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211!! I see onerderland in March lol

Great job skinny!!!

Good morning!!! TGIF! Alright so this week I am down 2 pounds and down 80 pounds since being banded!! woohoo. I am so excited, I am celebrating at the gym :tt2: lol. Good to know I lost some weight, I struggled this week thanks to my TOM. A few more pounds and I am overweight, yeii! Enjoy your weekend

It takes time. Some weeks I lose 4 pounds, other weeks I lose 1 pound. For instance, this week I have lost 0 pounds but I think is because I am on my menstrual cycle. I decided to bump up my circuit training, besides my time in the gym, I work out to the biggest loser DVDs. Exercising is the worst during the menstrual cycle, ugh, I hate it. :thumbup: I am still stuck at 213, I know a few of those pounds are lean muscles, so thats a good thing.

Welcome Erika and grandma!! This site is the best, endless support!! I wonder how everyone is doing.

For me my secrets are not really secrets. 1. Exercise, exercise! I think this is my best tool. 2. Realize the band is a TOOL, not a miracle cure. 3. Using the above two, and realizing I am not on a diet, but a LIFETIME change! A change that will lead to good health! My good health.

Also, try to use your scale once a week. The scale is my evil friend, if I use it everyday and gain or dont lose, I become sadden. Now, I avoid that by using the scale once, maybe twice a week.

Anne you look lovely!!! So excited for you!! Congrats on all your hard work!

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Alright I wanted to lose 15 pounds, so far down 10, 5 to go! I might change my goal and make it 20 pounds! Lets see what happens in the next two weeks This challange is VERY motivating!

Hi JMS, Thanks so much for the congratulations I wrote this on another thread: I do an hour of cardio, like jogging, walking on the treadmill(at a speed of 3.8 miles an hr or above) or i do 60 minutes on the elleptical machine with an incline of level 7 or above and 100 resistance. Then i lift weights, about 30 to 35 minutes. I drink a lot of Water as well. Let me know if you need anything else. hope you are all doing well :wink2: FYI I go to the gym 5 to 6 days a week. About three times a week I do circuit training in the evening(squats, jumping jacks..etc). I dont have a trainer. I watch youtube videos for fitness tips and subscribed to self and women's fitness magazine. Or I'll ask a sexy guy at the gym for help hehe. I eat 3 meals with Snacks in between :w00t:

Julie Ann, you look amazing!!! Size 9 in 09, indeed!!!!! Congrats on all your hard work!! Thanks everyone for the sweet comments!!! My self esteem is no where near as low as it was when I almost hit 300 pounds. Its amazing what this surgery has done!

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I do an hour of cardio, like jogging, walking on the treadmill(at a speed of 3.8 miles an hr or above) or i do 60 minutes on the elleptical machine with an incline of level 7 or above and 100 resistance. Then i lift weights, about 30 to 35 minutes. I drink a lot of Water as well. Let me know if you need anything else. hope you are all doing well :yikes: FYI I go to the gym 5 to 6 days a week. About three times a week I do circuit training in the evening(squats, jumping jacks..etc). I dont have a trainer. I watch youtube videos for fitness tips and subscribed to self and women's fitness magazine. Or I'll ask a sexy guy at the gym for help hehe. I am soo jealous, take me to florida!!!!

Great job Julie!! I am also at about 2.5 pounds lost this week, I was battling between 116 and 117 but as of today I am 214.7, woohoo. Heading to the gym now and its freezing cold here in NY! gosh!

36 pounds in two months is amazing!!!!!! I dont know how it happened for me but on my day of surgery I was 291 and 291 a month before surgery...anywho, 7 days out of surgery I was in the 260s. I have no idea how that happened. Everyone is different, of course! Good luck on your journey.

I just entered my third month a few days ago, down 75 pounds.

I agree Jodi!! I love my newly discovered collarbones :laugh: I also went down a shoe size yeiii!!

My forearms are soooo thin. When I shower, Im like hello whose bones are those!!!??? Also around my hips, I dont remember even having pelvic bones.

Lol@ this topic, it made me laugh!

ugh I am still at 216ish. I feel like ill never make to onederland. Im hopeful!!

Nfaith: Good luck on your journey! We are all here to encourage each other! Julie: I also have a similar thing. I still think of myself at 291, I cant adjust! Its kinda worrying me because I am becoming way too concious about my weight, more then before. I dont want to develop a eating disorder or anything like that.