Suzzzie.

thanks wombat!

I'm at -107 now! And even though I still have 125 pounds to go... I never dreamed that even THIS much was possible!

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B- thanks for the comment on the pics!! I have to keep looking back at old pics to really see a difference in myself. When I look in a mirror I just see all the fat that is left. I don't see or feel a difference unless I have side by side pics! And that one pic of me from April of last year is TERRIBLE! Lol!

I'm here!! BG - sorry your sickly! Amox sucks!! I get strep frequently (2-3x a year at least) and the ONLY thing that works for me anymore is Z pack. Of course, probably because I was on amox so much as a kid, I"m just resistant to it now. Hope you feel better soon! TX - Your ride rocked! You should feel great that you did as much as you did! Thats just amazing! WHen I move down there maybe I'll be able to do that ride with you next year! Weeeeeeee!! J- Glad you got some new pedals and that they are working for you. SBG - Welcome! OK... I just read 3 pages, so forgive me if I'm missing any highlights... As for me... Saturday night I returned my oldest niece to her house and my other nice and nephew begged me to take them home with me for the night, I had the walk on Sunday morning, but they both agreed to do the March of Dimes walk with me, so that was awesome. We got up yesterday morning and went to the Walk. They had a really great time! They really got into the stories of sick and premature babies. They understood WHY we were walking, and that was cool. Abby (8 year old niece) was born 6 weeks preemie, so it gave her some more insight into what being a preemie is all about, and that it doesn't just mean a 'smaller baby'. She said she felt very blessed by God to be healthy! Afterwards we had the free picinic lunch that was served - hot dogs, chips, cookies... I had some chips. The Walk went great. I raised $200 and got a 'free' incentive tshirt. Its so cute.. and a size 2x! Last year I'd have been lucky to squeeze into a 4x!! Today I finally got to sleep in!! No kids with me! lol. Tomorrow I have to go back to work. Boo... I don't want to!

Hey all! My weekend rocked. Took my oldest niece (alomst 12) to the Colbie Caillat concert on Friday night. Saturday morning I let her choose what she wanted to do... surprisingly enough, out of the 5 or so options I gave her she wanted to go to the art museum! So we went there, which is up by the Plaza, so afterwards we had lunch at Panera (only place I can afford on the Plaza!) and then we walked over to Barnes & Noble. She LOVES books, and will read just about anything. She bought some book that had 297 pages, and had it read by Sunday morning... Yeah. We went for ice cream (Yeah, I know I wasn't going to have any until my birthda, but thats only a week away, and she really wanted Cold Stone!) I took her home around 8pm. I'd taken tons of pics with my camera and cell phone, and since I had to take her to tha ball fields (her parents are on the Board, and my other niece and nephew had ball practice) and all her friends were there... I let her use the camera and phone to show off the pics... Haha. When I got my camera back at 9pm I had alllll sorts of pics of her bf and other kids being kids. It's so silly. Oh... and I'm a bad influence. Haha. She was talking about strawberry daquaris... so I let her order a VIRGIN daq at Applebees for dinner before I took her home. Lol. I know I know... But I was about 12 when I first had a virgin daq, so I didn't see much harm. ALl her friends think I'm 'soo kewl!' now. I rock. THEN... when I was about to leave there, my other niece (8) and nephew (almost 10) BEGGED me to let them come home with me for the night... how can I refuse! THese kids OWN me. So we packed them some clothes, they both agreed to do the March of Dimes walk with me, so that was awesome. We got up yesterday morning and went to the Walk. They had a really great time! They really got into the stories of sick and premature babies. They understood WHY we were walking, ad that was cool. Abby (niece) was born 6 weeks preemie, so it gave her some more insight into what being a preemie is all about, and that it doesn't just mean a 'smaller baby'. She said she felt very blessed by God to be healthy! Afterwards we had the free picinic lunch that was served - hot dogs, chips, cookies... I had some chips. Then the kids didn't want to go home yet - it was only about 12 or so. We ended up going to his really big park that they'd never been too before. (They live in a really small town about an hour north of the city) Then we went bowling... then we went to see Nims Island. (cute movie!) They chose everything we did. We had dinner at CiCi's pizza (I ate 1/2 slice of alfredo pizza and 6 bites pasta... nasty greasy food!) Then I took them home. They were both so exhausted that they fell asleep in the car. Anyway... sory for boring you all. But yeah, my Walk went great. I raised $200 and got a 'free' incentive tshirt. Its so cute.. and a size 2x! Last year I'd have been lucky to squeeze into a 4x!!

Very cool B! Glad to hear you got a clean bill of health!!

Aww hang in there!! You knew it wsn't going to be easy.. there is a reason you got the band in the first place... right!! Just focus on working out. We love you!!

Ohh I didn't think of the ceramics thing. That could be cool.

consider yourself donated to Miss Stef! And good luck on the ride!!!

BTW. I walked 2 miles yesterday, and 3 today. Calories around 1000 each day. I'm getting back on track! I just need to be more careful about WHERE the calories come from. Haha. I need to focus on protein and such. Weather is supposed to get chilly and stormy here next day or so, so probably no more walking until the March for Babies on Sunday morning. Did I mention that Friday night I'm taking my almost 12 year old niece to see Colbie Calliat? Ever hear of her? Kind of a bubbly teeny pop love song singer type. My niece loves her. We'll have a good time! And I'll have her all day Saturday, until whenever I decide to take her home... What should we do? I need to think of something fun. I never get to spend any time with just her... usually have her and her brother and sister all at the same time. Lol.

Ohhh thats right! Your ride is this weekend!! Goooooooood luck!! I'll go donate now!! And hanks for donating to mine. Lol... lets just trade money. When is that BBQ? I need a vacay soon.

This is just a reminder. I'm walking in the March of Dimes March for Babies this SUnday, May 4th. With the love and support of my family I've already exceeded my initial goal of $100. Now I'm aspiring to reach $200. Think of the babies. ">

Welcome back BG!! This is just a reminder. I'm walking in the March of Dimes March for Babies this SUnday, May 4th. With the love and support of my family I've already exceeded my initial goal of $100. Now I'm aspiring to reach $200. Think of the babies. ">

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B - congrats on the 1 pound loss! And I know hwat you mean about the sugary crap going down well. Haha. Sounds like you are doing better. When is the stress test?

Seriously... where the &%$! is everyone?!?!

Yeah. I'm totally spamming on our lil thread here... I'm doing the March of Dimes / March for Babies walk next Sunday 5/4/08... If you are able, I'd appreciate a donation. ">

Yeah. I'm totally spamming on our lil thread here... I'm doing the March of Dimes / March for Babies walk next Sunday 5/4/08... If you are able, I'd appreciate a donation. ">

Ahh, I love our exercise guru Stef! Lol. KT - I DO remember you, and everytime I see the VERY FIRST post on this thread! You were the starter of our group!! So, you've lost 42 pounds... and have 20 pounds left. Thats NOT bad!!! You are 2/3 to your goal!! I'm less than halfway to my goal. Sure... I've lost 100 pounds... but that doesn't mean a whole lot. THe more you have to lose the faster it comes off, initially. Once you get closer to goal your body naturally slows down. You have to fight harder to get it off, because it is our bodys' natural response to try to hold on to the stored fat for times of famine... which isn't likely to occur anytime soon with a McD's and Buffets on every stinkin corner!! I can't tell you what to do... but I can tell you what I do... I don't ever drink soda (or pop, cola, coke.. whatever you call it.) I never eat fast food - no food from a drive through window or such, only sit down resurants with waiters are allowed. I drink 64oz water, minimum... and otherwise only drink low calorie beverages with less than 50 calories per 8oz serving. (exception: I will drink OJ from time to time, but I do dilute it with water first.) I'm NOT good lately with food or exercise... which MIGHT have something to do with the slow scale. But when I was losing weight at a steady pace I was counting calories, eating 1000 - 1500 a day (adjusted to amount of calories burned during physical activity. So a lazy day would only get me 1000 cals, and walking 3-5 miles or spending more than an hour in the gym would get me 1500 cals.) I'm BAD BAD BAD with sweets. I could SERIOUSLY live on sweets alone. Ice cream, cookies, chocolate!! Lol. On March 17... or around there, I banned ICE CREAM until my birthday with is May 12. And ya know what? Not eating ice cream every day has made my scale start moving a bit! Still need to work on the cookies and chocolate addiction... one thing at a time though. My point is... you KNOW where your weak spots are. Just put an end to them! If I still ate ice cream and McD or Taco Bell everyday, I'd have not lost very much at all. And you might have your doc do a barium swollow. If you are at 9cc in a 10cc band and are still able to eat "loads" then there is a chance that you've stretched your pouch. Hang in there. Move more, eat less. Change your mind, change your life. It really does work!!

Wow B!!!! I sometimes get the vagal response when I get really stuck - feel like I'm going to black out and whatnot... never happened though, thank God! But I kinda know what it's like. How much fill do you have in your band? DId they unfill you at all when you got to the hospital? How freaked out were the people at your class? (Lol) I'm so sorry you havo go through this! What are your most recent cardiac enzymes? (I heart medical speak...) Glad your mom is a nurse and will be there with you. Keep us updated!

JIMMY BUFFET!!! Lol. That sounds like fun!!! I got up this morning at 6am and drove into the city to do the AIDS walk. 5K. I never expected so many people!! There were HUNDREDS. It was so cool. I figured that with that many people walking that we'd go really slow and take forever to finish all 3 miles... but even with the kids ans strollers there, we finished in an hour, so about 20 minutes per mile. That's not too bad! By the end of it my right hip was achy... but I made it. After I signed in, I walked around to the sponser tents and got myself signed up for the AIDS bicycling challenge. It's not until Oct, so I'm absolutely positive that I'll be able to do at least the minimum 10 miles. Lol. ANd the guys at the tent said that starting in July or Aug they will start scheduling a few training rides, so it should be fun. I'm excited!! Lol. I've never done an organized walk before, so this was a cool experience for me. Now I'm looking for the next one I can do. Lol. There is a Heart walk on May 31, but I'll be out of town...

WTF ppl!! Where the heck are you?!?!?! I got up this morning at 6am and drove into the city to do the AIDS walk. 5K. I never expected so many people!! There were HUNDREDS. It was so cool. I figured that with that many people walking that we'd go really slow and take forever to finish all 3 miles... but even with the kids ans strollers there, we finished in an hour, so about 20 minutes per mile. That's not too bad! By the end of it my right hip was achy... but I made it. After I signed in, I walked around to the sponser tents and got myself signed up for the AIDS bycyling challenge. It's not until Oct, so I'm absolutely positive that I'll be able to do at least the minimum 10 miles. Lol. ANd the guys at the tent said that starting in July or Aug they will start scheduling a few training rides, so it should be fun. I'm excited!! Lol. I've never done an organized walk before, so this was a cool experience for me. Now I'm looking for the next one I can do. Lol. There is a Heart walk on May 31, but I'll be out of town... OK. Damnit. Now ya'll gotta come post something. I don't like how quiet it is!! Where is BG? It's not like her to be so non-chatty for a few days...

If you gag to get it up then it's a PB. Your stomach still sees it as vomiting, and it's hard on your band. Try to avoid it!! Lol.

Wombat - I'm only concerned about the PBs!! You shouldn't be doing that at all! It's soooo bad for your band! I can count my PBs on my 2 hands... and thats for the entire past 10 1/2 months!! PLEASE be careful.