georgia girl

Hey everyone! I have not checked-in in a long time! I hope everyone is doing well. Things haven't been so great with me, but I have been back on track for a while now and starting to lose weight again. I am low carbing and running again. Although I have back-slid and gained weight back, I feel great now and I'm glad to be back on track!

Hey everyone, I thought it would be a good idea to have a running weight loss total thread. I've seen them in other forums, like the date specific forums and thought it would be nice to have one here. I'll start it off. To add your stats, just copy the entire list and paste it to your reply and add your stats to the list. To edit or update your stats, do the same thing, just copy the entire list and change your stats. Bagnato Bandits Running Weight Loss Totals georgia girl (aka Pamela)~ 84 lbs

Hey everyone! I hope you guys don't mind that I've started a new thread. I've been talking to Terri from Dr. B's office, and she wants to email all of Dr. Bagnato's patients about this website and this support chat that all of us Bagnato Bandsters have going on. She was really impressed by how we've been supporting each other and wants all of Dr. B's patients to be able to come here and get support. I wanted the title of the thread to be clear and make sure everyone who was banded by Dr. Bagnato knows that they are welcome here, even if they don't live in Albany. For anyone who is interested, we have formed a support group and have decided to meet once a month. Our first group meeting will be Feb. 7th at Ruby Tuesday in Tifton, Ga at 6:00 pm. This meeting is basically just a "get to know each other" meeting. I hope to see all of you there!

Okay, so today I was really craving chicken salad but did not want all the extra fat and calories of mayo. I do not like the taste of light or fat-free mayo, so I came up with another alternative instead. I took 1 wedge of light laughing cow swiss cheese (only 35 calories), put it in a bowl and microwaved it for about 20 seconds. It has the consistency of mayo when it's nuked!!! I added 1/4 cup canned chicken (packed), 1 tbsp. chopped walnuts, 1 tbsp. sweet pickle relish, a little salt & pepper and mixed it together and voila........a nice little lunch! Of course you could add whatever you like in it. It looks just like you used mayo and it's creamy too! Next time I think I'm going to try putting in some raisins instead of the sweet pickle relish, yummmm.

Hi everyone! My name is Pamela and I am 27 years old. Oddly enough, I was very thin through most of my teenage years, and very athletic. I played a lot of sports in high school. As I got closer to my senior year, I noticed that I was putting on a little weight. I didn't think much about it at the time. About a year after I graduated, I got married to my high school sweetheart. By that time I had gained over 50 lbs and was at about 200 lbs. I was very concerned about how fast the weight came on. I was also having some female problems too. I went to my doctor and he did several test on me to find out if anything was wrong and the results shocked me! He diagnosed me with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). I had never heard of this before. He told me it was a hormonal disorder and one of the side effects was weight gain. He also told me that I would probably have trouble getting pregnant. My heart dropped when i heard this. I always thought when i was ready i would just be able to have a baby. It took 6 years before we were able to get pregnant and by the grace of God we now have a beautiful, healthy boy. I've tried every diet there is, I think, and nothing ever worked for me. I was 330lbs at my heaviest. I have been blessed with the opportunity to get the band. I've been banded for about 10 days and i am doing great. I am sooo excited about the journey ahead. I lost 13 lbs on the pre-op diet and have lost 16 lbs since my surgery. I know i rambled but i just wanted to introduce myself and see if anyone else has PCOS that has been banded and can tell me about your experience. Thanks for listening! Pamela Banded 9-20-07 330/299/150 :rose:

LilMiss, 3 am? Wow...that's dedication! Good for you! I got my stitches out today...whoo hooo! My labs came back okay, nothing cancerous. The place on my arms is a little of a concern. She called it Linear Porokeratosis. She froze it today, now it looks like I have a big worm under my skin....ick! She is going to have to keep a close eye on it though. Linear Porokeratosis is very prone to developing into cancer over time. As long as we watch it, it should be fine. I didn't get to run tonight. It will probably be Thursday morning before I can do it. Tomorrow is a crazy, busy day! Hope everyone is doing okay!

Mary, you are doing great! Keep it up! BTW, I'm not so great at getting up that early either....I struggle to get up at 7am, lol. I'm getting my stitches out today! One of stitches came out in church yesterday, lol. It kinda freaked my hubby out! I am going to try to run tonight, if it's not too hot outside. I'm sooo ready to get back at it. I am going to start on week 4 again and see how it goes. Hopefully it won't be too bad. How is everyone else doing? Let's keep encouraging one another!

Welcome NicVio! Hey Ebony! Good to hear from you! It's been a while. Keep up the great workouts! I am being a good girl and abiding, lol. My hubby is a sweetie....he's looking out for me. I go back Aug. 10th to get the stitches out and I should have my lab results by then. Hopefully everything comes back normal. LilMiss, setting small goals is really smart. I think that's what I need to do. I just completed day 2 of no sweets. So far so good. I have had a little sugar in certain foods (yogurt, Cereal, etc.), but not much refined sugar....that's the stuff that gets me in trouble. I'm getting a much needed fill tomorrow and they are still measuring my fluids every 2 weeks and documenting how much is missing. Hopefully they can get what they need and fix it soon! Hope everyone has a great week!

Congrats marsmom! That's great! Hope everyone is doing good. I was going to move on to week 5 this past week, but that has been put on hold. I went to the dermatologist earlier this week and she cut a couple of places out on my leg and arm, so I have stitches. The stitches don't come out until Aug. 10th, so no runs until then.....darn it! I was so excited to start week 5! Since I won't be running until Aug. 10th, I'll probably have to repeat week 4 again before moving on.

Mary, it's not painful. I cut my finget chopping vegetables yesterday and it hurt way more than the stitches, lol. I want to run so bad, it hurts! I feel like I would be fine to, but my hubby is insisting I wait so I don't blow my stictches. So aggravating! I used to think I could never run too...until I challenged myself to the Couch to 5K. It gradually works you up and I even repeat weeks if necessary. I love the challenge :w00t: I have been doing soooo horrible with my eating. The sweets are out of control! I think I need to just quit eating any kind of sweets, since one little bite always leads to 20. Seriously, it's like a drug to me....always leaves me wanting more. I have been making some very positive changes in my life and I feel so much happier! My next positive change is going to be cutting out the sweets and it starts tomorrow! I've got to get a handle on this one last thing. I hope everyone is doing good! Let's continue to encourage one another and keep up the great work!

Hey guys! Week 4 has been going GREAT! My plan was to move on to week 5 tomorrow, but that's going to have to wait. I went to the dermatologist today and she ended up cutting off 2 places on my left leg and one place on my left arm. I have stitches in all the spots, so I can't run again until they remove them, Aug. 10th. Ugh! I certainly don't want to bust the stitching out, so I guess I should abide, lol. I think I'll just walk until I'm cleared to run. I gotta do something. mary, have fun at the reunion! LilMiss, how's it going?

Thanks :smile2: Well, it was pouring rain Thursday night, so I did not get to run before heading out to Atlanta, Friday. I had an AWESOME time at the concert! They rocked it out! I drove 4 hours there, left the concert at 12am and drove 4 hours back. My weekend was pretty exhausting. My niece spent the night with me Saturday night and we didn't go to bed until 3am. I went to bed early last night and slept great! I ran this morning. I did another day of week 4. I am going to start week 5 on my next workout and see how it goes. I am going to focus hard on eating healthy foods....that is where I fall short. Going grocery shopping in a bit, so I'll stock up on healthy stuff :sad: Hope you all have a wonderful day!

I am doing much better! I only got in 2 runs last weeks. I went to see Grace Potter and the Nocturnals in Atlanta Friday night, so my weekend was pretty busy....but awesome! 4 hour drive to Atlanta and then 4 hour drive back. It messed up the rest of my weekend, but it was so worth it! I ran this morning. I did another day of week 4. I am doing great with it....I think I will take a stab at week 5 on my next workout. Week 5 is where I ventured off of the program last time and created my own thing. We'll see how it goes this time. Liftingchic....15 miles a week is AWESOME! Congrats and keep it up! Good luck on the upcoming 5k!

Thanks for noticing that LilMiss! I have worked hard to change my "all or nothing" mentality. A few months ago, I probably would have given up after being sick for so long. I am trying to make lots of positive changes in my life...physically, spiritually, and mentally. Just being happy in general! You are kicking butt on these workouts! Good for you! Very inspiring!

Hi guys! Sorry I haven't checked in much lately. I have been having some hellacious stomach problems! I was sick for a solid week with it, then got better, then more trouble for a couple of days. I am finally feeling like my old self agian! I only ran once last week and I've ran twice this week so far. I plan of running again tomorrow night. Normally I wouldn't run two days in a row, but I going to ATL Friday to see Grace Potter and The Nocturnals in concert. Can't wait!! I know if I don't run tomorrow, I may skip it over the weekend. You guys are doing GREAT!! You guys have inspired me to step it up notch next month and add something new. I love the Couch to 5K, but it's not enough. The weight isn't coming off. I am still doing really good with it. I'm on week 4 and hope to move up to week 5 next week.

Today is the first day I have felt halfway decent. Thank the Lord my stomach has stopped cramping! I will probably wait until Tuesday to start running again.

That sounds great LilMiss! food is where I run into trouble. Just can't seem to get back on track with it. I have had a stomach virus since Tuesday evening and I haven't been able to run. I don't think I will be able to tomorrow either. This is one long stomach virus! I will probably visit the doc tomorrow if I don't feel better. As soon as I'm over this crappy virus, I'll start posting my food. I think it will help me too!

Leigha, your 6 hr cleaning spree very well could have had something to do with it. Maybe your muscles were too worn out. Some weeks I have to do a couple of runs back to back (M, T, Th or T, W, F). I find that my back to back runs are much harder than the other runs (that have rest days in between). I think our muscles need a break in between workouts. Being on liquids could have been a factor too. More than likely, it was a combination of the two. Don't get discouraged...you are doing so great! Shake it off and keep on trucking. Let us know how the next one goes. Good for you! Don't worry about your weight. I am 275 and I'm on week 4. Remember to stretch before and afterwards to avoid muscle strains. Good luck and let us know how it goes! Well everyone, I haven't ran since Tuesday and I don't look to be able to run tomorrow either. I have had a terrible stomach virus since Tuesday night. I am so ready to get over this and run again. I have never had a stomach virus to last this long. I will probably visit the doctor tomorrow if I'm not better. Keep up the good work everyone!

I started week 4 of c25k this morning....whew, it was pretty rough. In weeks 1,2, and 3, the complete running portion of each workout was 8 or 9 minutes total (switching up the time of walking and running each week). Well, it jumped from 9 minutes of running to 16 minutes of running this week! Big difference! I will probably be on week 4 for at least 2 weeks, maybe longer. All in all, I feel really good today!

Liftingchic, great job! Good time, too! Take care of those feet and knees and keep up the good work! I started week 4 this morning and it was much tougher than week 3, but I survived! I predict at least 2 weeks on week 4, lol. How is everyone else doing?

Hey LilMiss! Sorry about your knees. I had a spur on my shoulder a long time ago and it was painful, so I feel for you. Hope the surgery will fix your knees. I wasn't really consistent with checking in last month, but I did stick to my C25k plan religiously! It's taking a little longer than I thought this time, with having to repeat weeks. I am moving on to week 4 tomorrow. So, this month, I am going to focus purely on the Couch to 5K. I will do it 3 times a week. I know that doesn't sound like much, but it's what I feel I need to do. I would lose weight if I could just get a handle on my food. I am working on it though. Let's have a great month!!

Way to go, Leigha! Keep up the good work! I haven't been checking in much lately, but I've been trucking along with my runs. I did really well on week 3, so I am moving on to week 4 tomorrow. I have a feeling this one will be rough, so wish me luck!

Have you gotten a fill yet? If not, once you do, it will get better. Today: B'fast~ coffee, then fiber ceral bar Lunch~ 1 cup spaghetti Snack~ handful of almonds Dinner~ No idea. Going to a work dinner with hubby. It will probably be bbq and all the fixin's :smile2:

I hear you! Seems like I worked on the first 2 weeks for over a month! I'm moving on the week 3 tomorrow. Good luck on week 2, Vikki!

Congrats Leigh! You are doing so great! Mariasha, you can't start exercising right away. My doctor didn't clear me to exercise until I was 6 weeks post op (other than very light walking). You have to be very careful not to over do it after surgery. You stomach needs time to heal and the band needs time to "settle in", so it doesn't slip. Ask your doctor when you can start excercising. I think I'm going to move on to week 3 tomorrow. Wish me luck!