Hi everyone! I'm having surgery on January 10th and created a group in the groups section "January 2012 bandsters". Would love to get some discussions, support going.

Ladies - I think I just bought my first pair of "skinny" jeans. They're supposed to peel off, right?!?

Getting ready to fly home and feeling a little blechy. I don't think my band likes altitude changes. Has anyone else had this?

supper happy on the scale this a.m. 200.6 so close to onederland i can feel it,getting back from mom cousins wake gonna get me something to eat and get ready for the work week hope everyone had a great weekend.......

Hi all! good, busy weeked. got some great deals at a yard-sale yesterday ( no clothes though..boo!). Got back to 85lbs lost (again!) yesterday. However, today I've grazed on Doritos and one of those school fundraiser candy bars. My latest addiction is to Snapple's diet half tea/half lemonade drink. Its made with sucralose (that's splenda, right?). Anyway, I'm wondering if drinking that is hindering my loss somehow? I absolutely MUST get back to the gym this week. I MUST start logging my food again and I MUST start measuring my food again. Ya'll help me not fall back into those old habits...PLEASE!

Hi everyone! Every time I tried to log in over the weekend on my phone it just timed out...so here I am.

Chrissy- I'm with you, falling into some bad habits I need to get over. I was thinking yesterday in the shower that the "newness" has worn off, and now it's time to really claim this as my lifestyle. I'm NOT doing a diet, I'm doing a way I eat for the rest of my life.

Ladybandido- I thought that's what we were supposed to do with the band, keep in the green zone, which will change based on lost weight, as well as other factors. Hm. But glad you had a great doctor's visit!!

Amica- LOL on the skinny jeans! I haven't had any altitude changes to speak of, but I did ask my doc about flying as I'm hoping to go to France next year- she said to treat flying and the day after like I would a fill day- liquids- as the pressure changes can affect the band. Hope you feel better.

Ready!! Yay! You are so close! I'm self-sabotaging, so I'm not with you really anymore, but GOOD FOR YOU!!!!! How are things with DH?

As for me- really, ice cream I think is going to have to go. I ate SO MUCH of it over the weekend. It's like, once I start I just can't stop. I am trying to convince myself that it's either one or none- as in one bowl or none at all. We'll see, if I can follow that rule maybe I'll keep it. I will try one last week and see- or I will just have to get rid of all the ice cream. I ate so much I'm still full this morning and feel just sick- physically and mentally, ya know? Like, what's up? I know it's just a HUGE trigger food for me, so maybe I just need to get it out of my life....any ideas? Like, I ate more than 3000 calories of ice cream yesterday. Yep.

Nicki

my doc treats diet snapple as included in our water servings, i dont think it will affect your loss. i drink that and vitamin water and lifewaters daily

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Hubby found the pic on the left from our beach trip one year ago (we're headed there next week!). The pic on the right was snapped at work today. Despite the fact I look like Velma from the Scooby Doo gang, I'm pretty pleased with the difference. 70 down and 55 to go!

Awesome transformation!

Amica you are beautiful, great job with the band!

JustDoIt and Crissylu, I too was thinking about the "newness wearing off" factor. Now that I'm not "tight" at all, I've been munching a bit more than usual and I got on the ice cream wagon too... Not quite on the ice cream truck although I might as well have been, mind you, but ice cream every evening for the past few day (ok, week) and for me, those sugar calories really add up! Ouch, ouch. I am back on myfitnesspal again, back at it.

okay...so...I went to the free apparel day at Sears Outlets today (it was the last one they are going to have for a while) and I got three pairs of pants and only spent a little over $8! I got a great pair of jeans (sz 14) and a pair of navy pinstriped slacks (14) and a pair of black & white French Connection slacks. wait for it..... size 12!!!! Ha! I haven't bought a size 12 in over 20 years!!! Cant wait to wear them. They are in the washing machine now, in hopes that I can wear them tomorrow. LOL! Of course, I also realized how very non-standard women's sizes are. I purchased a pair of 12's that fit perfectly...but I tried on a pair of 16s that were way to tight! What the crap is that all about? Geez..I've been buying plus sizes for so long, I don't know how to buy smaller sizes. Some fashionista out there needs to teach me!

Amica...great picture!!! So proud for you and the accomplishment you've made! For some reason, I can no longer post in this thread at work. Its very strange. I miss being able to post to you all during the day. trying to get back into the habit of logging my food. Have had a problem today with eating. I was barely able to get liquids down. It happened seemingly overnight. I finally realized I'd had to take laxatives over the weekend, so I'm wondering if I might've gotten dehydrated. Liquids for me for a couple of days. How's everyone else doing??

Hi everyone! DD was in a car accident yesterday- everyone was all right, but it was her fault, so dealing with that a little today. She's 18 so she's handling most of it but we'll see what happens with our insurance premium. sigh. It's always something- of course they say these things come in 3's, and this would be the third car thing- every car we own has needed to be fixed in some way or another in the last month!!! Oh well, at least no one was hurt, for that I am so grateful!

On the food front, doing well, disciplined the past few days and I'm down to 202 this morning! Yay!! That's the lowest so far.

Amica- you're gorgeous! I always thought Velma was a secret hottie, LOL. It's fun to see in pictures the progress. You're doing awesome!

Chrissy- size 12!!! I dream of that!! LOL. And you're an awesome shopper, btw! Yah, idk what's up with women's sizing, but honey, take those 12's and run!

Ladybandido- I don't know what I'd do without myfitnesspal, I rely on it so much! I am diligent about logging as I know what happens when I don't- the calories creep- who am I kidding, they storm- in.

Kymie- nice to see you! My doc says any non-soda sugar free stuff (Crystal Light, etc) count as water too. I still don't do too much of it, not sure about all the sugar substitutes....

Well, everyone have a great day and I'll check in later!

Nicki

JDI - Glad everyone's okay! Have you tried Arctic Zero yet? It's a whey protein frozen dessert that's supposed to only have 150 calories per PINT! It's gotten incredible reviews for taste - I have some in the freezer but am a little nervous about trying it. I did see one article that stated the manufacturer underestimated the calorie count, but even if it's 250 calories for the pint, that's a far cry from the calories in a pint of Ben and Jerry's! I think I may have some tonight after dinner so I'll let you know how it is. If it works as a substitute, don't give up your treat completely! I find if I deprive myself I want it more and end up eating a lot more than I should or even really want to. I am worried about the amount you're eating, though. Are you not getting the restriction when you eat it? I'm at the point where even water too fast causes issues!

OMG...... WTH!!!!! Went to doc got on scale said 213.5 on Monday got on scale today and it says 218.... WTH.......Not sure what happened. I have been having a heck of a time keeping food down so no reason to gain. On the good side 218 or 213.5 is better then the 275 start weight.

So i am open to suggestions or tips.....

Thanks

Amica- I do need to try some lower calorie options. As to restriction- i have pretty good restriction actually, but ice cream goes right down. I get full, but like with any trigger food that doesn't seem to matter, I eat more anyways. As they say, it was my stomach that was banded, not my head!! Still fighting that.

Otaknam- what do you mean having trouble keeping food down? Are you too tight? That's not good. But otherwise, the scale is a fickle b***h, ya know. Loads of things could affect it- ttotm, too much salt, time of day, the planet's alignment...you know what I mean. So don't stress out about it, you're going in the right direction!

Did good yesterday. I am beyond frustrated with DH (pretty sure today the D does not stand for dear) but did not eat over it even though I REALLY wanted to. Didn't. Yay me

Nicki

PS- Horsegirl? Mags? Meredith? More Kymie? Everyone? Bueller? Bueller?