Hanging in there and making some progress! Off to Dublin tomorrow.

Hello!  I am slow and steady.  Lost about 1 lb this week and am happy with that.  Still not at the low I reached in April but not far off.  I am happy to see posts from three of my favorite bloggers whose blogs were the first I read - Catherine, Gen, and Jenny - keep posting! 

Tomorrow am off to Dublin for our quarterly Board meeting.  It is at a really nice resort outside of Dublin (Ritz Carlton) and I am very, very excited!  Except that there is some stuff going on that will make it a bit stressful/hectic workwise but all good.  Actually a real chance to show my value in my role.  Tough to explain more here. . . but nevertheless just very excited.  I haven't been overseas in a couple of years.  A bit of an NSV in that I am not totally freaking that I have nothing to wear. I have some nice things at this weight.  Of course I was hoping to be 20 lbs lighter by now but what can you do. . . I am on the right path and I will get there. 

On the homefront it has been a bit hectic because we had a new au pair come and she is horrible!  Or I should just say not a good fit.  She doesn't want to work hard and it is not easy taking care of three boys.  She must have been a bit spoiled at home with her mother doing everything for her and thought this would be fun.  So she is leaving at the end of next week when I get back.  And we have a new one coming on September 10th and I made sure I did a much better job screening.  It is such a crap shoot but we have had two absolutely wonderful experiences with au pairs and I know that we will have another one.  When you need 45 hours of childcare a week it is still the most economical thing.  If anyone is considering one please feel free to e mail me with any questions.

Off to pack!  Have a great weekend! 

xoxo  Susan

Thank you so much for the support - I NEED IT!

I am so sorry I have not been blogging.  I have been struggling and rather than use the blog for support I have shyed away.  Well - I am back!  Yesterday was my 7 month bandiversary.  I would say that I was doing great up until month 5 and then I just don't know what happened.  Basically I don't feel like I am getting enough "help" from my band.  I know it is just a tool and I have to use it and do most of the work but I thought that it would stop me from eating certain things as I have read on many of your blogs and it just doesn't.  It does stop me from being incredibly hungry and I truly believe had I not been banded in December I would have been approaching 300 lbs right now.  So sitting here 7 months later and being 225 is not so bad! 

The good news is that I really do feel so much better.  I am so happy to have this support group which I am going to rely on more than I have been. 

I had a fill two days ago - 0.5 cc's which brings me up to 9.2 cc's.  It seems like soooo much to me and yet I have still never slimed or PB'd and I much more than I know I should be.  I do feel some restriction and have to slow down but not what I thought 9.2 cc's would bring.  I am going to give this a little time and if I still don't feel like things are right I will go for a fluoroscope next month.  I think if anything I might have stretched my pouch from eating too much.  Any thoughts would be very helpful!     

Thanks again for highlighting my blog.  Off to start the day but will post with an update on other things. . .

AND HOPE EVERYONE STAYS COOL!  THIS HEAT IS CRAZY!