It feel like I haven't been here forever! My life has been very busy lately and it seems like I can't keep up with my old friends here at LBT! :cry

I hope everyone is doing better than me. I REALLY NEED ALL MY FRIENDS HERE TO GIVE ME A GOOD HARD KICK IN THE A$$!! I just can't get back on the losing side. I am staying about the same but I NEED to lose about 50 more lbs and I just can't get back on the band wagon. I don't exercise at all and I don't make good choices with my foods. I kick myself every night and cry about my terrible choices but does it help? NO!! Every morning I wake up and say "today is the day!" Then somewhere along the day I seem to forget my today was today and not tomorrow. Why is it so easy to say tomorrow?

Don't get me wrong I still LOVE my band and have no regrets. I have lost 120ish lbs. I have been stuck at 185lbs for about 6 months now. I know it's my own fault but I really want to lose more. I know I can do it.

ok get ready now.....

KICK ME!!!!!

Thanks for listening! :kiss2: :kiss2: :kiss2:

Congrats on the weight lost CG that is truly amazing.

I have thought long and hard about why folks stop losing for extended amounts of time after they have lost a significant amount of weight.

I think there is a time where we have to step back and "own" our new body for a while. Like the normal person would do (not the morbidly obese person) when they want to diet. So instead of thinking of yourself as a 300ish pound person who hasn't finished losing yet. You can now think of yourself as the 185ish pound person who needs to start a new journey.

I think after a bandster loses significant weight it takes time to wrap their minds around not being a truly morbidly obese person.

It seems that some folks then reach a *mind* plateau for a while before they are ready to tackle that last little bit that they really want to do.

So no get it in gear tips here but again a congratulations on your wonderful success and continued success.

Myra

YOU KNOW WHAT????????? You are a success!!!!!!!!! Maybe its because you are happy at the size you are right now.... at 185 you are most likely in 10-14's and happily going along lifes merrily way as a normal sized person.... a LONG, LONG, LONG way from the 300lb person you were at the beginning of your journey. I think whay Myra said is true... you need to start a NEW journey... the one that a normal sized person begins....

One where maybe a workout 2-3 times a week and maybe a better choice here and there.. and your Water may just be enough to kick you into the losing side again.... I can NOT wait til I'm in the 180's again.. I've got a closet full of size 12 levis just waiting for me!

Myra and Tracy, Thank you so much for your replys.

I think that I am going to look into going to a gym near my work. It's called Fit Chicks. Two of my friends go there and maybe thats what I need. I have a bike and a tredmill here at home but can't seem to use them much.

I am currently in a size 16. I wish it was a 12!!!!!!!!!!! I am VERY short only 5' with shoes on. But I have to remember that I use to be in a 26 pant and they where tight!

I WILL DO THIS!!!!

Again thank You!!

Hey coyotegirl! Good to see you back! I was gone from the boards for a while and now I'm back too!

I'm RIGHT where you on in this process. Lost 100lbs and feel better than ever but cannot get back on the wagon. It was SO easy at first and I had SUCH determination but it seems things have fallen by the wayside.

I liked what TracyinKS said about "starting a new journey". Going to think about that for a while.....

Hey there!! I remember you and all of us drift in and out at times, I think you are doing the right thing, I think I am fighting the urge to stall out, and one thing that is different for me is that when I was at my heaviest, I was always feeling so miserable, back pain, sore feet, no energy, no motivation, isolating, clothes were always biting me somewhere, especially BRAS!! and all I did everyday was think about food from five minutes to the next. Now I feel so free, Its hard to stay focused. So I have decided to buy tight and umcomfortable clothes. I wear tight bras, tight pants that I can cover with long shirts and when I sit down for very long, I feel miserable again and I cant wait for the evening when I can let loose again. This has helped me some, It sort of recreates the beginning of my journey. I hope it helps me stay focused beyond these 75 lbs, as I have 50 to go!! I also get rid of my comfy clothing as fast as I can so I cant go back that way again!

Do you remember why you became banded in the first place? Arent you a different person now, so to speak? Good to hear from you again. I have familly in AZ, and I remember camping near Pinetop,(I know you are in Pinedale) and hearing the coyotes cry, its such an awsome call. (and the crickets!)