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HI ALL!:bounce:

MAYBE IT'S FATE I FOUND THIS FORUM TODAY!;) I WAS BANDED IN OCT 30,2OO6. I WEIGHED 389 THE DAY OF MY SURGERY. I NOW WEIGH 332LBS. I AM SOOO STUCK!:Banane42: I HAD MY LAST FILL IN MAY. I WAS TOO TIGHT FOR AWHILE AND WANTED TO LET IT LOOSEN SO I COULD TOLERATE salad AND HEALTHY FOODS. WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO BE SO TIGHT ALL YOU CAN DO IS DRINK TOMATOE Soup?:tired I NOW THINK IT MAY BE BETTER D/T I AM STARTING TO TRY HAMBURGERS, FRIES, ECT SINCE I CAN GET THEM DOWN. I NEED A KICK IN THE BUTT!!:girl_hug::lightning:

MY GOAL IS 100LBS IN A YR. I HAVE TO START EXERCISING AND BEING GOOD ABOUT MY DIET AGAIN! SHOULD I HAVE THE FILL? LAST TIME I COULD ONLY EAT Soup AND oatmeal FOREVER. I DIDN'T GET ENOUGH NUTRIENTS AND MY hair ABOUT ALL FELL OUT!:omg: MAYBE JUST WORDS OF GET BACK ON TRACK WOULD BE ENOUGH! WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?? :girl_hug:

I HAVE BEEN READING POSTS AND YOU ARE ALL A WONDERFUL INSPIRATION!:clap2::clap2:

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AND MAY I JOIN YOUR ROAD TO TWOERVILLE PLEASE? I LIVE IN THE 32BLOCK LEFT TO GO. WE CAN DO THIS!!!!:whoo:

TURNER24

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Hey Turner, welcome to the road! This is the best message board, everyone is so friendly and even when you are having a bummer day they will pick you up and help you out. We are all going through this together so it helps to have a place to talk it out. I am a baby at the band compared to you. I was banded April 9th. I have lost 30 lbs but wish I would lose so much more. I am not in twoterville yet, but I am SOOOOO close. I can taste it!!! LOL not a good pun. I also worry about getting there because I will feel so terrible when I creep back to the 3s.

Welcome, and I hope we can help in your efforts to lose what was so easy to get!

KT

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Well, since this is a monthly challenge, I went to the Dr's on the last day of the month to weigh in. I did this because I was sure I'd reached Twoterville. I weighed in at 136.3 kilograms which is 300 pounds exactly. I was quite disappointed and wanted to be 299.9 or something. I weighed once more but it came up the same! The nurse couldn't understand why I was disappointed and I didn't bother explaining. If only I hadn't had that cup of coffee beforehand! I decided to find it funny rather than disappointing. I have done well this month and lost a lot of weight. I'll have something to look forward to this week anyway.

Also, I joined a gym yesterday. I really think this thread has helped me a lot so far. I know I should be picking a goal for this month but I want to record this first. We are weight twins at the moment Jonathan, though I wouldn't dare compete with a male.

Name...............................Starting……....L oss.......Current…....Goal….....ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine).........293.............. ..15 .............278...........275............3

tann.............(Tammy)...........211............ ..... 3..............208..........198............10

Josette......(Josette)..............322……......... ..8..............314...........307.............7

RidinMyHDDream..(Carol)......264.................. 4 ..............260............254............6

FaithMD...............................308......... ........5..............303...........299.......... .6.4

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth)......275................ .0..............275 ...........265............10

Libra.....(Angela)...................214.......... .......0..............214............208 ............6

glindab.................................282....... .......3.4............278.0..........265.......... .13.

Inner_me...(Chris)..................295........... .....0..............295............280 ............15

waterlily1072...(Nicole)...........289........... ....12..............277.............0............. . 0

Rainer...(Lorraine)..................311.......... ......12..............299.............260......... .39

staindgal....(Bridget)..............319........... ....5 8...........313.2...........299..........14.2

jbtullis...(Jonathan)................317.......... ......17.............300............299...... ......1

Insubordination.....................311........... .....11............300.............299.............1

Squale.................................334…....... ........9.............325……......310….........15

ShaunECook........................256.2........... .....0...........256.2……......245........11.2

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insub, sorry you didnt make it.

i forgot to update...

Name...............................Starting……....L oss.......Current…....Goal….....ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine).........293.............. ..20 .............273...........275............-2

tann.............(Tammy)...........211............ ..... 3..............208..........198............10

Josette......(Josette)..............322……......... ..8..............314...........307.............7

RidinMyHDDream..(Carol)......264.................. 4 ..............260............254............6

FaithMD...............................308......... ........5..............303...........299.......... .6.4

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth)......275................ .0..............275 ...........265............10

Libra.....(Angela)...................214.......... .......0..............214............208 ............6

glindab.................................282....... .......3.4............278.0..........265.......... .13.

Inner_me...(Chris)..................295........... .....0..............295............280 ............15

waterlily1072...(Nicole)...........289........... ....12..............277.............0............. . 0

Rainer...(Lorraine)..................311.......... ......12..............299.............260......... .39

staindgal....(Bridget)..............319........... ....5 8...........313.2...........299..........14.2

jbtullis...(Jonathan)................317.......... ......17.............300............299...... ......1

Insubordination.....................311........... .....11............300.............299............ .1

Squale.................................334…....... ........9.............325……......310….........15

ShaunECook........................256.2........... .....0...........256.2……......245........11.2

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SEPTEMBER Challenge

Name..............................Starting........Loss.......Current.....Goal......ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine)..........273.............0.............273.........252..........21

please add your name if you would like to participate in the September challenge. i dont want to assume anyone wants to join.

Good luck everyone.

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Holy crow, 20 lbs a month? Wow! You are THE WOMAN!

SEPTEMBER Challenge

Name..............................Starting........ Loss.......Current.....Goal......ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine)..........273............. 0.............273.........252..........21

faithmd.................................302...............0............302..........290.........12

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Well, after a month full of travel and little else I ended up 2 lbs up from the last weigh in but I can live with that. Would love to hit the mid-century weight mark though this month. I haven't had a fill in probably 4 months so I'm getting one on the 12th. Hopefully it can help with this month's goal.

SEPTEMBER Challenge

Name..............................Starting........ Loss.......Current.....Goal......ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine)..........273............. 0.............273.........252..........21

faithmd.................................302....... ........0............302..........290.........12

ridinmyhddream (Carol)........262................0...........262...........250........12

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Good luck everyone. Now get losing.

SEPTEMBER Challenge

Name..............................Starting........ Loss.......Current.....Goal......ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine)..........273.............. 0.............273.........252..........21

faithmd.................................302....... ........0............302..........290.........12

ridinmyhddream (Carol)..........262................0............262. .........250........12

insubordination......................300................0........... 300...........292.........8

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Holy crow, 20 lbs a month? Wow! You are THE WOMAN!

faith, i gotta ... October 9 is my 1 year bandiversary and if i drop 21.something pounds i will hit 150 gone in my first year... and then "only" 72 to go til my final goal

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I've yet to be banded...but I will be in just a few weeks ;) I've started the liquid diet this past Friday...so I'm going to join! :)

Name..............................Starting........ Loss.......Current.....Goal......ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine)..........273............. . 0.............273.........252..........21

faithmd.................................302....... ........0............302..........290.........12

ridinmyhddream (Carol)..........262................0............2 62. .........250........12

insubordination......................300.......... ......0........... 300...........292.........8

Kimmie..........................314.............0.........314.........290......24

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Hey everyone I am so glad I found this group. So I had my surgery on July 18th and have lost a total of 33 pounds to date. I am trying to lose another 18 pounds to be under 300 by October. My birthday is in November and I'd like to be down to 275 by then. I don't know if that is an unreasonable goal, but I sure hope it isn't and I am going to do every thing I can to get there. I have had a set back with exercising as I over did my activity too soon after surgery and popped a deep stitch that worked its way to the surface and now I have a hole in my stomach about an inch deep. I have been to the doctor and he is monitoring it and says it is healing nicely. It was about the size of a nickel but now about down to a pea. I have to be carefully not to rip it any larger. It was pretty painful as the bare nerves were exposed, but it is getting better as it shrinks. So all I can really do for now is walk. I was doing Water aerobics and I can't wait to get back to that.

Well I can't wait to get to know all of you and share this journey. Good luck to everyone and I will be joining you in the September challenge.

September Challenge

Name..............................Starting........ Loss.......Current.....Goal......ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine)........273............. 0.............273........252........21

faithmd.............................302...... .......0.............302........290........12

ridinmyhddream (Carol)........262..............0.............262. ......250........12

insubordination...................300.............0........... .300........292........8

Kimmie..............................314.............0. ...........314........290........24

Tinkerbell77. . . . . . . . . . . .317 . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . .317 . . . .299 . . . .18

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Hi all,

I was on vacation in the Outer Banks for the past week and lost 5 lbs...I have NEVER gone on vacation and lost. It feels amazing!

My goal for September is lofty...in addition to the weight loss, I want to exercise 3xs a week. I hope I can do it! Christine and Kimmie, I'm going for 20lbs also...We CAN DO this!

Best of luck, everyone!

September Challenge

Name..............................Starting........ Loss.......Current.....Goal......ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine)........273............. 0.............273........252........21

faithmd.............................302...... .......0.............302........290........12

ridinmyhddream (Carol)........262..............0.............262. ......250........12

insubordination...................300............. 0........... .300........292........8

Kimmie..............................314........... ..0. ...........314........290........24

Tinkerbell77. . . . . . . . . . . .317 . . . . . . .0 . . . . . . .317 . . . .299 . . . .18

Rainer (Lorraine).................338.............0...............295.......275........20

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