Ok...can someone please answer me this one questions. Why the heck is it easier to eat things that are bad for you than things that are good for you. All day I have eaten and gotten stuck.

I started the day with eggs and bacon...this is our Sunday morning ritual. However, I had alot of trouble getting my egg and 2 slices of bacon down even with chew chew chew and small bites. I quit because I was uncomfortable and then slimed and pb'd before church. I felt better though.

Around 11 I was still hungry and grabbed 1/4 cup of peanuts to curb the hunger. They went down a little tough but I did it.

lunch was left over dinner from Friday nights meal at a great restaurant. It was Fettucine Neptune which by the way got stuck. I ate maybe one cup of this and it was a little tight going down but I did it.

I had a sugar free vanilla pudding which went down great. Then around 4pm was needing a snack and tried to eat fresh cherries but again trouble.

Dinner was tough too! Tried to eat my Protein and veggies and had a tough time but got it in but uncomfortably.

Then the kids did it....they came back from camping with the Grandmother and brought back the dang chocolate chip Cookies that I made for them to bring with them....

These stupid cookies went down as easy as a anything. So again my question...why the heck can't cookies go down hard and protein and veggies go down easy. I swear the band knows this....I just wish...I just wish....it was easier.

Well, I ate the cookies filled the pie hole and now sit here ranting about the dang cookies...

I must admit that I would have beat myself up in the past. Now, I just learn....tomorrow is a new day and this band is forgiving. Maybe not tomorrow but in the next few days.

Water aerobics here I come...gonna need to do two classes tomorrow to make up for my cookie trip.

Cindy

I've spent the past three weeks alternatingly barfing up good food, going on a liquid diet to quiet the stomach, then barfing up good food again. I've barfed up watermelon twice, so I guess I'm going to have to start blending it. But then I can eat a whole load of cheetos! arghh

I've spent the past three weeks alternatingly barfing up good food, going on a liquid diet to quiet the stomach, then barfing up good food again. I've barfed up watermelon twice, so I guess I'm going to have to start blending it. But then I can eat a whole load of cheetos! arghh

I have decided there's no rhyme or reason for what the band does Linda. The question is are you too tight? You don't want to end up with problems down the track.

You can always hijack....I love reading your posts. You know, someday I am going to your country...I have always wanted to go to Australia...but I am also the one that wants to go to the Antartica...my husband said that I go by myself because that is to cold for him. LOL! But Australia...I would love that.

Cindy

We could all go meet Sades at the Great Barrier Reef next year in our bikinis!! :biggrin2:

Cindy, you're on your own in Antartica! Can't do the cold!!

Hey Cindy & Cindy, sounds like a plan to me !! I already did the USA / Mexico trip 2 years ago so Australia sounds like the way to go. Definitely no Antartica for me either !! :biggrin2: I've never been to the Great Barrier Reef so it will be 2 new things for all of us, 1. the trip, 2. wearing the bikinis !! It's been at least 30 years since I last wore a bikini !

I have decided there's no rhyme or reason for what the band does Linda. The question is are you too tight? You don't want to end up with problems down the track.

No, I don't think I am. There was just such a long period of time where I could eat large quantities, and now I've finally reached a point where the band is actually working so I have to reign my quantities in, and I also have to admit that I really can't eat certain foods without them getting stuck. So I end up aggravating my stomach with barfing up the wrong choices, then spend a few days in liquid recovery. I've just got to get my head around it again. I'm learning but I'm very stubborn! :tt1:

No, I don't think I am. There was just such a long period of time where I could eat large quantities, and now I've finally reached a point where the band is actually working so I have to reign my quantities in, and I also have to admit that I really can't eat certain foods without them getting stuck. So I end up aggravating my stomach with barfing up the wrong choices, then spend a few days in liquid recovery. I've just got to get my head around it again. I'm learning but I'm very stubborn! :tt1:

Good to know Linda because regular barfing can lead to a slip. I know what you mean about having to get used to eating less and foods you love. I always get stuck on scrambled eggs with bread but I can't seem to give them up. I only eat them once in a while though. I need to learn to eat small portions again. I may not have full restriction but I'm not hungry most of the time so a small amount should be enough. Head hunger is still the hardest battle for me.

Hey Cindy & Cindy, sounds like a plan to me !! I already did the USA / Mexico trip 2 years ago so Australia sounds like the way to go. Definitely no Antartica for me either !! :biggrin2: I've never been to the Great Barrier Reef so it will be 2 new things for all of us, 1. the trip, 2. wearing the bikinis !! It's been at least 30 years since I last wore a bikini ! :tt2:

Hell Sades, I haven't been in a bikini since....I can't remember maybe when I was 7 or 8. :thumbup:

No takers for the Antartica....I wonder why....you know I am always cold now man I can't imagine Antartica without 100lbs of blubber....

It's funny because I'm not that big on hot weather but the antarctic just doesn't do it for me, fat or skinny !! :embaressed_smile:)

Well let me know when you're coming, I'll put the kettle on. )

Hell Sades, I haven't been in a bikini since....I can't remember maybe when I was 7 or 8. :thumbs_up:

No takers for the Antartica....I wonder why....you know I am always cold now man I can't imagine Antartica without 100lbs of blubber....

Are you cold now too? I used to always be so hot - even in Canada in the winter. I used to sleep neked! :thumbs_up: Now I live in Arkansas and sometimes I get chilly in the summer! Can you believe it? :w00t:

Are you cold now too? I used to always be so hot - even in Canada in the winter. I used to sleep neked! :thumbs_up: Now I live in Arkansas and sometimes I get chilly in the summer! Can you believe it? :thumbs_up:

Know what you mean Linda....We have central AC and last year I used have to keep it at 68-70 because I was always so hot...my family be be freezing and me sitting there sweating...now I am always saying, "Can someone bump up the AC to 74." Funny how losing weight changes the internal thermostat.

Cindy

I have been in the friggin Water exercising the dang Cookies off.

I did two water aerobics classes today. You know how proud of myself I am. I could have never done that before but I love water aerobics a lot. I never thought that I would like to exercise as much as I do now. I know that the exercise is going to be the key to getting the rest off. I am seeing the benefits because the sizes are dropping. I have gone from a size 32/34 to a size 20 and tonight I put on a 10 year old Garth Brooks T-Shirt my brother brought me when he saw him in concert...it was a XL...woo-hoo!

I want all of you to take a look at some your NSV's for a moment. Even though the scale might not be moving as quickly you would like, think about some things that have changed for you. How are you clothes fitting? Can you do things that you couldn't do in the past? How do you feel? I am sure that you have some wonderful things to ponder on. So forget the scale and think about the great accomplishments that you have made. I know that I am proud of you all! You are all great inspirations to me....you'll never know how much. Ok...enough of the mushy gushy stuff...lol! Think positive thoughts!

Cindy

I'm still catching up on old posts, and I have been beating myself up over really not losing much in the past 2 months, BUT I have gone down to a size 10-12 in most pants and I am buying size L shirts. My new bathing suits I bought for cancun were 12s from the JR's dept,I also bought some cute sundresses from Pacsun and Tillies, in size L JR's.....

Last July when we went camping I was wearing a size 2X very tight bathing suit. size 22 jeans and 2X shirts that really were too tight. 2 years ago when we went to cancun I just about died from the humitity, I didn't want to do or go anywhere other then the pool or hotel room. This trip I wanted to do everything, the heat really didn't bother me that much. and when we went horseback riding I didnt feel like the horse was going to pass out when I got on him. :smile2:

So I guess after writing this and realizing that pounds aren't the opnly thing that matters I wont beat myself up anymore...

Great job everyone!!!

OK now I am off to do a swim...

Shalee, that is just excellent and very motivating! You're losing at a faster clip than me but I fall off track a lot. I'm 50 pounds less than last summer and although I am more comfortable, I don't feel that great. I thought I would be down more but I learned that the band can't do everything for me. I still have to make better choices. I'm looking forward to next summer already and buying cute clothes and swimsuits then.

Congrats on doing so well!!

Wow Shalee you're doing so well. Can't wait to get down another size. You must have felt great on your break being so much slimmer!