losingjusme

Telly, WOW. absolutely gorgeous! you have done such an amazing job! congratulations

yup, that's it... i am not saying i necessarily agree with those regulations, but i want another child and loved my experience with China... (and they just raised their rates)

i think that is my fave NSV so far. its so nice to go to a restaurant and not have to say "3 please, table not a booth" ... i, too, actually requests a booth now. yay ... i love my band!!

my DH and i adopted my DD from China in 2003. everything, including airfare/hotels/food while there, cost about $14,000. we did get a tax credit of a little over 10,000 the following year so we got a huge refund. would i do it again? absolutely no questions asked. in fact, if i cannot conceive within the next 6 months (and once i get below 40 BMI) we will start the process over. the ONLY fees we paid to the US government were passport fees and INS fees. all other fees went to our agency (who runs several clinics in China - and other countries - and that is where most of our fees go), the Chinese Adoption branch of the government (this pays for the first XX months of her life - food, caretakers, etc), and Chinese documentation (her passport, visa, etc.) one good thing is the fees are staggered. you dont pay it all at once. and now that the China program is taking about 2 years, it is easier to come up with the money. best of luck to anyone who wishes to adopt. if you have any questions, please feel free to PM me.

my VG band is great! although i do wish i had the smaller AP, but ehh... it's ok

Name...............................Starting…....Current…......Goal…..........To Go losingjusme..(Christine).........293.............. 288... ..........276.................12 tann.............(Tammy)........ ...224............. 211..............212..................0 Josette.................................322....... .......322..............307.................15 RidinMyHDDream.(Carol).. .....267..............267..............256........ .........11 FaithMD............................... 312..............306.6............299........... ....7.6 Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth).. ....275....... .......275 .............265..................10 Libra..(Angela)...................... 218...........;...214..............208............ . ....6 glindab..................................286...... ........285..............275.................10 Inner_me.....(Chris).............. ..295...............295.............280........... .......15 Congrats on making your goal Tammy!! it doesnt look like i will make this challenge, but i will try to get as close as possible.

no ma'am ... i'm getting there. thanks for the virtual though ...

hope you are doing well, keep us posted ... ; )

everyone has done SO well!! i am sorry i've been pretty absent from this challenge, i've been in quite a slump and eating horribly and not working out much at all. the eating may be under control now, exercising - well, i'm still working on that. Name........................Starting….......Current …...Goal….....To Go losingjusme...................293..............288..........266...........22 juliegeraci....................226..............226...........206...........20 areellady.....................251.5............244...........230...........14 punkeyb88...................306..............238............225..........13 Chris_NJ......................326.............314............290..........24 PaulaD........................222..............222............200..........22 MM............................248...............248............230...........18 sdakotaRN..................255...............255............230..........24.6 Babygrl1234...............224................218...........199..........19 faithmd.....................312...............306.6...........285........21.6 Jan421......................267...............267............247..........20 Metalband.................203...............197.............183...........14 tann........................223................216............198...........18 Banannie..................182..............176.8...........162...........14.8 Josette....................322...............322............299...........23 chickatee.................217...............215.............199...........16 beachgirl..................270..............220............155...........65 Marlluvia...................220.............220............200...........20 Jennifur....................222…............219............200..........19 KariK.......................179..............179............155..........24. MarCar.....................296............ 291............276..........20 Punkeyb88................238............238............ 220......... 18 Jadrad7....................243............230............220..........23 Denise......................265...........259... .........240..........25 Wen.........................303...........301.. ...........285.........16 SWEETY...................217...........210..............199.........11 Lochnagar................249...........249.... ........221..........28 glinadb....................285…........285.............260..........25 Denise....................330............265.............240..........25 mel........................254.4........248.4..........230..........18 .4 Amelia40..................285...........285............255...........30 Crabby54.................257...........245............232.........25 Sunny 112...............219...........181.............165........16

Chris_NJ 12 more pounds! that's awesome, you can do it. you have done really well so far! keep up the great job! Christine

lapbandit welcome back. i, too, am in a slump. let's support each other. we CAN (and will) do this. Christine

Zoe, sorry, no help here just MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS!!! i hope to be in your shoes soon (well, kind of soon). best of luck to you!

karey, well at least you are walking on the treadmill to get your deficit ... i am doing horribly .. eating crap and the last time i worked out was Monday or Tuesday ... it appears i am in a funk.

what amazing losers we have!! great job!!!

Karey, Try fitday.com or sparkpeople.com for calorie counts. those are free. i use myfooddiary.com but there is a fee for it (10 a month i think ???)

i still wear it every day ... even though my eating = horrible ... bad Bandster!!

Gayle, Congrats! i think we've chatted before about insurance. were you able to get yours covered?

great NSV lisrbit!!!

WABB, ummm ... i wish it was that ... scale .... is.... not.... moving .... someone is not eating properly (looking around - NO IDEA who though :confused:)

hi Val, i wear it from the moment i get out of bed until i go to sleep at night. i initially thought it was going to bother me, but i dont even notice it anymore. i do wear it under my sleeves. it is a bit bulky and sometimes you can see it if i am in short sleeves, but i just tell people it's a calorie management device and if i eat more than 100 calories, it sends an electric shock through my system ... LMAO.... but then i really explain it and they think it's cool. i have been eating horribly so i'm not really able to give good advice about the deficit. when i was being a good bandster, it really helped me out. good luck!

Tammy, i usually do either Monday or Wednesday. Any day is fine with me. the only 'guideline' to this challenge is to copy the most recent stats to add your own. everyone is doing a great job!

i'd love to do it, but it is pretty pricey and i honestly dont think the XXL would fit me .. so i will just strap weights to my arms or ankles ... maybe later

Name.............................Starting….Current…...Goal….....To Go losingjusme........................293...........293............266...........29 juliegeraci...........................226......... ...226............206...........20 areellady.............................251.5....... ..246.5.........230...........16.5 punkeyb88..........................306............ .238............225...........13 Chris_NJ.............................326.......... ..318............290...........28 PaulaD................................222......... ...222............200...........22 MM.....................................248........ ....248............230...........18 sdakotaRN...........................255........... 255............230.........,..25 Babygrl1234.........................224........... 218............199............19 faithmd................................312........ ....311.3.........285............25.7 Jan421................................267......... ...267.............247...........20 Metalband...........................203........... ..201.............183...........20 tann....................................223....... .......219.... ........198...........21 Banannie.............................182.......... ....179.8. ........162...........17.8 Josette................................322........ ......322... .........299...........23 chickatee............................217.......... .....217.... .......199...........18 beachgirl.............................270......... ......220.... .......155...........65 Marlluvia.............................220......... ......220.. ..........200...........20 Jennifur...............................222........ .......219.. ..........200..........19 KariK.................................179......... .......179. ...........155..........24. MarCar...............................296.......... ......291.. ..........276..........20 Punkeyb88.........................238............. ..238............ 220......... 18 Jadrad7..............................243.......... ......243... .........220..........23 Denise...............................330.......... ......265... .........240..........25 Wen..................................303.......... ......303.. ...........285.........18 SWEETY...........................217.............. ..215..... .......199..........16 Lochnagar..........................249............ ....249.... ........221..........28 glinadb...............................285......... .......285.............260..........25 Denise...............................330.......... ......265.............240..........25 mel....................................254.4...... .......248.4..........230..........18 .4 Amelia40............................285........... .....285............255...........30 Crabby54.....................257.............245.. .......232........25 Sunny 112...................219.............181......... 165........16 i guess one pound is better than gaining, right ???

sometimes taking is highly over rated ...

welcome charsweb!! tammy, thanks, but i just cant get fruit to do it ... **sigh** bad bandster ... but i am gack on the wagon - again - down 1 pound. better than gaining, right? Name...............................Starting…....Current…......Goal…..........To Go losingjusme..(Christine).........293.............. 293... ..........276.................17 tann.............(Tammy)...........224............ . 219............212....................07 Josette.................................322....... .......322..............307.................15 RidinMyHDDream.(Carol).. .....267..............267..............256........ .........11 FaithMD............................... 312..............311.3..............299........... ....12.3 Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth).. ....275....... .......273 .............265..................8 Libra..(Angela)...................... 218...........;...216..............208............ . ....8 glindab..................................286...... ........285..............275.................10 Inner_me.....(Chris).............. ..295...............295.............280........... .......15