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Well I forgot to come back and post my results whjen I go them from the Dr. LOL They reduced my c-pap from 15 to 6. Dr was shocked it went down that far in a single jump. Says another 20-30 pounds and I will probably be off it altogether. Delarla. You never wash you c-pap. I sure hope your kidding. If mold or bacteria gets in there your then breathing that right into your lungs. Should always wash the hoses and face mask at least once every other day. I have a humidifier on mine that I have to put Water in. I wash that every other day. If I take the rubber seal off the top part I can place it in the diswasher and that helps. Hase sections in it and its hard to clean by hand. Lauri If the pressure leaks out its too high. My c-pap when it was set at 15 was set up so I could tap a button and it reduced it to 8 and over 20 minutes it built back up to 15. This was one of the resaons I knew the weight lose caused a reduction in my need for the c-pap. Before I never woke up..slept like a baby with it on. But after I lost weight it would wake me up every two hours or so blowing all over my face. I'd taop the button drop it back to 8 and go back to sleep. Two hours later same thing. But I was still sleeping better then before I had it. Now since it has been reduceed I have no problems and I am looking forward to next test to see if I get off it all together

Well I think we were all a little bad yesterday. I went to confession and Said "Bless me father for I have sinned. I ate too much at Thanksgiving Dinner" He gave me three rosary's and an extra Our Father. Hell I dind't get that much when I confessed to an affair. ( just kidding) (about confessing that is LOL LOL) Oh well seem to be back on track. This year the leftovers don't look as appealing as years past. And we all know they are better the second day. Hope everyone else get back on track if not today tomorow. Don't need my very first chart haveing the lines go below the chart. LOL

Miss kitty, Your my hero. Wow thats great...you must be following the program right. Good for you. banded on 8/10/0-4 and have lost 70 so far. Glad to hear its working so well for you. I live in Harper Woods...lol Just down the I-94 fropm you.

Hey, In case you haven't already seen this site go to www.fitday.com. Great way to track your dialy food and exercise. And its free. There is a downloadable version for $19.00 and it provides more for you but so far the free site works good. Just opened up my account there and got breakfast oloaded in LOL. Glad I didn't start yesterday.

Boy what a battle. Started out with the turkey being stuffed in the morning and me being stuffed at nite. BUT I won...I'm still here...poor turkey. I refuse to peek at the scale. Afriad it may put me in a tailspin. Plus it takes a few days for food to sometime register on that darn scale anyway. SO its intense time on treadmill for the weekend. If I can come out of this with no weight gain on Monday it will a miracle. (Becky is snickering lol)

Betty, My suggestion for what you should take on a trip is ME and lots of MONEY lol I'm going to Vegas in a week and I'll speak to Delarla and see if I can get her to straigten out LOL (better change on being on next shuttle). Nancy, those of us who personally know you have already made up our minds on that crazy issue. I have no trouble so far with any foods. My trouble is forgetting to chew well and then having that intense pain in chest for a period of time. But on a whole I must be doing ok since I have yet to have a single PB experience. All of the foods that I have been told to avoid were basically foods that aren't good for you in first place. Aslo was told that I can try them and if I tolerate them it was ok bu then I have to look at thier value as far as protien, carbs, etc... And when I eat them I have to cut out other things and I find I don't get as much to eat and I feel like I'm lacking for the day. I do like the dry cerals for Snacks. I take cheerios in a baggy all measured out to work with me and munch on them. Because they are dry and go down a little thick I feel like I've eaten more then I have and seem to be satisfied longer. Also fruits hold me over between meals and are good for you.

You have a lot to be thankful for Carmen and we are thankful for you. Fantasic job so far keep it up.

MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY, MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP. MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP, MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS, MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE, MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS. Happy Thanksgiving!

To everyone who is traveling this Holiday I wish you a safe and enjoyable trip. To the ones staying home and doing the entertaining Have a good holiday. Watch those calories. Have a feeling not many are going to be happy sending me their readings this coming Monday but remember. Face the facts lol and send the results. God bless all be good and eat lite

Lauri... your right I didn't see this Phew almost got caught again. Ryan???? What do you mean What did "I" get us into??? I don't remember draging you here kicking and screaming. lol Lisa...With all we have been thru you are siding with "them". Heading for the nearest bridge and going to jump. Wait a minute hmmmm if I jump today I'll miss Turkey, stufing and yams. Hell I'll wait till Friday.

Just so there are no rumors floating around I was never on this thread. hang on a minue folks wife is yelling something...."What dear??" "we're out of hot Water??" "thats ok honey I'll be taking a cold shower right now"

Zoe, Send me your dogs heighht, weight as of monday and I'll see what I can do LOL Still have the urge to type dirty response there is always PM lol

Its ok to have fun now and then katie lol

Ok Took me forever to find the file I put this in but I think it fits in with this thread. This a game and husband and wife who both were banded played Bed Football A little old couple prepares to go to bed. They no sooner hit the pillows when the old man farts and says, "Seven Points." His wife rolls over and says, "What in the world was that?" The old man replied, "It's fart football." A few minutes later his wife lets one go and says, Touchdown, tie score. " After about five minutes the old man lets another one go and says, "Aha. I'm ahead 14 to 7." Not to be outdone, the wife rips out another one and says, "Touchdown, tie score." Five seconds go by and she lets out a little squeaker and says, "Field goal, I lead 17 to 14." Now the pressure is on the old man. He refuses to get beat by a woman, so he strains real hard, but to no avail. Realizing a defeat is unacceptable, he gives it everything he's got, and accidentally he poops in the bed. The wife says, "What the hell was that?" The old man says, "Half time, switch sides."

Did three miles on treadmill Monday and will do three again today when I get home from work. I went to Curves but they said I have to wear a Sports Bra if I want to join. Whats up with that... Looks like everyone is off to a good start. Lets tough it up ladies and gentleman. and keep it up. Jan third may not be till next year but we can make it. Lisa. Hmmm want a mans point of view on how to keep the food out while traveling??? Ok since you said yes...here it is.. "Duct Tape". Can't put it in if you can't get it open. (stay focused here folks no comments)

Teresa, we're all proud of you too incase you hadn't noticed. Michelle. I agree no loss is still a victory. And the word discouragement is no longer in my vocabulary. Betty. I am watching that "Becky". I sleep with one eye open cause I can hear her right there breathing down my back. Darcy... Funny how the band changed my out look. Any other diet I would have given up and been back to eating like a horse. I guess this time I have really decided not to diet again ever. I have made a life style change and its just the way things are. Drop one pound a month and I'd be happy. (except during the challenge. Got to get that Becky girl) Haven't seen my Buddy who lives in Vegas for just over a year. He came into town here to be with his family for Thanksgiving and stopped by this morning to say high. When I opened the door his mouth opened even wider. LOL Wish I had a camera then. Said "who are you and what have your done with my friend". He was so happy for me ( was my scout car partner for years and was always on me about losing weight) that we embraced and we both cried. Neighbors who saw this may think I've gone over to the"other side" lol Ok good luck this week everyone and lets Enjoy the holiday. I'll keep you all in my prayers and will hold you all up to the Lord at church services on Thanksgiving. God Bless

Way to go Melissa. Enjoy the big losses. They slow up after awhile but don't come back so who cares LOL I've only lost 2 pounds in last three weigh ins and can't be happier. Betty you got right attitude too. I'm hoping the challeneg helps me too. Sittiing here at work waiting for day shift girl to relief me and then its home to the treadmill. (don't tell Becky but I'm going to win)

HMMMMMMMMMMMM I'm trying to think about what color I want. Vera the hats just highlight two very pretty faces. Nice job Becky.

Lisa g, Nancy, Nana...welcome to the challenge. I still need e-mail addresses. Don't make me name you here that your not co-operating LOL LOL Send them to me at above listed e-mail I have a participant list ready and will e-mail it to everyone so you can see who's as interested in you to stay focused for the up coming Holidays. DeLarla..."Full Monte" Lol. God didn't give me a Full Monte LOL...Although I have lost 8 1/2 inches off hips so rear view might be looking better LOL. Butt I can't see it. When I see your picture riding thru the dessert I'll post mine. Also get rid of that snow before Dec. 6th. Thanks Becky... I am very excited about being grandpa. Kids stopped by after church for a while and I was already try to schedule myself in for babysitting time. LOL Daughter in law says she's worried about me LOL. Afraid I'll show up and steal the kid. LOL hmmmmmmm where could I hide???

Another Monday morning upon us. Phew where does the time go Lost another glorious pound. One more ppound and it will be first time in 20 years I've been in the 250 bracket. Good luck all and God Bless Remember (Just incase you forgot Thanksgiving is for stuffing the turkey not our bodies).

Welcome on board Teresa Ok Having just a slight problem getting a form put together that I like but thats ok I'll get it done. Don't need it till next week anyway. What I would like to do is have everyone who is in on this to send me their weight to my e-mail address(above) and I will post that to my data base. Unless I'm wrong on how this is going to work we're not concerned about what your weight is just how much one losses during the seven week challenge. So As of tomorrow everyone is at zero on the charts. Data will start appearing after next Monday Tereasa I like your idea too about winner so lets do this. AT the end I will post who lost the most weight, who exercised the most (time wise) and those that will send me their Height and weight I will also post who's BMI went down the most. Also I don't want to miss anyone on here so here are the names of the people who indicted they are in: Becky, Betty, Zoe, Jodie, Pam, Nancy, Lisa(delarla), Marie, Penni, Teresa and me. If I'm missing anyone let me know by posting here or sending me an e-mail. Lisa Green. I wasn't sure if you were joining us on this or not so let me know. When you e-mail me tell me if there is anything that you don't want posted, eg..e-mail address, Weight or anything else and I will leave you off the charts that would apply. If I have missed anything let me know If not I'm heading to bed to get a good sleep before this starts. Plus I'm hungry and that will help me forget about it. Hey before I forget I just got a great motivator for my challenge. I'M GOING TO BE A GRANDPA for the first time. God Bless everyone and have a good time with this. We're already winner before we start cause we have each other.

Ok Let me be serious here for one minute if possible. Some very simple rules to follow. 1. Have fun. 2. Lose some weight 3. Have more fun. Ok minute up. Anybody going to have trouble following these rules???? Better not or I'm come to your house and flatten the tires on your Exercise bike. Ok Ok I have a confession to about the Speedo's. I consider you all my friends so posting a picture like that wouldn't be a good way to treat friends. SO my attempt to be funny has resulted in many women asking for the picture, you made my day. For that I give be hug and kisses. But the actual picture Won't happen folks. LOL sorry... I mean I'm no fool (depending on who you ask) This is the internet and God only knows where a picture like that will end up. LOL Ok... I have been working on the form to send to all who have indicated on here they want to join in. Its almost done and you will get it in your e-mail by tuesday. It will come as an attachment. Just download it to your documents folder. When you open it fill in the infor requested and then save as Week one and them e-mail be back an attachment of the form. Next week save the file as week and so forth. i f you have trouble. Jusst open the attachment write down the info I am asking for and then just send the info in e-mail to me. As soon as I get all the info entered on my master copy I will send it out to everyone so you can see how weel each other did. I'll also have some fun with charts and graphs for you to enjoy. Some have offered to send me money for supplies and such on pm's. LOL really if you have extra money I have a Charity you can donate to thru me if you want. Just make Checks payable to: Central America Shelter for Homeless... C.A.S.H. for short and I'll see they get the funds LOL LOL

Jodie Its a great feeling isn't it. I just pruchased my first Large size shirt. All my xxl and most of my xl clothes have already been given to the church. Went from 48 size pants to 42. I have also gone from eee wide shoes to ee. Never figured I'd lose weight in my feet LOL I went on Tuesday for the fisrt time to my family Dr since I had the surgery. He helped me get my insurance approval and hadn't seen me since I pick up the form for the Dr who did my banding. His counter girl who has known me from years of visits looked up and asked me my name LOL. I was shock when she did it as she never has done that before. When I told her my last name I beamed when she looked up very very wided eyes and started to say how sorry she was she didn't recognize me. LOL LOL I told her I was glad she didn't. On way home from Dr I stopped at the store to pick up some groceries and dog food. As I was walking from the car to the house with the dog food on my shoulder I though. "Oh my this is heavy and hard to get up the staris with the 40 pound bag. then it struck me thet if I added 30 more pounds to it that wold equal my weight loss. How did I ever survive carrying all that weight. I now believe that the NSV's are more exciting then the scale readings. I have lost only 1 pound in the last three weeks. But I lost inch off waist 1 1/2 off hips and 1/2 off neck in that time period.

Nancy, I learned about this surgery from a church member who was very kind to tell me excatley what he did when I asked what he was doing to lose the weight. So I decided that if others can get up in front of groups and admitt to being alcohol or drug addicts I can face my food addiction also. I carry brochures with me at all times about the surgery and I have a wallet full of the Dr's cards. (bet he wonders what happen to all the ones on his desk). So far I have had 4 others convert and have the surgery. I feel I have saved four lives like mine was saved by getting the right information. I also now work with the Dr by being a Post Operative Patient at the Pre- surgery conferences. I get my 15 minutes of fame at the end of the conference what I get to speak to the people and answer questions that only someone going thru this can do. Also I get lots of ladies that like to feel my port and see the scars. Being gropped is just something I have to put up with. ( LOL like I'd complain)

Good luck. If your still wondering if it the right thing to do then keep researching here and listen to what people who have had it done say. It saved my life and hs eliminated many weight related health problems and it is improving on the remaining ones. And is after all is said and done your not happy. It can come out. Option I cannot conceive of.