yellowrose88

​ Congratulations on being a mother-in-law. Also, very nice that you are running in a marathon. That is very impressive.
It's great to read about nice things in people's lives.

congrats and keep up the great work!

yellow rose, outstanding post. def gives this newbie bander a great outlook.
congrats again on your progress YOWSA

Congratulations. We will all go in spurts in losing weight. Keep the exercise up and it will eventually melt off through your hard efforts. How long did it take you to get overweight, a long time. It will be the same in losing weight.
Be positive and Best Wishes.

Congratulations! You should be so proud of yourself and your accomplishments!

Congrats!

That is AWESOME! Congrats!

congrads

Great job guys!!

Way to go. I am also impatient and my weight loss is not as fast as I had hoped (26 all together, 16 since surgery on 5/8/12). Others seem to lose quickly but I am telling myself that I am in it for the long haul and that perhaps I need yet another lesson in patience. I started C25K last week but it is getting so hot I may do Zumba for a while and restart it during the fall. Being out of pluz size is such a huge success. I am happy for you!

That is the issue I have too! Esp. with jumping jacks those are the worst....my boobs just bounce really hard and it hurts! What do you guys do to make it easier?

doing very well yellowrose88! keep going!

I just Started my first week today after reading that you were doing it i looked into it, thanks!!

I started my second week of the c25k this week too. I really like it. Cheers!

Who told you you didn't qualify? I was a self-pay and didn't have any co-morbidities and my bmi was 39.1.

Who told you you didn't qualify? I was a self-pay and didn't have any co-morbidities and my bmi was 39.1.

The iphone app is great! You can buy the app or just use the free one and just deal with the ads. I honestly didn't think I was capable of actually running but I'm doing it! I started the program two weeks before my surgery. Now I am three days post-op and ready for my body to feel strong again. I run really slow but everyone has to start somewhere! Good luck!

Yes, I'm hooked also....it also kick started another weight loss for me which I did not think I had left in me.
You should try the audio version. Plays your own music, and has audio prompts telling you when to jog and walk. If you use it on your I-pod, it has a video timer also.
$1.99 for the app.

i started week two yesterday! isn't it funny how it kicks your butt and you've already been running?

Let’s take the scale out of the equation for a moment. How are you feeling? How are your clothes feeling? I try not to focus just on the scale but the way my body is responding. My body seems to be responding faster than the scale. LOL

The 5 day pouch test is a high protein, low carb diet that is 5 days long. Its starts with full liquids and works its way down to solid foods on the 5th day. You can find info on it at http://www.5daypouchtest.com/. I used it a few months ago before I had my lapband revision and I plan on using it when I get my fills. People generally use it to help them to jump start weight loss after a plateau, get them back into the habit of using the band technique of eating proteins first, remind them of the feeling of satiety they should feel when eating the right portions, etc.

way to go...keep up the good work.

Not sure how far out from surgery you are but this is something that I have tried that seems to be working for me. I have increased my protein to about 100-120 gms per day, I am eating 5 small meals a day. Still averaging around 1000-1200 calories a day but my primary focus is lean meat and vegtables. My metabolism is funny, it gets very comfortable everytime I lose a few pounds and just sits there. I also do 45-60 minutes of cardio a day and work out with weights 3 times per week. It is a lot of work but I am so close to goal I just can't give up now. Good luck to you.

You go girl! That is great news.

Your doing such a great job, no wonder the dr is pleased... I'm so happy for you and keep up the good work...