Momto1plus1

Judy why did you have your band removed? I must have missed that completely.

Steph Glad to hear that you are going back to school. It's scary but so worth the effort. I'm so glad that I went back. Good luck!! Wendy

Hey!!! I was shocked:eek: when I signed in and realized I hadn't signed in since December. I have stopped by and read though. I'm at 147. I have been down to 124 but it was entirely too low for me at 5'7". I had some Fluid removed and that helped. I had a total knee replacement two weeks ago. I can't imagine trying that weighing 270lbs. I've done really well although I had a big set back this past weekend. I woke up Friday running a fever of 103.8. I ended up spending the weekend in the hospital. After a million test they determined that even though my lungs sounded good I had aspirated into my lungs at some point. I had been having major problems with reflux at night. It all started with a case of the flu several months ago. My surgery with all the meds just escalated the problem. I was severely dehydrated on Friday. It took 8 bags of saline, a bag of magnesum, 3 bags of potassium to get me back to normal. Two hospital stays in less than two weeks is not fun. Right now I'm on a 48 hour liquid diet, then 24 hours of soft foods. Hopefully this will settle my pouch down and I will not need to have an unfill. I have an appointment with my doctor for next Wed but will cancel if I feel good. :confused: Glad to see others are here. I had an extremely busy semester, but will be doing my stuent teaching in the fall semester. My first day in the classroom is Aug. 23. I graduate with my second degree in December. This one is in Early Childhood Education. I will be certified to teach pre-k through third grade. I'm so excited to be almost finished.

Way to go girl!! 80 lbs is nothing to sneeze at!! Can you believe it's been 2 years???

You know I'm scared to death of having any Fluid removed from my band. I'm afraid I would gain weight very quickly. I'm just hanging out with the same fill that I had in December. I'm hanging at in the 140s which is good. I was on vacation for the past 2 plus weeks so that has meant more junk foods than normal. On the upside I'm down to a size 6 in pants which just floors me. I wore a 26/28 when I started this whole journey. When I had surgery I was in a 22/24. Glad to see more people back here. I was beginning to feel a little lonely.

Name............Start.......Current...........Goal..........To Goal Momto1......... 151......... 143.............. M................M TxArcher....... 285.......... 278............. 270..............8 Sades........... 189.......... 189............. 180............. 9 Skinny_Jill......157............154..............149..............5

Way to go Jill!!! Hey girl I didn't know you lived in Sugar Land. That' s where I'm at right now!! LOL DH is here on business. We are on our way to San Antonio for the rest of the week for a conference.

Name............Start.......Current...........Goal..........To Goal Momto1......... 151......... 145.............. M................M TxArcher....... 285.......... 278............. 270..............8 Sades........... 189.......... 189............. 180............. 9 Skinny_Jill......157............157..............149..............8

I'm going to Houston and San Antonio next week. We are leaving Sunday night. I can't wait. I LOVE Mexican food. So yummy!!

Oh wow!!!!! Congratulations!!! That's so exciting.

Name............Start.......Current...........Goal..........To Goal Momto1......... 151......... 146.............. M................M TxArcher....... 285.......... 285............. 270.............15 Sades........... 189.......... 189............. 180............. 9

Name............Start.......Current...........Goal..........To Goal Momto1......... 151......... 148.............. M................M TxArcher....... 285.......... 285............. 270.............15 Sades........... 189.......... 189............. 180............. 9 I'm so glad to see people joining this challenge. I'm down a pound. I really am just going with the flow.

I forgot to say this first challenge ends August 31! So, let's get busy.

Name............Start.......Current...........Goal..........To Goal Momto1......... 151......... 149.............. M............... M Woohoo!!! I have officially lost 120 lbs!! That's a nice round number. I know I really am trying to maintain, but don't mind losing a little. :thumbup:

Okay guys I thought that I would come up with a generic challenge that would cover us all. I know many have weight to lose, many are trying to maintain. We can do these in ten week increments. I know for me these challenges help to keep me on track. I have lost too much weight to turn back now. I hope you all will join me. Name............Start.......Current...........Goal..........To Goal Momto1......... 151......... 151.............. M............... M