TxArcher

Wow man... Except for the Hurling part and the revision surgery, I would say that yours and my stories are nearly identical... I will just have to say DITTO on most of yours.

Don't know what to say really. I had my band in November of 2007. I went from 400 pre-surgery to 272 at my lowest. Since Sx I have been in 3 different jobs in 2 different states. My wife and I have had 2 more children... moved 4 times... I am still below 300... currently sitting at about 290. I blame my 15-20 pound weight gain on the 6 months my family lived with my parents. I was laid off and had to move back across the country to Texas to survive the situation. I then found out that I could "stomach" beer again. Hmmmmm lots of empty calories i guess. I have been off the beer for a month now and low-and-behold... i think I have lost a few pounds! I am somewhat annoyed with my band. I have NO insurance and have been experiencing a lot of "first bite syndrome" I am beginning to think I am either too full or my band has slipped. SUX. I miss the community I once had here on LBT. Seems as though most of the other Nov07 bandsters have drifted away as I did. Thanks for the email and piquing my curiosity to return to the site.

i put 30 - 45 min. Sometimes, when i eat a salad, it can take me up to an hour to finish because of all the chewing that it takes to get the veggies down successfully. HA!

So, I have had a cough for 6 weeks now. Had it diagnosed in week 2 as Bronchitis. Took a week of Amoxil and then after no improvement, a Z-pak. The infection in my lungs was cleared up with the Z-pak. Through all of this, I have had a VERY STRANGE thing happen while in coughing fits. While coughing hard, I feel like my airway is TOTALLY clamped off. I fight and fight to breath but can only make a guttural gasping for air sound. I then have to belch (A LOT) in order to get my airway to open back up. From start to finish this can last anywhere from 15 seconds to 45 seconds. Heck, maybe even up to a minute... it is hard to watch the clock when you are fighting to breath. Anyway, i start to "slime" and my eyes just pour tears while doing this. Anybody else have any similar things happen with a serious cough.

The company I work for started up a health campaign in January. Its a biggest loser kind of thing. My team "Fat Chance" is made up of me and 3 other guys. We really did not do much of anything to win, but WIN we did! We won the % fat loss category. There was also a total weight lost category. Top prize was $250, or a Nintendo Wii. I know what I am doing with my cash. That amount of moola should just cover a 6 month membership to a local gym. I am looking to hit my goal of 250 by the end of the year. Anybody else have an employer doing anything like this?

Abbisgood.........53.............23%.............?? Aubrie............65.............%...............31 BandChick64.......104............34.67%..........31.6 Bandpal...........136............47.5%...........24.5 BarbBee...........149............49%.............26.3 Cherlita..........60.............20%.............55 Cindyg............62.............24.5%...........34.5 Close.............50.............20%.............33.1 Firebolt..........67.............27%.............30.2 Foofy.............50.5...........18.5%...........35.5 gabeekeeper.......101............30% ............40.2 Hajohnson1........49.8...........18.2%...........39.8 Hollyberries......113............31%.............36.2 HoppingToIt.......69.............19.7%.............49.1 Huskerette........54.............22%.............30.5 kandiceb..........63.............26%.............27.6 linda.............52.............23%.............29.9 lindseyann2u......100............N/A.............N/A Maincat...........141............46.5%...........22 Mariegabrieleee...86.............40%.............36.9 Melanie1972.......80.............30%.............29.7 MollyBrown........36.............12.5%...........36.5 Momto1plus1.......123............45.7%.............22.9 NYGirl1...........102............33%.............32.6 plump_princess....57.............22%.............36 QatarPhil.........55.............19%.............32.2 Rachel............63.............%...............28.3 Robin_Bird........132.2.........43.3%............26.3 Sades.............44.8...........19.5%...........33.7 scarecrow.........125............40%.............27.3 Shalee04..........70.............28%.............29.2 Shortgal..........44.5...........20.5%...........32.9 Skinny_Jill.......71.............32.4%...........28.5 Staysee...........70.............20%.............48.4 Stephanie.........64.............27%.............26.5 strangeratx.......63.............27%.............29.6 Teresajo..........93.............36%.............27.3 Tmusicmaker123....73.............19%.............48.7 TxArcher..........122............31.5%...........36.7 tyman311..........61.............31%.............28 want2lose.........91.8...........32%.............31 lisawach.........104.0...........29%.............??

Name............Start.......Current...........Goal..........To Goal Momto1......... 151......... 146.............. M................M TxArcher....... 285.......... 278............. 270..............8 Sades........... 189.......... 189............. 180............. 9 Surprisingly, I went on vacation back to TX for 2 weeks and came back at 278 as of this morning on my bathroom scale. I think it has a LOT to do with the fact that I only ate Mexican food TWICE in that entire 2 weeks. (Oh how I LOVE Chile Rellenos)

Well, you don't have to head out for 6 months. We would love to support you in this adventure too. CONGRATULATIONS!

Hey, I'm in on the challenge... I am S-T-U-C-K at low to mid 280's. Sometimes I get frustrated, but i remind myself that I had almost 200 pounds to lose in the first place and it just won't come off that fast! Heck, it took me about 11 years to gain what I did and only 18 months to get back down to my freshman college weight... Now, with 210 on the horizon, that will put me back to my "freshman" in High School weight... (we'll see) When I hit 270, that will be lower than I was when I met my wife. Hmmm... hope she recognizes me. ???:thumbup::smile2: Name............Start.......Current...........Goal..........To Goal Momto1......... 151......... 149.............. M............... M TxArcher....... 285........ 285............. 270.............15

Way to go H! that makes me remember that I have GOT to get into a gym membership and actually use it! I am at the stalling spot and my activitiy levels MUST increase now for me to start losing again. I can't really go any tighter on my band, :smile2: i'm tight enough now. I just need to alter my activity levels... With still about 70 pounds left to lose, i have a long way to go, but it's encouraging seeing someone like yourself with the "stick-to-it" kind of attitude. Keep up the good work!

WOW! Bless you heart. Glad things are going well for you now. What a long and ?painful? process of healing. I pulled my bike out yesterday evening. I was all jazzed up about getting on it and knockin' out a few miles and low-and-behold, the tires were low on air!!! ARRRRGGGGG! Gotta get a pump before I get home tonight.

Abbisgood.........53.............23%.............?? Aubrie............65.............%...............31 BandChick64.......104............34.67%..........31.6 Bandpal...........136............47.5%...........24.5 BarbBee...........131............43%.............28.9 Cherlita..........60.............20%.............55 Cindyg............62.............24.5%...........34.5 Close.............50.............20%.............33.1 Firebolt..........67.............27%.............30.2 Foofy.............50.5...........18.5%...........35.5 gabeekeeper.......101............30% ............40.2 Hajohnson1........49.8...........18.2%...........39.8 Hollyberries......113............31%.............36.2 HoppingToIt.......69.............19.7%.............49.1 Huskerette........54.............22%.............30.5 kandiceb..........63.............26%.............27.6 linda.............52.............23%.............29.9 lindseyann2u......100............N/A.............N/A Maincat...........141............46.5%...........22 Mariegabrieleee...86.............40%.............36.9 Melanie1972.......80.............30%.............29.7 MollyBrown........36.............12.5%...........36.5 Momto1plus1.......119............44.2%...........23.5% NYGirl1...........102............33%.............32.6 plump_princess....57.............22%.............36 QatarPhil.........55.............19%.............32.2 Rachel............63.............%...............28.3 Robin_Bird........132.2.........43.3%............26.3 Sades.............44.8...........19.5%...........33.7 scarecrow.........125............40%.............27.3 Shalee04..........70.............28%.............29.2 Shortgal..........44.5...........20.5%...........32.9 Skinny_Jill.......71.............32.4%...........28.5 Staysee...........70.............20%.............48.4 Stephanie.........64.............27%.............26.5 strangeratx.......63.............27%.............29.6 Teresajo..........93.............36%.............27.3 Tmusicmaker123....73.............19%.............48.7 TxArcher..........118............29.5%..........37.2 tyman311..........61.............31%.............28 want2lose.........91.8...........32%.............31 lisawach.........104.0...........29%.............?? WOW! Almost 30% lost! Blasted half a % point! LOL.

Name............Start.........Current......Goal.......Loss....To Go Momto1plus1...173...........150...........159.........18.....-9 Bandpal..........151.14..... 148.5..........150.........2.6....-1.5 Cindyg...........190...........190............175...........0..... 15 Skinny_Jill.......151.3........149.9..........143.3.......1.4.....6.6 TxArcher........282............282............275........XXXX...7 Ok... Better late than never right. I am planning on kicking tail starting tonight after work. I NEED to get my weight coming off faster! Don't know if I have a snow-ball's chance of making 7 pounds in 2 weeks, but I can try! Anybody heard from Cindy???