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Everything posted by PinkMary
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What are your favorite NSVs?
same here! i agree so much.. my biggest nsv was to be able to buy a plain Lee jean! i didn't ask much i guess
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I am an apple, I hate my chin!
im also this red small fruit ! i wish i was a simple PC!
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What is your height?
5'7 and my goal is 135
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Teresita's Bandiversary???
Happy Bandiversary Teresita :confused:
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I Love Watermelon!
In Greece we use to eat watermelon with a piece of Feta cheese! its soo yummy and almost a complete meal!
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July 05 Bandsters 1 year Bandiversary Coming
Hi Teresita! im fine happy and all, still trying to realise what happened to me.. I adore my Band, i could never lose so much weight by myself.. I banded in Athens, Greece, my town. I eat everything except of my addictions cause i don't want to sabotage my effort. I do not exercise unfortunately.. i just walk when ever i remember to the traidmill. I wish for all my July 2005 friends to keep trying and theres not way stopping to lose. Im very proud of being member of the July 2005 team!
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Ali's NSV list...
im very happy for you! those nsv's r more important than anything!
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Thirtysomething women, no kids?
34 no kids :confused:
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One Year Bandiversary
Thank You all very very much!!! you re all so sweet and polite and Alison my new Banded friend im so lucky i have you living in my town!! im soo lucky!!! soon more pics coming :confused:
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Experienced Bandsters, what are your tricks of the trade?
i tried to fight one by one but separately some of my addictions.. i did a list like: 1. bread 2. ice cream 3. nuttela 4. coke light 5. some sweets 6. cheetos 7. the sweets i was buying from the bakery shop well i did fight all my demons.. sometimes i was succesfull sometimes not.. but i didnt give up and now left to fight only some sweets.. Second, i was trying to have many "good days" in the week like days without sugar or without carbs (totally) + 1 lt Water + some exercise.. like the challenge of the Gone 4 Good Club in the support sub forum. life with the band is wonderfull and is interesting this game with the fights.. if you see that this way :confused: i hope i helped a little.
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What is my problem?!?!?!?!
I was in the same situation for 3 - 4 months December January February.. in December i lost only 2 lb January nothing February 1 lbr.. was terrible.. like i was tired from the effort.. then i went for a fill and i came back on track.. i don't know why this happened.. now i have sometimes this strange feeling of laziness but rarely and not so long these kind of "breaks" and then i come back again.. You know Diane we are human! not robots.. we need these breaks.. just don't let them being more than a week.. cause then is harder to come back.. Get a look on yourself in the mirror and look again those pictures of you with your progress! you have done excellent!
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One Year Bandiversary
Guys thank you so much! thank you that you made this journey way easier! i ll ask from my hubby to take me some new photos with clothes! to be honnest guys i need some time to realise what happened to me.. its hard to undestand that you re not very fat anymore.. you need time to concetrate and to realise the new reality! Today i went to my doctors office for my 1st years check and he was very suttisfied with the results.. he said also (uuhmm if you could exercise a bit you would not still had this stomach..) well im planning to visit the gym this September after holidays... Guys thank you really.
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Do you have a reward for yourself when you hit goal?
when i hit my goal (135) i would like to have a tummy tack and a gold ring.
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One Year Bandiversary
so before one year i had my weight loss surgery (lap band) i lost so far 93 lb, i cant describe how different is my life now.. i just can't describe it!!! i have not sleep apnea anymore, im not snoring, i have not pains in weist, i have not reflux, my stomach doesnt burn, i have regular periods without meds, im not taking antidepressants anymore!! i can buy clothes where everyone goes, i can run with my dog, i can smile again! i wish and i should lost at least 105 lb but i did not exercise and i did not follow the rules sometimes.. thanks God the LBT challenges kept me on track! love ya all Mary <!--TEMPLATE: skin_global, Template Part: signature_separator-->
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Gone for Good Club - June 2006
you are right lianna! its time for some new pics to compare again! i ll take some as soon as possible!!
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Gone for Good Club - June 2006
i did it! reached 90+ lbr loss at last!! i hope i try i WANT to reach -100 for my one year Bandiversary!! God help me!! and THANK YOU lapbandtalk for your help all this time..
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Gone for Good Club - June 2006
i try to hit -100 lbr in my one year anniversary.. i drink gallons of water, i dont take anythin with sugar and i try walking fast on treadmil (not everyday though) ahh God help me to reach my goal.. thank you FunnyDuddies & PNut :eek:
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Gone for Good Club - June 2006
im so happy today!!! im 176 lbr today!! just because i started walking on treadmil! seems my metabolism still works!!!
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Gone for Good Club - June 2006
Points earned for Rule 1 For each day that you drink a minimum of 64oz of water, you earn 1 point. You may earn a bonus of 5 points for a perfect week. 5-31_____6-01_1_6-02_____6-03_____6-04_____6-05_____6-06_____6-07_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-08_____6-09_____6-10_____6-11_____6-12_____6-13_____6-14_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-15_____6-16_____6-17_____6-18_____6-19_____6-20_____6-21_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-22_____6-23_____6-24_____6-25_____6-26_____6-27_____6-28_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ Grand Total_______ Points earned for Rule 2 For each day that you exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes, you earn 2 points. You may earn a bonus of 5 points for a perfect week. 5-31_____6-01_2_6-02_____6-03_____6-04_____6-05_____6-06_____6-07_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-08_____6-09_____6-10_____6-11_____6-12_____6-13_____6-14_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-15_____6-16_____6-17_____6-18_____6-19_____6-20_____6-21_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-22_____6-23_____6-24_____6-25_____6-26_____6-27_____6-28_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ Grand Total_______ Points earned for Rule 3 For each day that you do not eat foods that contain flour or sugar, you earn 3 points. (sugar substitutes are allowed) You may earn a bonus of 5 points for a perfect week. 5-31_____6-01_3_6-02_____6-03_____6-04_____6-05_____6-06_____6-07_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-08_____6-09_____6-10_____6-11_____6-12_____6-13_____6-14_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-15_____6-16_____6-17_____6-18_____6-19_____6-20_____6-21_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ 6-22_____6-23_____6-24_____6-25_____6-26_____6-27_____6-28_____ Bonus____Week's Total_____ Grand Total_______ Points earned for Weight loss For each pound that you lose during the challenge, you earn 1 point Beginning weight 5-31: 180 Weigh-in weight 6-7: Weigh-in weight 6-14: Weigh-in weight 6-21: Weigh-in weight 6-28: Total lost during challenge: Total points earned for Rule 1: Total points earned for Rule 2: Total points earned for Rule 3: Total points earned for weight loss: Total Challenge points earned:
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Gone for Good Club - May 2006
Total Challenge points earned: 137 :angry :phanvan :confused: i tried my best
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Jokes Thread
no no its not! is very funny!! really! :eek: do you know other jokes with Greeks? i would love to share them with my friends.
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8 Months Post-op Pictures
Tricia congratulations!! way to go for you girl!! you re looking fantastic! btw i love those chinese baboo plants :eek: (i adore looking how other people decorating their home)
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Successful Band Stories here!
10 months out -38 kgr lighter :eek: and im sooo happy :D
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Jokes Thread
hahahahahhahaha Paul OMG! this is what im goin to say to my friends today!! Americans thinking that we Greeks doin it wrong way :eek: its a rumor hahahahha :D
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Is exercise a must with the band?
Poodles, i lost this weight without exercise.. the past month i joined the gone for good club just to be motivated and use the traidmill.. i don't know whats your weight right now but it was emotional impossible to me to start exercising when i started at 265. im lazy and im not proud about it, if i was exercising my body would look better and thinner.. but the point is i lost the weight