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I havent had this problem but I so sorry that you had to go through this.

Flower feary you look great! Good Job!

I lost 3lbs this week! NAME ____________weight now____ goal___ lbs lost *****:cool2:********** ****************:tt2:***** aJoneen............230.........220.......3....... Bea1128............220.........199.......0....... Babs0101...........185.........170.......0....... blesdbyonmzur......159.........148.......4....... BTTRFLI1432........221.........210.......0....... Bunkey1965.........209.........198.......3....... Chocolate_Snaps....257.........240.......2....... Darr5380...........170.........150.......0....... erikadawn.................199..............175............0.......... FloridaGirl........235.........215.......0....... HeatherO...........169.........155.......3....... JennyPoo...........169.........159.......0....... KarenG.............164.........158.......2....... KathyStrick........305.........290.......0....... Lanie..............199.........180.......0....... Leslie2Lose........224.........209.......0....... Lunabeane..........219.........200.......2....... Luu2008............219.........189.......7....... Luv2Laugh..........232.........212.......0....... luvinke............206.........190.......0....... mamato3............199.........184.......2....... mcgreen............189.........175.......0....... mdgarcia31665......225.........220.......0....... mominlv13..........316.........300.......1....... MSnika3............228.........204.......4....... NANAbanded.........225.........199.......4....... Ninja..............209.........189.......0....... NukeChik...........227.........199.......0....... Ollie..............242.........210.......0....... Redtulips..........194.........180.......0....... Renewedhope........176.........155.......3....... ronni_NC...........243.........220.......0....... slgandera..........185.........173.......0....... StartingOver.......220.........205.......5....... want_so_bad........170.........155.......0....... Sadie..............220.........199.......0....... __________________

I live at Old Navy and Target. Only the sale racks though. I dont pay full price for anything, ever.

Well Ive been moving my keister this weekend. I havent been that mindful of my eating though. No worries, I dont think I did any damage to my weight loss. Which leads to a NSV btw. I though that yesterday I really screwed myself up by having eaten copious amounts of crap. But when I took inventory last night on what I consumed, I made a discovery. My perception of how much food is too much has changed. I didnt eat nearly as much a I had thought. Interesting. Food logging in earnest starts in the morning.

Well Ive been moving my keister this weekend. I havent been that mindful of my eating though. No worries, I dont think I did any damage to my weight loss. Which leads to a NSV btw. I though that yesterday I really screwed myself up by having eaten copious amounts of crap. But when I took inventory last night on what I consumed, I made a discovery. My perception of how much food is too much has changed. I didnt eat nearly as much a I had thought. Interesting. Food logging in earnest starts in the morning.

My mind is free of Lane Bryant! My newest NSV, among many (they've become innumerable), is that my sense of style has changed. Or should I say evolved? IDK. I have always been a great dresser...no modesty where that's concerned:cool2:...BUT I find myself gravitating towards different styles now. Variety! Variety! Variety! Its like Im learning to dress all over again! Fabulous! Kid+Candy Store=ME!

Shredded Wheat has always been a favorite cereal for me. I havent had a problem with it, besides wicked gas:huh2:

Drool! I hate being lactose intolerant! Mozzeralla is my poison. I think I may still try it and just buy some lactaid pills.

Thanks luvmyband. And, yes slim will definately do.:thumbup: Thanks GeorgiaGirl, that means alot coming from you. You look great too! Thanx a bunch!

Grr, I havent been journaling my food well. But know Im gonna up the anti...Im gonna start journaling food and exercise. Dun DUN DUN! Tomorrow.:wink: I joined two challenges this week. They are the Labor Day weightloss challenge and the July Exercise Challenge. Labor Day Chal. I will lose 20lbs by Labor Day. July Exercise Chal. I will do: 60min gym workout 3x a week 30min walk 5x a week 20min swimming session 1x per week. For a total of 23.3 in July Time to get moving my 1 year Band Anniversary is Sept. 25th. Losing this 20lbs will put me over 100lbs lost in a year. I will accomplish this goal. I LOVE THE SUMMER! There is no better time to get moving.

Good Luck in surgery tomorrow!

Im staying on plan today because I am worth it.

Grr, I havent been journaling my food well. But know Im gonna up the anti...Im gonna start journaling food and exercise. Dun DUN DUN! Tomorrow. I joined two challenges this week. They are the Labor Day weightloss challenge and the July Exercise Challenge. Labor Day Chal. I will lose 20lbs by Labor Day. July Exercise Chal. I will do: 60min gym workout 3x a week 30min walk 5x a week 20min swimming session 1x per week. For a total of 23.3 in July Time to get moving my 1 year Band Anniversary is Sept. 25th. Losing this 20lbs will put me over 100lbs lost in a year. I will accomplish this goal. I LOVE THE SUMMER! There is no better time to get moving.:thumbup:

I am in! I am committing to: 60min gym workout 3x a week 30min walk 5x a week 20min swimming session 1x per week. I guess Ill go work on putting that in my siggie.

I sure do! Hey! LOl!

It kind of is. I live here. Born and raised. It may not be East Harlem but it is high crime and poverty. Gentrification has changed the 3 blocks surrounding the hospital but go down 2 more to Amsterdam and you'll see. I admit it has changed a lot in the past 10 years but it is what it is.

First I will address the hospital in the ghetto concern: Yes I would go if it was a good hospital. I do my research and would not go to a hospital that did not have a glowing reputation. Many of the best hospitals in the country are in so called "ghettos". Columbia Presbyterian Hospital aka New York Presbyterian Hos is in a ghetto but it hasn't stopped US Presidents, famous athletes, and some of the richest people in the world from going there. Secondly, it hasnt stopped the top Md students, Doctors, and researchers in the world from coming to the hospital. Oprah's favorite Dr, Dr. Oz is the head of Cardiology at the hospital. So in closing, I think that you should choose whatever hospital you want. However, do not equate the quality of the hospital with your assumption of the quality of the people who live around it. If you don't want to see poor people or people who don't fit into your view as acceptable, so be it and don't go. Now I will address the no so subtle subtext: Alcoholics are everywhere, the homeless do exist, and drugs addicts live in the suburbs too. You should realize that the people who live in economically depressed areas are just as offended by the living conditions as you are.Try not to be so judgmental, we are all human.

Way to go Renewed!

I am a Pure Protein disciple. I love the chocolate and smores flavors. They are relatively low cal, no sugar, filling, and easy to digest. Plus they are pretty cheap and much more easy to find now than when I was banded 9 short months ago.

Neal that certainly puts it into perspective! I guess I better start putting the screws to my PCP. I was wondering the same things Brandy.

Admittedly, I am having a very hard time accepting compliments. I feel grateful I think but I feel more like I dont deserve it. Not because of having had surgery but because I have issues:thumbdown:. When told how great I look now I usually say, "You think so? Thanks." That doesnt sound grateful at all, it sounds like I have low self esteem (lightbulb). Im really not used to people telling me how good I look. However I am working on it. Because at some point I am gonna get to goal and people are gonna stop telling me how good I look after losing so much weight. Theyre gonna be used to seeing me looking gorgeous so they may not comment:tongue:.