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Yea summer08!!!! That is awesome. Your turn is coming! Then DH can help you through recovery!

I haven't lost any weight in a week or so (thanks to TOM). I'm hoping for some big changes soon! Name................Current....Goal......Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th Bea1129.............231........200.......3......28(by 7/4) BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26 Epm316..............235........200.......0......35 (by 7/4) faithmd.............305.5......300.......4.1....5.5(by6/21) Hastings............253........228.......0......25 KarenG..............174........160.......0......14 (by 7/4) kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30 legster.............193........180.......4......13 Leslie2Lose.........226........208.......7......18 (by 7/4) LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9 Lilmissband-aid.....247.5......225.......0....22.5 Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30 (by 7/4) luvinke.............217........190.......4......23 Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30 (by 7/4) MollyMolly..........199........188.......5......11 nancy52.............197........170.......0......27 Nettie..............193........170.......0......23 Newhope4me..........177........160.......0......17 NukeChik............235........222.......7......13 nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24 (by 7/4) renewedhope.........193........170.......4......23 Sades...............197........185.......0......12 Sunshine2...........179........160.......2......17 (by6/29) Tess415.............327........299.......5......30 TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25 Wombat712...........132.2......120.......3.6....12.2 Lenore1890..........267.7......247.......0......20

Kat!! I'm sooooo happy for you :party: You have been such a huge inspiration on here and I love reading your posts. You will be in my prayers for your surgery tomorrow!! Gen (wombat)

Went for another 30min walk/jog with my DD. She has decided she wants to jog now and wants to strengthen her upper body so she can do push ups!! She's 11 and is concerned with Jr High next year and PE requirements. At least with me jogging earlier in the day, I'm not worried about my workout and I can do what is comfortable for her :party: Ok- my shins are burning though! I haven't had that in a long time! It hurts to just touch them - ugh.

gaaahhh - but what is a "foof" ?!?! lol

Ran 5k today!!! I ran the whole thing :thumbup: I was someone who walked a bit so I slowed my pace when she needed to walk so I averaged 15min miles.

AWESOME ImaDuckie!!!!!! Hugs & Prayers for all my fellow Christian Bandsters!! Gen (wombat)

Huge HUGS Carey!!! I pray that God's peace will come over you as you prepare for your surgery. This band has been one of the biggest blessings I have received. My whole life has changed!! God Bless you! Gen (wombat) PS - MissVicki - you have such a way with words. You are most definitely a blessing on here!

Love the idea!!! I will certainly be there if my kids' schedules don't hose it up! :wink2:

I love my viactivs!!! I take a calcium one and the multi-vitamin one - both chocolate flavored. I only notice an after taste if I wait too long to eat breakfast. Then you kindof get a funky taste - I don't get that at all if I eat breakfast as soon as I get them down!

WTG Julie!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUZZZIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to know you got to enjoy for your birthday - yummmm ice cream *drool*

wooohooo Ceradad!!!!! That is awesome :biggrin2: Y'all are machines - I feel like such a slacker when I post my one activity:tt2: Today did 5K - average was 13min miles. Would have been better but DH was with me and his traveling caught up with him and he had a hard time. I had to go back to get him when I realized he wasn't right behind me. (#%* scale isn't moving but I'm hoping that will change soon. Grrrrrrrr - I WANT goal by my 1 year!!

Good luck Ceradad on your 5k!!!!! Did the jogging club again today - did the 5k stretch; had to take breathers - felt like I had smoker's lung again (quit 5 yrs ago). It was HOT today and I didn't have any water/gatorade w/ me. We are switching our runs to mornings pretty quick after today. Running at high noon isn't a good idea anymore. I don't know why today was so hard - did cardio yesterday and we did lunges, core work and back work. This little mini hills were kicking my booty today!!!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! Gen (wombat)

I'm here too :thumbup: Still jogging!! And, trying to do some other stuff too! I really enjoy jogging now (who EVER thought I would say that?!?!)

Rhonda - I think you have taken the first step!! Getting a fill that you need will make a huge difference. You have to go back to basics with the fill of liquids, then chewing chewing chewing. I'm not the model bandster by any means so I can't say much more than that! HUGS! Gen (wombat)

Ducky - you need to ask the NUT at your doc's office about what they recommend for Protein intake. It has huge ranges between docs. Mine only wanted 40g but a lot of docs have it at over 100g. As far as metformin - I think you're probably going to have to keep testing your blood and go back to your reg doc for blood work to determine when to lower it. My DH has lost some weight since I've done this and he has lowered his dose once but after blood work. He obviously hasn't lost a lot and quickly so it is definitely a different situation. I wish you the absolute best on getting through the liquid phase of the diet!! Your time will come - be blessed :thumbup: SDGaines - Ok - I was huge diet coke-aholic. I would drink 6 a day. I NEVER drank Water (ever) only diet coke. I tested my resolve to do this to show my commitment to my DH - I gave up diet coke two weeks before my surgery was scheduled. I have had 1 sip since then - didn't taste good. I had to drink a carbonated medicine that I thought was going to kill me about a month or so ago. The gas from the carbonation was horrible and made me nauseous. You couldn't pay me to drink a diet coke now :thumbup: As far as other foods - my dear son was so worried about what all I couldn't eat that he fed me everything he could think of that I couldn't have again - I was so full the week leading up to surgery that I didn't care if I ever ate again!!! I couldn't handle any more "last meals". (I didn't have a pre-op diet) Be assured that God can take that away from you - like Phylser said - it is a renewing of your mind, your tastes, everything. I view the band as a blessing because it has changed my life tremendously! Hugs & Prayers Gen (wombat)

Suzzzie - be careful!! The pain part sounds so scary. I'll be praying for you over the weekend so you can make it till Monday!

today - 1 hour cardio class

oooh - weren't those shoes Kaepa's? I loved those but I had a single mom and couldn't afford to buy them. I also love the "yoyo" shoes but didn't have any of those either. I was crazy over parachute pants when they came out. Couldn't buy the "official" ones so had to buy knockoffs - I swear my thighs could have started a fire with those things. Not to mention how loud and annoying it was to walk in! Life was grand when I turned 16 and got a job - then spent all my money on clothes!!!

Y'all are so funny!! It's like I know y'all or something Suzzzie - I think you definitely did the right thing!! HOLY COW - making out at 11!!! My baby turned 11 today, and boys are still mostly icky. (Thank you Lord!!) I can't imagine at her age .... well I'll just stop with that thought. My dear niece started experimenting with boys at 16 and got caught - I thought my sister was going to kill her!! Either she's decided to be a good girl now, or she's just better at not getting caught. Stef - I'm glad to know you are still working on it. I'm a complete and total dork about this workout stuff!!

welcome back Candy!! I was thinking about you since you've been quiet for a bit Glad to know all is well!!!!

HUGS Booboo!! You are going to be even MORE gorgeous than you already are! You will be in my prayers! Gen (wombat)

aaaaahhhh - the shopping!! It is SOOOO much fun!! Congrats Judie!!!!

Yea Suzzzie!!!! Yep - you are now officially the "kewl aunt"!!!!!! Hey - I saw your updated pics on before/after - you look Awesome!!