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Thank you to everyone...I needed a pep talk today...It is very strange how being stuck can get you so down...I dont remember being so upset when I was over 300 lbs, but now its terrible...But I am going to try to take yalls advice and stay off the scale...I have tried before but it didnt work out...But, I will try my hardest a week maybe at a time

Ok, I finally gave up...I went ahead and called for another fill...I am going in on the 30th...The last dr that I saw in Jaunuary for my fill was not my regular dr and he said that I couldnt have another one till I had lost about another 30 lbs...but I only lost about 9 lbs since then, but I think that just a little bit extra will give me that little push that I need to get over my hump...Everyone wish me luck

Sorry, I am just so aggrivated...I did lose 2 lbs overnight, but still not back to my 60 lbs...But I will just keep working on it...Even if I dont lose anything for a while the running and working out will still make me healthier in the long run...I am going to be a very strong woman after I get all of this muscle that the scales show that I keep gaining...lol

Thank you so much...I am just so down on myself today...But regardless of how I felt I did my workout today...14 runs and 24 walks...I just want the pounds to go away so badly...I have been stuck since basically the first of the year and gaining and losing the same few pounds and it getting very discouraging..But I am going to keep an open mind and just go with the flow

tann, i took a couple pounds for you...and a few for someone else too....i am just so disgusted right now i am just almost in tears...i have been working so hard at everything and killing myself on my workouts and had really high hopes for todays weekly weigh in...i was expecting a 2-3 lb loss since Thursday and here I am with a 4 lb gain...I want to just break down and cry for a while...4 lbs, there is just no way...oh well, I am starting to think that this is the weight that i was meant to be at, but that just cant be...i will just keep working it and hope that it will be alot different by tomorrow...i think since i have already doomed myself and feel like crap i think that i will just go home and take a nap when i get off work...i need a day to myself

And I think that we should observe a moment of silence for my ropeless jumprope!!! It deserves it and it put up a wonderful battle...But its time to put them back to sleep!!!My legs still hurt from the previous attempts!!!

Ok, just finished my workout for today...Got in 18 runs today and 26 walks around the yard..I am trying to boost it a little every once in a while to see if I can get in alot more and it seems that I am going quicker and getting done faster each day so I am just going until I am out of time...So, no breakfast and no lunch for me today...I am fasting until dinner time.. But the mini me wanted starbucks again today so we went ahead and did make that trip again...but there is no way he is getting that stuff during the week cuz I have to drive more than halfway to work and turn around and come all the way back and drop him off then drive all the way back...It just isnt happening...He even had me calling around to find a closer one to home and luckily we didnt find one..lol...but that kid is going to drive me crazy!!

Thanks, it just felt so dang good!!! I am still all relaxed and feeling great from it...I hope that everyone has a great weekend...I have weigh in on Sunday so I am going to be working my butt off...This will be my 2nd week in a row from not taking a day off from my workout...pump pump pump...Im going to win this battle, then maybe take a day off

OMG OMG OMG...I got an NSV...I got an NSV...its funny how these things just sneak up on you and seem normal until you think about it later...OMG...After almost 8 months and 60 something pounds I got a real NSV...I soaked in a regular size bathtub and got in and out without any problems...OMG, that thing felt so good!! I wanna do it again and for it to last for hours...Its been years since I just soaked in a bathtub...Im just so excited On another note, I tried the jumprope again today...Did half my workout which was 606 jumps and decided to give it up...This thing hurts clear down to my bones...My knees and ankles will never be the same again...I here by give up the rope and will probably sell it to someone at work...I am going to stick with my running and walking for now...Thats all I can take and it seems to be doing me right

Oh I know...Some of those firemen can start a fire just by walking into a room..But yep, Im married!!! And I have learned a lesson about fireman and policeman having the highest rate of divorce too..My dad is a retired Dallas fireman and I learned it all at an early age...lol...That just isnt the route for me, but I can sit back and admire them all...And I just love that sign that yall have...We need one like that for our station for some of the older guys...lol Naw, this startbucks was just a treat..Hes a diabetic now and I have to watch everything that he puts in his mouth basically...But since he hasnt been eating this week and feeling back I felt a need to baby and treat him atleast once...Dang, I couldnt afford to go there that often girl...If he gets hooked on anything it better be the mcdonalds 99 cent coffee with free refills...lol Well, just finished most of my workout for the day...Did 16 runs and 22 walks around the yard, plus mowed it...So, now off to some laundry and maybe a nap since its my day off...Then and only then will I think about the jump rope workout...I hope that everyone has a wonderful day

And I was just noticing all my.........'s that I put in my posts..lol...sorry..that is how we type all day at work when we enter calls to be dispatched so that everything doesnt run together and its easier to read...its just a habit...everyone probably just thought that i was nutz, they would be right i guess...lol

Tann...Yep, 10 years of dispatching...we actually do it all in my office, fire, ems, warrant channel, then we have a north and south channel and answer the 911's...just depending on the day of the week and the luck of the draw of what you are going to be doing the next day...I am just shocked that between the band and my job that I am not totally bald by now...lol...but just 20 more years then I will have my 30 and can retire to the life of luxury...lol... cdgmom...College Station? My mom use to have to travel there several times a year for her job for some classes...She is the retired assistant fire marshal in the city that I live in...She use to just love those trips...3 boys? you have your hands totally full girl!! lol...My 1 has me running crazy, I couldnt even imagine...lol..but you are 3 blessed of course My son is just hilarious...He has been sick all week of spring break this week and this is his first real day of feeling good but still has a bad cough...He heard somewhere about starbucks, which I never go to cuz of the prices...But today for some reason or another he said he wanted starbucks coffee for breakfast...So off we go to the only one that I know of in the next town over where I work to get him a coffee...He got the white chocolate mocha with extra cream..He just sat there with a straight back, chest puffed out, sipping his coffee and trying to hold down an adult conversation with anyone that would listen to him...It was just so funny...I figured this was a huge treat for him and told him to not get his hopes up for his daily coffee run....lol Well, I just finished mowing the backyard and was taking a quick break, now I am off to do some running so my legs can rest before I do my jumprope...No matter how much that rope is trying to kill me, it does burn alot of calories and it seems that I have lost a lb since yesterday since I started using it...So, I will keep it up for a while and see how it goes and if I can last

BIO hmmmmm...Ok, I am a 37 year old, married with an 11 year old son...I am a police dispatcher for a near by city for the last 10 years...I live right outside of Dallas Tx where I was born and raised!!I was banded in June of this past year..Started out at 312.5 lbs and as of today I think its about 251...I have had 4 fills in my 4 cc band bringing me to a total of 2.75 on my fills and have pretty good restriction...Im a total nut and love everyone...So, I hope this fills you in a little bit on me...This is just a great place to be girl!!

Tann, first off you look wonderful!!! You are doing great girl!!! Second off, I did my beginner workout with my ropeless jumprope today with the video...And yes it totally kicked my butt and I had to slow down and rest for a few minutes...But, in the 8 minute beginner workout I did 1052 jumps and lost 235 calories...So thats great for me! I also added 3 runs and 7 walks around the yard (thats all I could do after the jumprope) geez I also called about the ear stapeling...They said that they have never had anyone have it done that had had lapband before but that if your have the band and still suffer from being hungry then it would deffinately work to supress your appetite and help along the journey...She did not recommend it for the bandsters that dont feel hungry tho (so this is something for me to think about)...I mean, do I eat cuz Im hungry or because its just time to eat a meal...I need to research this one for a few days... 8 oz chocolate whey (breakfast) medium size tostada crunched up in a bowl (lunch) dinner (dont know yet) 45 oz water (so far) 20 oz orange water 20 oz green tea Seems that I lost .5 lbs yesterday some how and I hope that I dont ever pick it up again...Im working really hard at doing what I should but its just so hard and time consuming

8 oz chocolate whey (breakfast) 1/2 a grilled chicken salad (lunch) 1 tostada (planned dinner) 40 oz of water (so far) 20 oz of orange water 20 oz green tea and today my ropeless jump rope came in and I played with it during my workout...that thing kicked my butt...i havent done it with the video yet just jumped between my runs and walks today so it cut back on some of my normal stuff so: 10 runs, 17 walks and 320 jumps we will have to see what the scale thinks about it tomorrow...I plan on trying the video some day soon tho

I remember hearing about those many years ago...This staple thing actually gets stapled into your skin right outside of the knobby thing near your cheek...They said that it feels basically like getting your ear pierced...So I guess thats pretty tolerable...Dont know if I want it or not...I still have some questions to ask when I call them...Im just wishy washy and it was something new that I had heard of and thought I would share

Ok, I will try to call today or tomorrow and find out what this place near me has to say...The girl up at work says that they quoted her 85 dollars for hers and then 95 for the dual pack of the staples that make you lose weight and stop smoking at the same time...If there is any chance what so ever of it helping me I would probably do it...I have seen a person that had it done before and the staples are pretty small and not that noticable

Ear stapled...I have never heard of it. I'll have to google it and see what I can find out. Yep, look it up and let me know what you think...I had someone up here at work saying that they were thinking about getting it done...But I dont know if it would benifit me or not with me having the band..I might have to call them and ask for myself...Sounds kinda interesting anyways

Ok, you take mine and she can have yours and i will take hers...lol Ok, on a serious note!!! Has anyone ever had their ear stapled to lose weight??? This subject was brought up at work today and I was wondering about it

Looks like its just me and you girl!!! I will take a couple of yours this week if you take a couple of mine next week, but if its your week you gotta try to lose them while you got them...lol..TAG, your it!

I will be happy to be thankful and grateful if someone would let me give them a couple of my pounds for a while...I will be glad to take them back later after I lost a few more!!lol

Just alot of self love and respect girl!!! You know that...lol...Well, maybe a prozac or 2 along the way

You go girl!!! Your doing great!! slowly but surely we will all get to our happy place

I finally got to move my ticker a little bit!!!So excited!!!I finally lost the 4 I gained plus got over that 60 lb hump

To make up for my peanut butter pie that I had today I just finished mowing the front yard and cutting the top of the bushes around the front of the house...I am done!! Thats all I am going to do for today...If I gained a lb so be it...lol...Oh and I vaccumed the floors and have stripped all the beds and cleaning all the sheets today too...Now, for sure I am done....I am ready to go back to work, there is just too much stuff to do staying home with a sick kid...lol