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

Name.......................Start..........Current..........Goal ......To Go 1. TxArcher.................360..............353...............345 ........8 2. Momto1plus1............241..............237...............229 ........8 3. Hungryforchange.......227.5...........219.5............215.5......4.5 4. Steph.....................203.5............192.5............188.5 .....4 5. shortgal..................198...............194..............192 ........2 6. Hollyberries..............298...............291..............285. .......6 7. Trixie......................264...............253..............244 ........9 8. Longhorn.................211...............205..............199....... ..6 9. Shalee04.................213...............211...............206...... ..6 10. plump_princess........237..............230................227........3 11. mhaupt61502..........257...............239...............236.........3 12. want2lose.............236.8.............229.8............225.........4 .8 13. kristin1031.............256...............247...............240....... ..7 14. BarbBee.................284...............280...............272....... ....8 15. Teresajo.................212..............206..............205........... ..1 I'm going to make it to my first mini goal. Although I think it was a little to mini, I might just make it to 199 for valentines day. That's a much better gift than roses or candy could ever be.

Our local Girl Scout troop sends donated boxes of cookies to service men over seas. Its a good way to help the scouts without hurting our diet.

I just opened my Magic bullet and I was hoping for some recipes and advice on using it. It looks so plastic-ish and breakable.

Longhorn, you look so beautiful in both of those dresses. Our daughter is 27 and we have a son 23. Neither one has any intrest in marriage. And I want to be a grandparent way more than they want to be parents.

Netflix,now has unlimited Watch Now movies and that includes a couple dozen exercise videos. They have Jillian Michaels, hot yoga, dance off the inches and a bunch more that I can’t remember. I moved my computer so I had a little more room to kick around. They’ve gotten me out of my treadmill, recumbent bike, treadmill, recumbent bike, treadmill, recumbent bike, chasm. Plus I feel like I’m getting more for my money, which is always a good thing

I was banded for the first time on November 1st. I developed Crepitus and spent 8 days in the ICU with loads of intravenous pain killers. When I went home I had 4 bottles of liquid pain meds which I took religiously. Around the 14th I had sharp pains but figured it was just part of healing process and it would get better with time. When I went back to the Drs on the 27th he tried for a fill. He poked, prodded , manipulated and poked some more until I started crying. Then I walked over to the hospital to do it all again under fluro. They were able to get a couple cc’s in and then I did the magic Water test , felt like I was drowning ,none of it stayed down. So, no big deal just take some out. Wasn’t happening, there was a crack in the tubing so they weren’t able to take any of it out. Back to surgery. I actually felt better 30 minutes after the second surgery than I had in 3 weeks. Now my insurance has paid their part of all of my claims for both surgeries but they are denying the doctors payment for the first surgery. Which pretty much tells me who they think is to blame.

Name Starting# Current # Goal # To Go 1. Momto1plus1.......241...............238..............229...........9 2. TxArcher...........360........Last week, 357......???...........12 3. Hungryforchange...227.5..........225...............215.5.......10 4 shortgal ............. 198............195................192...........3 5. Hollyberries.........298............293................285........... 8 6. Tyman311..........167...........168................150............17 7. Trixie.................264...............255..............244......... .11 8. plump_princess.....237.............233..............227........... 6 9. Foofy ................249............244...............237............7 10. wnt2lose..........236............233.8...........225.............8.8 11. BarbBee...........284.............278.............272..............6 12. Longhorn..........211.............206.............199.............7 13. Steph...............203.5..........197..............188.5.........8.5 14.kristin1031..........256............ 249..............240...........9 15. MarieGabrielle.......268.............261...............256............ 5 16. Skinny_Jill..........195.............190...............180...........1 0 17. Pattypoo1........202..............198...............192...........6 18. Teresajo...............212..............209..............205.......... ..4 I better step up the exercise, I've only lost one pound since the 10th.

Congratulations on your closet shopping. Last night I dumped out all of my drawers. Now I have these beautiful piles of 42DD bras and just my size, size 40 panties all ready to be boxed up. I've been taking the clothes that are two sizes to big to a church that does clothing give always but I suppose the under clothes will just have to go into the trash. I'm looking forward to the day that I go shopping in my 18 year olds closet.

Name Starting # Current # Goal # To Go # Hollyberries...........298.............298..............285........... 13 Momto1(Wendy).....241.............241..............229...........12 Hungryforchange....227.............227..............215...........12 Cagstorm (Craig)....360.............357..............345...........12 Teresajo...............212.............206..............205.......... ..1 Skinny_Jill............195..............195..............180.......... .15 Foofy ..................249..............248..............237...........11 want2lose.............236.8...........236.8............225...........1 1.8 sades...................199.7..........199.7............189........... .10.7 chiqui...................231.............231...............220........ .. 11 MarieGabrielle.......268..............262...............256........... ...6 Trixie...................264.............257.5............244......... ..13.5 Firebolt.................224.............224...............212........ ...12 Kristin1031............256.............252...............240.......... .12 Longhorn...............211.............211...............199.......... .12 BarbBee................284.............284...............272.......... .12 Jen......................264..............264...............249....... ....15 Steph...................203.5...........203.5............188.5........ .15 Goldie1109............228.............226................213.......... .15 Shalee04/Kelly.......218.............218................206...........12 Pattypoo1.............202............199.4...............192.......... ..10 Shortgal ..............198..............197.4..............192.............5.4 Cindyg.................218..............218...............208......... ...10 Suedoenimm.........204.............204...............192.............1 2 plump_princess.....237..............237...............227............1 0 ellebrookes......191............191..................175.............. .16 1 pound to go. I love the fill I have now, restricted but not so tight that it's causing me problems. My DH bought a recumbent bike 2 weeks ago I just love it. I burn calories just like I did on the treadmill but without the pain in my arches. Plus I can say I went 15 miles today instead of 2. For our next challenge I think I'll double my weight loss goal.

I have 5 cc in a 10cc band. For the last few weeks I had been worrying that I was doing something wrong, I could eat a whole sandwich, 2 slices of pizza, 4 hot wings pretty much anything and as much as I wanted. Basically no difference than before my band. Then after my last fill, I could tell the difference. After an ounce or two of solid food I feel full, and if I take that one last bite I wind up over the sink and paying for it. Now, I'm not hungry and really need to start eating differently ,basically do what I was told. Protein first and a unjury drink twice a day. The restriction that I have right now is helping me to get to a better mindset, make healthier food decisions. If I know I'm only going to be able to eat two ounces at a time I better make the most of it. My doctor is happy to give me a little more every two weeks, but I don't think I'll keep my next apt. For now I'm at a comfortable spot.

Before my band I would drink a can or two of soda at home and then when I was out and about get one at the drive thru daily. After my band I'm sort of glad that my Dr. doesn't recommend having any of it. Drinking a product that can remove battery acid, clean lime and repel slugs just seems like a bad idea to me now. But...that doesn't mean that I don't want one every ones and a while.

I've started drinking flavored teas after 7pm. I try to keep a glass with me till I go to bed. I make alot more visits to the bathroom but it seems to be keeping the sweets and crackers out of my hands. I see your losing faster than I am now. Congrats