stacy73

Now that we are all getting used to the band and all-should we keep our own list of weight lost? Just for sept bandsters? I know there is one in the main forum but thought it would be inspiring to have one of our own.. we can just add our name and total weight lost.. I will start...then lets say around the 1st of each month we can update the list by copying the last post-.. add your updated total and keep it going...please make sure it is the last one or else someone's results may not be accurate... Stacy 73.....38lbs

1RockinMom.........254............220.........145.......75 Alleycia...........255............220.........152.......68 AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............278.6.......199.......79.6 Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27 Bklyn1984..........317............238.........165.......73 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............223.5.......130.......93.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............171.........160.......11 Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5 dublingirl.........224............209.........145.......64 Ebonie.............307............298.8.......200.......98.8 EmmaWang...........241............210.........140.......70 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............372.........300.......72 GratefulHeart......226............193.........135.......58 GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............189.........160.......29 kaninag............210............210.........170.......40 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............219.6.......150.......69.6 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............183.........169.......14 lotzasunshine......270............247.5.......180.......67.5 Loveislovely.......216............185.........175.......10 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Pink...............230............152.........145........7 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 stacy73............285............214.........160.......54 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............147.........125.......22 Snow...............227............167.........141.......26

Hi, just thought I would start a thread for being a sept bandster. I received my approval today and my surgery date is sept.5th. Anxious to see who else is out there...

Amber...39 andrea71…70 Bekiboo26....58lb Bunny...81 lbs Busy296...72 lbs Caresarn…16 Chocolate_Snaps....52lbs dsmit13…48 eastxnurse....30 lbs EL1…23 flipper64...30 flower faery...73 georgia girl…83 Ginger_...30 Globetrotter .... 70 lbs Gloucester...70 lbs Gurlygirl....27 Hazeleyegrl1...45.9 lbs. itstime....23 lbs Jennie1976...49 lbs jfc193...106 lbs Juliacleone…32 Justwant2lose...41 kagoscuba...37 Kellymovingon...53 Kimmie…45 Lapband4me...32 Lapitup…22.5 Linda E......24.5 lbs Lindypie...41 Lucylu...15 Magooz07…11 mandi78…23 Mdicurn…30 Queenp....28lbs ScareDcat…65 Sirusman…67 Stacy 73… 69 suzygayle...52 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Thinmom…23 time4me...65 Tishamarie…49 Tulipstar...61 wannabthin...44.5 lbs allisarin...62

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th atallen06...........231........215.......0......16 Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22 BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26 Cgailee ............208........200.......11......8 darr5380............170........165.......0.......5 Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18 erikadawn...........207........190.......0......17 faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21) Hastings............248........228.......5......20 Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5 jrob281.............212........190.......0......22 KarenG..............168........160.......6......8 kathystrick.........308........288.......10......20 kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16 legster.............188........180.......9......8 Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7 Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17 LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7 Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4 losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30) Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30 luvinke.............217........190.......11......14 Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30 MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3 nancy52.............197........170.......0......27 Nettie..............193........170.......0......23 Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8 njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21 NukeChik............227........222.......15......5 nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24 renewedhope.........179........180.......17.....-1 Sades...............194........185.......3.......9 Stacy73.............209........204.......3.......5 Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29) Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13 Tess415.............314........299.......13......15 TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25 Wombat712...........128.2......120.......6......8.2 Bunkey1965................215.............205..........1..........9

I have started low carbing it again too-like you bloo I really wanted to be to onderland by now-but I am going to do atkin like diet-I am going to disneyland in a month and want to be there by then.I have been eating meat, veggies, salad, protein shakes (1 with frozen strawberries). I stopped my coffees too-it really sucks..I am addicted...

i voted yes-although the skirt would be just touching the knee for me-dont want the slutty look-but a cute jean skirt with flip flops during the summer would be good.

Amber...39 andrea71…70 Bekiboo26....58lb Bunny...81 lbs Busy296...72 lbs Caresarn…16 Chocolate_Snaps....52lbs dsmit13…48 eastxnurse....30 lbs EL1…23 flipper64...30 flower faery...73 georgia girl…83 Ginger_...30 Gloucester...70 lbs Gurlygirl....27 Hazeleyegrl1...45.9 lbs. itstime....23 lbs Jennie1976...49 lbs jfc193...106 lbs Juliacleone…32 Justwant2lose...41 kagoscuba...37 Kellymovingon...53 Kimmie…45 Lapband4me...32 Lapitup…22.5 Linda E......24.5 lbs Lindypie...41 Lucylu...15 Magooz07…11 mandi78…23 Mdicurn…30 Queenp....28lbs ScareDcat…65 Sirusman…67 Stacy 73… 65 suzygayle...52 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Thinmom…23 time4me...65 Tishamarie…49 Tulipstar...61 wannabthin...44.5 lbs

I am 13 pounds away..it has been slow lately but I am bound and determined to get there by august 1st-I leave for vacation on august 2nd..

unfortunately, sweets seem to go down way too good so do chips... i cannot eat bread at all and tough meat like chicken breast is difficult too-on the sweets that is the hardest for me because we are back to willpower-so the point is eat protein and veggies first, then other things after that-with little as you can eat it is important to get in the protein. what i have learned is it is easy to lose at first but then it really is about discipline, self-control and exercise.

Hope its not too late to join... Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th atallen06...........231........215.......0......16 Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5 BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26 Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19 darr5380............170........165.......0.......5 Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18 erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27 faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21) Hastings............248........228.......5......20 Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5 jrob281.............212........190.......0......22 KarenG..............170........160.......4......10 kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30 kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16 legster.............188........180.......9......8 Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7 Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17 LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9 Lilmissband-aid.....236.5......225.......11.....11.5 losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30) Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30 luvinke.............217........190.......4......23 Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30 MollyMolly..........189........188.......15......1 nancy52.............197........170.......0......27 Nettie..............193........170.......0......23 Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8 njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21 NukeChik............229........222.......13......7 nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24 renewedhope.........187........180.......9.......7 Sades...............194........185.......3.......9 Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8 Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29) Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13 Tess415.............327........299.......7......21 TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25 Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

I have had my bugg for a week- I have lost 3 lbs-which is more than I have lost in 2 months! my question is how did YOU decide what goal to use? My dr only wants us to eat 800 calories- I upped the calorie goal to a 1000-there is no way I can do 800- just curious how you made your goal and if you want to share what your averages are for weight loss since getting the bugg.Thanks.

Dawn- don't be down on yourself for the last 2 months I only lost 2 lbs-meaning gaining/losing the same 2 lbs- I totally had to re-evaluate. Keep your spirits up-you have only 33 lbs to lose that is a great accomplishment. Just start afresh. Don't fret about the gain. It happens.Plus, Dr. Srikanth said the average loss of excess weight is 65% and you have reached this goal-you will continue to lose-don't stress about it.

I am down 65 lbs and have lost 4 or 5 sizes-depends on the brand-from 24 to 14/16- so I guess that would equal about 15 lbs per size-I am 5'3.

Here are my comparison pics...

Allisarin…57 Amber...39 andrea71…28 Bekiboo26....58lb Bunny...81 lbs Busy296...72 lbs Caresarn…16 Chocolate_Snaps....52lbs dsmit13…48 eastxnurse....30 lbs EL1…23 flipper64...30 georgia girl…83 Ginger_...30 Gloucester...70 lbs Gurlygirl....27 Hazeleyegrl1...45.9 lbs. itstime....23 lbs Jennie1976...49 lbs jfc193...106 lbs Juliacleone…32 Justwant2lose...41 kagoscuba...37 Kellymovingon...53 Kimmie…45 Lapband4me...32 Lapitup…22.5 Linda E......24.5 lbs Lindypie...41 Lucylu...15 Magooz07…11 mandi78…23 Mdicurn…30 Queenp....28lbs ScareDcat…65 Sirusman…67 Stacy 73… 62 suzygayle...52 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Thinmom…23 time4me...65 Tishamarie…49 Tulipstar...61 wannabthin...44.5 lbs

Well, I have been a stall lately in my loss so I decided to get a bodybugg too!! So far so good-had some problems getting it set up, but now I am good to go.. Day one, here are my stats... Calories Burned..2645 Calories Consumed..1304 Deficit..1341

I hear ya- i know it sucks.. even with me working for insurance I feel really bad when our insureds call in situations like these- keep after those bastards though, you should not be paying out of your own pocket for anything!!

My doc said you cannot donate if you have had gastric pypass, not lapband.

Wheetsin- I am assuming that you live in the state of Michigan-As far as I know-please don't hurt me, but I work for an insurance company :thumbup:-your health insurance provider is supposed to pay ALL of your auto accident related medical bills-now the co-pays I believe may be able to be reimbursed through your auto insurance carrier-No fault pip coverage-I am not sure it would depend on the policy-but in Michigan the health insurance carrier is primary and the auto carrier is secondary- I do believe they would be responsible for paying your out of pocket expenses that your health insurance does not cover- I would make a call especially if you are out of pocket $8000-might be worth looking into.

I think there is a fill center usa?? location in auburn that does fills for those banded in mexico-you can check out their webiste and I think there is a 800 number you call.

Allisarin…23 Amber...39 andrea71…28 Bekiboo26....58lb Bunny...62lbs Caresarn…16 Chocolate_Snaps....52lbs dsmit13…23 eastxnurse....30 lbs EL1…23 flipper64...30 georgia girl…75 Ginger_...30 Gurlygirl....27 Hazeleyegrl1...45.9 lbs. itstime....23 lbs Jennie1976...49 lbs Juliacleone…32 kagoscuba...37 Kellymovingon...53 Kimmie…45 Lapband4me...32 Lapitup…22.5 Linda E......24.5 lbs Lindypie...38 Lucylu...15 Magooz07…11 mandi78…23 Mdicurn…30 Queenp....28lbs ScareDcat…58 Sirusman…67 Stacy 73… 60 suzygayle...52 lbs Texrose 575 .....24.0 lbs Thinmom…23 time4me...65 Tishamarie…49 Tulipstar...61 wannabthin...36.5 lbs

Georgia girl-that is awesome!!!!

I hate it too but it is something that has to be done-try to find something you can tolerate-at least in the beginning-you may learn to like it or even love it-I am not there quite yet-but I always feel good after working out.

Losing-you look phenomenal!! I am glad that you are doing so well-You are truly an inspiration-you should be so proud of your progress-I will continue to follow your story for inspiration in my journey.Stacy:)