Teresajo

Name............Lbs Lost........% of wgt lost.......BMI QatarPhil...........55......................19%................32.2 (39.6) Foofy................43....................15.5%...............37.2 Sades...............44.4..................19.4%..............33.8 Shalee04...........66.....................26.6.................30.3 Bandpal.............88.11..................30.%...............32.4(47 ) Skinny_Jill..........59.5...................26.8%..............30.8 Stephanie..........60.....................26%.................27.1 Hollyberries........113.....................31%.................36.2 linda.................52......................23%.................29.9 5 Abbisgood..........53.....................23%.................?? want2lose..........89.6...................31%................31.4 kandiceb............63.....................26%................27.6 Momto1plus1......74.4...................27.6%..............30.5 MollyBrown.........36.....................12.5%..............36.5 TxArcher............102...................25.50%.........52.8 to 39.3 Cindyg...............54.....................21%.................36 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........49......................21.3%.................32.1 hortgal..............40......................18.5%..............33.8 Robin_Bird............90.....................29.5%................32.7 Staysee..............70.....................20%................48.4 Hajohnson1..........49.8....................18.2%..............39.8 lindseyann2u........70......................?%.................? Cherlita...............44.......................20%...............65 to 57.5 BandChick64..........94.5.....................31.5%.............33.2 tyman311..............61.....................31%...............41 to 28 (so far) BarbBee................74......................24%.................38 Huskerette............54..(i gained)..........22%...............30.5 Firebolt.................45.....................19%..................3 3.5 Rachel.................63........................72%................28 .3 Teresajo..............93........................36%................27.3 I'm flabby and baggy but getting closer to my goal :biggrin:

Name...................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go Momto1plus1.........228.8............227.6............218 .8.......8.8 Teresajo...............195..............188...............185.............3

I was just updating my ticker and noticed that I've reached my half way mark to my goal. 62 pounds lost and 60 to go. My marriage , our children and then the lap band are the top three greatest things to ever happen to my life. And because of the band I'll be able to enjoy the other two for many, many extra years.

Name...................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Shortgal................189.............188.2.............184......... 4.2 TxArcher...............345..............342...............325......... 17 Osangriared...........262..............258...............250.......... .8 Shalee04...............205..............203...............197......... ..6 Trixie....................241.............231................221...... ....10 Longhorn...............204.............197.4.............195.......... .2.4 Teresajo................195..............190...............185.... .... ..5 I'll be out of town all of next week for work. Hotels, long work hours, restaurants and under-equiped gyms. I'm going to take my Soup and unjury with me but I'll be happy if I just don't gain any weight.

Name...................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go 1. TxArcher............345 ............342................325........17 2. Skinny_Jill..........186.............185................178..........7 3. Momto1plus1......228.8..........229.2.............218.8.........10.4 4, Longhorn...........204.............199.4.............195...........4.4 5. Mariegabrieleee...252.............251................240..........11 6. Teresajo...............195.............193...............185.... ... ..10 I'm starting slow, but using my bowflex every day trying to get my money out of it.

I'm so happy for you Longhorn. 199 seemed like an impossible goal to me and when it happened I had to weigh myself three times to check if it was right. Congrats again.

Name...................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go 1. Momto1plus1......228.2..........228.2.............218...........10 2. Mariegabrieleee...252............252................240...........12 3. TxArcher............345.............345...............325...........20 4. Trixie.................241............241................221.......... .20 5. Longhorn............204............204................199............5 6. Tralynn222.........320............320.................310..........10 7. shalee04............205............205.................197.......... 8 8.ellebrookes..........178............178.................169......... ..9 9. Skinny_Jill...........186...........186..................178.......... 8 10 Shortgal ............189...........189.................184............5 11. Sades...............201...........201..................190..........11 12.lisawach.............300...........300.................285......... ..15 13. BiggestLoser2be..198...........198.................188...........10 14. want2lose..........226...........226.................216...........10 15. Osangriared........263...........263................250............13 16. Cindyg...............215...........215................200............1 5 17. Teresajo...............195.............195...............185.... ... ..10 I’m going to start using the bowflex, I’d like to get some tone even if it means gaining pounds. Everything seems so flabby, smaller but flabby.

Name................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go TxArcher............360.............345................345.........Zero baby! Foofy ................249............242.5 (yay!).....237.........5.5 Momto1plus1.......241............228.8..............229..........-.2 mariegabrieleee....261............252................256..........-4 Shortgal..............198............189................192.........(-3) Hollyberries..........298............282................285.........(-3) Trixie..................264.............241................244........ .(-3) Longhorn.............211.............204................199.........(5 ) Shalee04.............218.............205................206.........(-1) ellebrookes..........191..............178..............175......... 3boo Skinny_Jill...........195..............186...............180.......... 6 I'm okay with it! plump_princess......237.............220..............227.........(-7) alor ....................251.............214...............209.........5 want2lose............236.8..........226................225.........1 Firebolt................243.............215...............212......... .3 Teresajo.................212..................195..............205.... ... ..-17 I started the challenge slow and after my fill things really turned around. Today I bought a size 16 women's jeans and a XL shirt. I almost cried. I haven't been a 16 in 25 years. I'm almost getting brave enough to post my before and now pics. Almost. Good luck to everyone, with the next challenge.

I take Acidophilus Pearls every day and they work great for me. I use a sharpie and write 1 thru 30 on the back of each pill so I can remember if i took it today. And since I always forget a couple of days out of the month, I have a pill for those 31 day months. Serving Size: 1 Pearl Amount/Serving %DV Proprietary Probiotic Blend 1 billion CFU * Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium longum Other Ingredients: palm oil, Gelatin, glycerin, lecithin, and pectin. Contains No: sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, artificial coloring, artificial flavoring and preservatives. This product contains natural ingredients; color variations are normal. Untitled Document

I read it twice and still missed that mushy part. And you weren't mean or butchy. You said it very nicely.

If it weren't for soup and unjury I wouldn't eat anything before 3pm. I'm tight and I haven't been hungry since my last fill two weeks ago. My weight loss is right on track but, I do exercise every day. I try for thirty minutes before work and 45 after the dishes are done. I take my chewable vits twice a day and try to track my Protein. But everyone is different. If your hungry in between meals then solid protein might be best for you.

starting # current # goal # to go# TxArcher................360....................346..........345....... ..1 Shortgal.................198....................192.6.......192. .......1/2 (now I'm aiming for 191) Trixie......................264...................248..........244.... ......4 tyman311................168...................161..........150........ .11 Shalee04.................218...................208..........206......... ..2 Steph.....................203.5................188.5.......188.5........ ..0 hungry....................227.5................218..........215.5..... ..2.5 Longhorn.................211...................205..........199......... ..6 plump_princess.........237...................227..........227........... 0 Momto1plus1...........241...................235..........229............ 6(229) ellbrookes 191.........181...................175............................6 want2lose...............236.8................229.8.......225......... .4 .8 Hollyberries.............298...................289...........285..... ... ..4 Skinny_Jill..............195...................187..........180..... .......7 kristin1031.............256...................246..........240........ ....6 Cindyg..................218....................215.........208...... ......7 Teresajo.................212..................199..............205.... ... ..-6 I had a fill on Thursday and the flu over the weekend. The good and the bad. My weight might go up when I start eating meals again. But it was nice to see that 199 pop up on the scale for the first time in 15 years.

I have BCBS of California too. I had bad experiences with my doctor, the hospital, the shrink and the dietitian. But BCBS were very professional and either had the answers to all my questions or found the answers and called me back. They have a very good site, Medical Policies & Clinical UM Guidelines . I printed all of the requirements for lap banding and took them with me to my primary doctor who I don't think had ever had a lap band patient. He went through it, wrote the right letters and made the preliminary appointments that I needed. It really helped things to go smoother and faster. I had approval less than 6 weeks after I started the process. But because the dietitian and shrink didn't do their jobs it took longer to get the actual surgery date. It doesn’t hurt anything to give the person at BCBS handling your approval a call to make sure everyone is on the ball. Because I called I knew when there was a problem, even before my surgeon office did. Good Luck