tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060129031400488769.post1989310113436448341..comments2023-10-12T05:56:52.892-07:00Comments on Hawaii Bound Bandster: Oh No! It's Coming Soon!Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09992977491095091038noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060129031400488769.post-25648490101797289542009-10-17T09:49:54.456-07:002009-10-17T09:49:54.456-07:00I don't have the band yet, but I agree with yo...I don't have the band yet, but I agree with you! Of course you need to change to lose weight... and I agree with the concept that a little treat here and there will be OK, if the overall movement is towards much smaller portions and following the rules that you need with the band.Dinnerlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692242456211545949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060129031400488769.post-54884909779110206832009-10-14T18:18:42.651-07:002009-10-14T18:18:42.651-07:00Thanks everyone, I agree totally. I know that for...Thanks everyone, I agree totally. I know that for any of us to think we will be 100% on the ball, 100% of the time is just ludicrous, but, I know that if we don't at least try to follow the diet at least 90% of the time, it will take years! Which I am not prepared to spend on a strict diet. I am hoping to get to my goal weight within a year to a year & a half at most. But I do expect that I too will probably fit somewhere in the 90-95% as well. No one is perfect, or we wouldn't be in this boat! lolDebihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992977491095091038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060129031400488769.post-86263258705246730732009-10-14T17:57:05.294-07:002009-10-14T17:57:05.294-07:00I've also read a few blogs where I kind of sha...I've also read a few blogs where I kind of shake my head. We all know why they aren't losing weight, but something must be going on with them where they can't make the changes necessary to make it work. I can think of one blog in particular where I'm regularly reminded of how unhappy and unsupported this woman seems, so I'm not surprised she turns to food for comfort. It makes me feel bad for her more than anything.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103402883584954480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060129031400488769.post-15339982953929380802009-10-14T16:09:13.309-07:002009-10-14T16:09:13.309-07:00I think Gen pretty much summed it up, Deb. I too a...I think Gen pretty much summed it up, Deb. I too am working on the 90-95 percent rule as it's just too hard to give 100 percent all the time and this is working for me. 22 kilos down and feeling fantastic.<br /><br />I do agree with you in some way though. For people NOT to lose weight when banded they really must take a good hard look at what they are doing and figure out something is not right. I heard this story about a girl of 23 and it stuck with me (from my doc at my first appt.) He told she came in for an appt. once, about a year after she had been banded upset because the band had been a big mistake and she had only lost about four kilos and he was to blame, blah blah blah. So they went through her history. She had lost about five kilos in 12 months..turns out this silly girl had been drinking 1-2 large choc milks every single day. And she wonders why she didnt lose.<br />lol Some people!!THE DASH!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08658679261310931377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060129031400488769.post-7301140296257086942009-10-14T10:32:28.470-07:002009-10-14T10:32:28.470-07:00Sing it Sista! All true. But I am not really bot...Sing it Sista! All true. But I am not really bothered by anyone who does not change - that is just their problem, and hopefully they will figure it out one day. It is HARD to change old habits, and some of us just take longer to figure this out. <br /><br />I probably could have lost more by now if I did everything 100% right, but that is totally unrealistic (at least for me). I am just aimimg for doing the right thing 90-95% of the time. <br /><br />By the way, this is how naturally thin people act. They eat reasonably and exercise the majority of the time. They also eat cake and nachos once in a while, and they skip a few workouts. But they (mostly) stay thin because they are doing things right 90-95% of the time!Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414571860592267584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060129031400488769.post-23490185067021025512009-10-14T10:02:10.170-07:002009-10-14T10:02:10.170-07:00Thanks Dawn, I was so worried that I came off too ...Thanks Dawn, I was so worried that I came off too confrontational or accusatory. When I just wanted to vent that (a few) bandsters, not (the majority) think that the band is the answer to their problems & they don't have to change their diet or exercise at all! Then complain that it didn't work for them. <br /><br />They are the one's that my Surgeon said needs the Bypass Surgery as the Band will not work for them. <br /><br />Anyway, sorry, I went off on a tangent again! I appreciate your understanding what my message was.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992977491095091038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060129031400488769.post-65229758363330109382009-10-14T09:48:35.797-07:002009-10-14T09:48:35.797-07:00I agree completely. I read posts on LBT where peo...I agree completely. I read posts on LBT where people SWEAR they follow the rules and do not lose weight - well that's just impossible!DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171014224700094700noreply@blogger.com