Weigh in Retake - My scale hates me

So after my disappointing weigh in yesterday, I was literally down ALL DAY. I just couldn't believe that I was doing everything right, i.e. eating right and working out, and it just wasn't paying off. IT. WAS. SO. FRUSTRATING.

I am kind of a scale whore. I weigh myself everyday. It gives me the motivation I need for the rest of the day.

So...I weighed myself this morning....

233.8... WHAT????

There is no way I could have lost 4 lbs overnight. I sighed, thinking it was wrong, turned over the scale to reset it and wipe some of the crap off of the bottom. I stand on the scale again...233.8.

I reset the scale again thinking I might have fun doing this to the scale...

http:///www.quickmeme.com/meme/3peujz/


I stepped on the scale again. 233.8. Ok, I think it's made up it's mind. Maybe it sensed my rage. In any case......

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE....

SO FLIPPIN' EXCITED.

"Oh, you got a Lap-Band? You have it soooo easy."

Out of all misconceptions associated with weight loss surgery, this is the one I despise the most. Mainly because it's anything but easy. Here are the reasons why:

• The band is NOT implanted over your mouth to act like a filter for any food being shoved in. Guess what? You can put anything in your mouth that you did before. You have to monitor every single thing that goes into your mouth. Just like a regular diet.
• The band does not exercise for you. Believe it or not, it does not make you climb on the elliptical and move your legs for you. It also does not give you the will to do it yourself. You make those decisions yourself. 
• You can and WILL gain wait if you don't eat correctly or exercise. It's very easy to gain a pound a day with a lap band. 

So why did I choose the lap band? Because I needed help and I had made a decision to change my life. Don't think for one moment that if you are considering a lap band it's going to be easier than before. It just gives you another tool to work with. 

Weigh In - 01/25/2013

237.6 - This is after I weighed in at 233.4 and then adjusted the scale so I am not sure which one is right but I did have to prevent myself from physically hurting the scale. I am not the first one to think that, though, right?

A loss is a loss, I guess.

In other news, today is my lovely husband's 36th Birthday. Happy Birthday, Mark! Ich Leibe Diche!

Weigh In - 01/18/2013

237.8 - GGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I feel my body trying to fight me to get back to where it's comfortable and I will not let it. I will succeed in becoming the person I deserve to be.

Weigh-in 01-11-2013

237.6 - Grr. I can't wait to be out of the 30's range.

Back to weighing in

Today, Saturday, I weighed in at 237.6 which is up from my post stomach flu days but that can be expected. Also, and I can't stress this enough, life has been sort of hellish lately so keeping on tract is about all I can do at this point.

See you next Friday :)