The one annoying thing...

Ok - here's a post for people considering the band or even newbies....

One year out, the only thing that I find annoying is that I cannot, simply CANNOT, eat and drink at the same time.  Day to day, not a big deal.  But when you are out to dinner, you need to have that drink well before they bring the appetizers.  My husband has a good trick for me, we go to the bar first and have that drink and then we get seated and focus on the eating part.  But it is kind of annoying...  Last night I ate a crab cake and man, I can remember the way crab and white wine tasted together.  But there would have been no way to consume both at the same time.  My trick is to take the tiniest, itsy bitsy sip, just to have the flavor of the wine on my lips ;) 

I remember reading alot about people being worried about giving up food - or certain types of food.  I have said it before, and I will say it again.  Once you puke it up, you kind of stop wanting it.  The band takes care of that through a Pavlovian approach.  What's the big deal about eating one mini crab cake instead of 2 big ones?  Or the broth from the French Onion soup rather than the cheese?  Or 2 ounces of beef instead of 12?  You get over that stuff.  But man, I wanted to finish my martini last night and it just was not going to happen.

But then again....I slipped on my size ten shorts this morning without undoing the button so I guess annoying is relative ;)

Blurry picture from last night - but a Victoria's Secret size Medium nonetheless.

Tuesday is one year.  I weigh 163.8 pounds - from 286 last year at this time.  I will post my transformation video on Tuesday even though it scares the HELL out of me.