renewedhope

Leslie, I am so proud of you for getting back at it. Sticking with it when things are tough show true determination. You hang in there. You are doing awesome. 6 miles today. I am pooped. My 5 mile time was 49 minutes. I walked the 6th mile. That's 16 miles in 3 days. My legs feel like led. I hope to take tommorow off, but if I know me, I will run again.

So, you should be off work or about to get off. have you survived your first day back. Just checking on you!!

Fianlly another pound. Hopefully there are more to come. ******NAME**********START WGHT****CURRENT WGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST ****************:confused:**********************************:frown:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............218............213............5 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............218............213...........10 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2 Crzytchr...........281............272............265............9 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............229............220...........16 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........203.9..........200..........6.6 HeatherO...........155............144............140...........11 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............181............177...........15 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............176............160............4 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........262.6..........256.........11.6 LisaB..............205.5..........196............180.........10.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............235............230...........13 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............286............280...........13 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........286.4..........280.........13.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............168............160............7 NukeChik...........218............218............208............0 NurseNiki..........258............246............239...........12 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............171............167............9 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............168............150............3 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............299...........280............5 thatDEgirl.........211............202.6..........195..........8.4 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............218............210............7 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............183............170...........12 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6 __________________

Welcome Turler. Thanks for sharing your story with us. I am with Georgia jut jump in there and do it. It is hard in the beginning and then you end up running like you never dreamed you could. However, know that if you aren't running you are still welcome here. This has become a sanctuary of support for me. I felt better last night. I drank a cup of coffee after my last post then slept well. I've had coffee this morning and did fine. I still can tell my band is tighter, but that is a good thing. I didn't have a lot of restriction before now. So, if it was my run then that's just another benefit of running. I just have to adjust my eating. It really was weird though, because I only ate meat and not even a lot of it. I don't thnk I chewed it well enough or ate it slow enough. I will be more careful today. We have homeschool coop today so I won't beback on until tonight. Everyone have a Great day!! Btw, Kathy, your kiddos are beautiful. You are right, you daughter does look lie you. That is pretty cool. God has a geat sense of humor.

I think it is the purple girl that has me up in arms as well. When she blew Jililan a kiss I just couldn't believe it. Look at the opportunity these people have. And the way her mom whines about everything. get over it already and jsut do the work or go home!!! You knew what you were getting into when you signed up. So, put on your big girl panties and do it or GO HOME!!! When they were all on the treadmill telling her that they didn't do their homework, they just didn't sem to care. Pissed me off. I think i like Heba too. I like the red people too and the yellow girl is ok. I can't stand the purple people, incase you can't tell. Other than that I don't know.

DS and I went out for chinese tonight. I am really trying to do well on low carb so I ate meat only. No rice at all, and not much meat. I have been throwing up ever since. Chinese food is usually not hard for me to get down, and I haven't had great restriction lately. I am wondering if my long runs the last 2 days have caused my band to be a little tighter. I am a little worried about throwing it up though. Not real throw up. It is still undigested, but my body is "wretching" to get it out. I so don't want any band complications this close to ps, or ever for that matter. No more chinese for me. I hope this goes away soon. It is much better right now. Nothing has come up in about 10 minutes, but I still feel like it's right there.. Ok, Iknow, TMI, but who else do I tell all this to.

Way to go leslie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You rock!!!!!!

Something tells me that they knew what was expected of them before they went.

Kathy, I am excited, anxious, overwhelmed, and silly giddy about my surgery. Mostly I am just excited. 2 weeks from tommorow. I can't wait. I couldn't sleep last night lying in bed trying to picture my belly flat. i just can't do it. Even when I was very thin I had a poochy belly. My dr assures me that it will really be flat. I can't wait to see for myself. Here is the link to my PS thread. DH is going to call Georgiagirl after my surgery and give her the updates. She is goign to post to my PS thread, but I bet she will fill you guys in as well. Here is the link!! http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f12/renewedhope-headed-flatlands-76071/

There is nothing more motivating that new clothes that are smaller than the ones in your closet that lookk hot on you!! Way to go Kathy! You are going to look great at your new job!!

Thanks Whosya. I will definately do that. My mother is a breast cancer survivor. I actually started running to run the Susan G Koman 5K last year. I ended up walking a lot of it, but did it in honor of my mom. I don't ever want to forget how good that felt. Back to my competitive me. Jsut got home from running. Ran 5 miles again today. You have a lot of running coming up. I am definately going to have to kick it into high gear!! This is such great motivation, and we both win!! How cool is that!!

I ran 5 miles this morning. TIme not as good. 53 minutes I think. I ran at the track and there are LOTS of hills, so it was much more difficult. I usually don't do long runs back to back either. It was pretty tough. But.....Here are the numbers (Just for you Luluc) Whosya - 14.44 Renewed - 24.96 Am I 10 miles ahead. No way!!! He is probably on a work trip and will download like 20 miles when he gets home. Until then, still basking in the glow of victory!!

I'm rooting for you Leslie!!

I didn't sleep well this week either. I don't feel so scared as I am jsut picturing every step. WOndering what I will look like. Trying to imagine it. This is such a big deal. I am looking forward to recovering with you!!

I do think it is possible in such a controlled setting. Unfotunately most of us don't have that controlled setting. Fortunately, we do have lapband!! I would love to work out with Jillian or Bob. I think they are awesome. I think the people on the show just need to put on their big girl panties and do it!!!! I didn't want to run 5 miles this morning, but I want this bad enough so I did it anyway!! Love the show, hate the drama!!

Last night, lying in bed, DH said "You are so pretty". This is not uncommon. What was so wonderful was the look in his eyes. I knew he meant it, and for the first time in a very long time, I believe him.

We are getting close!! I can't wait. Last night I couldn't go to sleep trying to picture my new body. I am SOOOOO ready to lose the flap on my lap!!

Ok, This may be TMI, but what to do, what to do??? TOM should come visit me about 2 days after my surgery. YUCK!! How do I deal with this with the compression garment and all. My compression garment will be crotchless. Can I wear panties over it with a pad without making a mess. I can wear tampons if I need to. They make me cramp a little worse, but I can deal, but will I be able to mange that on my own. DH is a saint and will be home to help me, but tampons?? I don't want to ask him to put my tampon in. Oh dear, what a dilema.

Oh Leslie, So sorry you are having a really hard time. I agree with kathy. Sounds like you meds/thyroid. I'm glad you are going to the doctor tommorow. Please keep posting. Sending you big cyber hugs. Hoping all of this is straightened out real soon...

I'm with Jillian. I would give anything(maybe not anything) to train with her. These people have an amazing opportunity and those women don't seem to get it. All the whining is really getting on my nerves. Either take advantage of it or go home. The mom and daughter couple. The mom has blonde hair that hte daughter black (Jillian kicked the daughter out of the gym) They really get on my nerves. I'm glad Heba stayed instead of her husband. I still like the yellow girl, but even she seems a little whiny. Not sure who my favorite is yet either.

Too cool, I love it. Ok, I am going to see if I can go to sleep now. Goodnight.

Frangi, So glad you are doing better.

LOL, I do think we were separated at birth. LOL