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Hey Fellow Tall Girl! I think there may be some truth to that. I noticed today that I move my feet into different positions when my speed changes. Or when my knees start hitting the machine.:wink2: Long legs.

A personal trainer once told me that that is normal, she got the same thing. I did too at first but then it just went away. Are you tall? Maybe you need one with longer stride. For me that was the key to a comfortable ride. Painful toes may mean that you are bouncing on the machine.

GREAT! Im so glad. Luckily my gym isnt a curves, it just has Curves-like circuit set up. Someone making me monitor zones and pulses would tick me off. I wouldve lied too:lol:! I cant tolerate babysitting during my workout.

Mmmm I just had some. Yum. I like Steelcut Oatmeal made with lactaid skim milk, vanilla, and cinnamon (and some sugar, Im a purest). OR Quaker Instant Weight Control in any flavor. I like this kind because I cannot detect the artifical sweetener.

OMG I am going to have to try that! Would a Curves circuit work ok? My gym is pretty no-frills but has one of those. What has worked for me thus far is doing straight cardio workouts. Ive continued to shed weight with just 30-45mins sessions on the elliptical. I do consider myself pretty lucky:tongue:. But the dress sizes aren't moving as fast. I am glad to find this post because I am getting so close to goal and I don't feel particularly strong. I am definately gonna add in some weight-training. So thanks for the tips luluc and Jachut!

Congrats Everyone! I am so excited to finally post here! I am officially down 115lbs! Before the band I would have never dreamed that I would weigh what I do, nevermind that I am steamrolling towards Onederland! 30lbs til Onederland!

15lbs down so far! I am so hitting goal this year! And possibly sooner than I'd thought! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****<v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600">:cursing:</v:shapetype>***********:cursing:*************:tt2:***********:regular_smile:********** :cool:*** Babe...............308............308.........199.......109 Brandy.............198............196.........166.......28 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............229.........175.......54 Clarebear08........192............189.........160.......29 Donna113...........183............181.5.......125.......55.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............282.........165.......116 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............413.........300.......113 GratefulHeart......226............223.........135.......88 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 Lindar172..........246............246.........150.......96 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............211.........169.......42 lotzasunshine......270............269.........180.......89 Loveislovely.......216............216.........175.......41 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............231.........140.......91 Mamanmidwife.......264............264.........200.......64 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 WOWOX7.............173............170.........125.......45

Nice to hear how you are doing and that you are taking it easy. You are are almost there! Congrats!

Holy Smokes! I lost 10LBS! For a total of 110lbs since surgery! Happy doesnt begin to say what I feel! Back on track! Thanx for this thread BBK! Just when I thought I couldnt take it anymore, I weighed myself and voila -10lbs. This is now my go-to plan for plateau busting!

Holy Smokes! I lost 10Lbs this week! I love the 5DPT! What a great start. Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****<v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" filled="f" stroked="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe">:cool2:</v:shapetype>************************:tt2:***********:thumbup:********** :wink_smile:*** Brandy.............198............196...........166...........28 Chocolate_Snaps....244............234...........175...........59 Ebonie.............307............307...........200...........107 GratefulHeart......226............223...........135...........88 Lindar172..........246............246...........150...........96 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311...........220...........91 Long2BThin.........216............212...........169...........43 lotzasunshine......270............270...........180...........90 Loveislovely.......216............216...........175...........41 Mamanmidwife.......264............264...........200...........64 Under200...........242............199...........155...........44 vzghj3.............202............202...........150...........52 WOWOX7.............173............170...........125...........45

After a bit of thought and wallowing over last year's disappointing challenge results...I am in! I am letting go of last year and how much I didn't lose and now I will focus on this year and the road to goal. The fact is that I lost 100lbs by my first Bandiversary and I know I can make it to goal. That's it! I am setting the goal of 175 that is -69lbs by my Bandiversary. That would put me at goal. Name__________________StartWeight______CurrentWeight________Goal____________ToGo *****<v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" filled="f" stroked="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe">:cool2:</v:shapetype>************************************:tt2:***********:thumbup:****** Brandy............198...........196.........166.........28 Ebonie............307...........307.........200.........107 GratefulHeart.....226...........223.........135.........88 Lindar172.........246...........246.........150.........96 Long2BThin........216...........212.........169.........43 lotzasunshine.....270...........270.........180.........90 Loveislovely......216...........216.........175.........41 Mamanmidwife......264...........264.........200.........64 vzghj3............202...........202.........150.........52 Chocolate_Snaps...244...........244.........175.........69

Congrats of your 6.5 BBK! Day 3 and Im pretty sure that I havelost some weight. Im gonna break down and weigh tomorrow, day 4. I am also pretty sure that I need an adjustment.

This is my specialty! Ive been a turkey eater forever! Its the only thing I know how to cook. I usually season with a "sason" packet (Google it) saute it with a little Evoo. Just as it starts to brown I add loads of minced garlic. From there you can do anything like: add crushed tomatoes and simmer for a killer ragout; or add veggies; or add BBQ sauce; or sloppy joe sauce; or No sauce. It is really versatile. Or make my favorite turkey lasagna! But it's really not bandster friendly which is why I haven't made it in years. Just have fun with it.

Well the sun is setting on day 2 of liquids. I don't know if Ive lost any because I promised myself not to weigh until the end of the the 5DPT. BUT...boy am I glad I am not attempting 5 days of liquids! Plus I have a confession, I think I cheated a little. I had 5DPT approved Lentil Soup but I didn't blend it. I hope that's not too off track.

Im on day one and so far so good. I havent decided on whether Im doing liquids for 2 or 5 days. Protein shakes are sent from heaven! Scratch that. 2 days of liquids it is!

BBK how did you know what I needed? I am so up for this. I will be buying some Protein tomorrow. Because I have a lot of preparing to do for this I am going to start on thursday. However I will be back at the gym on monday. Part of my epic stall has been due to not properly preparing for the inevitable hunger. I am going to plan this final push to goal out carefully. Thanx for this post, I am ready to continue what I started with this band. Oh the hilarity!

I am interested! I may decide to participate.

MY natural curves showed up! Before I was kind of a shapeless blob with a square flatish bum. Now it is round, firm and full just how I hoped it would be. I was pleased to find an hourglass underneath it all. One I am learning is very sexy. I have become sort of a fan :shades_smile: . But I dont have a "fat patch". At least I think I dont. My tail bone gets sore now from extended rounds of sitting though.

CUMC stands for Columbia University Medical Center.

Losing weight hasnt made me happy. Its made me ECSTATIC!

I was banded by Dr Mcginty from the same practice. I have heard that Dr Tex is a great surgeon. St Lukes kinda sucks though.

I understand that as we lose weight our shoe size may change. Im not banded yet but I have serious shoe buying issues. I LOVE them! I dont want to buy an expensive pair of shoes if my size will change. i dont have wide feet so width isnt likely to change much but i do wear a size 11. I know everybody is different, Id just like to hear of your experiences. And yes possibly help me understand the probability.

NO!!!! Still got the clodhoppers! My feet aren't baking bread anymore though. (that fat bump you get over the tops of shoes) OH OH Oh, I can wear regular calf tall boots now. Never having big legs I had always been between regular calves and wide calf boots which made it harder than usual to find good boots (I never had). I still haven't found them yet but I am sure having fun looking!

Good job FlirtyAngel! A victory is a victory in my opinion and getting under 300 is a big deal. Congrats!