...where are you guys at? I have been MIA for a while but I was just wondering how everyone else is doing? I hope all is well and look forward to hearing from you.

I'm a March 08 Bandster! Doing well. I'm about 20 lbs to goal and feeling good. I like where i'm at right now but i'm about to enter some uncharted territory (anything below 140) and that's kinda cool! There are ups and downs but the real difference with the band is that you can't really mess up all that much. The band just won't let you! How's everyone else doing?

Wow I wish my band wouldn't let me mess up. I have played with the same 6 pounds for almost a month. Gain it lose it gain it lose it... you get the picture! I'm really struggling so came to check in and get some renewed band energy! I can't eat hard protein before 3pm but after that all bets are off. This sucks b/c in my preband life I would snack all evening, ugh! Other than that everyhting is great! LOL

Hey Wyomin! Well think about it this way... you've MAINTAINED your weight for a whole month. :drool: I know it's hard to think about it that way when you're trying to lose, but it still something you should be proud of.

As for the eating at night, i hear you about that. I have always struggled with eating after i get home from work and i still do to some extent. And i am also tighter earlier in the morning and looser at night (though i can always eat solid Protein which i have always made a priority of mine).

During this little journey of mine i have had the most drastic success when i have committed to eating 3 meals a day of solid protein followed by whatever else i have room for and i did especially well when i measured my portions. When i haven't done that stuff i have still inched my way on down in slightly less impressive increments.

As i said above, focusing on eating meals that include solid protein has really been a priority. Otherwise i end up eating around the band. And you know what, sometimes i still make choices that i shouldn't, but i try to eat those things after i've had some solid protein and that way there's never really that much room anyway. (Though to be honest, sometimes all bets are off and i make dumb choices, but those are the exceptions, not the rule.)

There's never a better day than today for a restart or a recommitment. It's a lot less daunting than starting from where we were pre-op, right! Good luck and let's here from some others on how the handle the ups and the downs.

Thanks so much for the reassurance - you are right pre-band I would've gained back 20 by now! LOL

What are you eating in the mornings? That's the one I struggle with b/s I am tight but if I eat cottage cheese it slides right through so that I am hungry again in and hour or so.

I usually eat fish for dinner with a veggie, but I could eat way more. Why in the world can't my band be tight at night while I'm on the the computer & watching TV? It would be better if it were wide open at work where the food sucks. LOL (I work in a hospital so trust me the food sucks)