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I totally understand how you are feeling~ But if you look at it in the long run you are still losing an average of 1 lb a week. That is still much better than even gaining 1!!! You are going to do fine. Start out with little bits of convenient exercise, like I park further from the store than I used to so that I walk more. It can also be a balancing of your calories. I have to eat close to 1500 a day to keep losing. I had to play around a bit with the numbers before I found the right amount. Good luck, and keep us updated on what you are trying!

I am down 1 this week. I finally hit my 50lbs down mark!! YAY!! Next big one will be to get into the 240's and then have less than 100lbs to lose. Memorial Day challenge sounds good to me too.

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:seeya:***********:seeya:*************:seeya:***********:seeya:* ********* :thumbdown:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............282.6.......199.......83.6 Bellaperdente......196............181.........150.......31 Bklyn1984..........317............253.........165.......88 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.........126.......48 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............386.........300.......86 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............201.2.......160.......40.2 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............222.2.......150.......72.2 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............191.........169.......22 lotzasunshine......270............257.5.......180.......77.5 Loveislovely.......216............197.........175.......22 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 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

Here are a couple pics from our trip. One is my parents with their second grandchild, and the other is my sisters and I.

Thank you so much Dee! I was just feeling like I needed a little justification for the way i have been eating! Thanks so much for your support! Go ahead and put me down for -2.5 this week. It seems like almost every time I schedule a fill my body panics and starts dropping weight again lol! Well too bad, I am not putting it off any more, because i really need to keep working on it. Good news (as good as terminal cancer can be) for my Dad. The Doctor seems to think that the new meds are helping slow the growth and he isn't even going to do another mri for 2 more months! My Dad doesn't have any of the bad headaches from the tumor in his brain that he had from the first and he isn't reacting badly to the meds, so he will keep taking them. If it keeps going the way it is, he could be around for Christmas. The Dr said that the meds might help extend his time to a year or so. Right now we will take all the time we can get with him. It's hard with people who don't really understand that his cancer has no cure though. They think "Why not just do chemo?". Well, he is on an oral chemo, but they just don't understand that this cancer kills fast. My dad found out that he had a 2nd cousin who died of the same thing in 3 months, so he has already had longer than that. Bad news is that now we know it is genetic, and in the family. I have to be more careful to use sunscreen and wear hats now (I've been pretty good at it because I am so fair skinned that I burn easy anyway) But I worked really hard and didn't get burned once at disneyland!! Wow, just realized that this is really long, and kind of rambling. Thanks for listening!

I am so sorry to hear about your MIL! You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Can I bring you dinner or something since we live so close to each other? I will make it band friendly :crying: and you should eat all the comfort food you want. You know that this is not a permanent situation and that you will keep losing later.

GratefulHeart~ Congratz on making it to onederland!!!! I can't wait until I get there too! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:cool2:***********:w00t:*************:tt2:************ ********* *** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............282.6.......199.......83.6 Bellaperdente......196............181.........150.......31 Bklyn1984..........317............256.........165.......91 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.........126.......48 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............222.2.......150.......72.2 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............191.........169.......22 lotzasunshine......270............258.5.......180.......78.5 Loveislovely.......216............197.........175.......22 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 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

I am pretty excited this morning because I finally broke into the 250's!! YAY!! I am still going to set up a fill, hopefully for the 7th of April. We shall see.

Finally broke into the 250's!!! YAY!!! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:ohmy:************************:tt2:***********:w00t:* ********* :tt1:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............282.6.......199.......83.6 Bellaperdente......196............181.........150.......31 Bklyn1984..........317............256.........165.......91 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.........126.......48 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............203.........135.......68 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............225.........150.......75 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............192.........169.......23 lotzasunshine......270............259.5.......180.......79.5 Loveislovely.......216............197.........175.......22 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 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

I don't believe it. I didn't lose anything. With all that walking I was hoping I would lose something. I definitely need a fill. Just need to figure out how I am going to afford it.

Mini~ You are in my thoughts and prayers! Let me know if there is anything I can do for you! Dee~ You are also on my mind and I will be praying that when your daughter leaves that you will have the comfort you need. I did not get a chance to weigh in today as we just returned from a trip to southern California with my family. My Dad really wanted to go to Disneyland with all of us. We have a lot of happy memories there. Anyway, I am hoping that 3 days of walking and pushing wheelchairs has helped me lose a little and I will check in tomorrow.

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:tongue2:***********:tt2:*************:thumbup:***********:w00t:* ********* :thumbup:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............286.4.......199.......87.4 Bellaperdente......196............184.........150.......34 Bklyn1984..........317............256.........165.......91 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............136.........130.......6 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.5.......126.......48.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............203.........135.......68 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............226.8.......150.......76.8 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............192.........169.......23 lotzasunshine......270............260.5.......180.......80.5 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............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

Put me down for -3 this week! I think my body has finally adjusted to the stress and I am losing again. Probably won't make my goal, but at least the scale is moving again!

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo ****************:heart:*************:mad2:***********:crying:* ********* :scared2:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............286.4.......199.......87.4 Bellaperdente......196............184.........150.......34 Bklyn1984..........317............256.........165.......91 Bostongurl.........190............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............136.........130.......6 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.5.......126.......48.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............230.........140.......90 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............203.........135.......68 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............226.8.......150.......76.8 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............196.........169.......27 lotzasunshine......270............261.........180.......81 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............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

I am so glad your surgery went well! Congratz on joining the losers bench!

I have been going through a stressful time and have been stuck for a long while up and down the same 3 lbs, but I finally broke through and lost .5! Every little bit counts right? Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:tt1:***********:w00t:*************:tt2:***********:w00t:* ********* :confused:*** 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............188.........133.......55 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............136.........130.......6 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.5.......126.......48.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............230.........140.......90 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............203.........135.......68 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............208.........160.......48 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............226.8.......150.......76.8 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............196.........169.......27 lotzasunshine......270............261.5.......180.......81.5 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............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

They told us that we don't have to pay them back right away, but that is the wrong thing to say to two people who hate debt so much. Also, they have a son who owes them $9,000 and are constantly talking about it to their other children, and I REALLY don't think our debt is anyone's business in the family, but I have no doubt that they will be discussing it with everyone. We are having to give up paying off our last loan early, but we decided to pay them $200 a month or more if we can. But that will also depend on if I have a job next fall. My school district is getting a 16% budget cut, so non-teacher employees like me don't have much hope of a job next fall. Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts!

So, I have been thinking about going to get a fill. The last few days haven't been tight at all, so maybe I will. So on top of the thing with my Dad, and being stuck with my loss, my husbands car breaks down. His father asks to take a look at it so we drop it off at his house, and 2 days later we find out that he took it to get the transmission replaced! Not that we don't appreciate the gesture, but it was our decision to make! We had already discussed that if it was going to cost more than we could afford that we wouldn't fix it as we have another car and can make do without. Also we have been planning to buy another, more dependable car anyway. So now we have been forced into debt to his parents, without even being consulted on it! We tried to explain to them that we appreciated it but we wish they had talked to us first. But they just kept acting like they had done us this huge favor by making us owe them $2000!!! We just paid off so many of my DH's medical bills with our tax refund, and were getting very excited about paying off the rest this year. Well, now that's out the window. I am still pretty upset about it, can you tell?:confused::cursing::w00t: Anyway, tell me it's not just me? Would you guys be upset about this too?

I flew out the day after as well. I know at least on the way to my flight in the Denver airport that they were very helpful. I asked for a wheelchair when I checked my bag, and they had a little cart that they took DH and I on to the gate. Don't know about Atlanta though. Make sure to keep your meds with you, and pull them out at security so they don't freak out. Good Luck!

Put me down for a big 0 this week. at least I didn't gain. Some days I can eat fine, and others I get nowhere near the amounts of protein and calories that I need. The stress is really hard right now.

I am down 0 this week. which is definitely better than last week. It's the stress of my dad's cancer being worse and skipping my fill and eating bad foods because I'm emotional. I'm just glad that I have this band because with all this crap going on i would probably have gained a lot by now.

You can just put me down for +1.5 last week. When are we weighing btw?

Thank you dear Dee!

No worries, I actually decided tonight that I am going to cancel my flight and my appointment. I have been so tight the past few days because of the stress that I am going to wait until my body adjusts. I was getting stuck on cream of chicken soup tonight, so I am afraid to get a fill and be too tight. Besides, my restriction is great right now. Maybe after (if) the stress goes away then I will make another appointment. Thanks for thinking of me though!

Thank you!