When I get stressed, my ankles love to swell and then I can't walk. When I can't walk I do not exercise. When I do not exercise I eat a donut or a cookie as my in-between-meal-snack.

Then I hit the anti-anflammatory drugs hard for a few days.

The bad food choice and medication resulted in a 6 lb gain in one week on the scale. I think the majority of it is Water as my ring that slid off my finger last week is stuck on my fat finger.

Any suggestions on how to combat the water or program myself not to hit the sliders during these rough weeks with bad feet/ankles? Vacation is this weekend and I was looking forward to being 82 lbs lighter than last year.

Not sure I am qualified to help...I am only 3 weeks post lapband. Still I am an RN. We have always taught our patients that you have to drink water for your body to clear and get rid of water-even the water in extremeties. Unless a patient has congestive heart failure and they are fluid restricted...this works most of the time. Propping up your legs, and laying off salt can help too. Any walking you can do will help as well.