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Happy New Year ALL!!! Ebony way to go with keeping up with the workouts! I have been to the gm ina week and havent used my new treadmill not good but today starts the count tdo so i am getting on my grind! Please check in after the fill!!

Well made it to the gym again today with bf. It was a great workout. I am feeling on automatic with surgery a month away. I need to focus on losing the 10-15 pounds. I will WI tomorrow!

Made it to the gym with bf and we did Body Pump! It wa a good workout I have not done that class in awhile it hurt really good. It was his first time and he liked it too and got a great workout

Just back from the gym with bf! We both did the eliptical and the treadmill. Tomorrow we are going to do Body Pump!:thumbup: What workouts do you have planned for the weekend?!

Oh no I am thankful for sharing your story b/c in the end it is a matter of calories in calories out and you were clear you had some iffy food choices and I think that is wonderful that you got that book! I am sure it has some good advice I love Prevention magazine. You are right 3 -10mins is a good way to get in your 30 plenty of us do that on here maybe 10 in the am 10 mid day at work and 10 in the evening. The best thing is once you get in a groove you'll good harder and longer! Wii Fit is GREAT!!! Also boxing... I do it wth my heart rate monitor and burned a couple hundred calories in a 30 minute match!! Yes please buy the Oprah magazine its great! Keep checkin in!!:thumbup::smile:

Thanks so much for your candid reply. You are right weigh loss really is about your mindset. I am learning that again. I had a good run with WW after 6 years on and off and it was because I madeup my mind that I had to give it my all this time and it did work. I became really fustrated when I lost (only) 45.6 pounds and increased my exercise and that didn't help and it al came back slowly and I feel so unable to get it togethr on my own I just eat and eat but I thank you for reminding me the band is only a tool and I need to stay focused. Thanks so much!! :smile: Can I recc. the Jan Oprah magazine to you if you have not picked it up. There is a great plan Bob Green has to get back on track like start with 23 day and increase, cut out soda and hih cal drinks, etc to take step by step managable changes to get to goal.What workouts are you going to begin with?:thumbup:

WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME SKHOPP!!! Please join us!! I hate to be nosey but I am still pre-op and just took the leap of faith to go forward and I am seekingany and all words of wisdom. What has your Dr. said about no weight loss in over a year? I see you said something to teeffect of not workng with the band...is it that you never found th 'sweet spot' to get the right restriction? Did you keep getting fills? Were you able to rule out slippage etc.? Looking forward to your updates!:thumbup:

Christmas was wonderful. My bf and I went to a fancy hotel at the Inner Harbor and had a great Christmas morning workout. He finally told me his weight... 363 I figured he was about 350. He still says wls isnt something he considered but we will see he has lost 130 pound by just cutting back on food and lifting weight and doing very little cardio. I just signed him up for a 2 week pass at my gym I told him being in a healthy relationship is very important to me. We had a good workout and I am looking forward to another one this evening. :tongue2: I am one month and 3 days away from my surgery day. Weird. That barium was nasty but not as nasty as I thought it would be but I think its is totally out of my system now:tongue_smilie: they did warn me that the kind after surgery is way worst. I need to buckle down and lose these 10 pounds I am paying for WW still so I need to go and at least I'll have the weekly check in to keep myself on track with.

Merry Christmas Sistas!!!!!:tongue2::biggrin: I had a nice first Christmas with my boyfriend we spent the night in a fancy hotel at the Inner Harbor and then got up at 7am to workkout on Christmas morning! Did about an hour half cardio and half free weights!

WOW Great story congrats!!!! You look great!

My Doc recc'd the same and she also said to do 3-4 days a week of at least 30-45 minutes of exercise!!!! Add the exercise!!!:thumbup:

Jan. 29th, 2008! I rushed and had everything done in like a week :thumbup: in case my insurance changed but I checked into the change and it wasn't a big deal so I told them I would wait :tt2: I still need my Psych letter and PCP letter but since I have time I didn't rush them I'll have them by the 2 nd week in Jan. so its just a wait and see and lose 10-15 pounds :sad:

Well this may be TMI but that barium is moving thru me! I have another on line journal on another message board and I put it all out there so you have been forewarned lol Also forgve the many typos I type with 3 fingers but I am quick and therefore that equally a lot of typos! :thumbup: A/w I will try my best to proof-read! A/w I bought some K20 protien Water the mixed berry flavor its not bad at all. It has 5 gms of protien and only 50 calories in the whole bottle. I tried the ensure it was ok but it has a lot of carbs. There is a pre-mixed protien shake I started taking last year b/c of all the working out I was doing its from Worldwide it has 21 g of protien and 2 net carbs it isn't bad tasting at all. I am trying to get my system ready for post-op. I am really just playing the waiting game at this point, now I am wondering if I should have had the Dr. squeeze me in before the New Year. My boyfriend has a nice New year's eve planned for us though and I didnt want to miss that plsu I have some work stuff I need to wrap up. I want to use this time to lose the 10-15 pounds the Dr. told me to so I will focus on that. She did not put me on a liquid diet thank God! Just a Atkins like plan I can do that I may do more of a South beach and have 2 fruits a day though. I can do 10-15 in a month like that. I had the nerve to break the knob on my treadmill already! So I didn't even get to use it yesterday! :youcandothis: My boyfriend said he will take a look at it this weekend. I told himt o bring gym clothes we are gonna work it outttttttt all weekend! I am excited for Christmas the plan at first was to go down south to his family but he found out he has to work on Friday :sad: so I said let's do a nice hotel and we are going tonight to a very upscale hotel downtown Baltimore it is usually $400 a night its less than half of that for Christmas eve! :tt2: Happy Holidays ladies!!!

Good for you for stucking up for yourself and getting a better doctor! WOW@ Please keep us posted and I would send that only Dr. a letter telling him a thing or two!

YEAHHHH EBONY!!!!!! CONGRATS GIRLLLLLLL!!!! WHAT GREAT PROGRESS!!!! Good plan to max out your time off!!! Oh I went to my eating class on Monday and she made the point that you should max out your eating and exercise in the first 6 months to get the best results b/c that's when the body is still a bit confused and will use up the stored fat without hitting a plateau so keep pushin!!!

Best wishes Jacki I was debating the same thing getting it done before the new year b/c of the insurace but I checked on the changes and it wasn't a big deal so I am now on for 1-29-09! You are right around the corner hang in there!!!

HI there I have not been banded yet but I was just wondering the DR. in Mexico didn't give you any post-op eating plans? And did you say you already had 7.5 cc filled? or do you mean the band has a max fill of 7.5 cc? In either case I have seen people post about fill centers you will need some kind of aftercare so you may want to look into that. Also there is a forum on here with people who were banded in Mexico they may be of help too! Best wishes! :thumbup:

Hey sistaz!!! How is everyone? Well my treadmill came today so I am going to get back on track with my 3 minutes a day! Please check in :thumbup::biggrin::eek::biggrin:

Went to the nutrition class and that's it everything on my checklist is checked off! WOW! I stayed home today and my treadmill came! Its a really nice one, really nice its a Proform 580 its flip up and its a great size andlooks study. I am getting on it tonight back to my 30 mins a day challenge!:eek: At yesterday's meeting there was a wide variety of people there all colors, sizes, and gender. I still kinda felt embarassed even in there:thumbup: but I know this is something I must do. My right hip has been hurting my jacket is geting tight and I just know this is where I need to be on the journey to being healthier. :cool2:

Well I had my barium, chest x-ray, ct scan, and pre-opt nutrition class today! It was a busy, busy day. The barium I had to do twice b/c I have a hernia the Dr. will fix at the same time I guess that's a good thing 2 for 1. It was a longgg day I'll tel ya that much. So now all I have to do sit and wait.:smile:

Yes my date is Jan. 29th! Please feel free to share any pearls of wisdom with me

Welll I got my email last night Jan. 29th is my date! I am like everyone else happy, nervous, excited, but oh so ready to get back to New Year Hottie status! I am glad so many of us are starting the New Year in a positive place! I am looking forward to the updates!:biggrin:

Well I have a date. Jan. 29th, 2009. WOW it seems far off but really it is not. I am kinda on cruise control not really sure how I am feeling.

>>> Actually, I have a little psychoanalysis of my own when it comes to Oprah's attitude to WLS. I think Oprah's entire persona is built on overcoming adversity. She's overcome poverty, abuse etc in the most spectacular of ways. But if she overcame her obesity, what would be left? I think she purposely avoids WLS because she depends upon being seen as a person who strugges to overcome. I wonder what that Dr Phil would say about that, lol (sigh, I cant stand him either) ~~~ Jacqui I think I agree with you honestly I think that was part of my fear as well. If I am not the friend/family member who is always trying to lose weight then who am I? If I am not big friend who keeps plugging away at it then who am I? I think some people in my life think my goals ahve come easy and they have not in my mind but I think this is the one thing they can say I have not done and I wonder if I keep myself in this holding pattern for others to feel better about themselves meaning there is something she hasn't been able to do. I don't know if that thought runs through anyone's mind but I had to accept that I had to do something for me and if that means I lose friends and family members so be it. But I think I agree with your assessment :-)

Hi there TK! Boy did you say a wholeeeee lot in this post! This is just my 2 cents so take it for what it is worth... You already know the answer to all of your questions. You have been together for 9 years:cursing: and he has been unfaithful:mad2::biggrin:. Why would you want to marry him? Now he is trying to sabotage your efforts to be healthier. :sad: Did you see a therapist as part of your pre-op procedure? In either case I think you may want to find someone to talk to about your issues and maybe do couples couseling. He is acting out of the fear that he will not longer be able to treat you poorly if you increase your self esteem by losing the weight. Not cool.