RedTulips3

You will get there someday! I weighed over 300lbs a year ago and I couldn't imagine being in onederland, it seemed so far away! But here I am today weighing 193lbs. Take it day by day. You can't focus on 100lbs all at once. Try focusing on 10lbs at a time. That worked very well for me. Eventually you'll get there! Mamato, you're so close!! Miki, Ann D, Sharona, susansilver, luvinke, cori in wa, scrappy friend, cindyg1212, phowell- good luck and hang in there!!

Someone posted another thread that they actually weigh the weight on their license. In my state your weight isn't stated. I actually just went to renew my license last week and the woman commented on my weight loss. It was pretty obvious looking at my old picture but then she said she put me in a different weight "category". I asked her what that meant and apparently whoever issues your license guesstimates your weight and puts you a category. I asked her what category she put me in and she said like around 160lbs or something. First of all, that was a great nsv right there because I'm flattered that she thought I weighed that much. I let her keep that category because that's where my goal is at and I think you should put a weight near your goal weight because, while it may not be true today, it will hopefully be soon. Besides, plenty of people don't weigh what it says on their license anyway!

Hey guys! I thought it would be nice to have a place to chat each month about our progress. I figured this would make it easier to keep people's updates and such in one thread so we can support one another and cheer each other on! By all means, create new threads if you want to, like if you have a specific question that you want other LBTers to see and respond or just because you feel like it! So here's to the beginning of what's going to be a great March 2008 for the New Year's Knockouts!!

I haven't tried it, but it seems like it should work because it's basically cutting out most carbs (except in the yogurt and beans) and consuming Protein and drinking lots of water/fluids to help flush things out. When it says "must have 45 grams of protein supplements" does it mean in addition to the 3 oz/5 times a day thing?

WTG Sue! I'm sure it's been a long journey! Only continued success! I hope to join you in the "overweight" category soon too, which will be extremely exciting as I also was morbidly obese less than a year ago.

In my state they don't list the weight on your license. But apparently the person issuing the license enters a weight category on the computer by "sizing you up" and guessing your weight by looking at you. I just renewed my license the other day and the woman commented that she changed my weight category because it was obvious that I was not in the highest category anymore. When I got that license I was close to 300lbs. I was very flattered when she said she put me in the around 160lb category as I'm still a good 35lbs above that! I let her keep it there since that's my goal weight anyway!

Yay Heather! Congrats on reaching your milestones! I'm sure you're on top of the world right now! Continued success!

I'm sorry you're having such a rough time. Stay strong!! I agree on the fill idea, but I know you have to travel some distance for your fills so it's probably not as simple as "just go get a fill". But at the same time, the fills are what control the hunger. Keep coming here for support to help you stay positive. Try to take it one day at a time. It's a hard thing to do and I've been working on that lately too. For example, I just got back from a 2.5 week vacation and vacation=no routine. There were many days where I did not have control over the food choices given to me and I made some pretty bad ones. But I had to tell myself that it was only 1 day out of so many in the year, out of so many in my life. I could not give myself the mindset that "Well I just ate that and that and that today so my whole week is shot, so who cares what I eat the rest of the week!" NO! I had to say to myself "Today was today. I ate that today and it does not mean that tomorrow needs to be that way too." It's the whole diet mentality. You start your diet Monday, mess up on Wednesday so you say "forget about it, I'll just start again on Monday" We have to train our minds NOT to think this way because this type of thought process does not bode well for anyone. It doesn't only apply to food, it applies to other areas of our lives too. We do this with our moods (especially us women). One thing in the day goes wrong and it's ruined our entire day, let alone our entire week. While we do have to realize our mistakes and use them as a springboard for change, we can't harp on them so much that they hinder our attempts at change. Unfortunately, many of us experience the latter. I hoped this helped you some. Hang in there, you can do it. One day at a time!:drool::redface:

Way to go everyone on your NSVs! I just came back from a vacation and I had so many. To start, I was comfortable (as much as one could be) in the airplane seat. I had room to spare in the seat, the seat belt fit without a question, the tray table was no where near my stomach and I could actually cross my legs while sitting too! I got so many complements from people who I haven't seen in a year and a half and 115lbs ago! I went hiking with my friends and I had the most energy out of all of them. Everyone used to have to wait for me to catch my breath going up the hill, but this time it was me who was waiting for my friends to catch their breaths! I did so much walking on my trip and I wouldn't have been willing to do all that walking when I weighed a lot more.

I made it to onederland on June 3! It's been a long time coming but I'm finally there! Beckymein, you're so close, you can do it!

I am! It's great and annoying (but I can't complain!). I'm in limbo in regards to sizes. While the smallest plus size tops (like 1x) are too big, most XL and the largest size tops are too small on me. Same goes with the bottoms. The largest misses sizes are usually like 14 or 16 and I'm more like a misses 18, which is harder to find. I'm intimidated to go shopping in the regular size stores because I don't feel like I belong there yet even though some things have fit me. I will feel more confident when I know I can go in and fit into anything!

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I cannot believe I'm actually posting here. Less than a year ago I was over 300lbs and I could not even fathom being in onederland. But here I am today, 4 lbs away from it!!! I was always very overweight since I was a kid. The last time I was under 200lbs was 10 years ago (I was only 11) and I was 5"1! I cannot wait to join all of you in onederland!

Everyone's looking great! Chrisann, I can tell a difference! It's always hard to see the changes in yourself. Nukechik- your sig line says it all...you must have found a smaller booty! Keep up the great work!

Almost there, not sure if I'm going to make it, but extremely happy nonetheless! NAME ... Start Weight ... Goal ... Current Weight ... To Go 4jin............225.......199...........219.5.........20.5 Abby1...........172.......140...........172...........32 Allaboutme .....211 ......165 ......... 205 ..........40 Allison925 .....175 ......145 ......... 175 ..........30 Ann.............287 ......180 ..........197...........17 Anyalee.........231.......199...........231...........32 Angie4b1g ......237.8 ....205...........222.4.........17.4 Ariel ..........199 ......169 ..........199 ..........30 babs0101 .......216 ......190 ..........200 ..........10 Bbgray .........260 ......220 ..........260 ..........40 Bigbaby ........207.......167...........193.5.........26.5 bobby_hamrick...233.......199...........233...........34 Chocolate_Snaps.292.......242 ..........274 ..........32 chickatee.......184.......145...........176...........31 Cookielover ....198 ......175 ..........198 ..........23 cQQlgirl .......220.......195...........209...........14 Debihaines .....254.......200...........227.9.........27.9 eugeniam........200...... 185...........200...........15 Faithmd.........308 ......300. .........302.1........2.1 FairyFacade.....333.......180...........246...........66 Foofy ..........244 ......210 ..........235 ..........25 Gayle...........246.......190...........214...........24 Georgia Girl ...275 ......237 ..........255 ..........18 grammylew.......216 ......190 ..........200...........10 Hazeleyegrl1 ...233 ..... 200 ..........208...........8 HeatherA .......255.6 ....225 ..........250.9 ........25.9 HoppingToIt.....309.......240...........309 ..........69 Hungryforchange 225 ..... 190 ..........225...........35 Ivyrose325 .....261 ..... 215 ..........250...........35 Jeni 85 ........214.4.....184.........200.5...........16.5 Jennie1976......235.......205...........226...........21 Jfran ..........181 ......145 ..........181...........36 Jsprague .......240.......220...........233 ..........13 KarenG..........195.......165...........174...........9 Katrose.........268.......215...........234...........19 kristin1031.....256.......226...........199...........27 Legster ........216 ......187 ..........189 ..........2 Linda Lu:.......228.......195...........15.2.........20.2 liz_hager.......196.......170...........172...........2 Loftonall.......210 ......150...........210...........60 Lori_NC.........281.......250...........281...........31 Luluc ..........166 ......135 ..........142 ..........7 MamaJava .......283 ......233 ..........283 ..........50 Mamato3.........242.......199...........223.5.........24.5 Mandyjo.........188.......150...........175...........25 Mary-2b150 .....225 ......150 ..........193...........43 MissTrini.......218.......170...........218...........48 msdaneen........305.......145...........236...........91 Nadean .........204.6 ....160 ..........190.4.........30.4 Nhanson ........226 ......196 ..........220 ..........30 NOlanebryant....238.4.....198 ..........238.4.........40 Nykee...........325.......299...........325...........26 PigsRFlying.....230 ..... 150...........192...........42 Rainer .........256 ..... 216 ..........233...........17 Redtulips3 .....245 ......199 ..........205 ..........6 Sfeiner.........285.......271...........245...........40 Shadst83 .......233 ......199...........233...........34 Smithem1 .......240.6 ....190 ..........240.6 ........50.6 Soaf9...........265.......145...........220...........75 Squale..........314.......285...........314...........29 Sta6160.........205.......140...........170...........30 Stacy73 ........226.4 ....194 ..........222 ..........28 Starryeyed .....237 ..... 199 ..........229...........30 Sunny112........215.......130...........143...........13 Suzzzie ........297 ......243 ..........273 ..........30 Syndy...........252.2.....212.2.........252.2.........40 TheCapn.........520.......399 ..........469...........70 Trish5713.......255.......230...........255...........25 TxArcher .......360 ......285 ..........346 ..........61 Wombat712 ......152.8 ....120 ..........132.2.........12.2 Wrestlersmom....266.......150...........260...........116 Tmusicmaker123..384.......299...........311...........12

Wtg Nygem!

I've done 200 minutes so far! Going to try to keep it going!

Last month went by in a flash and I just did not get all the exercise minutes in. I got about half in, so I was pretty happy with that because I was very busy. I'm going to aim for the 630 again this month!

I think the hair is going to fall out regardless of getting enough protein. I almost always eat 80 grams plus and I am shedding all over the place. I think it's a result of losing weight too. On the update: My weight loss has slowed the last 2 months, but I'm not complaining, I'll take any loss I can get! March and April were super busy months for me and I didn't get as much exercise in. I just got my second fill today so we'll see what happens with that. My first one didn't give me much restriction (to be expected), except for tightness early in the day.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.......HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! STARTING THE YEAR OFF RIGHT! To add your name to the surgery date list, find the MOST RECENT list on the LAST PAGE of the thread and add your name!

You're getting close Amy! You can do it!

I hear ya on getting all those ounces in. What if you tried setting a smaller goal like 32oz, which is only 4 cups? Also, first thing in the morning, drink a cup of Water so that way you're a quarter way done for the day. Start out smaller and work up to 64 oz. I remember not liking to drink water and I would add more and more water into my day. You'll get there eventually. I find that I'm thirstier than usual, especially since I can't drink with my meals. I'm itching to drink something after my meal.

And it's not even Thanksgiving! I've had 1 fill so far. I had .5cc put in at surgery and then 1.5cc at my first fill for a total of 2cc. I could probably use a fill now because I can still eat a substantial amount, but due to my class schedule, I'm not going for my second fill until the beginning of May. I definitely feel some restriction, especially early in the day. I have had a few major sliming episodes that I could have resolved with PBing but chose to wait it out, spit it out, and burp it out until it passed. Chrisann, the food I slimed on hasn't scared me away from eating them again. In fact the very thing I slimed on for 10 minutes (and could have PBed if I had lost my patience), I went back to eating. I think I was so hungry that in my haste, I didn't chew well enough.

Hey Amber! Thanks for stopping in to say hello! You can't regret your decision because it was the right one for you at the time. I'll quote your post: "DH and I had a long LONG conversation well into the early morning I made the decision. I canceled everything Monday morning. I felt like I had a huge weight lifted off of me, so I know I made the right choice." I can't believe it's been 2 over months since your surgery date! I just had my 3 month anniversary and it's amazing how quickly time flies. If you don't mind me asking, what were your feelings the month following your scheduled surgery date? Is surgery an option for you in the future or have you decided it's not the way to go? Be well! -Redtulips3

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