MimIN

I am up 1lb this week. I got an unfill and decided if I gain some of it back it's much better than starving to death!

I am sorry ladies... here are last week's numbers! TamifromAL - 185/0/-3/-1/-3/-2/+2/-3/-1/-4/+1 MimIN – 180/+14/0 /-17/-4/-1/-1/-1/-2/-2/-8 Cassandra – 228.2/-3.6 Gonnabethin – 185/-0.5/0/0/0/-2/-1/-2/0 LindaN – 208/-1/0/-1/-2/-0/-3/?/?/?/? BJean – 177/-1/-1/0/0/0/+2/?/+1/0 Kareyquilts - 189/-2/0/-4/0/0/0/-1.5/? Lisalee - 189/0/0/-4/-1/-1/0/-1/-1/-1 Sandranoelle - 260/+2/-4/-1/+2/-1/-3/?/? Tanya67 - 231/-2/-2/-2/-3/-2/

I survived the weekend in NYC with Jamie and his car antics - whew! I regret not getting an unfill and did not eat much this last week but pay off is I have met my final goal and exceeded it by 2lbs, I am down 8.2lbs this week. I haven't had a week like this in a longggg time. I now weigh 158lbs and I can't remember EVER weighing in the 150s. I remember when I was 12 going from 140 to 180 overnight!

It is a little better today, I cut my pills into weee tiny pieces and nothing got stuck this time but I still feel the gurggling, I haven't had this in a LONG time and I have no idea how I put up with it before. I hope it eases up by tomorrow, Jamie and I are heading to NYC for the holiday weekend and I want to enjoy my dinner at the Rainbow Room!

It has been a little while since I have had a fill and I almost forgot what it was like. I had a very small 'tweek' of .1cc, I just wanted a little help and well that may have been too much. I've pb'ed on my pills, I'm gurgling water but it does go down. I am working on a protien drink right now but it's super slow tiny sips. I don't like this feeling at all! For those of you that have had unfills, how long did you wait? In the past after a fill I've waited a week or two and it has eased up but I want to go back in today, I don't like this at all!

Here are the numbers this week. 77.6lbs to date!! TamifromAL - 185/0/-3/-1/-3/-2/+2/-3/-1/-4 MimIN – 180/+14/0 /-17/-4/-1/-1/-1/-2/-2 Cassandra – 228.2/-3.6 Gonnabethin – 185/-0.5/0/0/0/-2/-1/-2 LindaN – 208/-1/0/-1/-2/-0/-3/?/?/? BJean – 177/-1/-1/0/0/0/+2/?/+1 Kareyquilts - 189/-2/0/-4/0/0/0/-1.5 Lisalee - 189/0/0/-4/-1/-1/0/-1/-1 Sandranoelle - 260/+2/-4/-1/+2/-1/-3/? Tanya67 - 231/-2/-2/-2/-3/-2/?<!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

The bull ride was liquid bravery! I am not a big drinker but when I get with my friends my college days are re-lived. I am awaiting the psuedo-coyote ugly pictures to surface although I am hoping Todd was as drunk as I and forgets! I haven't seen them and I don't want to but I have foggy memories of dancing on a bar.... :angel: I have a fill scheduled for tomorrow, I wanted to wait until this past weekend was over before doing it. Now I'm questioning whether I should go through with it. I don't have much restriction at all, I can eat (and drink) quite a bit and seldome feel full... however I've still been losing slowly. *sigh*

OH MY Karey you look fabulous! Absolutly gorgeous. Felicity is a beautiful little girl!

I had a wild weekend in Kalamazoo MI visiting with old friends and over endulged in food and spirits (I think I am still hung over!) but managed to squeek out 2lbs, I am sure it will all catch up with me next week. I am going to post this pic as an NSV, I would NEVER have done this pre-band no matter how much I had to drink...

Yep it is. I have it aswell and although it did shrink significantly there is still loose skin in my abdomen that I dispise. I am not so sure I am going to have children so right now I haven't really thought from that angle. I do understand though, I don't think I'd want to go through all of it if I was planning on having a child and stretch it out again. A lot of how your skin reacts after significant weight loss is how much you exercise and genetics. I exercise quite a bit but my genetics are terrible when it comes to skin elasticity:(

Evilah, I am trying to be patient and let my body catch up however patience is not a virtue I have so probably yes. I would like to have a full body lift and and arm lift. I am saving my pennies and hope to do it this winter. Mim

Welcome back April! I am so glad to hear all worked out!! Karey: I am enjoying shopping that is for sure! I seem to spend every free moment shopping (not that much really since I sold my soul to server ops!) my pocket book is suffering but I'm having fun with it! Tami: The only thing normal about me is the bmi, lol. I am an 'odd duck' or so I've been told;) It's fun to get those kind of compliments from men! Initially they made me very uncomfortable but now I kind of like them. Lifelong: Congrats on you 7lb week! That is amazing, keep up the great work!!

Here are the numbers this week, we have a couple to add for the week if they make it in. We are now in our 9th week with 7 to go and 58.1lbs down! TamifromAL - 185/0/-3/-1/-3/-2/+2/-3/-1 MimIN – 180/+14/0 /-17/-4/-1/-1/-1/-2 Cassandra – 228.2/-3.6 Gonnabethin – 185/-0.5/0/0/0/-2/?/? LindaN – 208/-1/0/-1/-2/-0/-3/?/? BJean – 177/-1/-1/0/0/0/+2/? Kareyquilts - 189/-2/0/-4/0/0/? Lisalee - 189/0/0/-4/-1/-1/0/-1 Sandranoelle - 260/+2/-4/-1/+2/-1/-3 Tanya67 - 231/-2/-2/-2/-3/-2

Yep, coming up on 8 months soon. Most of it came off in the first 5 months, the last 2.5 have been very slow in compairison. It's kind of frustrating sometimes but I am happy with the results!

I am late 20's but 20's none the less (hanging onto it for a few more weeks!). I was banded Sept/06 and wish I had done it much sooner!! The band has given me my life back.

Here is a before (I found this in an email archive, no idea what the hell was going on with my hair but I can laugh at it) and a pic from this weekend - almost an after pic!

I am down 2lbs this week. Today I am officially no longer overweight, I am now "normal" according to my BMI. I never thought I'd see this day! I also never imagined I would get into the 160s, 7.5 months ago it seemed impossible and today it is surreal. We went to Holland Michigan to meet up with Jamie's grandparents. When we were pulling up Loretta had a confused look on her face and started laughing when I gave her a hug. She didn't recognize me and thought Jamie was running around with a new gal, said that the only thing that gave it away was my smile, lol. Here is a pic from this last weekend trying on wooden shoes:

Computers are my passion so here's are my suggestions... Depending on what you will use it for, if it's just general research and taking data a pentium D processor will do you just fine with atleast 512mb or ram but would suggest 1gb. If you are going to (or foresee it anywhere in the future) do any kind of photos, editing etc I would suggest looking into atleast a centrino processor or p4. I am an intel gal but AMD is also very good and can be cheaper. As far as manufacturers for the general consumer I like Gateway laptops, HP and Sony. Sony IMO is the best but they are always leaps and bounds more expensive then the rest. Gateway is middle of the road quality but generally cheaper and well there is e-machine, I'm not a fan but I guess they are getting better now that gateway bought them up. Stay away from Dell - their support is terrible, warranties aren't worth the paper they are written on and you will never get a person on the phone you can understand. Best Buy has the best warranty options down to a swap out policy (costs more). I can't speak to any of the other major electronics retailers but I did work for Best Buy in the Computer dept for longer than I care to admit:)

CONGRATS TAMI on making the century club! I can't wait to make the 100lb mark, just 9 more to go.

Here are the numbers, a little better on timing this week:) TamifromAL - 185/0/-3/-1/-3/-2/+2/-3 MimIN – 180/+14/0 /-17/-4/-1/-1/-1 Cassandra – 228.2/-3.6 Gonnabethin – 185/-0.5/0/0/0/-2/? LindaN – 208/-1/0/-1/-2/-0/-3/? BJean – 177/-1/-1/0/0/0/+2 Kareyquilts - 189/-2/0/-4/0/0 Lisalee - 189/0/0/-4/-1/-1/0 Sandranoelle - 260/+2/-4/-1/+2/-1 Tanya67 - 231/-2/-2 lifelongband - I'm sorry I didn't have you on the list, what was your start weight?? - 1

1 more lb down for me, I am really suprised I am not up 10lbs. Late nights at the office are forcing me to vending machine grazing and Moe's streaking burritos!

Ladies I am so incredibly sorry for neglecting my list posting duties. This is from Last week, please look it over and let me know if I got all your numbers posted correctly. I managed to find a moment to jump on here and take the time to read all the posts - I have never in my life been this busy, I am about to fall over I am so stressed and tired! TamifromAL - 185/0/-3/-1/-3/-2/+2 MimIN – 180/+14/0 /-17/-4/-1/-1 Cassandra – 228.2/-3.6 Gonnabethin – 185/-0.5/0/0/0/-2 LindaN – 208/-1/0/-1/-2/-0/-3 BJean – 177/-1/-1/0/0/0 Kareyquilts - 189/-2/0/-4/0 Lisalee - 189/0/0/-4/-1/-1 Sandranoelle - 260/+2/-4/-1/+2 Tanya67 - 231/-2/-2

Has anyone's significant other expressed interest in getting the band themselves? My boyfriend has mentioned it a few times and the last time we talked about it at length he decided he was going to lose it on his own and we came up with a reward system... well that lasted for 20lbs and it has all since been gained back. Last night he came home and was in kind of a bummy mood; we talked and he started talking about how worried he is about his health. His knees are hurting, he's out of breath quickly and overall depressed that he is achy all the time and feels so old when he's only 28. He said he is serious this time and wants to get the band but is concerned about losing weight fast, I lost a lot pretty quickly and he is prone to fast weight loss when he puts his mind to it. I am very supportive of his decision and he too will go to Mexico but he's a bargin shopper and I am afraid he'll go with the lowest bid rather than the best surgeon. I would like him to go to the same surgeon I did but there are others that are 1-2k cheaper and he's asking me why he shouldn't go to them. How do you get it through to a "value minded" individual that this is not like buying a car! I have tried to explain to him that I've already done the research on Dr. Ortiz and that saves him time, I am walking living proof that he is a good surgeon and I am comfortable with him. So now I'm really worried:phanvan

I am down 1lb this week, I think the last few lbs are going to be stubborn!

I am down 1 lb this week. I joined a new gym last weekend that is 24 hours. My new job has consumed what little spare time I had and I could not find the time to workout during my old gym's hours. Although I don't like the idea of working out at midnight because I am up until 2 or 3 am but atleast I am getting my workouts in. I have taken up swimming, spinning and yoga. I was suprised to see how many people are in late night classes, atleast I am not alone with the arsebackwards schedule!