Hey everyone, I am needing help/suggestions. I am so stressed with my current situation with family and moving, I have found myself going back to the only thing I know how to deal....food. I need to get back on track, but have little motivation. I had my surgery March 31st, 2011 and have lost 60 lbs. So its been slow, and I have about 60 more lbs to go to goal. Does anyone have any tips on how to get back on track and feel excited again? I'm desperate for help. Thanks tons.

Buy yourself a cute new outfit in one size too small. Buy yourself some cute new workout clothes to wear now! I bought some new shorts, tops and workout bra yesterday and I worked out both Saturday and Sunday! You did it once, you can do it again!

Hey REDsparkles11!

I was banded Spring 2011 too. I moved this fall to another state and everything seemed to get a little off track. I haven’t gotten a fill in months because I'm too bummed that I gained some weight since the last time I went in. I also need a little lift to get back in the swing of things.

Here are a few things I started thinking about the last few weeks to get myself back on track:

1- (said to self) hey self, remember when you had major surgery to loose weight? yeah, me too. Stop being a bum and making excuses and do something.

2- Remember how jazzed you were before you got surgery about your life after surgery? Let's find that again.

3- Write down what you eat. I've re-joined WW.

4- The first few weeks are tough. I’m trying to get to that point where I see results. When you see results, you have this switch that goes off. I don’t know how it was for you but when I lost that first 30 and I started to really notice, I stopped craving food and I started being really focused on eating healthy.

We’ll get there!

As a newly banded person I don't have much room to give advice but there are alot of people on my fitness pal - its free and there's a app for smart phones we keep each other honest and encourage each other - maybe logging you'd food and excercise would help. Best of luck!