juliansmom2003

WOW, I've missed a ton in just a few days! ITA with everyone else--I've sooo missed the smart a$$ element to our thread, so welcome Ron! Just so you know, I literally spewed water after I saw the diagram of the dog. Holy funny!!!! Katie, Willowcast and Mandze -- welcome to all of you! So glad you've joined our crazy little thread :-)! HB-- How are you feeling? Any issues today after the fill? I am scheduled to go in on Thursday but I don't know if the doc is going to give me any because I don't feel anything LOL. I mean hunger pains here and there and I can still eat more than I should, but I'm not crazy ravenous like I used to be. Could I be at the sweet spot? Again, I will never figure this out! Congrats on the size 14 and I'm sorry to hear about your hair. Did you get it fixed yet? Lee Anne-- Zumba is so much fun, isn't it? I do those dvds every now and then when I want to change things up. Bobbie-- I have heard the fitbit is a great rival to the BB. Actually, the woman who lives on the BB facebook page, Elizabeth Sherman, is testing the Fit Bit and doing daily comparisons of it to the BB. I hear that they are close :-) I saw you had an awesome first day at work. SO glad to hear it!!! Betsy--1900 calorie deficit? I thought I was a bad a$$ at 1250! You go, girl! So, I take it you are absolutely loving your Bugg :-) Denise- So glad you're having a good time with your sister in Sedona! Anne-- hang in there. You will see onederland before you know it. I promise :-)!

Hey Leigha--thanks for asking! My throat held out surprisingly enough to get by. I just had to break my sets up in 2 songs in a clip, not 4, but I have absolutely NO voice right now (hope it comes back because we have another gig this Saturday LOL---gotta love wedding season!) So, BB update--I am steady burning 2400-2450 calories per day, and maintaining a 1,250 calorie deficit. Still at 167 (as I was last Thursday), so no fluctuation yet. I barely ate anything yesterday because I didn't feel too well, so I need to be cognizant of my intake--if mine goes too low, it's not good--I need to maintain around 1100 with the way I'm working out. The display thing is so cool though. On Saturday, my hubby and I were taking a break at the wedding and eating and he's watching my display jump 2 calories, then 4 LOL. I told him to watch what happens when I start singing and moving around--he was amazed. SO very cool! I love this thing so much! Let's hope I can keep losing. The only thing that peeves me is the nutrition thing. I'm not sure how accurate it is. Daily plate has EVERYTHING. It's just nuts how few things I eat seem to be in their database. Other than that, how can I talk crap on something that took me out of a 9 week plateau? Saw you ran 3 mins without stopping and struggling to breathe! Girl, you are SO my hero! Good for you! You are just amazing... Going to catch up on everyone else's posts now. Yesterday was freaking nuts and I didn't get to log on too much.

I actually resumed ummm 'bedroom activity' 3 days post op and everything was fine. Hope it isn't TMI, but being on top for the next couple of weeks is definitely a good idea

Yeah! Down 2 lbs since last sign in! Eff you, Mr. Plateau !

I had my third fill on Thursday the 22nd (under fluoro). My doc had me on liquids Thursday, Friday and Saturday, mushies on Sunday and today I'm back on normal food. I am actually hungrier than the days I was on liquids! I am literally starving 2 hours after my meals! What gives? I have a total of about 5.2 in a 14 cc band. How long should I wait before calling the doc's office to ask for another fill? I know some have had their fills kick in a week or so after (that happened to me the last time), but my doctor books fills about a month or so out, so I am tempted to start harrassing them now. Has anyone had an issue like this where they were hungrier after a fill? I was hoping this one would really get me to the "sweet spot". According to the doc, he said I had perfect restriction (at least that's what the screen showed). :thumbup:

Wooohoooo! Have fun, Betsy! I'm telling you, it's AMAZING!!! I can't wait to hear what you think!!!! Have fun :-)!

LOL congrats and enjoy your new sandals! I'm sure they look very pretty with your new pedi :-)

Yaay, Betsy! Congrats on the NSV! Woohoo! I can't believe the man in brown hasn't shown up yet. I am trying to will him to get there so you get your new toy LOL

Thanks Leigha. I'm sorry yours is being a doo doo head. How in the heck are you doing THAT much and burning so little calories???? Did you sign up for your free coaching session? I'd totally address that with them --it would drive me batty! With the ammonia smell, how many carbs are you eating? That's wild! I've never even heard of that. That's why I love this site so much. Even though I'm almost 7 months out, I still learn something new every day! Shad---Yeah, I can't wait for yours to arrive!! I'm excited FOR you!! LOL My sister, who I have been exercising with 4 nights each week, has really been jealous during our workouts because I can tell her how much I'm burning. So of course, she just ordered one today along with the display. The child is crazy. She's freaking 140 lbs and wants to lose another 20 and she's already stick thin....whatever, at least I have a fitness buddy :-) Bobbie--I am the same with breakfast. I don't even get hungry until about 10:30, so that's when I'll eat it. Hope I am not doing any harm by not eating within an hour of getting up, but I just don't have any interest in anything that early besides coffee lol Denise, I have a feeling you are right. You're "normal"--what the heck would you want a little advice to keep you obsessing about calorie burn and intake LOL. Ahhh, one day I hope to be normal (okay, in any sense of the word LOL)

I agree with the previous posts. Don't deny yourself a treat every now and then. I LOVE the Oreo 100 Calorie Delight Bars and the 100 Calorie Honey Maid chocolate Delight Bars (they taste just like smores!) Believe me, we are human and there is no way we are never to indulge again. Everything in moderation....which is what our new lifestyle is all about :-)!

Betsy--you should get a full charge on your BB after 3 hours. I got mine at about 1 pm, charged it and put it on right before bed. Leigha--I'm handing you tissues, honey. I can't imagine what it feels like to take your 'baby' to get a drivers license! I'm just getting over my oldest starting Kindergarten this past year! Lena--Welcome!! Glad to have you here! Bobbie--CONGRATS on the job! And I'm more than happy to join in and give you a loving kick in the tush to get back in gear :w00t:! You know I love you and this too shall pass :-) Anne--Hang in there. I remember being a raging biatch when I was where you are now. Just remember in a couple of months from now, you will look back lovingly on that time (uh yeah) and know it was totally worth it. Denise--I totally LOLed at your comment about all you brought with you. You REALLY sound like me (and I too am a self-admitted dork). Must...not...give...in to the iPad envy. Who will crack first? Me by getting an iPad or you getting a BB? Hmmmm..... bets anyone LOL Shad--when is your bugg getting here?!? SO excited for you and Betsy to start using yours! So, I have been using my bugg since Tuesday night/Wed morning and haven't weighed in since (MOMENTUS occasion for me as I still weigh in every day). Imagine my surprise when I looked down and saw 167!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG, I broke through a 9-week plateau!!!! Is it a coincidence? Is it the bugg? I have NO clue, but I'll take it. Yesterday's reading was 2609 calories burned, 1000 in for a deficit of 1609 (came home and tried to eat chicken and didn't go so well, slimed and brought most of it back up, so went for a breadstick and some frozen grapes--I was HUNGRY). I think I'm starting to get sick because my throat is really sore and I have the sniffles, and I know I am normally a bit tighter when I get sick). I am still scheduled for my next fill on 5/20 and my hunger is leveling off (of course), but my portions are still exceeding over 8 ounces. Should I still go? It's covered, so no out of pocket, but I don't want to get yelled at for being obsessive about restriction and "I'm fine". LOL Thoughts? And someone needs to burn Bob's freaking farm down. I mean, we haven't had any 'real' smart a$$ comments in quite awhile. Happy Friday everyone! Hope you all have a great weekend! Pray that I get through this wedding I have tomorrow! My throat hurts SO bad I don't know how I'm going to sing through a freaking 5-hour reception! Not to mention, they are making me squeal Lady Gaga LOL

Betsy, you bring up a GREAT point! I LOVE thedailyplate.com and their database of foods is not only HUGE but very accurate. I am already finding some inconsistencies with my foods (i.e. it has Dannon Light N Fit blueberry yogurt was 130 calories!) I have decided since I'm pretty boring that I'm going to enter some of my regular foods and just store them for quick reference. I am determined to use this thing to the fullest, but I'll be darned if I don't get results due to miscalculation of nutritional content!!

Hmmm. Thanks for trying to spare me, chica! You know me too well. I have actually been eating higher calories for a week or so now, and that isn't changing anything either. I could go down further and that doesn't make a difference as well, so I am going to focus on the burn number like you and see how that goes. I'll try to do the 1000-1200 calorie range and see how that goes. It sucks because I honestly was losing weight consistently by doing the same thing one day then POOF--all of a sudden it stopped. It sucks because I really feel like I haven't been doing much differently than yesterday, but I am willing to wait it out a week and see what happens. I still love the BB though .... so far :-)!

:smile: Well, glad I could twist your arm, Denise LOL! My friend bought hers into work today and I fell in love with it! Do I need it? NO. Am I going to (eventually) get it? HELL YES!!! I am in need of replacing my 2 Mexapixel digital camera first. It's been 8 great years, but I think it's time. I am going to treat myself when I get my money from the insurance company for getting my mammogram stuff taken care of. I made a HUGE mistake on my finances, so most of it is replacing $$$ I forgot to allocate to bills (imagine that LOL), but I should have enough to treat myself to a new camera. I did purchase the pink armband for my BB today. I don't know why I didn't just order the pink one. I was so thrilled to be ordering one that the color was the furthest thing from my mind. I did also find a great site to jazz it up a little bit too: BodyMedia Skins Okay so that is my shopping plug for the day...under $20 spent, so I didn't do too bad (oh, there was the beginner pilates DVD I just got off Amazon too for $8, but I swear that's it LOL) I did pretty well with my first day with my BB. I burned 2428 calories and took in 1441 for a deficit of 987 (should've been 1000, but I'm upping my freaking exercise tonight). I actually changed my profile to target a 1250 deficit, so hopefully I'll lose 2 to 2.5 lbs per week. I am SERIOUS about getting this last bit of weight off :smile2: Hope you are all doing well, my friends! Denise, I'll look for an update from you soon!! I am praying for some good news!!!! Betsy, did you get your BB yet? Leigha--is yours working for you? I mean from a get the scale to start moving again standpoint? Amy--saw your post about your display. Mine came in yesterday and I started using it right away, but I haven't had this issue yet. Praying I don't. Did you try calling their 800 number? Anne--how's the pre-op diet going?

I don't know what I was thinking. I wanted the pink one too, but I guess I was so excited to just be ordering one, I forgot about that. Oh well--Off to order a pink armband LOL. Did you guys see these cute little skins? http://www.bodymedia.com/Shop/Accessories/BodyMedia-Skins;jsessionid=0a010c471f43ec558bc514754b80bfeaa29ff9888cab.e3eSch4MaN4Re34Pa38Ta38Qc3n0 Of course I ordered one on Monday. Can't wait for it to get here!!

How are you liking the bugg, Amy? I have had mine since Tuesday and I am WAY obsessed! Yesterday was my first full day and I burned 2420 calories (25 under what I was supposed to, but not too shabby LOL)! SO excited!

Sure does! I've had this thing less than 24 hours and I'm in love with it already! The only thing that's a pain in the tush so far is the food logging, as I've had to manually enter several things already, but since I eat mostly the same things (I'm boring LOL), it will save it so I don't have to re-enter constantly. For those iPhone users, I'm looking for the app on my iPod touch, but it doesn't seem to be coming up. I did a search for "bodybugg" and "body bugg". Should I be searching something else? Thanks!

Holy crap! I actually just MADE money selling back the freaking BB and display I initially bought off eBay! I paid $176 for both and they just sold for $197! Yeah! Amy--thanks for the coupon codes so I could get a new one WITH the 6 month membership for what it would've cost to add the membership to the used one!!

Thanks so much for your help! :scared2:

2450 and intake should be 1250. SO excited to see how this works. I am sure I will be hopelessly addicted by tomorrow evening LOL

LOL--honestly, sorry to project my shopping addiction on you LOL In the last few days, I've purchased the BB, the display and some reeeeeally nice Nike Shox to keep up with my crazy workouts! I seriously have a problem! I convinced a coworker last week to buy an iPad (which she ended up doing over the weekend LOL)! So, ladies, if you're looking to justify any purchase, just give your old buddy Karen a shout ! Anne--good for you for treating yourself! I LOVE Just Dance. The only thing is, I'd love for there to be some way to open new songs or something. I heard a great rumor they are developing a new one. I hope so because I am hopelessly addicted (and so are my kids)!! Stacie---it IS addictive isn't it?!? You don't even realize you're burning calories because of how much fun you're having. It's fun watching my kids dance to New Kids on the Block LOL Shamma--woohoo! I am excited about my Bugg too! It just came today, so it's all set up and almost fully charged. The display is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, but I am going to start using this sucker right away! Betsy--Wii is just awesome (here I go with my shopping addiction transference LOL). Just Dance is my favorite. I bought the Wii Fit, but with everything else I've been doing, I haven't even tried that yet LOL Leigha--that is really weird about the ammonia smell. Is it still as strong? That is soooo strange. So, how addicted are you to the BB? I am sure I am really going to be obsessed myself. Can't WAIT to use it, I'm just not sure when the best time to start would be (when I go to bed tonight or when I wake up in the morning). Katie--welcome and congrats on your surgery! We're happy to have you! Cocoa--how are you feeling? I think I am caught up, and I don't remember seeing an update from you for a little while. Bobbie--I will check FB later, but wondering how the interview went last week. Deets!! I hope you are enjoying the scrapbooking retreat! How was everyone's Mother's Day? I got hubby to treat me to P90X, so that was my big gift. Of course, I decided to order and do Power 90 first to work my way up to the P90 based on a ton of recommendations, so I am going to have some variety in my workouts to say the least.....

Okay so I'm registered, plugged in and battery should be done charging soon. Does everyone recommend I start in the morning or when I go to bed? I am not sure when the best time is.....

Woohoo! Mine just arrived and I can't wait to use it! So in looking at the manual in order to charge it, it say that I need to take the face off the display to get to the port for the USB connector. I don't want to break it and I'm pressing down on the right side, but it's not budging. Any tips or tricks? I am dying to use this baby! Thanks!

I'm in! I am looking to lose 15 lbs by the 4th. Signing it at 169, so I hope to be at 154 when this challenge is over! Good luck everyone!

OMG Tiff congrats!!! You go girl!!! I am stuck at 169...really discouraging. In researching the whole plateau thing, it seems that the last few are so hard to lose because your body is trying to tell you it's at a good place....even when we beg to differ LOL! Stay with it. It may take a little longer, but it will come off. You've done amazing! So good to 'see' you! I was wondering how you were doing!! Hang in there!