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Congrats, Lindata!! I can't wait to be "just overweight" too!! Wow, that's something I never imagined myself saying! But after being "morbidly obese" and now "obese", "overweight" sounds great!

Now I'm more confused than ever. I haven't been too young for something in a long time! :biggrin:

CindyG...........204...........202...........184...........18 TxArcher.........299...........299...........280...........19 Hollyberries.....253...........251...........238...........13 Momto1plus1......203...........202.2.........185...........17.2 Lindata..........176.5.........176.5.........160...........16.5 Sades............194...........194...........185............9 Mariegabrieleee..235...........235...........215...........20 Skinny Jill......167...........167...........157...........10 Foofy............233...........233...........220...........13 Kuchiegrl........251...........251...........235..... .....16 Peaches11........203...........203...........183...........20 Huskerette.......180...........180...........165...........15 Welcome, Huskerette. Glad you found us! Never too late to jump into one of our challenges. We're a fun and friendly group of bandsters who support and cheer each other on. Congrats on being more than halfway to goal! :thumbs_up:

I finally have decent restriction too which is why I have been steadily losing one pound a week. So darn slow! I wish I could find the motivation to excercise but I had neck surgery a year ago and a recent x-ray showed that the discs are not completely fused. I often have neck and upper back pain and even walking a lot hurts. I think I should look into a water aerobics class if it's not too straining.

Awwww, thanks Cin!! :biggrin2:

Good luck Froggi! We'll be thinking of you this November and sending you good wishes for a successful banding. You'll do great and will be so happy you did this for yourself!

OK, you guys are just wearing me out with all that excercise talk. I'm exhausted just reading your posts! Think I can burn off a few calories by osmosis? :crying: Now where did I hide the elliptical? :thumbup:

Cindy, I'm all for blaming the husband. I blame him for my gaining weight in the first place! Hell, he's used to taking the blame. Kids too, especially the teenager...or is that why my hair is going gray? :thumbup: Sades, what do you mean the answer to life is 42? Do you mean age 42? I'm 44, does that explain why my body loves to torture me with overnight weight gains? :crying:

Almost there!

Name............Start........Current.........Goal........ To Go CindyG...........204...........203...........184...........19 TxArcher.........299...........299...........280...........19 Hollyberries.....253...........251...........238...........13 Momto1plus1......203...........202.2.........185...........17.2 Lindata..........176.5.........176.5.........160...........16.5 Sades............194...........194...........185............9 Mariegabrieleee..235...........235...........215...........20 Skinny Jill......167...........167...........157...........10 Foofy............233...........233...........220...........13 Kuchiegrl........251...........251...........235..... .....16 Peaches11........203...........203...........183........ ..20 __________________ I just keep shuffling down...one...pound...at...a...time! I had actually gained 2 lbs earlier this week so at least I lost those and an additional pound. That's 50 for me! Can someone please tell me why it takes me a week to lose one measly pound but only one day to gain 2? :confused2:

Name............Lbs Lost........% of wgt lost.......BMI QatarPhil...........55......................19%...............32.2 (39.6) Foofy...............43....................15.5%..................37.2 Sades...............35....................15.2%...............35.6 Shalee04...........66.....................26.6................30.3 Bandpal.............77.66..................27%................34.1(47) Skinny_Jill..........50.....................22.5%..............32.7 Stephanie..........60.....................26%.................27.1 Hollyberries........103.....................26%.................37.1 linda.................49.....................21.5..................30. 46 Abbisgood..........53.....................23%.................?? want2lose..........76.4...................26%................33.5 kandiceb............63.....................26%................27.6 Momto1plus1......67.2...................24.9%..............31.7 MollyBrown.........36.....................12.5%..............36.5 TxArcher............101...................25.25%.........52.8 to 39.4 Cindyg...............50.....................20%.................36.5 Close.................50.....................20%.................33.1 Tmusicmaker123..73.....................19%.................60.1 to 48.7 plump_princess....57.....................22%.................36 Mariegabrieleee....73.....................24%.................51.3 to 39.1 gabeekeeper.......101.....................30% ..................40.2 stranger138........40......................17.4%.................33.7 shortgal..............40......................18.5%..............33.8 Robin_Bird............85.....................27.8%................33.4 Staysee..............70.....................20%................48.4 Hajohnson1..........49.8....................18.2%..............39.8 lindseyann2u........63......................?%.................? Cherlita...............44.......................20%...............65 to 57.5 BandChick64..........90.....................30%.............33.9 tyman311..............61.....................31%...............41 to 28 (so far) BarbBee................69......................23%...............39.4 1950.6 pounds lost to date! I hit 50 lbs lost today! I'm saving my happy dance until I'm in Onederland. Won't be long now! Hey Cindy, Foofy, and Holly... Way to go!!

We could all go meet Sades at the Great Barrier Reef next year in our bikinis!! :biggrin2: Cindy, you're on your own in Antartica! Can't do the cold!!

Hey, Cindy! Where did ya go? We lost you after the cookie attack!

That's awesome, TX!! Lowering your blood pressure so much is amazing! That's the best thing you could do for yourself. Getting into smaller pants is always great but your health must come first. So happy for you! :sad_smile:

Sades, My doc said that the size of the band he puts in and how much fill is needed for good restriction depends on how much fat is around the stomach. Perhaps because you started out thinner than most is why you need so much more restriction. Just a hypothetical guess.

Cindy, I totally get what you mean. I just spent a half hour getting down a chicken breast, but Cookies? Right on through the band! They crumble into tiny pieces so down they go. Anything chocolate is my downfall. Didn't lose an ounce during the week after Easter! Gotta keep the unhealthy stuff out of the house. Easier said than done when you have kids. My teen daughter works for Dunkin Donuts. Even though donuts don't go down too easily, the chocolate glazed donuts sang to me! I told my daughter that if she brings them home again, I'm disowning her! Sades, something must be up with your band. Nothing would go through mine if I had 9cc's in there. Let us know what the doc says after you get it checked out.

I thought having the next challenge go to the first day of summer, June 21st, would be motivating. That's almost 7 weeks. Then for the summer we could have a "summer meltdown" challenge if everyone agrees. I'll kick it off! Good luck everyone!! Name..............Start...........Current..............Goal........ To Go CindyG..............210................210..................198...........12

Sades, I will just be happy to join you in Onederland! :ohmy: "So close and yet so far" :crying:

Congrats, Lindata!! :sad: I've got 1 pound to go before I hit 50. That pound just does not want to come off!:ohmy: I'll kick it off eventually! :crying:

TX, Have fun building that workshop. My hubby's cave is in the basement where he has his office. He finished that basement before he touched the rest of the house when we moved in. He calls it his cave, we call it The Dungeon!! :biggrin2:

Sades, Labor Day in the U.S. is Monday, September 1st. I forgot that we have different holidays! I wonder why we don't have more international members. Is banding as popular in Australia as it is here?

Bandpal, So glad your wife is all better. We were worried. Now get some rest! Don't worry about a couple of pounds. You're doing great and will get back on track.

Name..........Start........Current.........Goal........ To Go CindyG.........210...........204...........198...........6 TxArcher.......308...........299...........285...........14 Foofy..........235...........233...........225.......... 8 Skinny_Jill....173...........168...........163...........5 Hollyberries...257...........254...........247...........7 Stephanie......173...........173...........159...........14 gabeekeeper....246...........234...........236...........0 Sades..........197...........194...........185...........9 shortgal.......175...........175...........165...........10 Momto1plus1....210...........203...........198...........5.0 Shalee04.......187...........182...........177...........5 osangriared....248...........248...........228...........20 lindata........181.5.........178..........176.5..........3.5 kuchiegrl1.....262.5.........253.5.........252...........1.5 kandiceb.......175...........175...........165...........10 Hajohnson1.....234...........229.2.........219...........10.2 Hopping to it..295...........295...........280...........15 Eulete P.......219...........219...........209...........10 wnr2lose.......211.8.........205.7.........200...........5.7 Just call me the One Pound Wonder! :cursing: Ok, just a few days left till the end of this challenge. The first day of summer is Saturday. I was thinking we could have a Summer Meltdown Challenge until Labor Day. That would give us a little over 2 months to really get some weight off. What do you all think? Is almost 10 weeks too long for a challenge or would that be OK?

Great job, TX!! Knew you could do it. What a great Father's Day present! You look great and the babies are adorable!! Bet your wife is happy!!

I'm so close, I can see Onederland over the horizon. I'll get there soon!! Congrats to all of you who have crossed the border. May you never return!