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Woo Hoo!! Congrats Turler!! 50 lbs is awesome!! My bandiversary is next Tuesday, don't think I can pull off 10 pounds by then, but I'm right behind ya!! That's so awesome!! I know you feel great! Keep it up!

Good morning all! I hope you all are not having too much trouble from Ike. Texas is supposed to get slammed. Dallas and Ft. Worth have already prepared for the evacuees. It's already been pouring here for three days from another system. By the time Ike arrives I'm sure we'll have an issue with flooding. I've been out of the loop for a few days. Hope everyone is doing well. 88Keyz - Sinus issues bother my band as well. I went in once convinced there was something seriously wrong. All of the sudden I couldn't eat anything and was PBing everything, even liquid. It was all because of drainage and mucus that was settling in my pouch and not letting anything through. My doc had me take some allergy meds and Mucinex. I was completely "cured" in a day. I never would have thought that was the culprit. You'll be back on track soon. Congrats on your weight loss! Good luck to you! Way to go Brandy! You're doing great! I love the weight examples. I had seen that before but had forgotten about it. I've evidently lost a leg! LOL! Hey Leslie - If it makes you feel any better, my mom absolutely competes with me. She wears a 16 and I'm about to pass her up. I'd like to think she doesn't do it on purpose, but she's constantly saying stuff to me like "you sure are loosing slow" or "that's all you've lost so far!?!". It drives me nuts! She has a very unrealistic idea about weight loss and she thinks because I've had surgery it should just fall off, I guess. You are doing great and you look fabulous!!! And hey, I just found the comments you posted to my pics. Looks like we have a lot in common. :thumbup: I had another fill on Monday and I'm too tight. I'm going to have to go in today to get a little taken out. I've never understood what people meant about not being able to swallow their own spit until last night. It's weird that I was able to eat dinner and didn't have any trouble until last night. Have a great day!!

Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:smile:***********:smile:*************:thumbup:**********:thumbup:*********:woot:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............190............177............6 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180..........4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............3 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............221............210............4 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

Hey guys! I hope everyone has had a nice weekend. Mine has been pretty crappy. My hubby left Friday morning to pick up some furniture from his parents (4 hours away) and almost immediately my A/C at home went out. Not just out but the fan was completely destroyed for some reason. Remember I live in Texas and while it's not at hot as it has been, it's pretty miserable without A/C. And of course it's a weekend and so we couldn't get in touch with anyone at the company we have to use because of our warranty. We got a hotel room today and will stay tonight and tomorrow night. Hopefully they will be able to get it fixed by Tuesday. Good news is that the hotel has a workout room and a pool so I was able to run and then we all went swimming. Trying to count my blessings and see the silver lining! The kids are having a blast. I'm finding if very weird that it waited until my hubby was gone. I mean, really. He's been home two weeks and nothing happens. Then he leaves again and bam! I'm starting to get really scared!

I started thinking about the band about a year before I finally started the process of getting one. I too had trouble letting go of the fact that I just couldn't do it alone. I also, initially, had trouble with the fact that there might be some things I have to give up forever. Before January of this year, I wasn't ready to let go. I finally came to the conclusion that soda, beer, whatever wasn't worth it. That being healthy and happy was. For that year and up until I got banded (well still actually), I educated myself. I read everything I could get my hands on, both good and bad. I talked to people who had had it done, I went to a seminar, I read books, etc. It's a very personal decision and it's one only you can make for yourself. I'm sure your friends care about you, but they have never walked a mile in your shoes. Only you know what it's like to be you. You need to be aware of what it takes to make the band work for you. It's not a magic bullet. My mom still says "that's all you've lost? It sure is slow to come off." I'm having to work at it just like before except now I can control my portions and it forces me to be accountable to myself. It's the best thing I've ever done for me and I would do it again and again. And yes, there are some things I can never eat or drink again. And you know what? It's okay because what I've gained is health, confidence, and happiness. I actually feel "normal" for the first time in my life when it comes to food. I can't say your experience will be the same as mine, but I do know that if you decide you want the band, it's okay. There is nothing wrong with you, you just needed some help. Good luck with your decision and keep us posted.

Hey Andrew, glad you joined in. Congrats on the 70 lbs! That's awesome!! How's the training going Karen? Don't worry about the inches, you'll be surprised at how quickly they start coming off. I haven't even lost 40 pounds yet, but I've lost 6 inches off my hips and 5 inches off my waist. You'll do great!! My classes are going well and surprisingly I'm not as sore as I thought I'd be. I guess my wimpy workouts at home have helped some. I've ramped up my workouts at home as well and am jogging/walking at least 45 minutes 5-6 days a week plus the workouts I get at school. I have goals I'd like to meet by the time I turn 35 in December, so I'm kickin' it in gear!! Hope you guys have a great weekend!!!

NeNe - I'm with you, lets step it up! I think I'm at the same weight as you guys as well. I'm ready to be in onederland too!! Thanks Leslie! You are right, 6 mos ago I couldn't have done half the stuff I'm doing today! Congrats on 6 pounds! I think sometimes our bodies just go along in the same mode and then one day it's like "Whoa, you're serious, guess I better let go of this weight!!". Keep it up! I'm really proud of you!!!

Congrats on all the awesome weightloss everyone!!! I too am just 8 pounds from onederland!! I'm also between sizes and it's so frustrating. The pants I wore yesterday made me look like I was wearing a saggy diaper, but the 14's are still too tight. Of course then I have my favorite pair of jeans that are 16's and I still can't get into them. Go figure!! James - yes, it's going to differ from person to person. I didn't loose much weight over the summer, mostly because I wasn't working at it at all. :crying: However, I have continued to loose inches and that's really the only thing I care about. Of course if I do a quick math assessment, it's been like 20 weeks since surgery, I'm still averaging roughly 2 pounds per week. But realistically, it hasn't been that way at all. I've even had weeks where I gained. Keep up the great work guys! We are all doing awesome!!! Have a great day!

_Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:sad:***********:thumbup:*************:tt2:************:party:*********:w00t:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............199............180............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 Crzytchr...........281............280............265............1 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 lindar172 .........274............274............256............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wendyw.............235............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............192............170............3 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

I, like a lot of you, have been looking for a Wii Fit forever! My husband finally just happened to see one at Wal-Mart last week and got it for me. It's so much fun. We all compete (friendly of course) with each other. We're having a blast. A friend of mine found hers at Blockbuster and they told her to check on Thursday nights as that's when they get their shipments in. Good luck!

Hey guys! I hope everyone has had a great weekend. Leslie, did the weather hold for you? I hope Gustav hasn't caused to much havoc with any of you guys. The other day we were talking about Greek yogurt and I've been playing around with it a little. I get the plain Greek yogurt so I can control what goes into it and the other night I really wanted something sweet. I took a Tablespoon of sugar-free, fat-free pudding mix (I had white chocolate) and mixed it into the yogurt with a little Splenda, then I added blueberries and a little granola. It was so good! It was the exact consistency of cheesecake. The sky's the limit when playing with flavors. Just thought I'd share with you guys. Have a great week!!

OMG!!! I love this!! My hubby was in the Navy and when I told him I wanted to get a tat to Celebrate my weight loss he said he's always wanted to get one to commemorate his time in the service so we're gonna do it together. I never thought of a pin-up girl for myself. Too cool!!

Hey Josephine! Thanks for the words of wisdom. My weight loss has slowed down the last month or so, partly my fault. It was summer and I did what I wanted and didn't exercise like I should have. I'm back on track and am loosing again. Even though I haven't lost a ton of weight, I've lost a lot of inches. I've lost 6.5 inches off my waist alone. So I'm pretty happy with my progress. I too have lost a lot of my cravings. Certain foods just don't appeal to me anymore and still others are not worth the effort it would require to actually eat them. I'm eating as healthy as I can and enjoying life. I'm working on a nursing degree and I am currently taking two phys ed classes, regular P.E. and weight training. It's cheaper than a personal trainer and I have to go since it's my grade. I think it will really quick my weight loss back into gear. My original goal was to loose at least 75 by my 35th b-day in December. The weight really doesn't matter that much to me, it's what I can wear and how I feel. I'm not a slave to my scale as it makes me feel bad when I'm not loosing, so I only weigh in every week or two. You have done so well and are a true inspiration to the rest of us. Keeping your weight off for two years, IMHO, is harder than getting it off in the first place. That's what I worry about more than anything. It's easy to get it off, but maintaining is what I've always had trouble with, obviously. I've lost the same 80 pounds countless time, but couldn't keep it off. So any words of wisdom are very much appreciated.

Hi! I live in Fort Worth. I'm still a "newbie" I suppose as I was banded in April, but I've learned a lot in these 4 1/2 months. I looking forward to getting to know you guys and if I can answer any question you might have, I'd be happy to.

Yum, I bet that is good frozen. I had mine with blueberries last night and a sprinkle of granola. I too have been trying to kick the sweets habit at night, so I've been trying to eat yogurt and fruit. Although the key lime pie that my husband bought started calling me last night. I cut a small piece, had one bite and came to my senses! I gave it to my hubby. I was happy with just the taste and honestly that's really all I wanted, I think I cut a piece out of habit more than anything. It's empowering to be able to stop. Anyway, thanks for the tip! Have a great weekend!

Good morning Avengers! Congrats on the weight loss Leslie. I'm so proud of you! You look so awesome! I've finally discovered Greek yogurt last night and it was delicious. It was so thick and creamy. It was more the texture that I enjoyed more than the taste. Although I remember all yogurt used to taste like that when I was a kid. It was Oikos F/F plain Greek Yogurt. Nut value: 90 cal, 0 fat, 6 g total carb, 15 g protein. Wal-Mart Brand plain f/f yogurt nut value (same 1/2 c): 65 cal, 0 fat, 10 g total carbs, 5.5 g protein. Big difference in protein. I know Greek yogurt isn't new, just thought it was interesting. Also, yesterday my weight training instructor said something interesting. Of course I've always known the longer you excercise the more weight you can loose, duh. But the way he said it struck me. He said that you burn sugar for the first 10-15 minutes of any exercise, then you start burning fat. So if you do 30 minutes, you're getting 15-20 min of fat burn. If you do 45 min, you're getting 30 min of fat burn. An hour, 45 minutes of fat burn. So today I'll be upping my cardio workout. I know I won't be able to run the whole time, but brisk walking is just as good. I'm so sore today I could hardly get out of bed. We had to do push ups, sit ups, etc yesterday to see how many we could do in a minute. We'll do it again several times during the course of the semester to see if we're improving. YIKES! We also had to do a 12 minute walk/run around the gym to see how many laps we could do. I'm proud to say I did 16 which was approx a mile. Not a great time, but I did more laps than several of the "kids". Nanny-nanny boo boo! Okay, not nice I know, but 3 months ago I wouldn't have been able to run at all much less do 16 laps! Anyway, have a great day!!

Congrats Leslie and all who saw the scale move down in the past weeks! We all did awesome! I didn't make it to my goal, but that's mostly my own fault. I won't be weighing in again before Monday, so I'm moving on to the next challenge. Good luck everyone!! Name_________Start Weight ____Goal____ Lbs lost____Current Weight *****:biggrin:********** :biggrin:****************:wub:**********:biggrin:***** aJoneen............230.........220.......7.......... Bea1128............220.........199.......9.5........210.5 Babs0101...........185.........170.......0.......... blesdbyonmzur......159.........148.......4.......... BTTRFLI1432........221.........210.......6.......... Bunkey1965.........212.........195.......17.........193:thumbup: Chocolate_Snaps....254.........240.......6.......... Darr5380...........167.........155.......3.......... Epm316.............209.........199.......7..........202 erikadawn..........199.........175.......0.......... FloridaGirl........235.........215.......0.......... HeatherO...........172.........155.......17.........155:thumbup: Heft_Bandit........261.........245.......6..........255 JennyPoo...........169.........159.......5.......... KarenG.............160.........158.......6.......... KathyStrick........305.........290.......0.......... Lapbandfan.........258.........230.......2.......... Leslie2Lose........224.........209.......4..........220 LessNLess..........144.5.......140.......0.......... LilMissBand-Aid....234.4.......225.......6.2........ Lunabeane..........209.........200.......11......... Luu2008............219.........189.......16.........203 Luv2Laugh..........232.........212.......0.......... luvinke............206.........190.......0.......... mamato3............199.........184.......11..........188 mcgreen............189.........175.......0.......... mdgarcia31665......225.........200.......0.......... melboyd............266.........256.......14.9.......251.1:thumbup: Missrach...........269.........175.......25.........244 MollyMolly.........192.........182.......2.......... mominlv13..........316.........300.......15.2.......299.8:thumbup: MSnika3............228.........204.......4.......... MyTurn.............250.........240.......7..........243 NANAbanded.........225.........199.......10.........215 Ninja..............204.........189.......5.......... NukeChik...........221.........199.......6.......... Ollie..............242.........210.......0.......... Redtulips..........188.........180.......6.......... Renewedhope........174.........155.......5.......... ronni_NC...........243.........220.......0.......... slgandera..........185.........173.......7.......... StartingOver.......220.........205.......15......... Sunshine2..........187.........170.......10..........177 want_so_bad........170.........155.......0.......... Sades.......(7/16).192.5.......180.......8.6........ Sadie..............220.........199.......6.......... smwww..............189.........179.......0.......... tp78...............212.........195.......7..........

Hallow-Lean, I love it!! Too cute! Count me in! My weight loss has really slowed down, but I've decided to set the bar kind of high this time as I'm really cracking down on myself plus I have the added benefit of taking two Phys Ed courses. Woo Hoo, hot by Halloween!! Good luck everyone! Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:biggrin:***********:biggrin:*************:wub:************ **********:biggrin:*** 2BHealthE!.........194...........79..............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel .............199............199............180............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 georgiagirl........245............245............230............0 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherO...........155............155............140............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............196............177............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............248............230............0 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............299............285............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........299.8..........275............0 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wowox7.............195............195............170............0 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions: Start Weight = Weight at the beginning of the challenge, Current Weight = Weight at time of posting, Goal = Goal to attain by Halloween, Lbs Lost = Difference between start weight and current weight. __________________

Oh, you are good!! I didn't think about that way. You are absolutely right. And besides that I deserve it, right? LOL! Seriously, I'm totally in love with Kohl's. Another 15-20 pounds off and I will so be rockin' that store!! Hey Brandy! Glad you popped in. I'm so ready for a fill. I go in a week. I had to have 1/4 cc removed a few weeks back because I was sick, don't have much restriction right now. It's amazing what a difference 1/4 cc made. Have a great evening ya'll!!

Okay Leslie, I'm really mad at you!!! Here I thought you were my friend and now this! You just had to mention what a great place Kohl's is didn't you? I think I've only been in there one time because there hasn't been one very close to me, well today I see one and decide to stop in. OMG! It's my new fav!! I can't believe I haven't been in there before now. I see a new addiction forming! So, I think it's only fair to warn you that when my husband is upset because I'm spending so much time and money in there, I'm blaming you girlfriend!! LOL! :tt2:

I've had to cut myself off from shopping too. Not only is it expensive, but the new stuff is quickly getting too big already. The stuff I just bought last month will be too big next month which is a great thing, but still. I also have a closet full of clothes plus several boxes of clothes that will fit soon, so I shop there. :cursing: I have however switched addictions too.... When I was disgusted with myself and felt ugly, I never wanted to wear any jewelry or anything that might draw attention to myself. I guess I didn't feel worthy. Now that I'm getting cuter, I want to wear jewlry and shoes, the whole nine yards. I like to make stuff so I have gotten back into making jewelry. I had given it up because it wasn't fun making stuff for other people to wear. I'm going to have to stay out of the bead store. I'm out of control!! I have to have a new necklace or whatever for every outfit I have. I tell myself every time I go in, "I'm just going to look and get some more ideas", yeah right!! I end up leaving with tons of stuff. I look at the jewelry that is in style right now in the store and think "I'm not paying $30 for that when I can make it for $10". So, in the long run I'm saving money right?!? LOL! Yeah, I know I'm in denial. :huh2:

Leslie - My hubby just bought a new Zen MP3 player. I've sort of taken it over as it's nicer than my old Ipod. He bought me a arm strap for it so I can use it when I run. The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to take it all the way out to see what you are doing or to turn up the volumn or turn it off. Minor inconveniences, I know. Anyway, it's kind of pricey, IMHO, but nice. Okay, so today I was feeling sorry for myself. I ate too much yesterday, the girls in my classes are young and skinny, the scale isn't moving as fast as I would like, and I took progress pics a couple of days ago (I don't see a big difference). I knew I had to do something to keep me going and motivated. So I decided to measure myself as I haven't done it in a long while, since May. I only did my waist and hips, but I've lost 6.5 inches off my waist and 5.5 inches off my hips. I'll do my boobs, arm, neck, and thigh later. So the moral to this story is to measure yourself even if you don't feel like you're doing very well. It helps to know that it's coming off even if the scale says "hell no!". :biggrin2:

Mom - My DD is doing fine in kindergarten as well. I would much rather her be fine and not need me than crying every morning. That would break my heart. She's loving it too and doing well, following instructions, etc. Guess I did something right! Nurse - sorry to hear about your man troubles. I agree with Mom, his loss. Besides you are young and there will be hundreds more fish following you around before long! Hang in there. Mama - congrats on graduation! I wish I were there too. I'm ready to be done! I've been doing all of our repainting, etc now since I hope to be starting nursing school in January. It's a chore, but at least it's getting done. Good luck with your fill. I sure need one, but have to wait another week. Turler - I'm glad your classes are working out for you. I'm having fun too. It's been a hundred years since I've been to school during the day. However, it's a little intimidating to be in classes with the 18-20 y/o's. Oh well, it is what it is!! Good luck! Leslie - Oh how I would love to be going to the beach! I hope the weather holds for you. I'll be praying you are able to have a great beach vacation! Okay guys! Confession time. I was really bad yesterday. Getting back into a routine this week has kicked my booty and I'm really tired. Not sleeping well either. Yesterday I killed myself to get to my 8 a.m. class after dropping the kids off at school. Traffic was backed up, it took me 25 minutes to go 1/4 mile. I was 20 minutes late for class by the time I parked a mile away and sprinted to the building. I sat down just in time for her to say "okay, that's it for today. We'll start chapter 1 on Thursday"! WTH?!? I sat through two more classes without falling asleep. Picked up the kids, let the carpet guys in (yea DD's room is carpeted again!), did homework, made dinner, blah blah blah!!! So last night I wanted something bad. Just dying to have it, so I did. Not only did I eat a chocolate muffin, I also had half a pint of ice cream too. SHeesh!!! Can anyone say "comfort food"?!? I have got to run today. If nothing else to get rid of the guilt. :thumbup: So much for trying to loose a couple of pounds this week. Oh well, what's done is done. Have a great day!