I had my surgery 2 weeks ago and I am still a little sore but really doing well. I am doing about 10 to 20 minutes on the eliptical and some light weights. Today I am starting to eat soft foods. My weight loss has slowed way down which is fine because I lost about 19 pounds in 14 days. Before I was worried I was losing to fast because losing too fast mean gaining more back even faster. But I think I will be fine this time.

I'm excited about working out again. And maybe someday I can run a mile again (one of my goals).

One other thing is to train my family that my meals are very small now. Yesterday my child cooked dinner for me and tried to give my a large protion which I would have normally ate and went back for seconds. I had to remind her I don't eat that much any more. Poor thing, I think I hurt her feelings. But I ate it; NOT all of it. Just until I felt full; which was about less than half of what she served me.

My dad (may he r.i.p) had gastric bypass in 2001. When he came to visit me I would try to feed him a large protion and did not understand how much he really eats. But now I do.

I am so so glad I got my lap band.

That is so awesome! Congrats on your weight loss, I hope to be loosing here very soon as well. I was just thinking about the same thing the other day, at family events and going out to dinner with family and friends and how they will react to the much smaller portions I will be eating after I get banded. I'm sure it takes some getting used to yourself, but obviously it reaps some amazing rewards and is well worth it if it means having a healthier, happier and longer life! Best wishes to you on your continued success!

I was at a wedding on Saturday. It was a 5 course meal and I tried a taste of everything including dessert. While the others were chowing down I was moving the food around my plate and taking a small bite here and there. No one even noticed.

I found that the urge to eat everything on my plate had disappeared.

Love my band for helping me to be satisfied with small portions.

Got on the scale this morning to find I had lost a pound!