Well my winter break is over and I am officially back to work tomorrow.  I went to a support group on Saturday and it was really good for me.  I am admitting my powerlessnes over food.. The band stops me from eating large amounts of food, but my head still wants to eat like a 323 pound person.  The compulsion is back. Its emotional and spiritual and frankly habitual.. at least 50 years of eating badly.. i still always want to reach for sugar or ice cream when things don't go my way. So back to my group. actually a new group.  A good first step. Now to keep making that step. My life is about to get really busy.. but I have to try.
I am going to continue writing in my blog about this journey in hopes it will remind me of where I am and have been and if anyone wants to join me -- welcome!!

It's January and I am feeling a bit down at my holiday weight gain. Sugar just gets a hold of me and won't let go. But I am back on track. I've lost about 4 pounds of a 10 pound gain.  However, thank God for the band. Without it that 10 pounds would be 20+.  I may still be down 120 pounds from my top.. but I still want to eat like a 300 pounder!!  Its a new year. Time to set some new goals! I also have started writing articles about my journey at:
http://hubpages.com/hub/How-I-lost-1000-pounds-in-50-years