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Put me down for -1 for this week.

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:eek:***********:frown:*************:eek:***********:thumbup:* ********* *** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............286.4.......199.......87.4 Bellaperdente......196............184.........150.......34 Bklyn1984..........317............261.........165.......96 Bostongurl.........190............190.........133.......57 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............138.........130.......8 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............177.........126.......51 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............206.........135.......71 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............228.........150.......78 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............199.5.......169.......30.5 lotzasunshine......270............262.........180.......82 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............161.........125.......36

Hi all, put me down for -3 pounds.

I am also curious about the loose skin. Does it tighten up?

Well, put me down for a big fat zero. I have been a bad, bad bandster. I am falling into some old habits and can't seem to stop. I am eating the wrong foods and snacking waaay to much. I don't know what's wrong with me. :tt2: I am sooo afraid that this will get the best of me and I won't be able to get back on the wagon. That was always my problem in the past. I would lose and then start eating bad again....and you all know the rest of the story. I haven't been exercising either. I have to get control, but I can't seem to do it.:thumbup:

Believe it or not, I just received one of those annoying emails you didn't ask for and it was about losing weight. It has these bogus pictures of a woman during her weight loss. It was so obvious that the body was computer-generated with her head. It was for the product you are talking about. This doesn't sound like a company I would want to get involved with. You made the right choice.

This one was really embarrassing. At a family b-day party. My family and friends decided to play a friendly game of softball. I love softball. I had no pockets for my keys so I kinda draped them over the elastic on my shorts. After the game, I couldn't find my keys. I checked my shorts..everywhere. I had everyone looking over the entire field. I had to have my brother drive me all the way home (which wasn't so close) to get my extra set. While I was home, I had to go to the bathroom and guess what I found under my stomach roll. I could not believe it. I couldn't bear to tell anyone, so I just grabbed my extra set and went back to the party.:tt2:

Can anyone tell me how much to do a tummy tuck? I know that there are probably alot of variables, but maybe a ballpark figure. Also, does anyone know of somewhere that offers cheap but safe surgeries? I researched a surgeon for my lapband and found Dr. Kirshenbaum on this site and I flew to Denver in July. He was wonderful. Now I would like to start searching for plastic surgeons. I have lost 70 pounds and still have about 60 to lose but I want to start looking now. Thanks.

Marie, I am soo sorry about your dad. I know what it is like when the person you love has this horrible diagnosis and his so young. My husband was only 46. I understand that he wants to fight. I would support him if that is his choice. You never know. How about clinical trials? I will keep you in our prayers.

I posted earlier also. I am setting a goal of 12 pounds. Thanks.

Thanks everyone for their support.

I am celebrating!!!:party:I reached 100 pounds lost. Yeah! Put me down for a 2lb loss this week. I am at 187. I am making a goal for the April Fool's challenge of 12 pounds. Dee, you have such a way with words. You explained what most of us are feeling. I know that without the band, I would have never, EVER, have lost this much weight, but we have to work hard also.

I vote for the Easter challenge. I also like the longer ones.:thumbup:

Dee, you did forget but you already fixed it. Thanks. I know I won't be able to meet my goal but I would love to see a new challenge.

Hi all, I am weighing in for this week. Put me down for -3 this week.:cursing: I am out of the 190's!!!!! Weighed in at 189 this morning. I am two pounds away from 100 pds.

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........214.0.......150.......64.0 Babe...............308............300.2.......199.......101.2 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............181.........160.......21 Donna113...........183............178.5.......126.......52.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............397.........300.......97 GratefulHeart......226............215.........135.......80 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............218.4.......160.......58.4 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............234.........150.......84 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............203.........169.......34 lotzasunshine......270............265.5.......180.......85.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............163.........125.......38

Hi all, just checking in for the weigh in. I finally seen the scale move. Put me down for -1.8 this week.:redface:

Lotza, Are we weighing in on a certain day once a week or just post whenever?

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo Babe...............308............300.2.......199.......101.2 Bellaperdente......196............193.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............194.........166.......26 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............185.........160.......25 Donna113...........183............180.........126.......54 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............402.........300.......102 GratefulHeart......226............217.........135.......82 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............224.6.......160.......64.6 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............235.4.......150.......85.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............205.........169.......36 lotzasunshine......270............265.5.......180.......85.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............168.........125.......43

Thanks for all the nice comments. I didn't start exercising until about 3 weeks ago. I did a little off and on but I starting exercising on a more regular basis. I should have done this all along because I have loose skin now. Since I have no money and no health insurance, I guess I have to live with it.:bored:

Oh, I forgot: Here we go, Steelers, here we go....Pittsburgh's going to the Super Bowl:Dancing_biggrin:

Well, I decided to post a before and "during" picture. I had my 6-month bandiversary on Jan. 17 so I wanted to show my progress. I hope this works. I should mentioned that the first picture is with my kids.

Hi all, put me down for a big fat 0 for the weigh in. I seem to be eating more after my fill. I am falling back into some bad eating habits again. I am doing so well through the day, but from dinner on I am grazing too much. I finally started exercising on a regular basis. Will that make me more hungry??? It seems that after I exercise (around 6 p.m.) all I do is eat. I am scared about stretching my pouch from eating too much. I even had a fill two weeks ago? I need advice.

I had a fill and ended up throwing up all night, I couldn't even swallow my own spit. I had bad chest pain and was throwing up severe stomach acid. I couldn't lay down, because I was spitting up so much. I was awful, at about 2:30 a.m., I couldnt take it anymore and drove myself to the er. Of course they knew nothing about the band. The called my fill doc and he said to just come in the morning. Longest night of my life. He took my fill back out and all was fine. Just sore and heartburn from all the acid coming up. Never want that again. Glad to hear you have restriction, hope it stays with you. Dont ever get to tight!!!!:thumbup:

Dee, I did get my fill. All is well. He only gave me 1/2 cc. My request!!! He agreed. I said I NEVER want to go through what I did last month. He said sometimes it is good for someone to experience that to sort of "teach us a lesson". I DID learn my lesson. He is sooo nice. I did have some issues yesterday, because TOM is visiting. Keep up the good work, you look great.