losingjusme

Julie, i completely see where you are coming from .. if i wasnt a complete chicken $#!t, i'd do a total BL instead of arms then LBL for a total of 2 ops ... i am sure it will work out, you have come SO far...

great job!! good for you! :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

??? **confused** (which isnt difficult to do...)

ok .. i totally lied ... stepped on the scale. wooo hooo! Name...........Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go abckids..............303.........................303...........270..................33 alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212...............33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240..............30 areellady...............232....................226 .5...........212...............14.5 argon..................162...................155.2 ...............142.............13.2 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................201 ............190.................11 Becky42................253.....................248 ...............220...............28 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................196 ..............175................21 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225...................21 8................185..............33 Chris_NJ................284....................255 .................250..............5 cindyluhu...............194....................194 ...............180.............14 dacer123...............243....................239. ..............223................16 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................236. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. ................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………202……………………..196………………6 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................229..... .............207..............22 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................1 70................165................5 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............12 KarenG................. 240.....................225...................215............10 katalin.e................230.....................179.................150..............29 Keekahari..............230......................22 2..................215............7 Kellymovingon........207......................196 .................187............9 Kimmie.................296.....................287 ..................270.............17 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................208...............20 legster..................261....................24 0................228...............12 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 LifeLover..............289.....................275 ..............259................16 LilMissBandAid.......276.8...................276.8 ............265...............11.8 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................266. ...............238................28 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................265 ................250............. 15 mcgreen...............236......................220 .................210..............10 METALBAND...........187.....................179... ..... .......167..............13 momlambert..........207.....................198... .............185................13 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 272..................258................14 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................23 8...............230...............8 Sunny112..............215.....................157. ...............140...............17 Suzzzie. ...............349....................326......... .......320................6 sweethot143..........197....................188... ...........175.................13 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6.............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43

ok ... obviously not me, but i couldnt resist ... everyone looks great! Faith, this is the first picture i've seen of you and i am shattered ... you dont have blue hair??????? :heh: happy almost anniversary!

no weigh-ins for me until the 2nd week of November. see what happens. i hate it, but it just depresses me when i see the scale not move or god forbid go up....

im going to have to jump on that band wagon too ... just paint me green ... just like we all want to be at goal last week ... you have done an amazing job and should be proud (as i am of you...) i think you are making a good decision to stick to your wishes of the fat doctor (heh) be with you during Sx...

great job ... what a phenominal NSV!

i agree with everyone here ... 55 lbs is a great loss! concentrate on your goals, dont look back, look ahead! you can do this! ps - JulieNYC, no i am not following you around - honest

good for you!! i, too, look at my old clothes and wonder what the hey i was doing that big? 6XL anything just isnt flattering.... (but, hey - 1XL works just fine now...)

karen - exactly. dont necessarily focus on speed yet. gradually increase if you want to get your HR up more, but dont overdo it. i started week 2 today and it was great! i even ran a bit longer and did 3 extra 1 minute intervals (with 90 secs walking in between). i made my last interval last 2 mins. it was amazing. the endorphin rush i got was just mind blowing!! great job everyone!

HUH?? i've know several fitness professionals and runners who will disagree with you..

i agree. go on liquids (thin liquids, not 'shakey' type) for at least 12-24 hours after you PB. good luck

mmmmm ... brownies ... sniff ... pitch ... thats what i do when im craving stuff sometimes ... a sniff is all it takes ... unless of course i am in one of my 'moods' ... then i take the whole box... j/k.

different socio-economic backgrounds ... absolutely pathetic the way it was handled in NOLA.

Derby, Try JulieNYC's threads. She is 5'2" and started 350-ish (Julie, plz dont kill me if i am off in the weight).. she looks absolutely P H E N O M I N A L ... she had a tummy tuck and is getting ready for thighs and arms. no need to feel out of place at all .. we are all in this together, whether we have 40 or 200 (like me) pounds to lose. challenges may be different, but we all need / want to get this excess weight off.

well .. if every night DH and I do the deed is like this weekend, calorie wise i should just get up and walk around the block. **sigh**

430-500 in the morning for me. **ugh** i can definitely see the difference in energy and my mood if i do not work out in the mornings.

OMG!!! i've had the DVDs (total workout - instructional 1&2, basic plus, total workout) for about a month now and am totally clueless on even where to begin. i want to incorporate it into my exercise day but cant find anything but Basic Plus that is only 15 mins. your pictures have really inspired me though! wow. any suggestions what i should do first or should i just suck it up and do instructional 1 and then go from there?

your arm is worse b/c you seriously rock in the weight loss department ... i am totally sucking right now ... stuck at 269-272 ... **sigh** i cant wait to see your before/afters ... you are going to do soooo well. i cant believe it's next week! WOOO HOOO!!!!

while i agree with you not wanting anyone else's approval, i cannot imagine going through this surgery and major lifestyle change and not want to be as small as i can get and look good for me ... at 269 i am healthy. my BP is 117/70-ish, cholesterol is perfect, no sign of diabetes and even my PCOS is mostly under control. i run 3 days a week and exercise HARD 3 more days. so not only am i healthy, i am fit. (my body fat % is less than 3% above "normal") should i quit? no way in hell am i going to stop losing right now.

moml - congrats on onederland!!

red, welcome!! glad to have you. karen - great job jm - i am definitely doing week 2 starting tomorrow.

i personally think goal weight is a very personal thing ... i also have not read anywhere on the thread where anyone was being attacked. keep in mind, however, this thread is in the Rants and Raves section so debates are quite common here.

i am not going to step on the scale for 2+ more weeks ... Name...........Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go abckids..............303.........................3 03...........270......................33 alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212.................33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240................30 areellady...............232....................226 .5...........212.................14.5 argon..................162...................155.2 ...............142...............13.2 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182..................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................205 ............190.................15 Becky42................253.....................248 ...............220...............28 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................196 ..............175................21 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225...................21 8................185..............33 Chris_NJ................284....................255 .................250..............5 cindyluhu...............194....................194 ...............180.............14 dacer123...............243....................239. ..............223................16 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................236. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. ................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………204……………………..196………………8 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................230 ..................207..............23 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................1 70................165................5 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............12 KarenG................. 240.....................225...................215. ...........10 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150..............29 Keekahari..............230......................22 2..................215............7 Kellymovingon........207......................196 .................187............9 Kimmie.................296.....................287 ..................270.............17 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................24 0................228...............12 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 LifeLover..............289.....................275 ..............259................16 LilMissBandAid.......276.8...................276.8 ............265...............11.8 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................266 ................250............. 16 mcgreen...............236......................220 .................210..............10 METALBAND...........187.....................179... ..... .......167..............13 momlambert..........207...................204.5... ............185..............20.5 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 272..................258................14 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................23 8...............230...............8 Sunny112..............215.....................157. ...............140...............17 Suzzzie. ...............349....................326......... .......320................6 sweethot143..........197....................188... ...........175.................13 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6.............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43