B: cinnamon dolce latte S: cinnamon dolce latte L: small baskin and robbins jamocha almond fudge ice cream (hey, a girl has to indulge every once in a while....) D: David is on the deck grilling burgers as I write this. Not sure what, if anything, I will have with it. Thanks for starting the thread every day Sharon. It helps make me think about my food choices which is always a good thing! Also, being over here - I can write that I had ice cream for lunch and not feel that I am being a bad example for the newbies. I'm not sure that I could explain to a newbie that I do this about twice a year (three times at most) and that I DIDN'T do this until after I had reached goal and knew I could maintain. You ROCK Sharon! Vicki

Amen to that!! I'm so with you. I seem to have gone through a phase of lousy habits and I've made every excuse to justify them but none have me feeling great. The only redeeming factor is that I know my band can whip me back into the game if I just let it. So, here's to a new beginning in the morning.....No regrets.....No drama.....just getting back to where we need to be. I actually stocked up on all the original 'soft food' to give my band a break and let it readjust itself so I can get right back on the bandwagon. Good Luck....Let's all make this a great week!!!!

Hi Christine - I am so happy that you are busy, in school and looking SO good!

Tomorrow I am for real going to start using that checklist that the doctor gave me. It is not about calories or dieting, it is about living right. This has been a rather out of control weekend, as I tried to avoid all the work I need to do for the office (I started at 4am this morning, and completed 2 of 5 tasks). Will try to do the others during the Oscars. Planned eating, drinking the water, moving more, and enough sleep. And lots of smiles - because that is what I enjoy sharing the most. Help me break those bad habits! I refuse to get a fill ever again until I am practicing good living. And yeah my fill level is just fine at the moment anyway.

I have to get my hiatal hernia repaired and my band repositioned. It is called a revision. It was a shock to me when my Dr. said that word, but that is also a reivision. I am just having reflux and restriction problems and feel kind of out of it. I miss you and am glad you are posting here.