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because the accolades are awesome!!! Rain

Sept 16--one hour hike through wooded trails. What fun...Just me and my sister and nephew (he was on his bike)...VERY FUN!!! Rain

...in addition to myself...my children and husband are worth it. I won't do to my family what my parents did to us. (Both died of lung cancer in their 50s...) Addiction is not an excuse to kill yourself. Rain

Hello! I have really changed my eating habits...I am eating high Protein and low carbs... I have a hard time eating something that is not going to help me nutritionally because I don't want to waste the calories on it. My idea is to get to goal as quickly as possible...and then see if I am still interested in those other things! Rain

Hey Fish... We actually live in Clinton...Just west of you. Our surgeon was Dr. Abkin of Advanced Laproscopic Surgeons. He's out of Florham Park and operates in Morristown Memorial, St. Claires and St. Peters. We had our surgeries at Morristown Memorial. My husband would be more than happy to chat with you...He's Squale if you want to pm him...He'd be able to give you a more "guy" biased answer to any question. All the best, Rain

Insubordination... Plan every day the night before.... If you are eating out every meal, (which we didn't), don't go to fast food...REFUSE to go to FF restaurants... And for dinner...go seafood...it's yummy and it seems like the portions are generally smaller...less temptation. Oh, and I allowed myself one drink a day...So I made it large...and worth it. Walking and sightseeing...or swimming in the ocean...all good exercise...I didn't feel the need to do extra exercise. For me it was all about feeling like I was still on vacation...but not breaking all of the rules!!! Have a good time!!! Rain

Sex: We were told nothing...but wanted nothing to do with it until about the third week. Pre-op diet. My surgeon's pre-op diet was one day of liquids before surgery. That's it. As far as the last supper...my surgery was July 10th...July 8th was my birthday....I'm surprised I'm not still stuffed and hungover... It was a true evening of excess... I would suggest not drinking too much the day before if you do a liquid diet...I was hungover and couldn't eat anything greasy...not good. I have three under 4...I pretty much just holed away in my bedroom all day while they played with their daddy. Don't tell on me...but my recovery was actually shorter than I let on...It was like a vacation!!!! Best of luck to you! Rain

Hey Fish, My husband and I were both where you are earlier this year. He was banded in April and I was banded in July. Here's the deal...We have three kids under 4...three little girls. Soda, beer, vomiting, bread(we had the same concerns!!!)...nothing even holds a candle to the possibility of not seeing their weddings, children, college graduations etc. Being a part of their lives is more important than anything. We are also in N. Jersey...We loved/love our surgeon and would gladly recommend them. Best of luck in your decision. It's a total life change...but so far, it's for the good. Rain

I am very tall and the Curves equiptment was too short for me. I was not able to get full extensions on quite a few machines. I am 6ft. tall. Just a thought..not sure of your height! Rain

Hi all, Can I join you??? I'll just do yesterday and today... 9/12 - 30 minutes treadmill and weight training---1.5 mile walk with daughters 9/13 - 1.5 mile walk with daughters and husband. Kids sick...no time to go to the gym. Thanks for letting me jump in! Rain

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My TOM has been here since Monday and I'm finally back down. It doesn't help that I have been a little snacky lately. I must stop that. Went to Lane Bryant yesterday and bought a pair of new jeans...They fit so nicely... Yeah! Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. 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chickatee..............203.....................201 .................175..............26 chocolate_snaps....344......................342... ..........299.................43 Chris_NJ................284....................284 ................250................34 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155................15 Denise..................244.....................24 4..................220............24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180.................27 DonnaD................185......................185 ..............170..............15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12... ..............199.............16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277....................277...... ........250....... .......27 gonnabfree............231..................231. .................205................26 Guinessgirl77..........241.....................241 ...................210.............31 gweniper................253...................247. ...............223................30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210..............30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ...................190.............26 jadrad7.................224.....................22 4.................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni85..................237....................237 .. .............207................30 josiebies...............188......................1 88...............165...............23 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272......................272........... ......220.............52 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150.............29 ladydi............. .....233.....................228................20 8...............20 legster..................261....................26 1................235................26 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..224.... ............195..............29 maddog.................230.....................230 ..................205.............25 marcar35...............277.....................276 .6..........250...............26.4 mcgreen...............236.................... 236...............210................26 METALBAND...........187.....................184... ..... .......167..............17 momlambert............207....................207.. .............185................22 mpalen.................229.....................229 .............200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 Rainer....................298................... 289................258................31 robgoblin87............279......................27 9...............250...............29 SC2VA...............233...................... 233.................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175...........23.5 Stacy73................259.....................249 ...............230...............29 Suzzzie. ...............346....................346....... ........315................31 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Hi Josephine, I had twins...I need a tummy tuck anyway...All twin mamas do...It wreaks havok on our bodies!!! Did you get the TT done? Rain

Elizabeth, Glad you were able to find a cause...My sister is on synthroid as well after finding a large bump in her neck... Happy to have you back..best of luck! Rain

I had three children in 22 months...I only shopped at stores that had those spaces... And, when I was pregnant with the twins...and they weighed 17.5 lbs together plus all of the fluids and placentas etc.....I couldn't even walk from those special parking places... All that said...if you haven't lived it, then you don't know...and I think that's pretty normal to think it's a waste. Rain

Actually, I love them....post banding, my breath was rotten (until I started eating solids)...I popped them often. Weird response to them... Hope you find something that works for you. Rain

Thanks Christine...I was able to pull motivation from people on the board... Your success (and others' successes) are what got me to that gym! Rain

September Challenge Name..................Starting........Loss.......C urrent.....Goal......ToGo losingjusme.(Christine)..273...........-2.... .........271........252........19 faithmd......................302............1.7...........300.3.......290.......10.3 ridinmyhddream (Carol)..262..............+4...........266. ......250........16 insubordination.............300...........-2.2........ .297.8......292.......5.8 Kimmie........................314.............-6. ........308........290........24 Tinkerbell77..................317............0.... ........317........299........18 Rainer (Lorraine)............298............8............ 290.......275........15 Chiefsfankatie...............305...........0...... .......305........290.........15 jbtullis ........................300...........2........... .298..........285.........13 I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF!!! I was so nervous to go to the Y and started exercising...but I brought my kids and put them in babysitting and then went and sweated my butt off. The workout was designed to burn 600 calories...yahoo! This is my favorite group on this board...I'm thankful to have all of you to chat with! All my best to us all! Rain

congratulations!!! Isn't it amazing??? Best of luck! Rain

Hello everyone, I am 2 lbs from 50 lbs, and although the weight has come off so quickly, I feel as though I deserve a reward for hitting this milestone. In the past, I would have made my reward a dinner out with my husband. But, as much as I would like a night out with him, I want to stop rewarding (etc...) myself with food. So what do you all reward yourselves with when you hit certain milestones? In theory, we should just intrinsically get enough by having just lost weight/exercised, etc.....but I'm not that kind of person...I want PRESENTS!!! Please keep in mind that I have no cash to speak of...nor have I lost enough weight that buying new clothing is fun. A size 26 shirt is just not all that exciting...even if it used to be a 28/30. Thanks!!! Looking forward to seeing how everyone rewards themselves. Rain

Josephine, Hello! I am getting a fill because I am struggling every day to stay true to the bandster's diet... I am hungry...not as hungry (as I said), but hungry enough that I am feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. In addition, the hunger before was a lot of just mindless eating. Basically, I am dieting and not receiving the full benefits of the band. As I understand it (according to my dr.), the band is so successful because it not only prevents you from overeating, but also from feeling hungry. At this point, I am hungry and what keeps me motivated is that knowledge that in a month's time I will be feeling less hunger and using the band to its fullest. Does that seem to make sense or am I attacking this the wrong way? Thanks! Rain

yeah for you!!!! I also just hit the obese range...isn't it amazing how terrific obese sounds???Minus the morbidly bit before it? As my sister said...anytime you can remove morbidly from your life...it's a great day!!! I'm so impressed by you and wish you tons of continued success! Rain

Here are my (almost) two months photos... The first is the day of surgery...the second was last night... I am really starting to see it elsewhere...but still not enough to post pics... I hate my twin tummy...it's barely any different. But my face looks GREAT!!! Thanks for looking! Rainer

Welcome! Hope your wait until banding is quick! Rain

congratulations!!!! Looking forward to seeing your pics! Rain