Hey BANDitos!!!

Although our band dates aren't here yet they are fast approaching!!!! Less than 3 weeks for me YAY!!! :thumbup:and WOW!!!

Some of you have already started your journey with pre-op diets prescribed by the surgeon and others have decided to begin their journey on their own before being banded.

I was wanting to wait but decided "why wait to start this life changing journey"

I have talked about that little devil that sits on my shoulder tempting me through out the day. Most of the time he is very persuading and easy to give into.

I've been telling my self for weeks to start exercising but until I committed myself to change I was just kidding myself.

2 days ago I kept trying to talk myself into going for a walk and finally succeeded. I had an errand to run and instead of driving the .75 miles it took to get there I walked.

Yesterday I needed to go to the Library to return some books and talked myself into walking the 1.5 miles to the Library instead of driving. Today I have a meeting at the school that is 2 miles away and uphill to boot. I am planning on walking.

Right now each day is a struggle to do whats best for me, whether it is making the right food choices or doing a little bit of exercise, but once I have made the right choice it feels great!!!!!

So I thought I would start a thread where we can give ourselves kudos and back pats for a job well done. Even if it is not giving into temptation as small as one more Hershey's kiss after we have already had one or two (we all know how hard it is to stop) or whatever that day's temptation might have been. You know a woo hoo I did it!

After the band we will have a tool and it will still be difficult, but right now it's just us baby and we all know how difficult the struggle can be, so here's to us!!!!

Hi, everyone ~ What a great month to be a Mayo Bandito!!

I am in Atlanta this week for work. My last business trip for awhile. I am staying at the lodge at my company's corporate campus in Norcross and commuting via the MARTA train to downtown for a conference through Wednesday. Well, I found the MARTA station closest to the office and found a place to park, marveling about the fairly long walk from my car to the train platform (and then marveling even more when I actually managed to walk all that way.)

When I got off the train in downtown Atlanta (actually my first time in downtown Atlanta) and took the escalator up to street level, it was amazing -- like NYC or something! I was operating under the mistaken assumption that I would be able to look around and see the Hyatt, so I was unprepared with directions. Unfortunately (or not?) I zigged when I should have zagged and ended up walking for several blocks in the wrong direction. When I finally arrived at the hotel, I was pretty must *toast*. But I was pretty pleased with myself to have made it over that hurdle.

The other "I did it!" for the day was when I had lunch at the hotel, I felt inspired by my own efforts and decided to order one of the better choices on the menu -- tuna salad on wheat and a salad. I typically would have chosen the grilled chick sammy with fries.

After the conference, I took the train back to my car and walked the long walk back to the parking lot, feeling pretty darn pleased with myself.

Yay!

I wanted to lose 10% of my body weight on my own before surgery. I started WW in Feb and between that and the liquid pre-op diet I lost 41 lbs. I started at 372 and was 331 pre-op. I can't wait to kiss the 300's goodbye forever!!

Danielle

Banded 5/6/09

I wanted to lose 10% of my body weight on my own before surgery. I started WW in Feb and between that and the liquid pre-op diet I lost 41 lbs. I started at 372 and was 331 pre-op. I can't wait to kiss the 300's goodbye forever!!

Danielle

Banded 5/6/09

That's fantastic........Congrats......I'm trying to do the same thing. I've been really , really strict on the pre-op diet and in fact started a modified version the week before. I'm remaining strict even though I can eat the tire off of a car but look forward to Monday......All systems are a go..