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Congrats!! Plateaus are so frustrating- its hard not to slip back to bad eating ways since if you are working at it and not losing weight, what's the point, right? Stories like yours help to remind how saying "f it" and having ice cream on a plateau is the wrong answer- sticking with it will pay off in the long run. Thanks so much for sharing!

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chickatee..............203.....................198 ..............175................23 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ............299................43 cQQlgirl..................225....................2 25................185..............40 Chris_NJ................284....................268 ................250..............18 cindyluhu...............194....................194 ...............180.............14 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................243. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. .................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................231.2 ................220.............11.2 jfran……………………….212………………………212……………………..196………………1 6 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 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08...............20 legster..................261....................25 1................235...............16 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................273 ................250............. 23 mcgreen...............236......................227 .................210..............17 METALBAND...........187.....................184... ..... .......167..............17 momlambert..........207...................204.5... .............185..............20.5 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 281..................258................23 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................24 2 ...............230...............12 Sunny112..............215.....................165. ...............140...............25 Suzzzie. ...............349....................337......... .......320................17 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there is a lot of conflicting data regarding hidradenitis suppurtiva- from the online article Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Treatment Challenge - October 15, 2005 - American Family Physician "The progression of hidradenitis may be advanced by excessive underarm adiposity because this creates an ideal environment for bacterial growth and also produces friction. Therefore, one method of prevention may be weight loss. However, although losing weight improves symptoms, it does not provide a cure."

took too big a bite of chicken as the airplane I was flying in took off- had to PB into the barf bag cause they'd have flipped if I tried to leave my seat and head to the bathroom. I felt bad for anyone within 4 rows of me who heard me :lol

I'm a MD - in a pinch (ie I'm stuck and barfing) I would unfill; I'd never try to fill myself. There are too many potential complications if your technique isn't correct/sterile and you don't have the right equipment

I agree with you 100%- the food diary is much harder to adapt to. I'm having to create multiple dishes because their selections aren't as broad. I think once that's programmed in, it will be easier. On the whole however this thing is AMAZING- it works great with my mac in the parallels program; I found I wasn't burning quite as many calories as I thought so its helped me to push more. yea body bugg!

because I'm no longer morbidly obese.. just obese and can't wait to only be overweight

Hang in there losinjusme! You have done great so far - you can do it!!! Everyone has rough Patches. I'm staying on plan because I'm almost out of 'fat' clothes into regular sizes. Can't wait to say goodbye to lane bryant forever!

Now can cross them !!!!! I'm 5'9'' and wear an 18/20 bottoms now

I am on plan today because I don't want to stop here. More to lose!

Name............Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal......To Go alwayscurious........245......................245. .............212..............33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240..............30 areellady...............232....................228 ...............212.................16 argon..................162..................161.2. ...............142...............19.2 Ariel....................207...................... 207. ..............182...............25 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .................190...............22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ...............145...............19 Babygrl1234...........215......................210 ................190...............20 Becky42................253.....................257 .................220..............33 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.................199.............26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................201 .................175..............26 chocolate_snaps....344......................342... ..........299.................43 Chris_NJ................284....................284 ................250................34 dacer123...............243....................243. ..............223................20 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155................15 Denise..................244.....................24 4..................220............24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180.................27 DonnaD................185......................185 ..............170..............15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12... ..............199.............16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277....................277...... ........250....... .......27 gonnabfree............231..................231. .................205................26 Guinessgirl77..........241.....................241 ...................210.............31 gweniper................253...................247. ...............223................30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210..............30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ...................190.............26 jadrad7.................224.....................22 4.................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni85..................237....................237 .. .............207................30 josiebies...............188......................1 88...............165...............23 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272......................272........... ......220.............52 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150.............29 ladydi............. .....233.....................228................20 8...............20 legster..................261....................26 1................235................26 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..224.... ............195..............29 maddog.................230.....................230 ..................205.............25 marcar35...............277.....................276 .6..........250...............26.4 mcgreen...............236.................... 230...............210................26 METALBAND...........187.....................184... ..... .......167..............17 momlambert............207....................207.. .............185................22 mpalen.................229.....................229 .............200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 Rainer....................298................... 289................258................31 robgoblin87............279......................27 9...............250...............29 SC2VA...............233...................... 233.................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175...........23.5 Stacy73................259.....................249 ...............230...............29 Suzzzie. ...............346....................346....... ........315................31 sweethot143..........197....................197. .............175.................22 tanderson..............231.....................231 .............199..................32 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………........2 43.…. ......……40 UK-Lady....................255..................223.. ............210...............13 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 88................255..............33 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................388... ..............335.............53 Love a challenge! 6 down; 20 to go!

It's amazing the quantity differences. I probably eat about 1/3 of what I used to and I don't binge on cupcakes, pizza, french fries etc any longer. The quality of food has significantly improved as well - protein every meal; veggies at lunch and dinner with occasional carbs. I'm still a sucker for potatoes but now its 3-4 spoonfuls of mashed potatoes instead of a family size order of french fries from popeyes Janie- I can have a very small quantity of bread at meals- I tend not to as it fills me up where I don't get my protein in. Haven't tried rice but again, I'm trying to stay away from the carbs when I can

Liz- consider trying to walk your dog with a leash adapter called a "gentle leader"- my 50 lb standard schnauzer pulled like crazy until I used this. It puts pressure across their nose when they pull and they immediately stop or at least don't pull so hard good luck!

I'm staying on plan today because I just cleaned out my closet of all my "fat" clothes and they are all going to goodwill. If I don't stay on track, I'll be naked and no one should have to see that!

Name.............Chall. Start Wt......Current......Chall. Goal......To Go losingjusme...........273.....................273. .............238..............35 faithmd................303.....................303 ...............283..............20 mpalen.................229.....................229...............200...............29 want2beme...........225.....................225................195..............30 mcgreen...............236.....................236................210..............26

You can do it!!!! I think we all have "crutches" that we rely on to deal with stress, boredom, etc. Eating and smoking are both big ones that people use- you are trying to kick both at the same time. That's super hard- be proud of yourself and don't beat yourself up if you have occasional lapses, the great thing about the band is that you can start fresh at any time- re read the rules, get back on the exercise track and you will be there in no time! It took years for us to get here, we won't beat the demons overnight!

me too! We can do it!!!!!

Hang in there- the first month is hard! When I go for a fill and am on liquids/mushies- I don't know how I did it an entire month! If your hunger is really bad I'd try to do a low carb protien shake plan until you can go to solids- put yourself into ketosis, your hunger might diminish- that really helped me. Also, sugar free Jello is low calories and takes the edge off. GOOD LUCK!

I think it depends what weight you are wearing the hanes silk reflections are nice; I like really sheer hose so when I lose 30 more pounds I'll be in the donna karan sheers (I try to avoid hose but sometimes for work you do what you gotta do!)

I'm staying on plan today because I want the scale to keep moving... in the RIGHT direction!

the last thing I said was "don't mess up my eyelashes" I have eyelash extensions and they tape your eyes shut during surgery. I had talked with the nurse anesthesist regarding putting gauze over my eyes prior to taping them They all laughed at me but my lashes were still all there when I woke up!

Definitely! I was a little tired the first month after surgery but when I started exercising regularly- that's when the energy started to take off!

Thank you so much for posting this! I'm very excited for you and can't wait to see your results!

I go to the gym 6 days a week; 45 minutes eliptical and 4 days of the week 30 minutes with weights. The other day I usually take the dogs on a longer walk than normal (30 minutes) This is likely sufficient for now, I had to up my time from 30->45 minutes when I hit a plateau so I'm guessing at my next plateau I'll go from 45 minutes to an hour.

I went to a concert last weekend and there is a huge hill to climb when exiting the venue- this was the first time in 5 years that I didn't have to stop to catch my breath!