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Bea: Hang in there honey! Nursing school is tough, but you can do it! It was one of the best things I've ever done for myself. I love being a nurse and the career opportunities are endless. It IS a LOT of reading, I'll give you that. I vowed to never pick up another book again after nursing school was over...well now I'm in my BSN program. Go figure! LOL PM me if you ever just wanna chat nurse-y stuff! ~C

Hi everyone...I haven't been on in a while either! Brandy: I'm with ya girl! I'm so happy to be in Onederland too. I don't know that I will reach my 100 pounds by my bandiversary, but I'm gonna try real hard. I think it would be fun, but the way I see it, I'm so far ahead of where I was this time last year!!! WOO HOO! I remember finding this site last January and feeling so excited waiting for approval. I was feeling so desperate and sick of being fat. I'm so much happier this year and I know it's been slow, but what an amazing road we are on! I'm starting to get my life back! Keep up the great work! ~C

HI EVERYONE!!! How is everybody? Haven't seen too many posts...hope all is well. I started my new job and I'm loving it so far. I am so excited to get out of scrubs and wear "people clothes" as they say in the world of nursing. I am having a tough time with shopping though. I'm frustrated. I'm in between sizes and can't seem to find much that looks nice and reasonably priced. I'm sure you all can relate that I don't want to spend a lot of money on clothing when I'm constantly changing. Now don't get me wrong...it's a good problem to have but not when you really gotta have nice stuff to wear. I'm down a few more pounds. Not drinking enough water, so I've really got to pay attention to that. Congrats on Onederland CC! ~C

:thumbup::cool2::woot::tt2::thumbup: Guess who made it to ONE-DERLAND!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Tammi! Leslie...Chat me up!

Tammi-- Congratulations! What a fun goal...I'm another one that wants to weigh less than my husband. I'll have to check with him. I think I might be there. I'd forgotten about that and since you brought it up, I will have to see. L2L- Girl, where have you been??? You back on track? Logging food? I haven't officially started back on track myself. Still have company and can't seem to get into a new routine. Brandy-- You are amazing. I'm so proud of you. Your happiness is coming out in your posts! {{{hugs}}} CC-- Glad you're feeling better! Bea--Good info. Thanks for sharing all of that. So I got a new job for my birthday!!!! I'm so excited. I am getting a raise and a whole new position. I interviewed in December and on Tuesday this week I got the call!! Woo Hoo!!! And then today, I lost 2 pounds. I am only 1 pound away from a major goal/victory! Onederland is only one stinking pound away. Just one! But tonight I shall dine. On cake. Chocolate cake to be exact, with Margaritas. I'm celebrating! hee hee ~C

K (Kalipso) Sounds like you are doing really well on your portions. I can't eat bread or cereal. Never have been able to . It just seems to gum up and get stuck. Besides, I feel like the carbs are what got me into trouble in the first place so it's best for me to just avoid them. I will make it back to the gym as soon as the last few stragglers of my visitors go home. I am antsy to get back into a routine. I felt so much better when I went to the gym. I have a wii fit too, but I haven't used it in a while. It is so much fun. I really should get it out! I live in Ohio too. Do you go to any support meetings? Cinci is a ways for you if you live in Cleveland! ~C

Welcome Kalipso! Some are doing a 5 day pouch test to jump start the weight loss again. It's a liquid diet to mushy then hard protein diet. Kinda flushes the body of the carb addiction and bad habits we get into. I haven't done it yet, but I am seriously considering it! LOL The beauty of the band is the fact that we can start over every day...there is always a chance to get back on track. Do you exercise? What kind of food do you eat? Do you feel your band is tight now that you've been filled? ~Carol

IAMWORTHIT, NUMBRGRL, BRANDY, DSK, BEA, CUBS GIRL, MARRISA'S MOM------- It's so good to see everyone popping in! I am just tickled PINK over it!! You are all doing so well. I am so proud to be a part of such a great group of people. I wish I could report that I am doing well on my resolution, but I'm not. My mom is still visiting and we've continued to be on the run. I told her we will need to settle into a routine if she's gonna hang around! I DID drink a ton of water today though. She must think something's wrong with me cuz I've been in the bathroom all day! LOL So, tomorrow is another day. I am doing fine. Haven't gained, still at my posted weight. I really want to see the scale move again, and I've got an appointment with a new surgeon at the end of the month. Cheers ~C

IAMWORTHIT, NUMBRGRL, BRANDY, DSK, BEA, CUBS GIRL, MARRISA'S MOM------- It's

Ok...I couldn't do it. No liquid diet for me. I am however, not indulging any more. I do need to step up my water intake for sure. I'm gonna really focus on that. Congrats to everyone that has already lost weight! Woo Hoo! We don't have much time left before our 1 year bandiversary. I really want to be at 100 lost, but I am feeling like that's not gonna happen. I'm just not losing enough (my averages are bad). I would have to lose no less than 11 pounds a month now until then. Hmmm. Maybe I will have to go a few liquid diets to do this! LOL ~C

Good Morning All!!!!!!!!!! Well, here we are. It's a new day. I am sitting here sipping my Slimfast wondering how well I'm gonna do on liquids all day. Oh, and did I mention I have a lunch engagement? Dear Lord, give me strength. Not sure if I can pull this off, but I'm gonna try. After all...it's a new year! LOL CC, Cheer, L2L- There will no more a$$ kicking. We all enjoyed the holidays and all that it entailed. That includes the cookies, blossoms, cool refreshing beverages and the like. Y'all are gonna lose quick. I am confident about this! Look how far we've come! We are amazing and we can do anything! (except me, with the liquid diet thing) LOL Alright...so come on everybody....let's do this! ~C

LOL...Brandy! I know, we all are truely nuts! I've now had a few drinks myself...Happy New Year!!!!!!

Happy New Year everyone! Leslie- Yea...it's all my fault! I own it! I wanted those few more days to hae a stiff drink! LOL My family just left--one mom with her 3 DOGS and a CAT! One sister with her4 kids and a DOG and not to mention one of the kids is a BABY (only 6 monts old!!!)...and other stragglers. I am pooped. Oh, and speaking of POOP...well there is a SHITLOAD of it in my yard and on my PATIO! Oops...did I say shit? Yeah...LOTS of it! Ahh... the holidays....GOOD TIMES! oh...and what's up with the copy cat, name stealin thing? LOL I don't really want to go on a liquid diet. Y'all are nuts. Crazy! Why do we want to purposely torture ourselves with that again? Seriously? There is no other way of getting back on track? LOLOLOL Ok, enough whining...I will do what ever.

Alright, so it's official...we are all starting over on the 1st? It's good to see everyone back here and being the supportive team that we are!!!! I heart you guys! I bought Jillian Michaels newest book (heard it was pretty good and on target) and I also got her DVD's called the 30 day Shred. I am hoping to kick up a few notches in the exercise department. I want to hire a trainer for a few sessions to help me really get going. I feel like I've exhausted the whole treadmill thing. I need to work different muscles and get more out of my workout. I can't run, so I've got to come up with something else. I haven't looked up the pouch test, but so far y'all aren't too dedicated! LOL Does this indicate that it's hard to stick to? ~C

You girls are silly! Milk? Hmmmm, I generally don't crave it. Wonder if I will with the pouch test thingie. I can't believe y'all aren't waiting for the 1st of the year to re-start your diets. I am. I figure I've got a few days left, why not enjoy it?! I am so bad. I haven't been to the gym the whole month of December. I am miraculously still losing and even dropping inches----which of course translates to dropping sizes. Woo Hoo! I caught a glimpse of my backside in the dressing room mirror yesterday and I thought I would barf. Dear God, please tell me that isn't my butt! Those are MY legs??? Puke. Definitely going back to the gym. Losing weight is great, but this is gross. I am not sure how well I will fare through the skin changes. Going to the gym will tighten things up, right? Smooth out some of the dimples and wrinkles, right? Someone please offer some encouragement. I fear I will be destined for a life of wearing capri's and never shorts or bathing suits!!!!

Well, well, well....look what the cat dragged in! Hi girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Leslie- what in the world have you been doing??? I've missed you so much! I am on here from time to time, but my school schedule last term was killer and I just didn't have time to post. PLEASE email me! Brandy-you are just doing awesome. It's so fun to 'hear' the excitement in your words. I'm on your tail. I've eaten everything in sight though, so I don't think I'm gonna make it to Onederland before the end of the year! LOL But damn I'm close! What exactly is the 5 day pouch test? and why do we want to do this?

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!! Brandy---You are amazing! I am so happy for you! Keep up the good work! ~Carol

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Well hello everyone! It's so nice to see this thread active! I'm so excited to see the new members here too! I'm so impressed at how well everyone is doing. I know we've all stalled, but overall our numbers are wonderful. Nothing has changed for me, still dropping a little here or there, but nothing big. It's tough to stay focused this time of year too. ~C

Good job CC (ColoradoChick-If it's okay with you, I'll just call you CC?)!!!! You have done very well with your band. What are you doing? Are you logging? Would you share your regimen? Most of us struggle a little more than we'd like. We tried logging our food for a while. I can't speak for everyone, but I have fallen off the bandwagon on that one! I'm losing a little here and there, but not what I really want. I am sort of dreading all this holiday eating. I don't feel like I've conquered any of my brain habits this year. I'm still eager to eat whatever I can manage to get down. I'm so disappointed in myself. I know it's not the end of the world or anything, I guess I just thought it was gonna be so much easier this year. Granted, I didn't eat near the portions I have in years past, but still. I went straight for the dessert because I knew it would go down without a fight! ~C

Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!! I am so proud of all of us and just want to tell you all how thankful I am to have all of you!!! God Bless ~Carol

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Oh I love the details, but then again I'm a nurse! Where is your blog? Got a link? ~C

Woo Hoo! Go BUCKS! is right! Juli...that is awesome about your surgery! Are you getting panniculectomy or abdominoplasty? Fight for both if you can. That way you get the skin removed, but a pretty result when it's done. Talk to the surgeon about how they expect it to look afterwards. You probably know all this, but just some friendly advice! I'm so excited for you! ~C