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I just found this thread. Thanks so much for starting it. I used my January 2 starting weight as my start weight so I can track myself for the whole year. Great job everybody! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............294.........199.......95 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Bklyn1984..........317............263.........165.......98 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............235.5.......130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............139.........130.......9 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............178.5.......126.......52.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............397.........300.......97 GratefulHeart......226............211.........135.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............229.4.......150.......79.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............201.........169.......32 lotzasunshine......270............262.........180.......82 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............161.........125.......36

Happy Monday everybody! It's nice to see people using this chat. I gain so much insight and it helps a ton. After a month of struggling with 2 pounds, I made it below 140!!! Just 4 pounds to my goal weight now. Welcome home Brandy! It sounds like you had a much deserved great time. Way to go! Nurse - now that you're doctor is on track, you should see results. I'm impressed with your dedication even though you weren't seeing results on the scale. It's great to hear your current fill seems to be working well. Good luck! Carol - I hope your recovery is going well. Do you have any fluid in your band now?

Name...........Start lbs..........Current..........Goal.......To Go Barb12590..........176.................176...............170.........6 Bklyn1984...........263.0..............263.0............253.........10.0 Bobbie155...........255.8..............255.8............245.........10.8 Burgygirl.............230.2..............230.2............220........10.2 coloradobanding...236.................236...............220........16 crzytchr..............239.................239...............229........10 CubsGirl17...........139.................139...............134...........5 gingerbug...........179.8...............179.8............167.8......12 irishgal...............197.................197...............185........12 Janesays.............214.8..............213.6............202.........11.6 JuneAct2.............198.6.............169.5.............155........14.5 KikiVal315...........212.5..............212.5............206..........6.5 Kristilaw.............264.................264..............250.........14.0 lcwils01..............223.................223..............215...........8 lindar172............229.4..............229.4............219..........10 Long2BThin.........202.4..............202.4............192.4........10 mair...................225................225...............215.........10 Merda................270.................270...............260.........10 mljalways...........215.................215...............200.........15 MsNickelback......179.................179...............167..........12 pvtash61............???..................???...............200..........?? ValJean..............266................266................254.........12

Thanks for starting this new challenge! The weights coming off pretty slow now that I'm near my goal. This really helps keep me motivated! I weigh on Monday's, so just updated the V Day Challenge and I made my goal!!! Good luck everybody Name...........Start lbs..........Current..........Goal.......To Go Barb12590..........176.................176...............170.........6 Bklyn1984...........263.0..............263.0............253.........10 .0 Bobbie155...........255.8..............255.8............245.........10 .8 Burgygirl.............230.2..............230.2............220........1 0.2 coloradobanding...236.................236...............220........16 crzytchr..............239.................239...............229....... .10 CubsGirl17...........139.................139..............134..........5 gingerbug...........179.8...............179.8............167.8......12 irishgal...............197.................197...............185...... ..12 Janesays.............214.8..............213.6............202.........1 1.6 KikiVal315...........212.5..............212.5............206.......... 6.5 Kristilaw.............264.................264..............250........ .14.0 lcwils01..............223.................223..............215........ ...8 lindar172............229.4..............229.4............219.......... 10 Long2BThin.........202.4..............202.4............192.4........10 mair...................225................225...............215....... ..10 Merda................270.................270...............260........ .10 mljalways...........215.................215...............200......... 15 MsNickelback......179.................179...............167..........1 2 pvtash61............???..................???...............200........ ..?? ValJean..............266................266................254........ .12

NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO 1000words..........220............208............210...........0 annjones...........277............264............267...........3 AuntieGG...........286............277............270...........7 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Bandana............165............165............163...........2 Barb12590..........185............176............175...........1 Bea1128............190.5..........186............180...........6 Bonnielass.........168............162............159...........3 Brandy.............198............189............190...........1 Bunkey.............165............165............160...........5 Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10 crzytchr...........250............240............239..........(1) CubsGirl...........150............139............140..........(1) Cutiew/booty.......224............212............212...........0 Fordgal88..........274............202.5..........198.........4.5 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............214.8..........215........(-.2) Jodi_620...........160............152............148...........4 karebare714........283............265............265...........0 kikival315.........219.5..........212.5..........210.........2.5 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............242.4..........239.........3.4 LisaLef............270............238............235...........5 littlefroggy.......211............196............195...........1 Long2BThin.........216............201............205.........(4) Loveislovely.......223............208............208...........0 ltgordon...........264............255............250...........5 Mair...............231............225............220...........5 Mamanmidwife.......264............258............250...........8 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........263............260...........3 Puddin499..........255............255............250...........5 pvtash61...........223............223............219...........4 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12 Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 skyjoe.............322.4..........312.2..........289.4......22.8 Tabithan...........246............238............236...........2 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............195............193...........2 wowox7.............173............163............163...........0

1 - Buy a nice bra from Victoria's Secret. My DD's have turned in to C long :frown: 2 - Buy a bathing suit and not cover it up with shorts and a t-shirt when we go to the ocean in a few months 3 - Wear high heels, now that my feet shouldn't hurt so much from carrying around an extra 80 pounds!

Kalipso - I'm glad you've dropped in to chat with us. It helps me know what to be on the look out for regarding fills, etc. I also tried to do it myself (just my husband knows about the surgery) and I was struggling by the time September rolled around. The ladies here have really helped me a lot. Hopefully now that you've gotten the problem taken care of, you'll be able to get in enough calories to start losing weight again. You've done great with your loss so far! Carole - Welcome aboard! I'm not too savvy about the Lap Band Talk website. When I sign in, it automatically tells me which forums I've communicated with so I click on that one. Hope that helps! Congrats on losing 60 pounds! I'm also having a hard time getting motivated to go to the gym. I'm ready for Spring to arrive so I can start up riding my bike to work and taking my twice daily walks. That made such a difference before that I'm really looking forward to it. I hope everybody has a great weekend! Happy Valentine's Day:tt1:

Dear TapShoes - I'm glad you're feeling better. You are stronger than your cravings! I hope you have such a good time on holiday that you barely think about making time to eat!! And when you return from holiday you will be well rested and ready to get back on schedule again. Enjoy yourself!

Carol - Is your recovery going well? How is your port site? Kalipso - Has your body relaxed since the unfill? Are you able to eat solid foods?

TapShoes - I hope you get immediate relief with your slight unfill. I've never been so filled I have trouble with hot water, so I don't have any ideas. Please let us know how your doctor visit went.

Shiny - Congrats on making it to onederland!!! I just read your blog, which is very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing your successes and problems. It helps to see what has worked for somebody and what hasn't. TapShoes - Good luck with the slight unfill. Stand strong and don't let the doctor's office bully you in to taking too much out. My doctor tried to do that, saying he didn't want to be bothered with such small changes. I told him, thanks for all your help, I'll need a copy of my file for my new doctor. Suddenly he was willing to work with me a bit more to find my sweet spot! I hope you have a great birthday and lots of fun on your holiday.

Hi Ladies. How is everybody doing? I've been struggling with the same two pounds for a few weeks. I've finally managed to get ahead and made my Valentine's Day goal! Five pounds to get to my bandiversary goal. I have about 2 months to get there. The weight loss has really slowed down in the past month. Any ideas on a way to get my body back in gear? Aside from extra exercise that is!!! Clearly I know that would be a big help, but I'm just not motivated. Tara - It's good to read your blog again. Thanks for getting back to that. It's fun to read about your success. Tapshoes - Did you have to get a slight unfill?

Has anybody heard from Colorado Chick? I'm wondering how her daughter is doing after her surgery. And, if I remember correctly, I think her daughter was going to get married in January?

FINALLY MADE IT TO GOAL! I WASN'T SURE THAT LAST POUND WOULD EVER COME OFF. CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE GOAL. SO MANY ARE CLOSE, IT'S EXCITING! NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO 1000words..........220............208............210...........0 annjones...........277............264............267...........3 AuntieGG...........286............277............270...........7 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Bandana............165............165............160...........5 Barb12590..........185............180............175...........5 Bea1128............190.5..........186............180...........6 Bonnielass.........168............162............159...........3 Brandy.............198............189............190...........1 Bunkey.............165............165............160...........5 Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10 crzytchr...........250............240............240...........0 CubsGirl...........150............140............140...........0 Cutiew/booty.......224............216............212...........4 Fordgal88..........274............208............198..........10 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............218.4..........215.........3.4 Jodi_620...........160............152............148...........4 karebare714........283............269............265...........4 kikival315.........219.5..........212.5..........210.........2.5 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............242.4..........239.........3.4 LisaLef............270............238............235...........5 littlefroggy.......211............196............195...........1 Long2BThin.........216............201............205...........4 Loveislovely.......223............208............208...........0 ltgordon...........264............255............250...........5 Mair...............231............225............220...........5 Mamanmidwife.......264............258............250...........8 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........263............260...........3 Puddin499..........255............255............250...........5 pvtash61...........223............223............219...........4 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12 Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 skyjoe.............322.4..........312.2..........289.4......22.8 Tabithan...........246............238............236...........2 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............198............193...........9 wowox7.............173............163............163...........0

Happy Monday everybody! I hope everyone enjoyed a great weekend. I've been fighting for over two weeks with losing a pound then gaining it back. Finally started my TOM on Friday evening, so as of this morning the pound is officially gone! Only one pound to go to reach my Valentine's Day goal. Carol - How is the recovery?

Hang in there Tapshoes! Our journey isn't easy, but it's worth it. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers today. When it's my TOM I get tight to the point of considering a slight unfill, but the feeling passes within a few days.

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not quite 5'1", so my goal weight gets me into the normal range for BMI with a little wiggle room in case I gain a few pounds and lose them again. (Christmas time, TOM, vacations, etc.) How tall are you? I can't believe your doctor would dare say that to you. Does he(she) know you well? I think everybody has this type of surgery for different reasons. #1 - I wanted to get healthy now, as I've watched my mom struggle with her weight my whole life. #2 - my step-son is 17 and will graduate in 2010. I want to be hot (just like you said!) and feel comfortable being frisky with my husband once our son heads for the service. #3 - I want to believe in myself in this one area of my life. I'm a very secure person, but have hid behind the facade of being okay with being overweight since middle school. So, I think your reasons for this surgery in the first place will determine what your weight will be. One other thing - if I saw somebody about my height with a cute figure, I'd ask what size pants she wears. This helped me get some kind of number as a goal, then I adjusted it as I started losing and got closer to my goal. Most women are okay sharing that information when they weight 135, not so much at 200+! I also consider making 125 my ultimate goal, but want to get to 135 first and savor that HUUUUUGGGGGEEEEE victory. Maybe I'll decide to stay there, maybe I'll decide to keep going. I'm really not sure yet.

Carol - That's such great news! Thanks for letting us know. I'm sooooo glad you found your new doctor. Good luck with the healing process. Just a few more days of liquids! Brandy - Have an awesome day at the spa. I'm really happy for you surpassing your wedding day goal. Have a great time, takes lots of photos and come back with great stories! Mom - Are you still on liquids? I am getting more and more excited as a near my goal. The old doubts are starting to surface their ugly heads. "Come on, we don't have to lose those last 6 pounds. We look great the way we are." Etc, etc. I'm trying to quiet them down and it seems to be working!

Hi Ladies! I hope everybody enjoyed a relaxing weekend. I didn't lose any weight this week, holding firm at 141. I ate quite a few Wheat Thins yesterday during the day, so I suspect a bit of water retention. Will try to flush it out today and tomorrow with extra fluids. I'm having a love affair right now with mashed potatoes. I didn't even eat them very often before the surgery, but I've been craving them for 2 weeks now. I ate some yesterday, and have promised myself NO MORE!!! I'm stronger than my cravings . . . I'm stronger than my cravings :tongue:

You're welcome! Glad I could help. The ladies in Arlington are awesome - I just hate that 4+ hour drive. Hopefully they'll be able to come to Spokane again soon.

I haven't attended the Valley group, as I live on the North Side. I found a thread a few months ago and it said they meet at Starbuck's in Liberty Lake at 7 pm the third Wednesday of the month. I'm not sure if this is still accurate, but may be worth checking out. It was posted October 2008. I've only been to two meetings at Holy Family, but it really helped me get over a few bumps in my weight loss road.

Maestrita - I was banded in Mexico and cannot believe what the doctor's in Spokane charge for a fill. I've gone to Dr. Heap in Richland (about 2 hours drive) and he charges $135. Including fuel there and back, it works out to $150 for a fill. Much better than the ridiculous charges by local doctors. The negative side of things, is it's a two hour drive back to Dr. Heap for a slight fill or unfill if necessary. But the good outweighs the bad in my opinion! And, it's got to be less than a plane ticket :w00t: His number is 509-943-8535. He only does fills on Monday afternoons, so I usually leave Spokane around 11:30, get my fill and am back home by 4:00. I've driven with another lady from Spokane before to share the fuel costs. I've heard good things about Dr. Spitz, but I don't know what he charges for fills and if he will accept somebody he didn't do the surgery on. Hope this helps, at least gives another alternative.

Great Job Tiffany! Did you get the results you were looking for? Are your cravings curbed?

Happy Monday Ladies!!! Carol - I'm so glad to hear you found another physician. You deserve somebody who listens to you and does what's best for your health! I'll say extra prayers on Wednesday. Mom - How is the liquid diet going? Do you have lots of protein shake recipes? Brandy - I saw your update on the Valentine's Day forum. Way to go!!! It took you awhile to get to Onederland, but no time at all to make it to 189. Bea - Are you finished with the pouch test? Did it really help curb the carb cravings? Or, perhaps that wasn't an issue for you in the first place! No change for me this week, still at 141. I ate quite a lot of Wheat Thins yesterday during the day, so hope to lose in a few days as I increase my water and get rid of all that salt.

SkyJoe - You're not crazy, just hopeful! Half way is incredible! Nearly two weeks to go!!!!!