My update

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Tina wrote " What prevents all of you from going back to bad eating

habits?(I guess you

can tell I'm having a very bad week). "

Dear Tina,

Who says we have good eating habits, LOL. I for one sure don't. I knew

before the surgery I wouldn't. Why would I be able to change everything

I have failed to do for years just because of the band?

But you see, the beauty of the band is, that even though I still eat my

cakes (yum) I am losing weight. Isn't it great? Now for those of us who

can actually change their ways completely and only eat healthy food,

congratulations. But I know I can't. I still eat the same things I used

to, but I cannot get as much of it down anymore.

Now to your weight loss: 32 lbs in 5 months is better than nothing,

isn't it? Ask yourself if you would have been able to lose that much

(and keep it off) on a regular diet. I know I wouldn't be able to.

I also would love to lose all my excess weight overnight, but it is just

not going to happen. My doctor says it will take two years...so I still

have another 20 months to go. The experts even say (and we do not really

want to hear this) that it is not good to lose weight too fast, as the

body thinks it is being starved and once we lost the weight wants to get

back to the initial weight.

But as you do, I also set myself goals. I had my second adjustment last

Saturday and I now want to try and lose about 20 lbs until the end of

September. I seem to have enough willpower to " be good " for 4 -6 weeks.

I reckon that if I do these diets within the next 20 months I should be

able to get down to my goal weight.

Barbara in London

55 lbs gone forever