Suzzzie.

I think theories on weightlifting and exercise vary just as much as the theories on how to 'diet'. I think that you have to choose which on works best and feels best for you.

Lol. Ollie ollie oxen free... Or something like that..? It was hide and seek... Yeah, I'm sleep deprived.

shh... we're hiding...

I love her kickboxing DVD. Its my most fave, though I haven't done it in FOREVER!

OK Stef - I just ordered that book you mentioned. Also ordered "The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women: Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training" I'll let you know how they are when I get them. I need to get myself PUMPED for this spring when I can really get into 'bycycling' and hopefully running!

I'm an LPN. Working on an Oncology ward. It's awesome. I'm hoping to finish my RN this year so I can move to Texas next spring.

I'll check out this book. Thanks. I also have a few other books on my list... John Bingham writes books on running marathons.. I wanna get those too.

Yay!! Another Skinny Bitch convert. I call everyone "honey" or "sweety" or "darlin"... and I use a lot of "kiddo" I think it's just a nurse thing for me. Lol. I never did it until I got into nursing.

Marieze... Like I said in my post, I CHOOSE to exclude certain things. Most of us do. For one thing, the weight comes off easier if I don't eat a carton of ice cream every night (Something that I am still (sadly) able to eat freely. I'm also toying with the idea of going Vegan. It's all just a personal choice. And once you start losing weight you'll really look at your life and what you 'used' to eat vs what you now want to eat. It's all very personal. I think you'll do great. Hang out with us around here, LBT is the place that has helped me keep my SANITY post surgery.

Don't freak out. OK, so I did it too. Lol. I will NEVER tell anyone what all I ate/drank in the weeks before my pre-op diet started!! Lol. Seriously though, you will be able to eat most of the stuff you enjoy now, just less of it - which is the whole point. We all have difficulty with different things. Some people can't eat bread, but I can. My big thing is that I can't eat a salad.. How odd. I can have lettuce on a sandwhich, if its just a small peice, but nothing more. The biggest change for me is that I CHOOSE to not eat any fast food, or fried foods... I choose to not drink soda or liquor (a good bandster shouldn't drink soda anyway, but I know several who do.) Good luck!

Aww, all those poor lil shrimpies... and the piggy. Lol. J/K. Back when I did WW I would eat Applebees about once a week, cause they have the 'points' menu. Good stuff!

WOw, you looks sooooo great!

Oy... not sure why I thought that after sitting on my ass for a month and a half that I would be able to just get up and walk 5 miles. Haha. My legs, hips, back, and shoulders hurt. I'll be napping with Ibuprofen this afternoon. In the meantime, I'd like to report that I have 102 minutes cardio for today.

Lol. I understand not wanting to answer questions. I'm reduced to just telling family and co-workers that its a really high tech fancy pedometer.

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Toni - Don't lose hope babycakes!! I never believed the band would work for me. And ya know what... it doesn't when I don't go to the gym and don't eat right. As long as I count calories and exercise I'm good and losing. It does make me mad, cause if I wanted to count cals and exercise for the weightloss I could have done it without surgery... But I know that wouldn't have owrked for me either. Get your fills ladies. Fills are the most excellent thing ever and the band CANNOT work without them. Move everyday... even if it's just a 10 minute walk, or just walking in place in fromt of your TV during commercials or your fave TV program. Serious, I do that and it really works. As for the PBing Toni... how do you eat? Not to be judgmental... cause I have an issue with this sometimes still... but as long as I eat very slowly and chew for like, forever(!) then I can get ANYTHING down (except salad for some reason). I can even still eat bread. Had a cheeseburger at my Grandparents last night. I only PBd cause I ate that with some spinach which I knew makes me PB. Ugh. ANYWAY. Hang in there sweets!! We're always here for you. Oh, and there is a 'Slow Losers Unite' thread somewhere... do a search for it.

Congrats Cota. Thats awesome!

LadyHR - COngrats on ONEderland, even if it has been a rough road. How sad is it that I was thinking about getting a fill to make me tighter in hopes that I could only do liquids and drop some weight? Lol. I really do have goo restriction, as long as I choose the right foods.

Gardenburger is excellent. I totally love it. I need to read the lable for Morningstar too, I love them so much!

Congrats MkUSmile! THats wonderful! You look soooo great.

TX- Try the PB in the chocolate too... I LOVE my choc & PB shakes. They tsaste like a Reeses PB cup! W - 100lbs is AMAZING!!! Super Congrats!

Haha. Too funny. I ate 2/3 of a cheeseburger today and thought 'you are what you eat' the whole time. Ugh. I'm buying Skinny Bitch in the Kitch tomorrow. I need it. Also exercising tomorrow - come hell or highwater!

Eh, it was mid-upper 50s here today, and supposed to be beautiful tomorrow too. (KCMO) I think I'm going to explode. Went to my Grandparents today... Granny fed me - it's what she does - and she doesn't know I"m banded, so it's MY fault. I ate 2/3 of a cheeseburger, 1/4 cup cooked carrots, and 1/4 cup cooked spinach. And 3 Andes candies. OK, so when I say it, it doesn't sound like alot... but in my belly it feels like a huge lump of el-gross-o!

THats awesome HP!! I should make a list like that for myself!

Ok, thnaks. I feel better klnowing its not just me and my computer. Lol.