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Name............Lbs Lost........% of wgt lost.......BMI QatarPhil...........55......................19%...............32.2 (39.6) Foofy...............40.5..................15%..................37.6 Sades...............35....................15.2%...............35.6 Shalee04...........66.....................26.6................30.3 Bandpal.............77.66..................27%................34.1(47) Skinny_Jill..........50.....................22.5%..............32.7 Stephanie..........60.....................26%.................27.1 Hollyberries........100.....................27%.................37.7 linda.................49.....................21.5..................30.46 Abbisgood..........53.....................23%.................?? want2lose..........76.4...................26%................33.5 kandiceb............63.....................26%................27.6 Momto1plus1......63.6...................24%................32.2 MollyBrown.........36.....................12.5%..............36.5 TxArcher............101...................25.25%.........52.8 to 39.4 Cindyg...............49.....................19%.................37 Close.................50.....................20%.................33.1 Tmusicmaker123..73.....................19%.................60.1 to 48.7 plump_princess....57.....................22%.................36 Mariegabrieleee....71.....................23%.................51.3 to 39.4 gabeekeeper.......101.....................30% ..................40.2 stranger138........40......................17.4%.................33.7 shortgal..............40......................18.5%..............33.8 Robin_Bird............85.....................27.8%................33.4 Staysee..............70.....................20%................48.4 Hajohnson1..........45....................16.4%..............40.6 lindseyann2u........63......................?%.................? BarbBee..............57.......................19%...............42.1 Cherlita...............44.......................20%...............65 to 57.5 BandChick64..........90.....................30%.............33.9 tyman311..............61.....................31%...............41 to 28 (so far) TOTAL: 1922.16 - updated Only one more pound to 50 pounds lost!!! Only 3.5 pounds to "just overweight"!!!!! Thank God for my band

Name..........Start........Current.........Goal........ To Go CindyG.........210...........205...........198...........7 TxArcher.......308...........299...........285...........14 Foofy..........235...........233...........225.......... 8 Skinny_Jill....173...........168...........163...........5 Hollyberries...257...........254...........247...........7 Stephanie......173...........173...........159...........14 gabeekeeper....246...........234...........236...........0 Sades..........197...........194...........185...........9 shortgal.......175...........175...........165...........10 Momto1plus1....210...........203...........198...........5.0 Shalee04.......187...........182...........177...........5 osangriared....248...........248...........228...........20 lindata........181.5.........177.5.........176.5.........1 kuchiegrl1.....262.5.........253.5.........252...........1.5 kandiceb.......175...........175...........165...........10 Hajohnson1.....234...........228.4.........219...........9.4 Hopping to it..295...........295...........280...........15 Eulete P.......219...........219...........209...........10 wnr2lose.......211.8.........205.7.........200...........5.7 WHOOHOO only one more pound to go for me to hit goal!

Hey Nessa. I'm just learning too. I used to be able to eat like usual up till a month or so ago when I finally got a proper fill amount. I've had a few stuck episodes too and I have to be very careful when I'm hungry or else the first bite gets stuck (because I'm too hungry to chew properly!) I was feeling kinda blue too about my weightloss, thinking it should have been more dramatic - BUT there's no way I would have lost this amount on my own. Today was the first day I went to our local Water park and, believe me, I felt a huge difference between last year and this year at "only" 45 pounds down. I was looking at my legs while in a tire tube and I couldn't believe how small they looked compared to last year. So 40 odd pounds is HUGE difference!

Name..........Start........Current.........Goal........ To Go CindyG.........210...........205...........198...........7 TxArcher.......308...........302...........285...........17 Foofy..........235...........235...........225...........10 Skinny_Jill....173...........168...........163............5 Hollyberries...257...........255...........247............8 Stephanie......173...........173...........159...........14 gabeekeeper....246...........246...........236...........10 Sades..........197...........195.5.........185...........10.5 shortgal.......175...........175...........165...........10 Momto1plus1....210...........208...........198...........10 Shalee04.......187...........185...........177...........10 osangriared....248...........248...........228...........20 lindata........181.5.........180...........176.5.........3.5 kuchiegrl1.....262.5.........253.5.........252...........1.5 kandiceb.......175...........175...........165...........10 Hajohnson1.....234...........229.2.........219...........10.2 Hopping to it..295...........295...........280...........15 Eulete P.......219...........215...........209...........6 wnr2lose.......211.8.........208.8.........200...........8.8 I'm not sure how I lost those few pounds, but I thought I'd better post it quick before I gain it all back again!

WHOOHOO Cindy! You are fantastico!

Name............Lbs Lost........% of wgt lost.......BMI Foofy...............40.5..................15%..................37.6 Sades...............35....................15.2%...............35.6 Shalee04...........66.....................26.6................30.3 Bandpal.............77.66..................27%................34.1(47) Skinny_Jill..........50.....................22.5%..............32.7 Stephanie..........60.....................26%.................27.1 Hollyberries........100.....................27%.................37.7 linda.................46.5...................20.5..................31 Abbisgood..........53.....................23%.................?? want2lose..........76.4...................26%................33.5 kandiceb............63.....................26%................27.6 Momto1plus1......63.6...................24%................32.2 MollyBrown.........36.....................12.5%..............36.5 TxArcher............98.....................24.5%.........52.8 to 39.8 Cindyg...............48.....................19%.................37 Close.................50.....................20%.................33.1 Tmusicmaker123..73.....................19%.................60.1 to 48.7 plump_princess....57.....................22%.................36 Mariegabrieleee....71.....................23%.................51.3 to 39.4 gabeekeeper.......101.....................30% ..................40.2 stranger138........37......................16%.................34.2 shortgal..............40......................18.5%..............33.8 Robin_Bird............80.....................27.2%................33.8 Staysee..............70.....................20%................48.4 Hajohnson1..........45....................16.4%..............40.6 lindseyann2u........63......................?%.................? BarbBee..............57.......................19%...............42.1 Cherlita...............44.......................20%...............65 to 57.5 BandChick64..........86.....................28.7%.............34.5 tyman311..............61.....................31%...............41 to 28 (so far) Lost another pound and just had to change my ticker! Congrats to all who are in the centennial club! WHOOHOOO! One more digit off my BMI and I'll just be "overweight" instead of obese.

Kendra, I'm SOOOOO happy for you!!!

Oh, that's so funny. I keep forgetting you're in Australia! Doh!

Sades - I'm going in on Tues for a fill. I guess that's the same Tuesday as you! We'll have to report back to each other. I was down to 181.5 and needed it, then went on holiday and gained to 185, now I don't really need it, but if I dilly dally any more I'll never get it done. I haven't had one for months now and I really need to get my mind back in the game. I'm going to do a cleanse/fast shake kinda thingy Sunday and Monday which always makes me lose at least a few pounds, so I hope I get down again. I always feel like I'm disappointing my doctor when I don't lose weight. :thumbdown:

Some of you have done wonderfully well on losing weight, others are struggling (me included!), but why I'm proud is our change in attitude. I can tell a difference in how everyone is approaching life - as in actually living it as opposed to watching it go by, and everyone sounds so much happier, livelier, vigorous, excited. I can tell by your stories of life changes, the excitement of shopping for clothes, getting new hobbies and interests, etc. And I'm so happy to have found this group. It's nice to see how everyone is, get my butt kicked when needed :tongue2:, and share. I'll shut up before I start singing sentimental oldies. :thumbup: Love ya guys!

Oh, I had that sweating thing happen to me the week after surgery. I thought I was having a heart attack. When people on this board say that, I know exactly how they feel. It lasted 1/2 an hour. That's interesting how you get stuck but don't slime. I slime every time I have even a miniscule inkling of a stuck feeling. But I can't throw up. I've always had a hard time throwing up (believe me, I'm sure I would have been bulimic by now if I could have made myself throw up!), and I've tried leaning over the sink to throw up whatever is stuck when it really hurts, but it just never works. Yes, all the bad stuff goes down so easy for me too (as I'm sure for everyone!). It makes it very easy to have a bag of chips. :thumbdown:

Hello everyone. I'm not sure if this was posted in Nov Nymphs before or not. Just curious as to what you get stuck/slime on? Okay, big confession, I know I shouldn't be eating these, but every time I have like ONE fry it gets stuck. Maybe it swells up in my stomach? Who knows. That's about the only thing I've noticed regularly getting stuck.

Sades, did you get your fill yet? How's it going? Sweet spot yet?

I feel a bit lost too. You know the people who ask all the dumb newbie questions? That's me. I still don't quite get how this works - it's not yet working the way it's supposed to for me. Sometimes I get stuck, and at other times I can eat quantities of food that I don't understand how it fits in the 'pouch'. I feel like when I go to see my doctor he gives me a fill, let's me sit with a glass of Water, he checks 20 minutes later to see if it goes down, and that's it. I know I shouldn't, but I feel kind of silly asking him the dumb newbie questions - so I embarrass myself here instead! :party: I have literally learned all I know from my s-i-l who had the surgery, and from this board. As for maps, I think a lot of surgeons give their patients great maps, they understand where they've been and have a clear idea where they're going. Looking back, I realize I wasn't given a great map and had to figure it out mostly on my own. So we'll muddle through this and get it eventually, eh? :smile:

Yes, this is how I feel too. I've only told dh and a very few close relatives and two friends. Okay, that sounds like a lot of people, but it really isn't! Nobody where I live now (I moved a year ago) knows that I've done it. One person here has noticed my weight loss but I haven't said anything about the band and I never will. There's been times when I don't have time to log on, and I get out of touch, start feeling a bit lonely and down. I'm not at that sweet spot and if I don't work at it really hard, no weight comes off. But then I come on here and it's great motivation to talk to everyone and "remember why I am doing this again." :party:

Hollyberries! You're looking like totally rad, girl! (sorry, another '80's expression - I just had to!) Seriously though, I hope you know how good you're looking! way to go!! Linda

Sades - I feel like I can eat whatever, and whatever amount, I want too. I don't understand. Can someone interject if they know the answer? I thought we couldn't physically eat vast amounts anymore, even if we're not technically at our sweet spot yet. I mean, I've still got a band squeezing around my stomach, so why is soooo much going down it? Shouldn't there be somewhat of a restriction? Or does it mean that I've eaten to the point where I've stretched the "pouch"? I don't get it!

Good luck on the offer, TX! eggs, hmm, that's interesting. I wonder why they cause so much problems. I hate them, so I never eat them.

I'm a wimp. I'm only going for five.

Name..............Start...........Current..............Goal........ To Go CindyG..............210................210..................198....... ....12 TxArcher...........308................308...................285....... ....23 Foofy...............235.................235..................225...... .....10 Skinny_Jill..........173................173..................163...... .....10 Hollyberries.........257...............257..................247....... ....10 Stephanie...........173...............173.................159......... ...14 gabeekeeper........246..............246.................236........... ...10 Sades................197...............197.................185........ ......12 shortgal..............175...............175.................165....... .......10 Momto1plus1........210..............210..................198.......... ....12 Shalee04.............187...............187..................177....... .......10 osangriared..........248................248.................228....... ........20 lindata................181.5.............181.5...............176.5.............5 I'm

Name..............Start...........Current..............Goal........ To Go Lizzie_07.........233...............224.....................220 .........4 Osangriared.....252...............245.5.....................232 .....13.5 Skinny_Jill.......180...............175.....................168....... ....7 Sades.............197...............197.....................185....... ..12 kandiceb..........187...............175.....................175....... ...0 shortgal............183..............175....................175....... ....0 TxArcher..........328..............315......................308....... ...7 Peaches11........217..............208.....................199......... 10 Momto1plus1.....223..............212.6..................210......... 2.6 zippykat...........173..............167.....................160....... ...7 Trixie...............219.5...........209.....................199...... ..10 wnt2lose..........219..............211.6...................209...... ..2.6 plump_princess....215.............206.....................199.......7 Mariegabrieleee....250............250......................239...... 11 Foofy..............239.5............236.....................230....... ...6 Shalee04..........196..............187......................185....... ..2 Hollyberries......267...............257......................254...... ...3 CindyG............215...............210......................199...... .11 MollyBrown......258...............251.......................245....... .8 lindata............189?.............181.5.....................180..... ...1.5 Almost made it. I'm very happy. I did really well for me - 7.5 pounds. Whoohoo!

Does anyone personally know of a kid having bad reactions to vaccines - i.e. autism, paralysis, death, etc? Has anyone here not vaccinated or stopped vaccinating due to these concerns? Thanks! Linda

Anyone done a colon cleanse? I don't mean like an enema - I mean like to get rid of build up in your colon. Anybody? Feedback?

Okay, that second-last paragraph sounded really snotty. I'm sorry!! I don't know how to edit it without changing the whole darn thing. I really, really appreciate everyone's input on this. I think I'm just venting in general, just at life and the position I'm in, not at any ONE person. Can you tell I'm stressed? :party: