HeatherA

That's awesome! I've missed you!!!

Ahhh that's so exciting! Make sure to take a picture of you in it now (or I can do it for you!) so that you can have a picture of you after wearing it before you pass it on :-) I'm going to try to post a few pics to this post... fingers crossed!

******NAME**********START WGHT****CURRENT WGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST *****:scared2:***********:eek:*************:smile:************:w00t:*********:scared2:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............216............213............7 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............191.3..........185..........7.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............218............213...........10 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............191............180............3 Crzytchr...........281............269............265...........12 DebinFl............181............177............168............4 georgiagirl........245............227............220...........18 HarleyGirl.........188............185............175............3 HeatherA...........210.5..........199.4..........200.........11.1 HeatherO...........155............143............140...........12 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............179............177...........17 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............173............160............7 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........259.6..........256.........14.6 LisaB..............205.5..........193............180.........12.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............230............230...........18 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............283............280...........16 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........284.6..........280.........15.2 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............166............160............9 NukeChik...........218............215............208............3 NurseNiki..........258............246............239...........12 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............242............232...........10 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............214.5..........200..........5.5 Redtulips3.........180............171............169............9 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............167............150............4 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............167............167...........10 Tess...............304............299...........280.............5 thatDEgirl.........211............199.8..........195.........11.2 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............217............210............8 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............182............170...........13 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

The invitation is open to all! Whether you are pre-band, newly banded or an old band pro. Everyone is welcome! Where: Polaris Mall food Court When: Saturday November 08, 2008 Time: 2 p.m. Look for us near the entrance to the Great Indoors store in the back seating area next to Chik-Fil-A. We will have a helium balloon marking our group. Hope to see you there!

Today's meeting was very nice. We missed you Niki and Christy. Hopefully you can join us tomorrow for the fashion show at Macy's Easton. It's from 2-4 in the furniture section of Macy's (2nd floor) Look for the smily face balloon marking the chairs for our group from Polaris!

1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............218............213............5 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............218............213...........10 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2 Crzytchr...........281............272............265............9 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............229............220...........16 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........202.1..........200..........8.4 HeatherO...........155............144............140...........11 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............181............177...........15 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............176............160............4 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........262.6..........256.........11.6 LisaB..............205.5..........196............180.........10.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............235............230...........13 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............286............280...........13 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........286.4..........280.........13.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............168............160............7 NukeChik...........218............218............208............0 NurseNiki..........258............246............239...........12 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............247............232............5 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............171............167............9 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............168............150............3 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............299...........280............5 thatDEgirl.........211............202.6..........195..........8.4 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............218............210............7 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............183............170...........12 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

Juli, my fingers are crossed for your meeting on Monday!!! I can't wait to hear what he says! BTW... did you meet my SIL last week?

I broke the 80 pound mark today! 80.1 to be exact! Only 3.9 left to hit my 10/31 goal! I may just make it :-) I can see ONEderland just down the street!!!! *******NAME**********START WGHT****CURRENT WGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST *****:cursing:***********:smile:*************:cursing:*********************:cursing:* 1dayatime..........263............261............243............2 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............218............213............5 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4..........180..........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............218............213...........10 Bea1128............210.5..........205.5..........188............5 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............192............180............2 Crzytchr...........281............272............265............9 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............229............220...........16 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........203.9..........200..........6.6 HeatherO...........155............147............140............8 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............184............177...........12 KikiVal315.........237.5..........230.5..........220............7 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............176............160............4 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........266.2..........256............8 LisaB..............205.5..........196............180..........10.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............235............230...........13 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............286............280...........13 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........290.2..........280..........9.6 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............170............160............5 NukeChik...........218............218............208............0 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............171............167............9 Renee74............214............213............199............7 Renewedhope........171............169............150............2 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............288............280............6 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............300.5..........280..........3.5 thatDEgirl.........211............205.2..........195..........5.8 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............185............170............10 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

Rhonda, Don't fret over what they say. A lot of programs prefer doing the RNY over the band because the results are faster and the surgery requires a bit less work from the patient for results than the band does. You, however, have already shown that you're willing to do the work with the changes you've made in your life so far so I don't think it's going to be an issue in your case. I need to lose 130+ pounds and I've already lost nearly 80 since starting this journey a year ago. I don't plan on stopping and I'm sure I'll hit my goal. They will have to rip my band from my cold dead body before I'd give it up or tell anyone else that it's not a good tool to use for losing weight. I love knowing that with just a pinch of saline I can get myself tightened up at any time down the road and get back on track if I find myself faltering. It's a bit harder with RNY because once you stretch that pouch you have to have a revision surgery to get it back where it needs to be. Good luck with your decision. I'm sure whatever you choose it will be the right one for you. {{{HUGS}}}

Yeah, I could have re-joined Bally's for $99 for a year, but it's old and I'm not sure how well it's been kept up machine wise, plus it's not in a great area and I knew that in the winter I'd never drag my butt there because it's not in my normal drive zone. :-) Urban Active is directly on my path from work so I have no excuses as I pass it twice a day... and it's much closer to home for those days I'm not working. Good luck deciding which one to choose! It's definitely a personal decision and one that must fit your lifestyle in order to work well for you. :-)

Kathy, I think you can find the schedule on their website. The classes (if I remember correctly) seem to be at 6pm Mon, Tues, Thurs and 7pm on Wednesdays. I can't remember on the other days. I figure that will be perfect for me as I'll just go to the gym after work and take the classes. I sure hope you'll join! It would be so fantastic to work out with you and see you more than once a month! The gym opens 12/29/08 so the timing would be perfect for you. If you join now to get the low price they can defer your monthly dues until you actually start. That's what I did. There is an information/preview center set up in the shopping center across the street near First Watch. You should stop in and check it out. :-)

Hey everyone!!! I can't wait to see you all on the 11th! I have a TON of clothes to share. Most in sizes 22/20 with some others thrown in. As they get too big on me I pull them and bag them up. I will be bringing them to the meeting. If anyone has any size 18/16 pants or size large shirts I could really use them. I have hardly anything that fits to take me into cooler weather. On another note... For those of you interested there is another bariatric fashion show coming up on the 12th at Macys Easton. This time it's hosted by Macy's and Fresh Start Bariatrics. It's going to be in the furniture section on the 2nd floor at 2pm. There might be someone you know walking the runway :cursing: Sorry I've been so quiet lately... we finally found a car for my daughter last weekend and prior to that almost every spare moment was spent car shopping... it will be a long while before I want to do that again!

Yayyyyyy!!!!! That's exciting news. So glad we'll be able to work out together!!!

Name_________Start Weight__CurrentWeight______Goal______Lbs lost *****:sneaky:***********:biggrin:*************:smile2:**********:girl_hug:*********:smile2:* 1day at a time.....263............259.5..........243...........3.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............221............213............2 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 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............193............180............1 Crzytchr...........281............275............265............6 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............230............220...........15 HarleyGirl.........188............187............175............1 HeatherA...........210.5..........206............200..........4.5 HeatherO...........155............150............140............5 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............188............177............8 KikiVal315.........237.5..........232............220............5.5 Lana24.............208............195............185............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........270.6............256..........3.6 LisaB..............205.5..........199............180..........6.5 livn4thm...........235............233............210............2 Long2bthin.........248............243............230............5 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............292............280............7 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............280............280...........19 mominlv13..........299.8..........294.8..........275............5 nip50..............175............171............160............4 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..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............290............280............4 Sunshine2..........177............171............167............6 Tess...............304............300.5..........280..........3.5 thatDEgirl.........211............209............195............2 Turler.............225............219............210............6 wendyw.............192............188............172............4 wowox7.............195............189............170............6 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6

Hi all! I'm logging in from my mother's house. We're still without power at our house and I'm starting to go a little stir crazy. I'm one of only 25 houses in my area that are still without power. With luck we should have it back by midnight tomorrow... but I'm not holding my breath. Hope the rest of you are safe and sound!

Hi everyone! This month's meeting was one again quite fantastic!!! We had a great turnout and it was a lot of fun. I can't wait to see everyone at October's meeting! The invitation is open to all! Whether you are pre-band, newly banded or an old band pro. Everyone is welcome! Where: Polaris Mall food Court When: Saturday October 11, 2008 Time: 2 p.m. Look for us near the entrance to the Great Indoors store in the back seating area next to Chik-Fil-A. We will have a helium balloon marking our group. Hope to see you there!

We missed you today Kathy! I was running late and just made it there by 2pm due to being out near Granville picking delicious apples this morning. It's a yearly tradition and seemed to come early this year. You did the right thing by taking care of your mom. I'm sure she really appreciated it! Hope to see you next month!!!

Nicole is healing quite well and we both are planning on being there Saturday! Hope to see you all there :-)

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Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your prayers and support. I've not had time to respond to everyone individually, so I wanted to post this and let you guys know that she's doing remarkably well. She returned to work with me yesterday after refusing to stay home and take it easy. She's still in pain though that seems to be getting better, she's off the narcotics and is just taking Tylenol and an anti-inflammatory. Today she's heading off with her friends for commuter day. (I will be strong, I will be strong) I am barely hanging in. My emotions are overwhelming. I'm stressed from trying to pick up the pieces and worrying what the future might bring as far as the accident and the financials since they cited her. I keep trying to convince myself to take it day-by-day and not stress out, but my pessimistic side is emerging and I just can't figure out how to tramp it down. Above all, I am just so grateful and thankful to God that this child is here and I am allowed to be worrying about these things. I am also thankful that I've been allowed two nights of sleep where thoughts of Sunday, or the aftermath, have not entered my dreams. Thanks again to you guys for the prayers and support. It means a lot to us. {{{HUGS}}}

Hi gang. I'm writing because my family had a horrible evening yesterday. My darling daughter was in a bad car accident last night. We spent the evening with her in the emergency room. Thankfully she is home now and is doing well. I truly believe prayer saved her life as I had a bad feeling when she left home and quickly prayed for both her and her brother's safe return. She was taking him out to Sunbury for a going away party. Just a quick drop off and straight home. She always sends me a text message when she arrives anywhere, or leaves anywhere. At 7:02 she told me she had dropped him off and was on her way home. When she wasn't home by 7:30 I started worrying and was just on my way out the door to try to find her. A few minutes later St. Annes called and told us she was in the ER. It was the absolute worst call I could have ever received. I rushed to her side and there she was strapped to a body board and immobilized. The dear Lord answered my prayers to get both of my children home safely as she ended up with just a broken collarbone, a gash in her head (7 staples!) and a concussion. I am so blessed to say that she is safe and slept through the night. Her car is most likely going to be totaled. The other people, that hit her, are fine. The trooper said they had just bumps and bruises. Apparently she was turning off a funky stop out off of Galena road and was unable to judge where the oncoming traffic was. She pulled out and the other car was coming at 55/60 mph and hit her driver side. We're going this morning to find her car and see how bad it is. The unfortunate thing is that the faulted her for the accident. She's really beating herself up over it because she never wanted to be " a teenage driver" and tries so hard to be cautious and follow all the rules. Anyway, she saved for two years to buy that car. We will mostly likely only get about $500 out of it since it's so old and her deductible is also $500. She starts OSU in a few weeks and we need all the prayers we can get to help us find a way to get her another safe car to get her to and from school. Money is beyond tight here so we are not able to be much help. I am sure that something will come up, and in the meantime I am prepared to drive her to school and pick her up after classes as need be. I am just so glad she is safe and sound and not hurt worse than she was. It's been a long night, I'm sorry if I'm rambling. It was quite possibly the worst and scariest evening I've ever experienced and I just wanted to share it with my friends especially as many of you know my darling daughter from our meetings. Amazing how you can have a nice dinner with your children and then within minutes have your world rocked. I just don't know what I'd have done... Thanks for listening.

Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****************************:Banane20:************:biggrin: **********:tt2:*** 2BHealthE!.........194...........79..............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel .............199............199............180............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 georgiagirl........245............245............230............0 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............155............140............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............196............177............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............248............230............0 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............299............285............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........299.8..........275............0 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wowox7.............195............195............170............0 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions: Start Weight = Weight at the beginning of the challenge, Current Weight = Weight at time of posting, Goal = Goal to attain by Halloween, Lbs Lost = Difference between start weight and current weight.

Congrats Juli! You look beautiful in your cap and gown :-) You are truly an inspiration on so many levels!

Hey guys... just wanted to tell you about the new gym that's opening on Polaris parkway. It's called Urban Active (there are several around town now, Gahanna, Powell, Hilliard) and through Sunday they have a deal where you can join for $24.99 a month without a contract. The gym opens December 29th. I joined the Gahanna one last night for a similar deal because I have family that works at that one and they are having a friends and family sign-up. They told me I could pay $29.99 a month and use any of the locations, or just do the $24.99 and transfer my "home" club when the new one opens. It's really nice... and I NEED to get my butt moving! They have a pool which is a must for me. I love Water aerobics. They have a movie theater where there are various types of equipment (treadmills, elipticals etc...) in a mostly dark very cool room. They show movies constantly and you can go in and watch on the enormous screen. They have a special spinning room, a child care room ($15.99 per family per month unlimited visits), a women's only workout room (for the more timid among us... me!) and lots more. I joined and they let me put my membership on hold until I'm ready to start using it. Right now I'm set up to start January 1, but if I can figure out how I can get conveniently to one of the other locations I may activate it sooner. Oh, a few other things I learned... if you have a family of 5 (old enough to use the equipment) you can join for $99 a month. If you have a teen (under 18) that wants to join it's $20 a month. They have personal trainers but I haven't looked into the cost of that yet. So... anyone interested in joining me this winter???? Welcome to Urban Active Fitness Clubs

Kathy, I am so sorry, I never got notification of this message and missed it. Please know that my sympathies are with you and your mom. Please let me know if I can do anything... I truly mean that my friend. {{{HUGS}}}