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georgia girl (aka Pamela)~ 84 lbs leslie2lose (aka Leslie) - 25 lbs jbrad71629(aka Jeannie)-73lbs

We are planning to be at Darton tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5:15. We would love to have more people, please don't worry about being able to keep up. It's not a race we are just trying to get a little exercise in. Really, any of y'all that want to come out come on. We are meeting up in the rear parking lot closest to the wooded area. Take care.

Brina I can see it. You are doing great. Keep it up you will be shocked in a couple of months when you take more pics. Take care

Count me in girls! I can't wait! I love to go see the lights and this sounds like even more fun!

We have met at 5:15 both days and I have really enjoyed it. That is really as early as I can get tehre most days. I am available any afternoon other than Wednesday. We would love to have more people to walk with us. Let's see if we can get a walking group going... anyone else want to join us??

OK 5:15 tomorrow at Darton. I usually park in the back parking lot close to the climbing wall thing.. I will see any of yall that want ot join us there. Really any of yall that are wanting to get started exercise now is your chance. We need to get this together and do it. Brina Where are you??? We want you in on this too! Get off the computer and come walk with us! Leslie, The mini marathon sounds great. I work much better with a set goal inmind and tha twould give me some motivation!!

Wednesday I am obligatd ot take my mil shopping, bt i am free Thursday afternoon. Lets do it then. Brina, get your butt over here and let us know you will be there... Any one else feel free to join in as well.

Ok ladies! I went yesterday and walked the track at Darton all by myself. So we need to get a plan together and meet up to walk. I can be there after 5:00 normally. The trail in the woods is really well shaded and about 3.5 miles or there are all sorts of tracks laid out. We can make it as hard or as easy as we like depending on the path we take. They have off suty police officers out there for security so it is always pretty safe. NOW yall name the day and time and we will have us a walking group. BRINA!! LESLIE!!! COME ON!! MOVE YOUR BUTTS! :cursing:

I need to thank yall for talking about exercise. It got me thinking about how lazy i have been lately so I went out to Darton College and walked the track for two miles. I am so proud of myself for getting off my butt and actually going to do something. Keep up the talk it is motivating. As far as the zappy thing after surgery. HATED IT!!!! I also had the pill prior to surgery and a patch behind to my ear. I had no nausea really but i am not sure what to give the credit to. Take care!

Thanks yall for the compliments i just finished whining about not being able to lose much weight lately and how i can't get inspired to get off my butt and exercise. I really needed some positive words and as usual you ladies came through. Yalll are the best!!!!

I have to confess i have been so lazy lately! I just can not make myself do any exercise. I need inspiration, don't know where to find it and would probably hide if it came looking for me right now... If anybody has any words of wisdom please share. I know i need to be doing something but i have a milllion excuses and no real reasons! take care!

I just wanted to share my 6 months progress pix. I am so happy with my band! White shirt is from 1 week post op and pink is from this week..

Leslie Here are your photos resized. I was bored and decided to make them smaller for you :thumbdown:

Here are the rest of them, it only allows 5 per page... I still have around 40 pounds to lose but the jeans i am wearing right now are 12s and they are getting saggy in the butt!!! I love my lapband!!

Ok I just hit my 6 month bandiversary and wanted to share my progress. Please ignore the look on my face in the after photos i was fussing at my hubby. White is before pink is after...

Leslie GORGEOUS!!! You are doing so good, I am so proud!!!

Pamela May 24th is a Saturday you might want to check your dates. Hope you feel beter soon. Take care

Brina I think the y has water aetobics, i am pretty sure they are big girl friendly i have never been though. swimming is great exercise too. we spent the day in the pool with my family and i am beat. Myne it will make up for some of the choics i made today, not a huge amount but i ate 13 layer choclate cake!!! Has to be the best food i have tasted since last october, but omorrow we will be right bac to good choices ad any leftovers will be in the trash.. take care and keep it up

Leslie That was officially the last straw for me. I was sitting at my desk literally choking that oatmeal down. I went on a rant with the people from maintance to clean the filthy microwave so i could atleast get a hot bowl of crappy oatmeal...haha!! We have got to get together for lunch next week since i can eat again. Call me and let me know what day is good for you.

I went in to weigh today and ended up having to have a little fluid taken out, while i was there i met the new nurse. She seems very nice, and like yall said we will now have more appointment times available. I hate the idea of losing Elizabeth though. She has been so wonderful to me and it is nice to have that comfort level when I need advice from her. I am sure Leslie, the new nurse, will be just as sweet and understanding. ANYway while i was there weighing i started talking to malik about all the things i could no longer eat and she suggested i have a little fluid taken out because it sounded like i was too tight. She was right i have been pretty miserable lately and yesterday i was near tears because i just wanted to eat something so again yall remember you don't want to get too tight. That is 2 of my fills wasted on unfills to get back to a comfortable level. I guess we live and learn.. Take care!

Nip I am so happy for you! You have done so well! Keep it up, you will be at your goal in no time at all now. Take care

Oneder woman Your coworker is the reason I told everyone i laid eyes on that i was having surgery and what kind of surgery i was having. I can not stand to feel like someone thinks they have something on me that i don't want others to know. I am a very open person and it makes people like her crazy!!! Also, by telling everyone I gave myself SEVERAL people who feel the need to keep me accountable. This has made it so much better on me in the long run. I know people are paying attention to my eating habits and it makes me more aware as well. Don't let the doubts sneak in too far about what you are doing, this surgery has honestly been like a miracle for me. There is not one day that has past since i had surgery last November that I have not thanked God for Dr Bagnato, ok maybe a couple of days after surgery while i was recovering but you know what i mean. I am off of my blood pressure and arthritis meds. My BP is normal/low and the arthritis in my back gives me virtual no problem. I LOVE mY LAPBAND!! and i'm sure you will love yours too. take care and good luck! keep us up to speed on how you are doing.

I just realized I am no longer obese, just overweight!!!! I never imagined myself being back at this weight, much less having the prospect of getting back to a normal healthy weight. This afternoon I was on the phone with my dad and he told me how proud he was of me for doing so well with my weight loss. There is no way to describe how great that made me feel. For a long time I have felt like he was disappointed in me for getting fat, though he never really said it. I have always been his "baby" and I didn't realize how much I still strive for his approval and praise. Anyway I guess what I am saying is all the complements I have gotten have been great but nothing like hearing Daddy say how proud he is of me. Guess I'll always be Daddy's little girl.

Ally wow! You are doing great.

Pamela Glad to hear you are feeling a little better. Rotation sounds great, that way we give everyone a chance to join in. Like you said no one day is going to work out for everyone. Take care