4th of July Challenge!

[tinksmom 0]

Whew! I upped my goal, then watched the needle on the scale just hover for the past few days. But I can say with a clear conscience that I made my 20! Thanks to everyone here for the motivation and accountability!

[patsal 1]

OMG. Help, what did I do?

I purposefully did NOT go to any 4th of July BBQ's as I am only 14 days post-op. I am technically still on a liquid diet. I thought going to bbq's would be too much. Instead, I took my 8 year old son to the movies. HE got a popcorn. When the movie started, it smelled so good, I grabbed ONE kernal of popcorn and sucked on it until it was just kernal and swallowed. Technically, no chunks, right? Before you know it, I had about a handful and I felt so sick. I thought WHAT HAVE I DONE. I felt so icky, like I was gonna barf. I feel weak minded and ashamed that I couldn't stick to the lousy liquid diet after purposefully missing 4th celebrations with friends I still managed to find a way to get it wrong. After research, I find that popcorn is so over the top a NO-NO that I now wonder if I have managed to damage anything with the band. HELP!

Slow down and put it inot perspective. While it is not ok to give yourself carte blanche to eat whatever, whenever, it is done and over with, move on. I doubt you did any damage with a handful of popcorn. Mostly it is a no no once you get to restriction because it can block the stoma. Yes you should stick to liquids, so go back to them and try to follow your dr's instructions to the letter. Move on, you are hardly a failure, and you know that sick feeling you got...remember it when you go to eat stuff you know you shouldn't it will come back and next time you could pb--which in public is not a pretty thing!

[alwayslookinup 0]

Thanks for the encouragement. I thought for sure I screwed up royally. I am so mad at myself for eating it.

[SVM10 6]

Hey, I did not meet my 19lb. July 4th goal. I lost 12lbs. I have not updated my ticker in a few weeks. I am down 1 more lb. than it shows. I am now going to set a more realistic goal of 12lbs.for the Labor Day Challenge. Onward and upward.

[shadst8 8]

I am going to say I met because I was only 2oz from my goal--I will lose that tomorrow!! It has been tough with no restriction and did not get a fill last time so seven more weeks with barely any restriction. I posted the spreadsheet for the Labor Day challenge--I will truly have to labor for the next 15lbs!

[mom2girls 1]

So I did not hit goal but 7lbs I am soooooo okay with that, it only leaves me 14lbs to reach my goal of 136lbs

[esv2000 0]

Ooohooo! I met my goal plus 0.4lbs more! My starting weight for labor day challenge will be 246.6.

[LeighaMason 19]

If you haven't already please add your final weight to the 4th spreadsheet, so far as a group we are down at total of....drum roll please!.... 548.1 pounds! Way to go everyone!

[skinnyorbust 0]

I did it! My goal was to lose 25 lbs by July4rth, and I actually dropped 29! Yay me! That is a total of 73 lbs now. I was banded April 14th this year. I lost 30 lbs pre-op (3 weeks before surgery), and then 43 since surgery. I have 50 more to go...:confused:

Jen Hardy

[CutieBJMR 0]

Hello everyone, I missed my goal by 1.2 pounds but I did lose 13.8 pounds. Start weight was 223 pounds now 209.2 and I am still excited about that. Ok lets get the labor day challenge on so count me in.

[rhonda2010 1]

count me in. I would love to lose 25 by labor day!

Edited July 7, 2010 by rhonda2010