georgia girl

Girl, this is soooo exciting!! I'm so happy for you. You deserve this after how hard you have worked. I'm looking forward to seeing your results. The hardest part is getting focused. Once you get there, you will be set. I know you, once you put your mind to something there's no stopping you. It's one of qualities I admire most about you. You can do it girl!!

Congrats on the job interview Kathy! That's wonderful! I will being praying that it works out for you.

Hello everyone! I know all about the plateau's from hell. I went through a 3 month plateau not too long ago. Sure, I lost a couple of pounds here and there, then gained them and lost them again. Sooooo frustrating!! I am finally losing again!!! Hallelujah! I have been doing low carb. It's really hard, but it's just about the only way I lose. I've tried eating a balanced diet, even became a lacto ovo vegetarian for a while....none of it worked. I am going to try my best to stick with low carb until I get to goal and then add in healthy carbs to maintain. I have also upped my water intake and that seems to be helping too. Oh, and running my butt off, lol. Running has been a bigger issue for me than the food. I am determined to run that 5k in October. I am finally starting to feel healthy again. It's great! This is probably going to sound weird, but I'm kinda glad I had that long plateau. Why? I noticed that during my plateau, my loose skin got tighter. I don't know how, but it did. Maybe I was losing inches or maybe my body just needed to catch up with the weight loss. Don't get me wrong, I still have a lot of skin and I know I will need plastic surgery afterwards, but it's nice that is has tightened up some for now. Strange, right? Anyway, for all you who are on a plateau right now....don't give up!! It will eventually start coming off again. You may need to change up your diet and exercise to get it jumpstarted. Good luck everyone and have a wonderful week!!

Whoooo Hoooo Mia!! Lookin good girl!! The difference in your face is unreal!! Keep it up girl, you're doing great!!

Leslie and Jeannie~ Ya'll can do it!!! We gotta get ready for that 5k in October! Kathy~ I agree with everyone else....you are Kathygood, lol! Seriously, you've been very supportive and I'm glad to have you as a running buddy. BTW, I love your new avatar pic!! Okay, Lyn and Kathy, I took your advice and did one run today. I went in there expecting to only be able to do 8 minutes, tops. I am on cloud nine right now because I ran for 12 minutes straight with a speed of 4.5 mph! I exceeded my expectations and I'm soooo excited now! I'll try to up the time each time I run, only if it's a few seconds until I work up to the 5k. Oh, Leslie and Jeannie. If I'm not mistaken, ya'll were stuck on week 4 too, right? Week 4 was sooooo hard for me. I think I stayed on it for weeks and weeks. If you find you can't get past it (like me), I suggest trying the one run like I did today. I went as long as I could and I'll just up it each time. I'm sooooo glad Lyn and Kathy recommended that because I was getting really discouraged. Good luck with your runs tomorrow!!!

georgia girl (aka Pamela)~ 96 lbs leslie2lose (aka Leslie) - 45 lbs jbrad71629(aka Jeannie)-87 lbs Nip50 (aka Gina) - 136 lbs kristim8132008 (aka Kristi) - 26 lbs mia31771(aka mia) 69lbs

WTG luluc and renewed!! Both of you are doing FANTASTIC!!! Ya'll are such an inspiration to me. Keep up the great work!! Renewed~ I'm so glad the weather didn't get too bad. Congrats on the size 10's.....that's awesome!!!!

I hate those commercials!! I've seen both of them over and over and over. Every time one comes on I just want to SCREAM!! So ridiculous!!!!

Thanks Lyn! I think I will try that next time I run. I think Kathy said she did that as well. I think week 4 is cursed, lol! Seems like a lot of us had and are having trouble with it. Thanks for the suggestions. I definitely think I could run longer than 5 minutes if I did just one run. Thanks again!

georgia girl (aka Pamela)~ 96 lbs leslie2lose (aka Leslie) - 45 lbs jbrad71629(aka Jeannie)-87 lbs Nip50 (aka Gina) - 129 lbs kristim8132008 (aka Kristi) - 26 lbs

Okay, when you say you started setting minute goals, did you stray from the program completely or did you just try to add a minute to some of the intervals? Or did you skip the intervals and just focus on running longer each time? I'm open to suggestions and will do just about anything to get past week 4.

Renewed~ WOW!! Size 10 and medium is freaking awesome!!! You have done soooo well and I'm so proud of you. I'm praying Ike doesn't do much damage and that ya'll are safe. Making a plan and preparing was smart. Be safe and keep us posted if you can.

LOL! You are too funny! Congrats, you are doing so well!! I am counting on your post being true. I seem to be stuck on week 4. I'm barely making it through the runs and ANYTHING over 5 minutes sounds so unrealistic right now. I refuse to give up though. I guess I'll just continue doing week 4 until I can move on.

LOL, steal away! I "steal" ideas too! That sounds great. Next time I'm in town I will call you. Have a great weekend!!!

I haven't updated lately either. My scales are finally moving again! georgia girl (aka Pamela)~ 96 lbs leslie2lose (aka Leslie) - 45 lbs jbrad71629(aka Jeannie)-80 :confused_smile:lbs Nip50 (aka Gina) - 129 lbs kristim8132008 (aka Kristi) - 26 lbs

Thanks! No secrets here. I'm just really motivated. My goal is to lose at least 100 lbs by my bandiversary, which is September 20th. I've been trying to watch my carbs and I've been exercising every day, and running every other day. I really want to make that goal!!

I'm down 5 more pounds!!!! Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****************************:tt2:**********:sad:*********:ohmy:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............223............213............5 Bea1128............210.5..........207............188..........3.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............203............195............5 Crzytchr...........281............278............265............3 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............234............230...........11 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............152............140............3 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........200............180..........5.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............293............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............173............160............2 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0

Hi everyone!! I've been MIA because we've been moving. We're finally settled in now. I've been without internet for a whole week....YIKES!! I did make it to the meeting and I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to the next one. This meeting was more of a meet and greet type meeting. I think Leslie is planning to get speakers for the following meetings. She mentioned maybe getting someone to speak and inform about plastic surgery for after weight loss. I definitely need to be there for that one, lol!

Hey everyone!! I'm BAAACCCCKKKKK! Sure did miss all of you! I'm finally settled in and I've been without internet access!! I've been going nuts without this site, lol! I am very proud of myself though. Even with the stress of moving, I didn't miss a run. I'm still on week 4. I've been feeling like I tire out easily lately and like I've been walking at an incline even though the setting was on zero. I noticed today at the YMCA that the treadmills I've been running on look like they are inclined. I asked the trainer and he said it looked the same to him. I ended up getting on a different style treadmill and was able to finish my run fine. So, I think I've been running at a bit of an incline and that's why I've been getting so tired so fast. I haven't read every post yet.....I have a lot to catch up on, lol. But, I'm glad to be back again.

Leslie~ you could try week 3 and see how it goes. If you don't think you're ready for it, you can go back another week. I know how you feel. When I was out so long with my knee, it was rough. I am just now feeling like I am getting back in the groove. It's amazing how even missing just one day effects me. You can do this!! Get back on it and let's kick butt when we run that 5k in November!!

Thanks Kathy! It feels soooo good to be losing again. I haven't been doing Atkins induction or anything, just keeping my carbs really low. I usually have a low carb slim fast for breakfast, a couple of slices of bacon and maybe a scrambled egg (if it will go down, lol) for lunch, and last night I had Mexican meatballs that I made in the crockpot. I am going to start adding in oatmeal before my runs. Sometimes I have half of a low carb tortilla wrap for snack. I make it with spinach dip instead of mayo, a thin slice deli meat, and sometimes a slice of cheese. If you like yogurt, get the greek yogurt. It has way fewer carbs and is full of protein. It's a bit tangy in taste if you buy the plain. I like the Oikos Blueberry greek yogurt. I think I am just one of those people who need to eat low carb to lose weight. Low carb diets are the only diets I have ever had success with. When I first got banded, I did low carb and the weight came off really fast. About 4 or 5 months ago I stopped low carbing and I had barely lost anything to speak of. If I can hang in there and do low carb until I reach my goal, I will modify my diet and start having more carbs. Since I am running, I think maintenance will be breeze.

229-434-2562 is the number to RSVP to. I called the other one and Malek said it wasn't the right number. Can't wait to see everyone!!

Hi all! I started eating low carb again on Monday and my scales are really moving! YAY! Down another 3 lbs today! _Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:sad:***********:thumbup:*************:tt2:************:party:*********:w00t:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............199............180............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 Crzytchr...........281............280............265............1 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wowox7.............195............192............170............3 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 wendyw....................235...................192................... 172...................0 lindar172 ..................274...................274...................256..... ..............0

Welcome Sass! I ditto what Renewed said. This program is wonderful! Lyn, I land on my heels too. I never really thought about running the "correct" way, lol. Landing on my heels is what feels natural to me. Hope your toes get better. Renewed~ How exciting! What a great bandiversary gift!! I weighed this morning and I am down another 3 lbs! Whoooo hooooo!! Feels good to see the scales moving again. That puts me past the halfway mark! I did my run last night and messed up. I am eating low carb again and I didn't eat any carbs before my run and I literally "ran" out of fuel on the last 5 minute interval. Only did 2.5 minutes. My energy just wasn't there. Plus, I decreased my walking time in between running again and actually did it the way I was supposed to. I'll give it another try Thursday and see what happens. I won't be on the website as much for the next few days. We are in the process of moving so I will be really busy trying to get everything packed and moved. Everyone is doing great!! Keep up the good work!!

I'm getting excited about the support group meeting!! Who all is going to make it to the meeting?