I've been away from this board for a couple months now...simply due to frustration with my slow weight loss. However, I'm glad to be back! Reading this thread reminds me that I AM NOT CRAZY OR INCOMPETENT :) I get so darn frustrated with my slow weight loss some days that I often wish I had never gotten the band.

I was banded Feb 13, 2006. I am down 44 pounds (302 to 258).

I look back at dieting days pre-band and think, "I used to eat HOW MUCH and lose weight?" I eat so very little now, and the pounds merely creep off. What have I done????

Then, I enter back onto this board, and I read threads that make me wonder who the heck is reading my thoughts and typing them for me :) I have often referred to my caveman relatives and cursed them! I joke that if the world ends, the only survivors are me and the roaches -- because my body doesn't seem to need ANYTHING to maintain.

But, someone on this thread reminded me that while it is hard as hell to lose, it is so much easier to maintain than it used to be. Do I think about dieting much anymore? Nahhh...so, do I lose? Nah.

Thank you to the board for a couple important things: 1. reminding me that I am normal, and 2. reminding me that with or without the band it is always EFFORT..and it is time for me to GET BACK ON IT! And, now I kinda look forward to it. Hope it sticks this time :)

Good luck to all!!!
Nataly
2-24-2006
302 then
258 now