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Only 11 months for me- but -120 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Woooohooooo

Only 11 months for me- but -120 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Woooohooooo

Only 11 months for me- but -120 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Woooohooooo

Only 11 months for me- but -120 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Woooohooooo

Only 11 months for me- but -120 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Woooohooooo

Congratulations to all bandsters! May we all have continued success this 2008.:tongue:
It is a happy new year for me... I am down 100 pounds! There are many of us who have met this mark, and we continue on our journey.
Cheers- here's to us, and the many "losers" that came before us, and to those who shall follow. :wink:
IF YOU ARE EVEN THINKING ABOUT GETTING A BAND, GO GET INFO NOW NOT LATER..
My Mom was scheduled to get her band Dec.19th 2007- she instead had a triple bypass heart surgery, followed by many complications, blood clots, bad reactions to meds, etc.. and results are that the triple/bypass needs to be completely redone when/if she gains enough strength back to make it through such an ordeal -again.
I will continue to count my blessing, I have had the opportunity to lose 100 pounds... before her story, became mine.
Keeping you all in my thoughts daily, Kimberly

Hey Kimberly, THANKS! You look great, too!!! :confused:

It's gonna' be a great year. Spring is in the air.

Shocking your body with a calorie increase, or exercise increase might help bump the weight loss again. You have now lost all the Water, and Fluid weight, and your body is probably taking an inventory here---and not liking what it is finding---you are starving it!!! I know you are still on liquids, so you might hit a lull, until you can move on to the next stage. Until then, work on increasing movement maybe---it will help keep your metabolism up.
It is such a guessing game!!! I know they say you have to burn more calories than you take in..... period.......but I have also found, that too many days of just that and my body sets out to show me who is boss, and weight loss stops! Now during those times, I am still dropping inches---so check that---it helps mentally!!! I have lost a lot of inches, during times that my weight is stabalized. I have weighed near this weight for some time however when I first hit this point, I was wearing a tight size 16---now my 14's are loose---so my body continues to morph, whether the scale moves or not!
Don't know if any of you use them, but the DaVinci syrups changed their shipping costs---they went down. They have tons of sugar free flavors---they can make the Protein Shake stage so much tastier!!!
I actually use the Syrup in several different ways--I use it in my oatmeal even!
As far as blending the lasagna---it might be ok. The problem I have with pasta---to this day---and I am almost a year out. Th Pasta "grows" once I eat it. Have you ever put a pot of homemade chicken noodle Soup in the fridge, and when you get it out the next day, the noodles have soaked up the entire pot of liquid? I feel like it tries to do that in my stomach! The pasta keeps increasing in size, and then has problems passing! I chew it into small pieces, but in my stomach they swell, and then pass through the stoma very slowly. I can eat an average of 2/3 to 1 cup of food per meal, but with pasta, I can only do about 1/4 of a cup. Blended, it may be ok, but I would use very little of the pasta, and use mostly the filling. I have the same issue with potatoes---and it is the same with potato soup, I cannot eat as much of it as I can say vegetable soup---go figure!
Have a good one!!! (those of you celebrating bathroom successes, can take this as you wish!!!)
Kat

Pamela -- Sorry, I can't help you girl. I have never had that "problem" in my entire life, much less in the recent past. But I certainly do appreciate your sharing with us!!! :confused: Made my morning just thinking about it!
Jenn -- So glad you have turned the corner. You may find that you are feeling great in the morning, but sore in the evenings. So take it easy!! I can't believe you haven't been needing your pain meds...I took them for at least 4 days as I recall...at night mostly. Is your gas getting better too? Did you ever have the dreaded shoulder pain? Crazy how intense that can get!
Sara - Hungover?

Belive me--- all of Julies pics--- are amazing!! Bravo Julie and Bravo "DAD"!!!
There is some serious work out under that surgery!!!!!!