ltgordon

wow, it has been SO LONG since i have posted!! everyone is doing great!!

Name********Starting weight*****Current*******Goal******To go

******************:cursing:**************:cursing:**********:cursing:*******:cursing:

1RockinMom.........254............220.........145.......75

Alleycia...........255............220.........152.......68

AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0

Babe...............308............278.6.......199.......79.6

Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27

Bklyn1984..........317............241.........165.......76

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............171.........160.......11

Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5

dublingirl.........224............209.........145.......64

Ebonie.............307............298.8.......200.......98.8

EmmaWang...........241............210.........140.......70

FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112

FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54

FlordiaPete........413............378.........300.......78

GratefulHeart......226............191.........135.......56

GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76

health4life........279............239.........150.......89

inri09.............287............254.........185.......69

janesays...........225............189.........160.......29

kaninag............210............210.........170.......40

kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23

Lindar172..........246............219.6.......150.......69.6

Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89

LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91

Long2BThin.........216............183.........169.......14

lotzasunshine......270............247.........180.......67

Loveislovely.......216............185.........175.......10

ltgordon...........284.8..........229.4.......185.......44.4

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

Pink...............230............152.........145........7

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............147.........125.......22

it is going slow. . .but the right direction!

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo

*****:cool2:************************:tt2:***********:hurray:* ********* :party:***

AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0

Babe...............308............294.........199.......95

Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43

Bklyn1984..........317............261.........165.......96

Bostongurl.........190............190.........133.......57

Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21

Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5

Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49

CubsGirl17.........147............138.........130.......8

Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5

Donna113...........183............177.........126.......51

Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107

FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112

FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54

FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91

GratefulHeart......226............211.........135.......76

GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95

health4life........279............239.........150.......89

janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8

kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............228.........150.......78

Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89

LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91

Long2BThin.........216............199.5.......169.......30.5 lotzasunshine......270............262.........180.......82

Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35

ltgordon...........284.8..........248.6.......185.......63.6

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............192.........130.......62

Under200...........242............199.........155.......44

vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52

Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76

WOWOX7.............173............161.........125.......36

Hope everyone is doing well on their goals this year!

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo

AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0

Babe...............308............294.........199.......95

Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43

Bklyn1984..........317............261.........165.......96

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............177.5.......126.......51.5

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..........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............192.........130.......62

Under200...........242............199.........155.......44

vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76

WOWOX7.............173............161.........125.......36

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Thanks for starting the new challenge!!!

Name...........Start lbs..........Current..........Goal.......To Go

Barb12590..........176.................176...............170.........6

Bklyn1984...........263.0..............261.0............253..........8

Bobbie155...........255.8..............255.8............245.........10 .8

Burgygirl.............230.2..............230.2............220........1 0.2

coloradobanding...236.................236...............220........16

crzytchr..............239.................238...............229....... 9

CubsGirl17...........139.................139...............134........ 5

fordgal88...........202.................202...............195........ ..7

gingerbug...........179.8...............179.8............167.8......12

irishgal...............197.................197...............185...... ..12

Janesays.............214.8..............213.6............202.........1 1.6

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

ltgordon.............250.5..............250.5............240...........10.5

mair...................225................225...............215....... ..10

Merda................270.................270...............260........ .10

mljalways...........215.................215...............200......... 15

MsNickelback......179.................179...............167..........1 2

pvtash61............228..................218.............200......... ..18

sue in ne...........257 ................256.............. 245............ 12

ValJean..............266................266...............254........ .12 __________________

Lost 1#, Still it is a loss

Hope everyone is doing well!

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..........250.5.......185.......65.5

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

well, it is actually post vday but i was out of town till late last night - weighed in this morning and much to my amazement. . .i made it!!! thanks ukcatsfan for this challenge - short term goals help so very much! and you did GREAT!!!!!

i am beyond amazed! i was gone for the weekend up in monterey and didn't track food - - i was sure i blew my goal and this morning i was 250.5 - - i am calling it 250 and then i am at my vday goal!!! i L-O-V-E my band!!

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............250............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

like several others have said, we have all been there and you do get through it. i am 5 months out and i do not "diet" and don't live on willpower. i work the band. as you guys add "real" food you will be able to add more Protein and that will be a godsend! i ate cottage cheese for nearly every meal and snack during mushies and it really curbs the hunger. if it wasn't cottage cheese then it was scrambled eggs, another filling, protein rich meal. good luck to all of you in bandster hell - this too shall pass!!

Jaime, I couldn't sleep and decided to "troll" recent posts and saw yours. Jaime, my heart aches for you and your family and i am praying for your comfort. I am so very sorry for the loss of your sweet little daughter. Know that love and care is being sent your way.

Laura

Congratulations on your upcoming banding! it is the start of a new life! i started on June 1 at 338 and was 305 on day of surgery. I only record my weights on Mondays (to keep me less neurotic!) and last Monday i was 255 so down 83 pounds. i feel like a new person already. I still have 90 or so to go. And i can do it! this is an amazing ride, i tell ya'! You will do great on Wed and check in here often for help and advice.

i was on a plateau but am moving down again! good luck to all!!

First off...Congrats Long!! 100 lbs gone, that's so amazing! I'm down 1 more lb 4 to go...

NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO

1000words..........220............210............210...........0

annjones...........277............264............267...........3

AuntieGG...........286............278............270...........8

BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5

Bandana............165............165............160...........5

Barb12590..........185............180............175...........5

Bea1128............190.5..........189............180...........9

Bonnielass.........168............164............159...........5

Brandy.............198............194............190...........4

Bunkey.............165............165............160...........5

Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10

crzytchr...........250............243............240...........3

CubsGirl...........150............143............140...........3

Cutiew/booty.......224............216............212...........4

Fordgal88..........274............208............198..........10

Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10

janesays...........230............222.4..........215.........7.4

Jodi_620...........160............154............148...........6

karebare714........283............272............265...........7

kikival315.........219.5..........215............210...........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............205............195..........10

Long2BThin.........216............205............205...........0

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..........265.8..........260.........5.8

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............165............163...........2

ukcatsfan - congrats on your loss and on your fill!! i was on a plateau too but seem to be moving down again. i have 5 pounds to go on my valentines day challenge . . .and i CAN DO IT! good luck to all.

NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO

1000words..........220............214............210...........4

annjones...........277............264............267..........-3

AuntieGG...........286............282............270..........12

BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5

Barb12590..........185............180............175...........5

Bea1128............190.5..........189............180...........9

Bonnielass.........168............166............159...........7

Brandy.............198............198............190...........8

crzytchr...........250............243............240...........3

CubsGirl...........150............145............140...........5

Cutiew/booty.......224............222............212..........10

Fordgal88..........274............208............198..........10

Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10

janesays...........230............225............215..........10

Jodi_620...........160............158............148..........10

karebare714........283............276............265..........18

kikival315.........219.5..........218............210...........8

LauraP.............170............170............155..........15

lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12

Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4

LilMissDiva........253............244.0..........239...........5

Long2BThin.........216............210............205...........5

Loveislovely.......223............216............208...........8

ltgordon...........264............262............250..........12 TOM, dang it!

Mair...............231............225............220...........5

Mamanmidwife.......264............260............250..........10

misskitty84........313............263............243..........20

mominlv13..........270.2..........267.2..........260.........7.2

SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25

Tabithan...........246............246............236..........10

Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24

Tuger..............192............192............185...........7

twinmommie.........207............206............193..........13

wowox7.............173............169............163...........6

Hey WOWOX, thanks for making the chart pretty - can you show me how to post without messing it up? (sorry, i am kinda a newbie at this stuff!)

my stats are:

start: 264.8 (last weight of 2008) i only record my weight on mondays

current: 262.8

goal: 185

to lose: 77.2

thanks and good luck to everyone. let's get "fine" in 2009!!

Hi all, just checking in with my monday weigh-in. one is better than none!

Hi all, just posting my monday weigh in.

NAME----------------------START-------------CURRENT-------------GOAL-------------TO GO

1000words..........220............218............210...........8

annjones...........277............277............267..........10

AuntieGG...........286............282............270..........12

Barb12590..........185............185............175..........10

Bonnielass.........168............166............159...........7

Brandy.............198............198............190...........8

crzytchr...........250............246............240...........6

CubsGirl...........150............150............140..........10

Cutiew/booty.......224............224............212..........12

Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10

janesays...........230............230............215..........15

Jodi_620...........160............160............148..........14

karebare714........283............277............265..........18

kikival315.........219.5..........218.5..........210.........8.5

LauraP.............170............170............155..........15

lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12

Leslie2lose........229............223.5..........219.........5.5

LilMissDiva........253............244.0..........239...........5

Long2BThin.........216............212.7..........205...........7.7

Loveislovely.......223............260............250...........6

ltgordon...........264............263............250..........13

Mair...............231............231............220..........11

Mamanmidwife.......264............264............250..........14

misskitty84........313............263............243..........20

SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12

Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25

Tabithan...........246............246............236..........10

Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24

Tuger..............192............192............185...........7

twinmommie.........207............207............193..........14

wowox7.............173............171............163...........8

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COLady, I am so happy that you are going to support group and thinking about therapy. you deserve to feel great and you will in 2009! i for one am proud of you!! keep us posted.

Sounds like we are all doing really well towards our valentines day goals. i only am trying to weigh on mondays (i am in a self impoosed 12-step program for scale addicts!!) so won't know how i am doing but feel like i am doing well. had my first appointment with a personal trainer today and am meeting with her tomorrow too and then 3 times a week. i am SO EXCITED to get into a real routine. And it should help get me to my 15 pound valentine goal to boot! have a great weekend everyone!

hey Jackie, good to hear you are still doing well and staying full longer. that is really what i notice since my fill as well. the band is working - yippee!!

Looks like i got dropped off so am re entering. I am having a hard "snacky" day and am hoping for a better day tomorrow!!

Name...........Start Lbs...........Current..........Goal..To GoBarb12590......185...................185...............175.....10

Bonnielass......168..................168...............159......9

Brandy...........198..................198...............190......8

crztchr...........250...................250...............240.....10

janesays.........230...................230...............215.....15

karebare714....283...................283...............265.....18

kikival315........219...................219...............210......9

leslie2lose.......229...................229...............219......10

LilMissDiva.......253..................250.6.............242.6...8

Long2BThin......216...................216...............205......11

Loveislovely.....223..................220...............208......12

ltgordon...........264..................264...............250......14

Mamanmidwife ...264................264...............250......14

misskitty84......313..................263...............243......20

SanDiegoPhotog..263...............191...............179......12

Tabithan.........246..................246...............236......10

Terilynn112.....224..................224...............200.......24

Tuger............192..................192..............185.........7

twinmommie....207..................207..............193........14

wowox7.........173..................173...............163........10

I am joining too! good luck everyone

Name...........Start Lbs...........Current..........Goal..To Go

Barb12590......185...................185...............175.....10

Bonnielass......168..................168...............159......9

Brandy...........198..................198...............190......8

crztchr...........250...................250...............240.....10

janesays.........230...................230...............215.....15

kikival315........219...................219...............210......9

leslie2lose.......229...................229...............219......10

LilMissDiva.......253..................250.6.............242.6...8

Loveislovely.....223..................220...............208......12

ltgordon..........264.8................264.8............250.......15

misskitty84......313..................263...............243......20

SanDiegoPhotog..263...............191...............179......12

Tabithan.........246..................246...............236......10

Terilynn112.....224..................224...............200.......24

Tuger............192..................192..............185.........7

twinmommie....207..................207..............193........14

wowox7.........173..................173...............163........10

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hey mamanmidwife - looks like we have similar stats and i will be crying for joy at 250 on valentines day too!!

Oh Juli said it quite eloquently! At my surgeon's support group they say that we had surgery on our stomachs not on our brains. not only does that effect our relationship/addictions/issues with food but also with our self image. I have lost 74 pounds so far and sometimes I feel "skinny" (at 264 pounds no less!!!) and then other times i realize that i am still obese and have a long way to go but i do feel like a new person and that is worth the "price of admission" to me!!!

Jackie,

I will certainly keep my fingers crossed and you will do just great with the fill. i am going to try the eggbeaters too to reduce the fat in my egg consumption. By the way, having the tuna too wet just can make it slip through the band too fast. You can play that by ear as you start eating solids. If it isn't keeping you full long enough then try it a bit drier. At this stage it is alot of experimenting.

Have a great time tomorrow!!

Laura

thanks and good luck to you this week too!!