ME! I ate a Lyle bite of everything, finished up with 2oz of turkey w/ gravy and LOST 1lb! Best of all I felt great after eating while everyone else looked miserably stuffed. I can honestly say I don't miss that! I was a little bad and did partake in the family tradition of crown shots but I only had two, diluted with water. All in all it was a very successful night!

Feels good huh? Enjoying it instead of regretting it!?

feeling great....regretted nothing

food and life is meant to be enjoyed and that is what i did

How in the world can you tell if you lost or not? Your weight can shift daily.

My weight has stayed the same or gone down. I'm bad and weigh every morning before I start my day.

I stayed the same and I enjoyed my meal. Looking forward to a big loss next week. I think the change in food will help me to start losing again. Merry Christmas everyone!

Just saying if I can track anyone can. Use Mfp or spark people or any of the other apps. You are cheating yourself if you don't track.

Just saying if I can track anyone can. Use Mfp or spark people or any of the other apps. You are cheating yourself if you don't track.

I disagree. I know myself very well and tracking ANYTHING is not for me. To say I'm cheating myself is more judgmental than encouraging. I admit I'm new; 6 weeks post op, but I have been successful; 34lbs down. Remember this is a personal journey for all of us and just because it works for u does not mean it works for us all

I disagree. I know myself very well and tracking ANYTHING is not for me. To say I'm cheating myself is more judgmental than encouraging. I admit I'm new; 6 weeks post op' date=' but I have been successful; 34lbs down. Remember this is a personal journey for all of us and just because it works for u does not mean it works for us all[/quote']

I think what hely is saying is that tracking is a proven way to not mindlessly eat. This is a problem that a lot of obese ppl have.

If your journey should take a turn or come to a halt, don't rule it out completely. It can help!

Congrats on your wl so far!

Sorry you misunderstood my post. For starters. I was agreeing about how hard it is to track. I have never been successful before I really started to focus on my journey and i learned about the apps online that make it so easy. People who track their food lose twice the amount than people who don't. Also by tracking you can better stay on top of what foods work better than others. For example yogurts and liquids do not keep me satisfied. I know this from tracking and reviewing .

Best of luck

I love MFP especially since I can use my iPhone to scan the UPC symbol from my food to track. Makes it so much easier!

I love MFP especially since I can use my iPhone to scan the UPC symbol from my food to track. Makes it so much easier!

Love the scanner too!

Let me show a little of my age, buying a little booklet and having to look up everything, write it down and figure all the Calories,Sugar &Fat. In those days they didn't care about Protein. Wonder I got fat on that diet!lol

Love MFP

Sorry you misunderstood my post. For starters. I was agreeing about how hard it is to track. I have never been successful before I really started to focus on my journey and i learned about the apps online that make it so easy. People who track their food lose twice the amount than people who don't. Also by tracking you can better stay on top of what foods work better than others. For example yogurts and liquids do not keep me satisfied. I know this from tracking and reviewing .

Best of luck

Yes I agree and I know... Tracking can only help. I guess to explain it better its more of a personality flaw for me than anything else. I could never remember to take my pill on time- now I have twins, I have to set multiple alarms (including my bf) to remind myself to take my meds daily, I realized the other day I haven't taken my MV in over a week. I'm a scatterbrained mess really. For me what I eat has never been as much of a problem as how much. I don't eat sugar, fast food, or overly processed food. I don't like much meat and I dont drink soda. I'm very aware of what I'm eating daily, right now it's not much because I can't yet eat all the veggies I'm used to and craving. The one thing I miss most since being banded is sparkling water-I know I'm living on the wild side over here! I'm not disagreeing with u abt tracking, I watched my mother lose 80lbs and keep it off 20 years with a lot of tracking. I'm also not ruling tracking out of my future. But right now, it's not for me.

See how you overcame with your babies by setting the alarms? Just think of something maybe an alarm maybe something else to help you track. It will really help you so much in the log run. It is not a personality flaw. You will feel better about yourself and your future!

Picture journal. BandedWendy took pics of everything she ate and drank in the day with her phone. It's a good way to go back and look at what you ate if your wl stalls and there's no writing involved!

I had a taste of everything plus wine. Lost 2 lbs!!!! Wahoooo

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I lost about 2 pounds...but then again I did get a .2cc fill the day before Thanksgiving and spend the day surrounded by food and was only able to eat about 4 bites. Oh well...I'll have lots of other Thanksgivings.

Picture journal. BandedWendy took pics of everything she ate and drank in the day with her phone. It's a good way to go back and look at what you ate if your wl stalls and there's no writing involved!

This is something I could do! Great idea. Gonna try this for sure thanks