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Holy crud dude... stepped on the scale this morning and I am down to 318!! Shaaaaa-weeeeet. Hope it sticks for my "official" weigh in on Thursday!!

Y'all are evil! I come back to pages of chatter about Coldstone (lurve the Cake Batter... nummy!), cookie recipes and wine! Ack. Your killing me! lol I worked really hard the past few days and have lost that pesky pound plus 1. I even saw a new time low for me... 319!! :w00t: But it was fleeting... lol... I am still settling in at 320. I will be estactic if I can get under 320 for good by Saturday! I a heading to Mexico today with a friend and my BIL... and my mom is finally leaving town. YEAH me. I have had a busy busy weekend with the family so I haven't had time to check in. Sorry! We had a smore's roasting on Sunday at my FIL's house. OMG was it so fun. :wub: I only had 2 roasted marshmallows and 2 bites of my smore before giving the rest away. I was soooo good. :frown: Thanks sweets! I try! I have been hitting the pavement hard this week but cannot make it past Week 1 of the program yet either. 60 seconds bursts of running is all I can take right now. I really wanted to run the 5k in September but I also think I will be walking the majority of it. I am ok with that for now. Specially since pre-surgery I would have never even done a 5k and I would never have set the goal to try and run it. So yes, we doing more than we ever have! :wink2: I wish they would stop bringing stuff in.... but it is the nature of the job. :thumbup: Trapped at a desk for 10 hours and no time to eat makes snacky food and crap food bountiful. I am determined to avoid it this week though. I worked really had this weekend and dropped the pound I gained plus 1 :laugh:.... so I am NOT screwing it up again. I don't want to have to run it off! lol. Besides... I wanna run off the ice cream that has been sitting on my tush for the past 4 years. :tongue:

Ack.... I am up 1 pound. Grrrr. I know it is the freaking ice cream at work and the piece of cake I had last night. Bad Lori.... bad. I even ran this morning hoping to make up for it! lol. Ah well. I took my bike into the shop to get it fixed up and I bought a Polar HRM watch to help figure out how I am doing when I run. I am determined to make my goal. No more cheating!!!! My only saving grace is that technically my "morning" comes tonight when I wake up since I am third shift. so maybe I will be even then. hehehe

Thanks for the info Dee! Hopefully my schedule will allow me to go to it. My work schedule changes late Septemeber.

Dee... I am sorry about your losses. I lost my dad to cancer so I know how awful it is to see a loved go to cancer. Thankfully breast cancer does not run in my family... but I am still worried. With all the plastics and chemicals in our modern world, it is just a matter of time until cancer strikes. I really want to do the Susan G walk, but I couldn't find the day walk here. I was just talking to a co-worker who did it so I will have to look harder. I could only find the overnight one that costs a lot if you can't raise the funds.

Boy oh boy you girls are chatty tonight! lol.... :thumbup: Lap~ Your daughter sounds a lot like me in some ways. My mom and I have a very strained relationship and can only take eachother in small doses. Thank GAWD she went to my sisters house tonight for a few days so I can have a break. lol Dee~ ((HUGS)) You had a heck of a day. Boy did you do an AWESOME job of handling it. WTG girl!! Hopping on the bike instead of turning to food. SOOOO proud of you! Things will work out. I know you are disappointed about the house but something is going to come up and it will all make sense as to why this fell through. Mini~ Soooo glad you like Dr K. Yeah. He is such a compassionate man. I love him to pieces. He is so caring. You have made such a good choice! I am so excited for you. Ack.. I am having a BAD two days food wise. I cannot stop eating crap at work! Someone help me. Grrr. I had a huge bowl of freaking ice cream last night... again .... and tonight I had a doughnut and a piece of banana bread. :smile: WTH is wrong with me. Grrrrrr. I know I have a weigh in tomorrow morning to and I go an sabatage it. On the upside I got my new plates tonight from DMV. They are breast cancer awareness. They say IDBOMB on them. lol. Then I decided I didn't like what I got anymore so I went online and ordered new ones. This time they are going to say ADRKBL. Sooo much more me. lol. Hubby thinks I am a nut. He's right.

Ice cream is my crack. :thumbup: I cannot have it. I will go nuts with it. I don't allow it in my house anymore. Unfortunately every now and again it is at work and I can't resist it when my co-worker makes a bowl and asks me if I want some. Ugh.

Thanks Mini. I know I am doing well... but it doesn't feel like it sometimes! lol. The scale just bounces and hovers around the same numbers for what seems like forever. The last 10 pounds have been the hardest. I still feel kind of lost when it comes to food. I am not entirely sure what to eat, how much, etc. I wish someone could just print me out a menu and tell me I have to eat this and this everyday. I would be good with that! lol. I think you are right though... I am just not in tune with what I eat. It is still a daily struggle. Easier than before, but still a struggle. The head hunger is what trips me up everytime. I caved in and had some ice cream last night at work.

Mini~ I have had 2 fills and currently have 4cc's in a 10cc band. I do feel something... but not much. I am too afraid to test it! lol. Like scrambled eggs and bread I can definatly feel going down. But I really feel like I could eat anything and everything if I wanted to. I am still eating too much. Like for lunch instead of heating up a serving size of chicken nuggets (5). I heat up 7 or 8 or like yesterday, 10. I just get hungry. I think perhaps if I measured and concentrated a bit more on the amount I put on my plate before I eat, maybe I would realize how much less I am eating than I used to. Maybe I do have restriction and I am not realizing it? I have no clue. I didnt know I had severe acid reflux. Maybe I am dead inside and that is why I eat too much. lol.

Dee~ So sorry that words someone said to you in third grade affected you so. You are a very smart woman! Look at all you have accomplished. =)

Well I made my goal and lost 2 pounds this week. I am pretty stoked about that. (No worries... I will do my 10 week challenge weigh in on Saturday! :thumbup:) I am still not restricted and can eat pretty much anything. A bit frustrating. I am going to have to be really careful about what I eat until my fill in July so I can continue to lose and not re-gain. So my goal for this week is to do the low carb pre-op diet. I dropped 20 in a month on that diet and I know it will help me reach my 10 week challenge goal. So…. this weeks goals are… continue 5k training & swimming low carb diet lose 2 pounds

Dee~ You are so sweet! I was only kidding about having a place to stay. =) My husbands Aunt and Uncle live in Aurora. She just recently had half her lung removed due to cancer... so I may just do the hotel thing so I don't impose. I also had to add.... I went out with my family to ride Quads the other day. It was a BLAST. I think 60 pounds ago it would sucked. I was all over zooming and zooming! Even rode double with the hubby which would have never happened before. Oh... and another NSV... I bought a size 24 bathing suit that I was hoping I could wear by the end of summer. Well it FITS! Granted a scootch too tight, but I can wear it and I do! lol. From a tight 32 to a 26... tight 24. This rocks!

Lap~ Cute toes, and great pics! You look amazing missy! Keep up the great work!! Denise~ How was your vacation?? Hope it was a blast! Shelbie~ WTG on ONDERLAND!!! Woot Woot!!! AWESOME GIRLY!!! =) Well ladies I have really kicked things up a notch for this 10 week challenge. I have been running everyother day for about 30 minutes (all I can do right now) and I even took a 5 mile walk on Sunday. I also have been swimming pretty much every day. Laps for about about 30-45 minutes a day. I also realized today I need to fix up my eating a little bit. I have been eating too much pasta again. I found these awesome seafood stuffed raviolis that I have been having for lunch. They have a lot of protein but the carbs are probably just too much. So I am cutting them out for now. I tried to schedule a fill with Dr. Berger and he can't get me in until mid July!! Grrr. So I am thinking instead of spending $200 for a fill with him in July, I will buy a plane ticket and come to the BBQ and get filled by Dr K and meet all you fabulous ladies! Anyone up for an overnight guest? lol Hubby and I just celbrated our 7th anniversary last night and had the most FANTASTIC night. Best one ever. Thought I would share a picture. =)

Dee count me in! I want to get to TWOTERVILLE so I am shooting for 22. Actually it would have to be 23 since I need to get to 299. lol. So put me down for 23! =) =) Marcy.. I would LOVE the 24 hour sun thing. I work 3rd shift and I never get to see the sun. *sigh* Imagine all the outside house work I could get done if it were light out overnight on my days off. Weeding, cleaning the pool, weeding and weeding. lol. =)

Thanks D! :thumbup: I actually dropped another pound today. I am only 22 pounds away from TWOTERVILLE! That would be so awesome to get there in 10 weeks. Just for those who didn't realize.. this is L.A. :cursing: I changed my username. :thumbup: I would love to do the Susan G walk/run... but if you can't raise the funds you have to pay the difference. That scares the beejeebers out of me! lol. Can't afford to cough up the difference if I don't raise the minimum. :thumbup:

Denise that is awesome! :blushing: I would love to do the challenge... but I don't think I can make the reunion. Money is tight and hubby and I talked about it today and don't think we should stretch ourselves to attend. As much as I would love to meet everyone... it doesn't look like it will happen. :w00t: On a happier note.. I finally started losing again! Only 1 pound... but I am thrilled to see the lowest number still on my scale. Yeah me. I have gone out for a run 3 times this week. I am so proud of myself for getting back on track with my 5K training. I would LOVE to join a gym because I really really miss the elliptical... but that isn't in the cards right now. So I will keep using the free city streets. lol

Great RR picture everyone! =) Mal... I didn't notice your husband until you mentioned it. What a nut. My husband does the same thing. He will wave and say hello when he sees people with a video camera. lol. Says he wants people to watch their home videos and be like who is that guy. lol. Dee~ Way to go on the plateau buster diet. I am so proud of you! I hope this does the trick for you. =) So I managed to stay away from the evil Cookies at work last night. Yeah me! :thumbup:I am so proud of myself. I know it seems silly, but it was hard and I almost caved a couple of times. So I was feeling inspired by Lap joining a gym so I decided to get myself moving again. I started back up on my 5K training. It felt soooo good to get out and run again. Kicked my butt... but I can tell I am lighter and faster than pre-surgery because I finished my old route too quickly. I need to map out a new one. :thumbup: I am also reigning in on my eating. I have been very lackadaisical about it the past few weeks. My in-laws just moved into town and we have been BBQ'ing a lot and I have been indulging in too much potato salad, chips and dessert. :thumbup: No more! I have salmon baking right now for dinner with broccoli for a side. Back on the band wagon baby. :thumbup: I gained a pound this week. I am no longer going to excuse it as bouncing around between a few numbers. I was down to 324 and had "bounced" all the way back up to 328. :thumbup: Yesterday at my "official" weigh in i was at 325. So I am 59 pounds down. I am going to run that last pound back off and keep going DOWN not up on the scale. No more "bouncing" around.

Great picture everyone!!! =) Wish I could meet y'all. Mal... I didn't notice your hubby but went back to look. Too funny! What a nut. That is something my hubby would do. lol Dee... great work on the plateau buster diet. You rock! So proud of you. =) I managed to steer clear of the evil cookies at work last night. I am so proud of myself. Sounds silly, but it was hard. Then I felt insired by Lap's joining a gym so I started back up on my 5K training today. Feels so good to be unning again. =) I am also reining in on my food. I have had too many chips, potato salads and desserts over the past 2 weeks. Tonight I am back on the band wagon with Salmon and Broccoli for dinner. =) I hope to see the scale finally move by my next weigh in.

Ok this had me giggling... the thought of you trying to stuff a squirrel past your band. Bwahahahaaa. =) kcgirliegirl~ Welcome... welcome. I too had a long journey from when I started researching to when I finally decided to bite the bullet and self pay. You chose an excellent surgeon! =) I am excited for you. marcy~ Holy crud on the milk price! Yowwzers!! That is insane. I also can't believe how much you pay for gas considering we pipe so much from Alaska and Canada. Ironic. I am so glad you are doing well and feeling good. =) Lap~ Yeah on the health club joining. I NEED to do the same. I NEED to get my butt kicked into gear. I have been slacking, slacking on the exercise portion of this. I am so proud of you. =) You go girl! As for me ladies.... I am doing good today. I am came into work tonight to find out it is Police Week so there is food galore all through the department. :w00t: Right now as I type there are four different kinds of cookies right behind me on the counter in comm. Four. Including my favorite... soft and chewy white macadamia nut. Oh the horror. Ack! :smile: BUT I am feeling STRONG... and have made a goal for myself not to have ONE DAMN COOKIE tonight. It is going to be HARD hard HARD.... but I know I will feel so much stronger when my 10 hour shift is over and I stuck to my guns.

Argh.... I am having a bad food day. I had a HUGE bowl of ice cream tonight. HUGE. I knew better when I was eating it but I wanted it. Then when I was done I felt soooo horrible. I am so mad at myself. I HATE food addiction. Sometimes it is soooo hard. Tomorrow is a new day.

Heya girlie! How are you doing? Long time no talk. Hope you are doing well! =)

jlck98~ Welcome!! =) Congrats on your decision. Dr K is awesome... you have picked a wonderful surgeon. Aviatrix~ I am also very sorry you had a bad experience. I have had some recent issues that I thought may be related to my band and Dr K always called me back within minutes and kept on top of the problem long distance. He was more responsive than my current surgeons that I have for after care. I do agree that Fluoroscopy is the only way to go with fills, and for that reason I chose to continue going with a local surgeon for follow-up. Dr K really cares. I talked with 3 surgeons prior to choosing him and he was simply the best in my opinion. He has never been anything but kind, caring, compassionate.... A+ in my book. I wish much success for you on your band journey. I am sorry for your bad experience. bahot~ Welcome back from Paris! Oh how I love Paris. We went backpacking across Europe 2 years ago... sheesh now it has been 3 years I guess. We spent 2 days in Paris and I really wish we would have alotted more time. Can't wait to see your pictures. I bet you look hot hot hot! =) Taynuh~ Girl I am feeling you! Sometimes staying motivated is so hard. I keep hovering in the 320's now for the past month. I finally haven't seen 330 in over a week thankfully, but I also feel like I should be doing more to meet my goals. You can do it! Go in for that fill and get back on the bandwagon. Go for a walk. The longer we put it off, the harder it is to get moving again. You will hit onederland before you know it! Sept is plenty far away to make your goal! I have faith in you. =) As for me ladies.... I finally have some restriction along with some soft stops signals. Yeah me! =) I am not at my "sweet spot" by any means, but as the days tick by I seem to get snugger. Tonight I made some chicken nuggets at work for lunch and I had to take smaller bites than even and really chew. I also had to slow WAY down. I could totally feel it sitting in my chest waiting to move down. The other night I was eating chicken and rice for dinner and my nose started to feel runny. I sniffled and took another bite and then I was like whoa... that was a soft stop signal... so I stopped. =) I also got the hiccups tonight while eating. They came just as I finished my last bite so I was stopping anyway. =) I am holding steady at my weightloss this week. I am still at 324 right now but still ecstatic with my results thus far. 60 pounds since December is rockin! I am going to continue to work with my current level of restriction and see how it goes. I really really need to get back into my running and walking. Someone puh-leeez kick my butt into gear! =) Right now the only exercise I have been doing is laps in my pool. Good.... but not enough.

Ok... lol... you convinced me. I will take measurements. =) Sounds like you are doing GREAT Dee! We are both in the same place right now. I hope I can make it out for the BBQ in August so we could meet in person... would be fun! =) And you daughter is a sweetie. Tell her thank you. Thanks Lap... y'all are making me feel so nice today! =) And none of us are Orchas... lol... we are just a lot fluffy. Bwahaha. Soon to be big deflated balloons. Yikes. I saw you guys talking about the PS in Mexico. There was a girl on OH who just posted pictures and she a ton of work done all at once. My Mexico Plastic Surgery Journey! I personaly would have been happy with my arms and stomach if they looked like hers. I already know for sure i am going to get new boobies... mine are already hanging low and I am only 31 for cripes sake. I am hoping I won't have too much excess skin, but I have been so heavy for so long, I think it is inevitable. Guess we will just have to wait and see.

Dee~ Thanks... you're so sweet. Thanks for asking me to share them... I have been trying to hide because I can't see it. lol. I WISH I had taken measurements. I am so bummed I didn't. I suppose I still could at this point, but I figure it is a lost cause now. I did go down at least 1-2 sizes. A 32 was TIGHT pre-op and now 30's are falling off of me. I just bought a new bathing suit in a size 28 hoping I could wear it later in the summer... I wore it today! =) That felt awesome. My old suit was a tight 32.

I am 3.5 months post op and -60 pounds off my pre-surgery weight. I still have a long way to go and don't really notice the difference that much. But this is where I am at progress wise....