It is very possible to fall off the wagon..Even with the Lap Band.

Luckily, when your ready to pick yourself up, you already have the tool to get you going again!

I went back to see my lapband dr today after A YEAR of not going. What was I thinking? Why did I put this off for a year? I don't know. I got lazy. I got comfortable with the weight I was at because it was lower then I'd been in a really, really long time. But what I've realized lately is that it still is not where I want to be. I still don't feel TOTALLY comfortable. I still have flab. I'm still in a 14. I'm still making un-healthy food choices. It's not ALL about looks. It's about being HEALTHY. My oldest daughter is 7 years old and 96lbs!! This is not good. If we don't nip this in the bud now she will struggle with weight her whole life, just like I did. And I DON'T want that for her. Not at all. So the day before yesterday my husband, daughter and I all weighed in. I weighed in at 179, my hubby weighed in at 173 and Serenity at 96 lbs. We have started eating better. So I figured it was time to go back to see my lap band dr. I weighed in at 177 today. With my fat mass being 65.5 lbs. I'm 37% fat with a BMI of 31.4. Not cool. The desirable range is a fat % of 21-33 and fat mass of 29.5-55.0. I've got to step it up. If not for me, for my daughters. Jody, my RN gave me some great tips. I downloaded my fitness pal onto my iphone to track what I'm eating. She wants me at 1000 calories per day, no more than 50 carbs per day. She didn't give me an adjustment because I was honest with her about how I have been eating and have kind of fell off the wagon. She told me to track my food for two weeks and then come back. So I have an appointment with her on the 29th.I have a feeling that if I'm eating right my weight will go down and she wont give me a fill. But that's ok. I just needed the kick in the pants. Motivation to get me started again. I had David go and get me some protein shakes today, a poster board (to track our progress where we can all see for accountability) and I also downloaded mydietcoach on my iphone which allows me to set reminders for myself. I set reminders for every 2 hours to drink water and at all different times of the days with things like "you have a wedding coming up!" (David and I are going to renew our vows at our 10 year anniversary in July 2018) "You have a cruise coming up!" (My 30th bday cruise in March 2015) "Your going to see your dad in December" (My sister is graduating college) "Make good choices for Serenity" <~ This is my biggest motivation right now. My 7 year old needs me to make good choices for her! For a year I have ate whatever I want. I'm still down 7 lbs for the year because I can't eat a whole tub of ice cream at once lol but I'm NOT where I want to be. One new years eve I made the resolution that I would be at 155 by the end of the year. This is one that I REALLY want to make!! Like I said, It's very possible to fall off the wagon with the lap band. But you have the tool already inside you. You just have to put it to work.