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Hm, how much have you lost so far?

Awww.. 503, you dont have to weigh in at all if you dont want. Some do, some dont. The idea of this club was to bring some folks together that wanted a closer community of friends who believe the band does work if we work it and that we can keep the weight off. We wanted the club to be what each member needed for their own journey, not a competition or one person's personal thread. So.. now that you've joined, take what ya need, give what ya can.. but above all know that we are all in this together and you can count on an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on, and friends around you to help hold ya up. That.. is the Gone for Good Club! PS - And we also have our secret weapon.. Telly *winks*

Welcome to the Club 503-250!! Its that easy! What we usually like is for people to tell us a bit about themselves and if you look on the first page you'll see the list of members and their stats by their name. If you want your stats on there, just include them in your post and I'll put them on there for ya. Once a week, on Wednesdays, we all report our current weight and then the person in charge of updates for that month will edit the stats. So glad you joined!

Hm.. this question has been asked a lot around here. My best suggestion would be to sit down with your hubby and tell him how hard it is to be around the tempting foods and how much it means to you to be healthy. Ask him to support you by eating his favorite junk foods when he's not home. *laughs* As for cooking.. even tho your man is thin it doesn't mean he's healthy. Try cooking meals that focus on grilled meats and veggies. Try leaving off the breads and sugars. Not easy to do, I know, but it is do-able and you'll be surprised at how much better your food tastes and how much better you feel.

*chuckles* Hiya Michelle! Youre not excited or anything are ya? Grats on beating the insurance companies and getting approved! Lots of us use the chat room, you can see when ppl are in there by looking at the bottom of the main page, under the forums. Also, as for words of wisdom.. go into the FAQ and Reference Forum and you'll find many many threads about preparing for surgery, questions to ask, things to have on hand, etc. Best wishes to ya! Keep us posted on how youre doing.

Now is always the perfect time to begin working toward your goal of good health. But, rather than put yourself on a liquid diet why not do something more moderate that will help you adjust to better food choices. Reduce your calorie intake to about 1,200 per day and eat a minimum of 60 grams of Protein per day. Focus on fish and chicken. Also, start getting in the habit of drinking a minimum of 64oz of Water per day, and getting in about 30 mins of some form of exercise. I think these things will benifit you more than going on a liquid diet. Just my opinion.

Put up or shut up, Missy. Quote anything I have said on any thread that was nasty and bitter and hateful. And dont say I deleted them all. I've deleted only two posts recently and they were both in a thread with Dody. Edited to correct myself: Oops.. three posts. I deleted the post on a thread last night where I quoted the PM that Lisa sent to me because LaMadam said it appeared to be mean spirited to show it. *shrugs* If you want it back, I can do that.

Ok... I just heard a dull *thud* sound, like someone getting hit in the chest. And then I hear Dawg say, "Ugh.. that was a silly thing to do" He just punched himself. What a wacko. Now he's over there singing.. "sphincter monkeys" to the tune of Freres Jacques.. Freres Jacques.. dorme vous..

LOL!!! Too _amn funny!!!

I get it!! :wave:

Oh my gosh! DeAnna (Mychevygirl) pm'd me and she is coming on the weekend of the 7th. And!! FunnyDuddies is coming too! And... Luna will be here visiting us too!! Where's Shackdog?? He has to show up for the party!

Naw, stay on liquids but you can eat anything you can blend into a liquid. The bean soup didn't give me gas.

*hugs to Diane* I can so relate sister!

Now the thread will NEVER die!! *cackles*

omg.. um.. this thread just became XXX *crawls into a dark hole of niavity with Kathy*

OMG.. I wanted steak so bad! I could hardly get one full cup of liquid down but I was sure I could eat a COW! LOL! Toss some bean with bacon soup in the blender and turn it into a thick creamy soup, then heat it up. Trust me, you'll be back here hugging me and thanking me. It saved me and many others when we were where you are now! (I'll be waiting for that hug!)

Ok, I've had my coffee and responded to a few things on the boards that I just couldnt keep my mouth shut about, so now I guess it's time to do the updates. I'm feeling very brain lazy tho. Hm.. maybe another cup of coffee first. Kath - gotcha on the man thing.. *hugs* NaturalBeauty - Dont you dare stop hanging out with us now that you're at goal! I am so curious to find out what that's like. What does your Dr say you will be doing now? Will you let out some of your fill or keep it as is? Size 6 panties.. those ARE thongs.. right?? *winks*

Hey y'all. I think the people that were trying to lighten the mood and turn nasty accusations at a truly sweet person away from a witch hunt and more toward laughter have all stopped and have also apologized. Noone felt self appointed to censor anyone. What was happening in the Moderator thread was nothing more than a vicious attempt to turn everyone into an angry mob that was ready to lynch Penni. And, it was working until the cheese stuff started. It was about more than just "dont read the thread if it bothers you". This was about friendship and wanting to stand by a friend. If you read that thread, reasonable attempts were made to calm things down and get people to see that the accusations were being made by someone who had been in an RL (real life) friendship with Penni and was now pissed at her and wanting to destroy her reputation and the trust that we have in her. Those reasonable attempts failed because a select few made a point of getting in the thread and saying just the right things to make it appear to new people that there was a sincere concern about this, when in fact it was just the original poster's friends helping her stir the crowd into a lynch mob. Now, I know that all of this has been hurtful and upsetting, annoying and frustrating, and downright destructive to LBT. I know that many feel that I've done my share in keeping it going. Perhaps I'll even be accused of that by posting this. But its become very hard to sit back and watch people form such negative opinions of LBT and its moderators. For example, Penni was accused of playing favorites because she was "suddenly seen posting on the Gone for Good thread when she had never posted on there before". Well, Penni joined the Gone for Good Club in the first month it started (March of this year) and has been an active member since. But people who read that accusation took it as fact. The frustrating thing is, while people's reputations are being attacked and the trust of LBT under fire, if anyone tries to respond in defense or to share the truth (like I am doing now) we hear people who are exasperated, and rightfully so, complain that we are keeping the issue going. Anyway, if you will all look back again.. the people who participated in the cheese posts have all explained AND APOLOGIZED for frustrating people and they have stopped. There is no "group of people" called the Cheese Killers or Thread Killers. No one need fear people who were just trying to help a friend who didn't deserve to be destroyed publicly. So please, accept the apologies and lets dont let these offshoots of the root of the real problem begin between people who have had no issues with each other until now. Truce everyone. :yield:

No, Dawg hasn't seen this. I'll tell him the morning of the cookout. Shhh! *laughs* What exercise PM?? *goes searching for it*

http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/6002614/0~2376776~2374325~6002614?cm_ven=google&cm_cat=apparel&cm_pla=nydj&cm_ite=tummy%20tuck%20jeans Is it just me, or do those women modeling the Tummy Tuck jeans look like they never had enough tummy TO tuck? Biotches! :huggie:

Skydiving and riding lessons (horse) are both on my list of MUST DO's when I get thin enough. I wouldn't qualify to go tandum skydiving yet (weight wise) and I wouldn't do that to a poor horse. But when I hit goal, I will.. mark my words.. I WILL!

Covered dish.. um.. Hm.. Everyone brings a dish to share. Dawg and I will provide the chicken breasts and pork steaks that we will grill for everyone. Then.. the rest of you will bring something to share. Such as a big salad, or green Beans, or maybe drinks. See? Ooo! I'm excited! DeAnn! Will you be able to be here on that date? Please say Yes! *snickers* Wait until Dawg finds out about this. LOL!

DeAnn.. how about the weekend of Oct 7th? Cheryl.. Hippos Hope.. IdahoBeauty.. Veritas.. anyone else in Idaho.. how about a cookout at my house on the 7th? Covered dish type of thing. Anyone interested?

On what do you base that accusation? Sorry, but I am not the one filling the boards with horrible, cruel, hateful, spiteful posts about her. If you will take a moment and really look at what's been going on, you'll see that noone has it in for her, although that is what she is trying so hard to make everyone believe. Show me my posts or my pm's that prove that I have it "in for Lisa". Go on.. I'm waiting. I'm so sick of being accused of things which noone can substantiate. Put up or shut up. :huggie:

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila.. MORE!