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That is a wonderful idea, thanks Kellee!

I'm looking for some low calorie protein shake recipes. I usually have a scoop of vanilla bean torte (Nectar) with one cup of skim milk. I've also tried mixing with water and a Crystal Light individual pack to cut down on the calories.

Losing, How was your recovery with the band removal? I'm going to have mine removed sometime this month and I'm wondering how much time I should take off work. I'll hopefully be having rny surgery in March, so I'll be taking off 4 to 6 weeks then and I want to take only a minimal amount of time off from work now. Have you been approved for surgery yet?

Hi Leanne, welcome! I just found this site and am looking at having a revision to RNY. I had lapband surgery in March 2004 and after 7 successful months of weight loss I got pregnant with my second child and stopped exercising and eating the foods that I should have. Here I am now 7 years and two children later maintaining my weight, but still with a BMI close to 40. I too have an insurance time crunch since my plan will exclude bariatric surgery as of April 1st and I must be on a medically supervised for 3 months before submitting to insurance for approval. Oh yea, and I still need to have my band removed! I'm heading in to the surgeon's office this morning to start my medically managed diet and to talk about band removal. Please let us know once you have a surgery date. I hope all goes well for you, and I look forward to getting to know you better. Cheers!

Kellee- This board seems to be just starting out, so maybe traffic will pick up as time goes on. I stumbled upon the site from a link on LBT. Where are you having your surgery? I'm in the Seattle area, so I'll be at Swedish.

I'm hoping that someone here can help me out. I have a logo for my husband's business that was designed in photoshop. I don't use photoshop, nor do I know how to use it. I want to know if it's possible to change the file type to a jpg or tiff so that I can use the logo in Microsoft Publisher. Is it possible? How can I do it? Thanks for the help.

Today's update. I lost 6 lbs this past week. I've stepped up my exercise to 2x per day. I'm drinking at least 64oz of water per day. Here's to everyone having a great week!

Wow, everyone is doing so awesome, it's very motivating! Yesterday I did not make it to the gym, but I did about 1 1/2 hours housework including re-arranging some furniture. This morning I was at the gym bright and early. Actually it was so early that it was still dark! Anyway here's my activities at the gym: 30 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes treadmill Breakfast was 1 cup Kashi cereal with 1/2 cup low fat milk. I had a hard time getting it down, but now that it's been a while I feel like I could use a snack. I have a low carb yogurt sitting on my desk that is looking mighty tastey right now.

I had surgery with Dr. Arturo Rodriguez in Monterrey, MX and I financed it. I made my application with MediCredit and was accepted. My credit score was decent, but it is hard to prove my income because I am self employed as a Realtor, and they were willing to accept my commission check stubs in place of paychecks or tax records. I received my approval in less than 24hrs. I liked medicredit because it was 1 year same as cash, or 12% interest if I paid over 3 years. Here's the link to their site: www.medicredit.com

Yesterday was rough. We were pretty much snowed in again and didn't want to take the chance of wrecking the car driving to the gym;therefore, no gym. I tried to keep everything low carb yesterday but I grazed all day and finally ate a pastry in the evening. My successes yesterday were getting all of my protein and getting all of my water. Yea me! This morning I've already been to the gym. I walked 80minutes on the treadmill. I plan on working out 2x per day. Once in the morning before the kids are up, and then in the evening with Freddy. Right now I just plan on using the gym, but as the weather turns warmer and drier I'll be making my way back to the track. So far today I've eaten well: Breakfast: 2 1/2 sausage links Snack: Protein drink

Yesterday was rough. We were pretty much snowed in again and didn't want to take the chance of wrecking the car driving to the gym;therefore, no gym. I tried to keep everything low carb yesterday but I grazed all day and finally ate a pastry in the evening. My successes yesterday were getting all of my protein and getting all of my water. Yea me! This morning I've already been to the gym. I walked 80minutes on the treadmill. I plan on working out 2x per day. Once in the morning before the kids are up, and then in the evening with Freddy. Right now I just plan on using the gym, but as the weather turns warmer and drier I'll be making my way back to the track. So far today I've eaten well: Breakfast: 2 1/2 sausage links Snack: Protein drink

I agree with Alex. Barak needs more experience, but I think he'd make a great future ticket. I too think a Clinton/Obama ticket would be good.

Way to go Teresita!!!:clap2: I got your back, too. Yesteraday's checkin: Got all of my water in Took vitamin Got all of my protein in I didn't make it to the gym yesterday, but I've already been once today and did 80 minutes on the treadmill. DH and I have an appt with a personal trainer at the gym tonight, so I'll get my second workout then. It's two a day for me! I'm down 6lbs since Saturday. From now on I'm going to weigh only Monday mornings otherwise the scale will have total control over my attitude.

Funny how weight can be relative. I'm laughing right now reading my last entry. It's been 9+ months and I wish I weighed 264.5, heck I'd take 265! Oh well. I'm back on track and that's the important thing. I've gotten very good at giving myself pep talks and keeping a positive attitude. I know that is key. I find myself on occasion feeling depressed about how much I weigh now compared to a year ago, or thinking about how I thought that by this point I would be at or close to goal. Who knew I'd have a beautiful little baby girl and hit a temporary road block with losing weight. Thinking about it doesn't change anything, so I have to look to today to what I'm going to do to change my eating behavior and my exercise routine, and look to all that the future holds for my health and weight. I've been on track now just a short few days, but I feel very powerful. It's that feeling of accomplishment. I've gone to the gym like I committed. I've been drinking protein and water. I've set some very high goals for my weight loss. I know that they are very high and somewhat unrealistic. I am participating in the National Body Challenge, which started this past Saturday 1/13 and goes until 3/10 (8weeks) My goal is to lose 50lbs in these 8 weeks. I know I have to work harder than ever to accomplish this. My next goal is to weigh under 181 by July 10th (Isabel's 1st birthday). That's just about 100 in 6 months. Focus, focus, focus

Funny how weight can be relative. I'm laughing right now reading my last entry. It's been 9+ months and I wish I weighed 264.5, heck I'd take 265! Oh well. I'm back on track and that's the important thing. I've gotten very good at giving myself pep talks and keeping a positive attitude. I know that is key. I find myself on occasion feeling depressed about how much I weigh now compared to a year ago, or thinking about how I thought that by this point I would be at or close to goal. Who knew I'd have a beautiful little baby girl and hit a temporary road block with losing weight. Thinking about it doesn't change anything, so I have to look to today to what I'm going to do to change my eating behavior and my exercise routine, and look to all that the future holds for my health and weight. I've been on track now just a short few days, but I feel very powerful. It's that feeling of accomplishment. I've gone to the gym like I committed. I've been drinking protein and water. I've set some very high goals for my weight loss. I know that they are very high and somewhat unrealistic. I am participating in the National Body Challenge, which started this past Saturday 1/13 and goes until 3/10 (8weeks) My goal is to lose 50lbs in these 8 weeks. I know I have to work harder than ever to accomplish this. My next goal is to weigh under 181 by July 10th (Isabel's 1st birthday). That's just about 100 in 6 months. Focus, focus, focus