned that my plateaus are long and they suck...but that you have to just keep doing what you've always done and this too shall pass--even if it takes almost 6 months.

I discovered that real restirction takes time and when it happens it is wonderful...I now know what it feels like not to think about food constantly, to forget to eat and to eat to live not the other way around.

Just because I am a slow loser doesn't make me a failure...if it is worth having it is worth working for.

I know many on here lose at a really great pace and keep losing, my guess is that is a wonderful feeling. I am not one of those people and once I realized it wasn't me doing anything wrong that was a huge relief.

Thank you for the post! 70 pounds in a year is amazing! I am a pre-bander and sometimes get discouraged with the harsh posts and disappointment out there, but things like your post give me real hope again. I know within myself that I'm ready to make this change and I chose the band over by pass because I wanted a more gradual weight loss (and I didn't want my body cut apart inside). But the slow gradual weight loss is the best way to go. Keep up the amazing work and thank you for some inspiration!

Staci

Thanks for all the positive responses.

Lapbandwagon, hang in there it will all come together. I was very impatient at first as well and really worried I had not done the right thing, and that I would fail at the weight loss thing once again. I have also always been an overachiever and the only thing that I could not conquer was my own weight. Be patient with yourself and honest as well. Track the calories, track the Protein grams and exercise. If you are following all the rules your body will eventually have to give up and cooperate, lol!

Thank you! After my last fill, I had a few really really rough days when I kept going over what I was doing wrong because I had lost 12 lbs in a month according to my Dr. but I had actually been like 3 lbs down and gained some back! I was really beating myself up intensely, and I actually decided to STOP being a slave to the scale, and do my best to follow the rules, and work out, and eat right, and make the best of this journey, as I am! Thanks a lot, and thank you for sharing your journey!