I am closing in on my "goal". I am uncertian of the number. 150 sounded good. I am doing alright with the band, yet I don't "live the band" they way I should. I waver from atkins for a month then to normal eating(well rounded with carbs). My questions is, do you continue with the same new habbits you have created? Are you over critical of what you eat now because you don't want to go back up? What is your story? Does it comsume your everyday life?

I never even knew there was such a thing as a body image coach.

I bet you will feel good once you get your PS!

I never even knew there was such a thing as a body image coach.

I bet you will feel good once you get your PS!

They deal with eating disoders as well.

I am hoping I will but I don't see it happening. I see more things now that need to be fixed that aren't part of this round of ps...

I'm almost at goal, and sometimes worry about things like "what if the weight comes back?", but i also got used to the way I eat now, the small portions, I see normal plates with a normal amount of food on it, and I just think "wow! who is going to eat all that?"

Now that I am 5 lbs below goal, it's nice to have a little wiggle room. I still eat the same way as I did while I was losing, but now I don't beat myself up if I want to eat a cookie. I lost the 5 lbs below goal without even trying, just eating the way I learned to eat having the band.

I sometimes wonder if I will continue to lose. I don't think so though.

When I was struggling to lose, I freaked out at the thought of going somewhere that there would be temptations around. Now I just don't worry because if I end up eating something I normally don't eat, and I gain a lb or two, it's gone in a couple of days.

That's what I find is great about doing lots of exercise though - exercise really comes to the fore when you're on maintenance. I've experienced this before in my life when I was very active, albeit heavier, that you can have quite significant dalliances from your normal eating plan (like Christmas for example) and you just dont gain weight.

My weight stays absolutely steady all the time and I'm positive its due to running, because my eating is not as steady. I have days where I'm hungrier, days where I eat chocolate etc.