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Wenjea and Mini....Congratulations to both of you!!!! You are both very blessed! Wenjea I could not agree more with the kind words you had for Mini....very well said, and how wonderful that you adopted two children. They are very lucky to be adopted by such a nice family. Keep us posted on the babies!!!

I just realized one.....my house is cleaner now. Mopping the floor is not back breaking, its rewarding. The laundry is alway caught up, never backed up! The bird feeders are always full, no dust bunnies on the stairs, I cannot write my name in dust on my dresser!! It is much less of a chore to get the housework done, it used to be drudgery. Just thought I would share!

Mini....you are so right about the handfuls of chips and the rows of cookies!! I just don't want to head back down that slippery slope! Wenjea.....I have been drinking the hot tea also. I am not sure if it works but I have not barfed in 3 days. It gets so bad that I feel like there isn't restriction if I did not puke today. Not good!

Thanks for starting this....I want to see how everyone else feels too! I am glad I did this 99.5% of the time. I am not glad when I am hanging over the toilet barfing!!!! I just wish that my band did not have a mind of its own. Sometimes I can have one bite of something and barf for 20 minutes and other times like yesterday a whole piece of pizza and nothing! So I just hit my halfway mark, and next week will be my 6 month bandiversary so I may make it! I know now that its going to be more challenging to get the weight off. I need to exercise on a more consistent basis, not just hear and there like I have been. The real work starts now! I am determined to beat the 50-60% of excess weight loss. Maureen

Thanks Mini....congrats on your NSV!! I too have had that feeling of being so excited about fitting into something and not liking it so much anymore but....hey it fits, thats all that counts! I was happy to make my half way mark but yesterday I had salad, pizza, a couple of chips and a chocolate cookie....YIKES!!!! Back to being good today! I will not weigh in, it may be a little too scary.

Mine is falling out but it seems (hopefully) to have slowed down a bit. I was at my DD soccer game and I saw my hair flying away in the wind!!!! I was horrified!

Hey...even Monica Lewinski is voting republican now......the democrats left a bad taste in her mouth! add the ***drum drum symbol crash!!!

Crystal, Good luck and good health! It is too bad that you had to go through that ordeal but at least you are out of danger. You are still an A-May-Zing bandster!

Well done Mcgreen!!! I haven't updated but I have 9 to go. I do not think I will make it but you never know! Hey we were banded on the same day, your weight loss is incredible!! You are my new band hero!

Yay Ragdoll............once you hit onderland there will be no looking back!

Nails make me gag!

Eating it now....actually its Kettle Corn....salty and sweet!

Love it! I did not tell my family but if I ever do, I may steal parts of your letter. We have a family website and it would be great to just post it and not have to tell the tale over and over. Well Done!

There used to be a thread called "how much can you pack into a pair of pants???" This woman lost 40 lbs and was wearing the same pants too! I have changed sizes now but there are a couple of pants that I still wear that are stretch material. I think if your pants are made of stretch.....they just do not stretch as much! I also laugh when I see the diet pill commercials that claim " I lost 20 lbs and went from a size 20 to a size 4!! What a load of crap! Good Luck!

I am halfway to goal....50% of my excess body fat and I want to beat the average 50-60% weight loss!

I am still battling so I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination but I try to listen to my body now. It was always my head before....I want something so I am going to have it. Now I ask if I am really hungry or not??? If I am, I try a Protein snack....cheese or if I want sweet I will have a couple of bites of a Protein Bar. Maybe some peanuts for salty. I truly believe that sometimes you have to give in or you will go crazy. But not often...just do not hate yourself and throw in the towel like I used to do. I know that healthy weight people sometimes eat an unhealthy food item....just not all the time!!! You just make as many good choices as you can and every once in a while you just have to have the alfredo!!!! It is like the 12 step program....one day at a time!

It stops losing when you are eating the right amount of calories to sustain your weight. Just like if you eat too many you gain, eat too little you lose, eat the right amount and stay the same.

Can I come and cheer you on??? You should be so proud! I know you can do this......good luck!

Chris....you look incredible!!! You are by far the winner of the May 07 bandsters!!! My 6 month is in a week and I am hoping to be half way there. You are an inspiration to all! Well Done!

Mellisa....good luck tomorrow and make sure that during your day you actually step back for a minute, take a breath and watch everyone enjoying themselves. Sometimes it goes so fast that it is all all a blur. I hope you have a ball! SEND PICTURES!!! Legster- I just told my husband the same thing, I am starting to look and feel normal! He of course does not get it but my bandmates here know what I mean. I do not feel like large Marge wherever I go! Scale victory....it feels like yesterday I hit onederland but today.....176.4!!! 1.4 lbs to go and I will be half way!!! I wanted to be at the half way mark by 6 months and I should make it......was banded on the 21st. So for you that are just hitting onderland, in no time at all it will be a distant memory! Love you guys! Maureen

More... I like that if I have to run out quickly...I can just throw on anything, not search for something that fits and hides the bulges!! Yesterday after my sons soccer game, I ran across the field to get a picture of the team. Me running, not concerned about my size or if I would make it or who was looking etc. The team loved the pictures and I know that 6 months ago I would not have done that. I feel better so much better, I never have headaches or soreness anywhere. I used to live on Ibuprofen and I thought I was really going to miss taking it but.......I have not needed it! What has improved for me is every minute of every day!

Go to Boston....they have the experience. Honest the ride is worth it!

brachycephalic......wow you have a dinosaur, that is way cool!

Yummie.....Just take it one day at a time. Just like other programs, just do a good job today!!! One step at a time and you will get there. Soon you will feel so good you will want to make better choices all the time.

I would much rather PB than crap myself. In my opinion it is not worth it! There is something wrong with eating bad things, taking a pill, and then having goo in your pants. I think it would be easier to make better choices?????