Internet Down...

My internet is down at home - so I won't be posting much until it gets fixed.

Trying to stay focused with my eating...there is a bowl of chocolate mint truffles nearby my office....must resist!

Quick post...

I am trying to decide what to do for exercise today...step class at the gym or a 2.5 mile walk around the neighborhood....hmmmm.....

Weigh-in day...and the results are...

a loss of 1.3 lbs.  Total lost: 88.7 lbs

Happy Friday!

Support Group Tonight

My surgeon's practice support group is in about an hour....

I am hoping that there will be more bandsters who are 1+ yrs out from surgery there tonight.  It seems that there are mainly new bandsters at my support group, which is good, so I can share tips and ideas, however I sometimes would like to hear from folks who are farther in their journey than me.

Do you attend a support group for bandsters near you?  Do you find it useful in your weightloss journey?

8 month bandiversary *edited*

8 months ago today, I had lap band surgery...

It's been an amazing ride of ups and downs, but overall I am glad I made the decision to get healthy and lose weight.

I still have about 28 lbs left to lose to get to my goal weight of 140lbs (116 lbs lost).  I know I can do it!

Here are some photos from day of surgery (10/20/09). I stayed overnight in the hospital.

I can't believe that I have never shared these pics with you guys!  Hopefully this doesn't scare any soon-to-be bandsters out there :)

Immediately post-op:

High as a kite on pain meds:

Weigh-in Day...and the results are...

a loss of 2 lbs.   87.4 lbs lost total.

Happy Friday everyone!

Hypno Band

Interesting article for you about hypno banding  http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/features/people/cumbria-woman-loses-weight-with-new-hypno-band-1.712140?referrerPath=home

Anybody out there have the "hypno band" procedure?

What do you all think?

150!

Followers, that is....

Thank you all for checking in on me, reading my ramblings, and random thoughts.  Your support is appreciated more than you know.

I am wishin' and hopin' that my weight will be in the 160s on weigh in on friday...I am focusing on eating well and excercising so that will be a reality.  I'm in serious uncharted territory at this weight...I was maybe 11 yrs old last time I weighed this little...

Hope you all have a great Wednesday.

Weigh-in Day...and the results are....

A loss of 4.5 lbs!  wow!  Total loss: 85.4lbs.

This past week I have been going "back to basics" as my weight loss had slowed down over the past few months...

I had my Unjury protein shakes (which I haven't had since November).  I usually had one for breakfast and ate things that qualified under the "full liquid" diet....yogurt, etc.  However I did make it to Wendys and Taco Bell this week too...

Full liquids is not something I could do over a long period of time, but this week's "kick start" has got the ball rolling again...

What's on your shopping list?

I made a quick stop at the grocery store today to pick up a few items. I didn't have time to check out the produce, but I usually pick up spinach, arugula, other greens.

How different my shopping list is these days (compared with 8+ months ago).

I've learned to bring home only healthy stuff, so I am not tempted. If I really want something that is a trigger food for me (Cold Stone Ice Cream for example) I go out and eat it and be done with it, not bringing it into the house for further temptation...

From Left to Right:

• Flour Fajita-Size Tortillas (i put one in the oven to make crispy, then top/spread with stuff)
• Evaporated milk to make one of my usuals: custard - See this POST for a tasty recipe
• Cottage Cheese (must be Knudsen, I'm a cottage cheese freak)
• Chobani Vanilla Greek yogurt (16g of protein!)
• Eggs
• Skim Milk
• Genisoy Soy crisps, sea salted, kinda like mini rice cakes (yum, seriously)
• Hummus

PS: today's confession: I ate TWO chocolate truffles at work...each are 170 calories....sigh.