I was so excited to see the scale this morning when it said 199! Woo Hoo! I'm sure I will bounce back and forth a couple of pounds for the next couple of days. At 199, I am down 29 pounds (15 post surgery). Tomorrow I go for my first fill. I'm not sure if I will feel additional restriction right away or not. But, if I can keep losing now, although it is slow, than I am very happy. I feel a little bit of restriction now as far as how much I can eat at a time. After I eat about a 1.5 cups of food I start to feel "backed up" in my esophagus. I haven't had the urge to throw up, it is just a sensation to tell me to stop. I've learned to listen and respect that feeling, no matter how good the food tastes or how much my head wants to eat. I really don't want to throw up because I know it can cause band slippage. I also don't want to eat until I feel pain because that may cause my pouch to stretch.

I've stuck to many of the behaviors suggested: no drinking through straws, no carbonated beverages, drinking Water slowly (instead of gulping it down). I've always been someone that eats slow, taking small bites and chewing a lot. The two behaviors I am still working on: no drinking 30 minutes before or after eating and limit my snacking to one or less per day. I stick to those behaviors 60-70% of the time.

Anyway, I wanted to share my exciting news with someone. Thank you everyone for being here.

Onederland is a great place to be. Congrats!

Congrats! I hit 199 today too! It feels so great!

Yay you guys!!!!!! I'm proud of you both!

That's so awesome. Congrats!

Congrats to you both!!!! I hope to join you soon, I was at 208.6 this morning. Lets keep going !!!!!

Congrats to both of you!!!

Fantastic!! Well done to both of you!

Congrats on reaching this important goal. I remember the great feeling, when I reached it, it had been like 20 years since I had been under 200. Good luck in your future loss. Karen

Cheers to you with my morning coffee! Way to go!

That's fantastic! Good for you

Congratulations! What an great feeling. I can't wait to join in your "club" one day! Keep up the hard work.

I agree, I can't wait to become a member of the Onederland club too!!! You guys must feel awesome-congratulations!!

Woohoo! That is soooooo awesome! Keep on losing!