Hi! I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else - I have not been sticking to a healthy eating pattern lately. I really don't feel all that well because of it. My plan each day has been to get back on track and I have not done that. I really do need to get back to my new habits! It is not that I can eat a lot it is just the wrong things. I thought that if I posted here it might make me be a little more accountable. So, I will start back on the proper path tomorrow morning. A protein shake for breakfast. Soft foods for lunch as I think my band needs a rest from the vomiting. Thanks for listening! Here's to tomorrow!

Sapphire, good on you for opening up!

The thing to remember now is we cannot change the past, we can only change our future. Your future is looking bright now that you have admitted to failing lately. You can change your bad habits back into the good healthy ones and the intentions you had when you were first banded. I living proof of that!

Don't beat yourself up, it won't do any good. Just keep in mind you are worth it, and only YOU can make things happen - or not happen for that matter.

Maybe you can challenge yourself with weekly or monthly goals, like I have done. It has worked wonders for me! I have a bad obsession with Doritos, and I'm taking it day by day to stay far away from them. In fact, I have sworn of all chips, potato OR tortilla! It's been a test of my will power, but so far I'm winning! You can too!!

Take it daily, and go easy on yourself. Today is a new day, and so tomorrow will be.

Its a lifelong battle isnt it? The band is a really helpful tool but it certainly isnt a cure for most people.

I've been shocking lately and its *just* starting to show on the scale, by a couple of pounds. I'm having a fill in an hour, for me, I think its that I've had hardly any restriction for the better part of a year so I'm really pleased and proud to have maintained, but its just getting really hard to stay on track. I seem to fall for every temptation along the wayside and I eat a healthy meal and am just not satisfied.

Restriction is vital in this process. I find I need to be tighter than I would ideally need to be to maintain weight but that it really helps the appetite when I am - I'm better to have to try not to lose than to try not to gain if that makes sense.