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OK, I am hoping to have a tummy tuck in early November. I want to be at 150 by then. Here we go!! _____Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:thumbup:************************:tt2:*********************:w00t:**** 2BHealthE!.........194...........79..............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel .............199............199............180............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............245............230............0 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............155............140............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............248............230............0 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............299............285............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........299.8..........275............0 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wowox7.............195............195............170............0 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

ok, so DH and I stayed up late last night and I slept in this morning. No 10K. I will run later today. I am such a goob!!

Lyn, I hope the inserts help. Be patient, as your first fill may not get you where you want to be, but you will be amazed at how things take off once you have good restriction. You are going to be kickin butt!!!!

Ok, the man who used ot be my trainer at the gym asked me to run it with him. I told him that there was no way I could run 10K, but I would come run 5k just for the practice. I didn' think anything else about it until today I saw some info on it at Academy. I went online and read about it and I can't officially run it because I am not close to one of the locations and I don't have a Nike plus sportband (I am getting one for my birthday next month :smile: ) However I am going to go do my 10K tommorow anyway. I probably won't have a picture pecause DH will be home with the kids. I am doing it for the satifaction of doing something that was impossible a year ago, and it will be cool to run at the same time as millions of other people. We are starting at 6a tommorow.

WAY TO GO KATHY!!!! OK, I am back! LOL Tommorow, in regular Amy is crazy fashion, I am going to run/walk the Nike Human Race 10K. I plan to run 5K and then walk/run the other 5K. I just decided this today. So, Whosya, what do I eat in the morning to help sustain me through this??? Give me some tips here.

I certainly didn't come anywhere near my goal. My weightloss has really slowed, but when I saw the doctor today I had lost almost 7 pounds of fat and gained almost 5 pounds of muscle. The numbers almost balance out, but I know the benefits don't. I will keep exercising. It's on to the next challenge for me. Name_________Start Weight ____Goal____ Lbs lost____Current Weight *************** **********:biggrin:******:Banane20:**********:tt2:***** aJoneen............230.........220.......7.......... Bea1128............220.........199.......5.......... Babs0101...........185.........170.......0.......... blesdbyonmzur......159.........148.......4.......... BTTRFLI1432........221.........210.......6.......... Bunkey1965.........212.........195.......16.........194 Chocolate_Snaps....254.........240.......6.......... Darr5380...........167.........155.......3.......... Epm316.............209.........199.......5.......... erikadawn..........199.........175.......0.......... FloridaGirl........235.........215.......0.......... HeatherO...........172.........155.......15.........157 Heft_Bandit........261.........245.......6..........255 JennyPoo...........169.........159.......5.......... KarenG.............160.........158.......6.......... KathyStrick........305.........290.......0.......... Lapbandfan.........258.........230.......2.......... Leslie2Lose........224.........209.......0..........224 LessNLess..........144.5.......140.......0.......... LilMissBand-Aid....234.4.......225.......6.2........ Lunabeane..........221.........200.......16.........205 Luu2008............219.........189.......14......... Luv2Laugh..........232.........212.......0.......... luvinke............206.........190.......0.......... mamato3............199.........184.......6.......... mcgreen............189.........175.......0.......... mdgarcia31665......225.........200.......0.......... melboyd............266.........256.......5.8........260.2 Missrach...........269.........175.......25.........244 MollyMolly.........192.........182.......2.......... mominlv13..........316.........300.......10.8.......305.2 MSnika3............228.........204.......4.......... MyTurn.............250.........240.......7..........243 NANAbanded.........225.........199.......7.......... Ninja..............204.........189.......5.......... NukeChik...........221.........199.......6.......... Ollie..............242.........210.......0.......... Redtulips..........188.........180.......6.......... Renewedhope........179.........155.......8..........171 ronni_NC...........243.........220.......0.......... slgandera..........185.........173.......7.......... StartingOver.......220.........205.......15......... Sunshine2..........187.........170.......10..........177 want_so_bad........170.........155.......0.......... Sades.......(7/16).192.5.......180.......8.6........ Sadie..............220.........199.......6.......... smwww..............189.........179.......0.......... tp78...............212.........195.......7..........

I went to the doctor today. The bad news. My port has flipped. It is on its side, so after a difficult time she was able to access it. She removed .4cc to allow me to eat more. YEAH!! I had lost 4 pounds since the no scales challenge began. At first I thought that didn't seem great, but according to the machine I gained almost 5 pounds of muscle and lost almost 7 pounds of fat!! I'll take that. We are hoping that my port will behave until I have my tummy tuck. If she needs to replace it sooner, then I will probably go ahead and do the tummy tuck at that time. According to the doctor I have 18 pounds of fat to lose before I am at goal!! WOOHOO!! I want to lose more than that, but that's a start!!

Luluc, The only thing I could could think of is maybe you should see your doctor and make sure you don't have a fungus in your tonenails. That can be very painful and cause them to split. If the are not too long, I don't know of any other reason. I hope it gets better real soon. Sounds very painful. Way to go Georgia!!!!! I moved my Dr appointment to today. I am really tight all of the sudden. I think it has to do with TOM and the stress of the kids leaving, but I have had bad reflux that last few nights. I am going to talk to her about diet today. Amy

georgia, I try to focus on taking long deep breaths. As I get further into my run this gets harder, but if I can keep my breathing under control then my run goes much better. This is so much easier said than done.

At the hospital I worked at you could change during open enrollment or if you had a qualifying change. I may be wrong, but I think that is a law, and I think your husband becoming diabled would be a qualifying change. Have you talked to your HR people? It's worth a shot, expecially if you like your job.

Mamato, Wow!! Bless your heart. So many big things going on with you! My heart really goes out to you as well. Know that we are all here. I am glad DH is doing better. I will be thinking of you as you are making all of these other changes. Amy

I got mine at Game Stop. They are really hard to find. You just have to keep callling places. I caught mine in the morning. A shipment of 4 had just arrived. They definately don't sit on the shelf. Good luck to you.

Wow, what a day. Our social worker called this morning to check on us, and to tell me that the kids are doing well. They slept well last night, and Hannah started school today. I am so glad they are doing well. DS and I cleaned house today. Deep cleaning. I taught DS to clean baseboards. I know, child labor. LOL We really had a good time and worked really hard. With 5 kids my house had not been cleaned like this in a long time. We finished at about 8:30 tonight. I put off yesterday's run until today, and after all of that cleaning I really wanted to put it off again, but I know myself well enough to know that I can't afford to do that. I am on week 10 which is a 35 minute run. I knew in the beginning that after all that cleaning I didn't have a 35 minute run in me. I did a 25 minute run and I feel good about that. I might run again tommorow. I am really ready to pick myself up and move forward. I go to the doctor on Tuesday. I have still not weighed and am anxious to see what I weigh. I definately will NOT go a whole month without weighing again, but i will probably cut my weighing to once a week. Have a great night everyone.

Bonnie, Ditto to what these other ladies said. I will be thinking of you!! ((HUGS))

We just go thome a little while ago. The kids did great. The 4 year old was even able to communicate that she was excited and sad too. I was very impressed that she has the ability to seperate those emotions. 6 months ago she would hardly say anything. It was much harder than I anicipated, but the worst is over. I pretty much feel like a zombie today. Didn't sleep well last night. Today is my run day, but I think I may put it off until tommorow after a good night's rest. So, I just put Dylan down for a nap and it is soooo quiet here. I have attached a picture of me with my 2 boys. My family has really shrunk, but I look forward to spending lots of time with them and being less stressed.

Hang in there Leslie. As long as you keep getting back on you are winning!!!

Jeannie, I do Jillian Michael DVD's 5 days a week. I don't do them on Wed and Sat. I run every other day, so sometimes I do both. I arrange my runs so that I always take 1 day off a week. The ladies on here all know that I used to not take a day off. My body finally gave out, and after a break for a day I could do much more than when I pushed so hard. I am stubborn and learned the hard way, but the day off is really necessary. Kathy, You always have the coolest sounding outings with your family. I admire that about you!! Yall are always out doing something fun!! Way to go on the soccer NSV. Leslie, Good luck on the run tommorow. You will do great. It is mind over matter, so make up your mind and you've got it made. Well, I only have 1 more night to put my 3 babies to bed. It is really starting to sink in. We have been packing, etc. Today was a very emotional day. It was also very busy. I kept putting off my run. Then tonight I went to sonic and got a chili pie and coke. OMGosh, how aweful is that. Emotional eating at its best. So, after I ate it, I made myself get my tail on the treadmill and do my run. If I can emotionally eat then I can emotionally run.. So, today was the 3rd day of week 9. I will start the graduation week on Tuesday!! Say a prayer for us if you think of it. Tommorow is our last day with our foster kids. I want to make the most of it, yet there is so much to do to get everything ready. Today my mom asked if she could go with me to take them to their new home. I was surprised and excited. I am not the type to ask for such support or even recognize that I need it. DH will be out of town at a training so he can't go. He will be home late Tuesday night. I am really glad mom is going with me!!

smsmithart, SLOW DOWN!!! That is really fast. You have to work up to that speed. Right now you lack the endurance to maintain that speed. 5K is a distance run not a sprint. You have to go slower in order to go the distance. Kathy, Sounds like yall had a WONDERFUL day!! I LOVE chinese food, but have never been to Chinatown. I live in such a rural area that there is no such place here. We are thinking of a very small getaway next weekend with the kids. Our foster kids are leaving Tuesday, so we'd kinda like to do something special with the boys. HOpe everyone is having a great weekend!!

Mamato, I don't even know what to say. I am so sorry things are so difficult right now. When things calm down for you and you start running again, we will still be here to cheer you on. You are not an outcast. This thread has turned into so much more than running. We are still here for you. Glad DH is doing better. I pray he will continue to improve. WAY TO GO WHOSYA!! You are such an inspiration to us all!

LITE I LOVE IT!! I am definately in.

That sounds great Georgia. I have often thought about becoming a personal trainer. We definately would have the ability to relate to and help people on their journey to become physically fit. Kathy, your goals sound great! I would like to walk in a room and turn heads too. When we go to Cancun we won't be taking children aong. We don't normally go anywhere without the kiddos, but this would be an exception. A VERY romantic getaway.

Ok, here I go. I thought my goal was to run a 5K, and it was. Now I am thinking 8K, and at some point I would like to train to run a triathalon(I don't even know how far each part of that is ) When I reach 150 I plan to reward myself with a tummy tuck, thigh lift and breast lift!! Can't wait. DH told me a few weeks ago that after I finish all of the above surgeries and have healed well he wants to take me to Cancun to celebrate. How we are going to pay for all that is another story, but those are my goals.

Lyn, I always love your posts. Please don't ever stop posting. You always crack me up!! Yes, I am the insane nut that runs again at night. I think it's having the treadmil in your home staring out you. I swear mine calls my name when I walk by. Just like one of my kids begging for attention. I just finished my run. I upped my walk time to 3.8 and my run to 5.1. I didn't want to finish at 3.1 again. Well, I have to walk for an extra 45 seconds, but, including warm up and cool down I did 5K in 40 minutes, 15 seconds. Not bed for a novice. I listened to a little bit of the week 10 talk at the very end of my walk. He said that the next step is "Gateway to 8K". That should give all of us ladies something to look forward to. It doesn't stop at the end of the 5K. Whosya, I can't wait to here about your triathalon tommorow. That is just too cool. I told DH last night that I know I am crazy, but I would really like to train for a triathalon someday. I haven't a clue where to start, but it just sounds like the most amazing thing to accomplish. Congrats to you!!!

Lyn, you are too funny. You will do great! I am fixing to do my run as well.

I agree Luluc. I love this thread. WAY TO GO GEORGIA!!!!! You are awesome. I did good with food choices until tonight. Our foster kids are leaving on Tuesday, so I took our 4 year old girl out for a girl night. The other 2 are too little to understand, but she knows she is leaving and is really doing well. We have both cried, but she is going to be fine. Anyway, we ate Chinese food and then went to Hastings for hot chocolate and shared a brownie. We sat in the floor and read girlie books for over an hour. Then we ate gummy bears. So, needless to say, my calories went over for the day. But you know, I don't feel bad about it at all. Hannah and I had a WONDERFUL time. I will always remember our special girl night, when calories just didn't matter. I sure am going to miss my little guys.