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I had a great run today. I took my girls to gymnastics for their first class ever and was happy watching how much they were using their muscles and moving their bodies. Then when they were done, they waited for me while I did 3 miles on the treadmill. It was more like 3.5 with warm up and cool down. It went really fast because Dances With Wolves was on the tv and I really enjoyed watching it so much that I hardly paid attention to the numbers on the treadmill. Tomorrow is a day of rest for me all the way around, so no exercise till Monday. Have a great weekend, you guys.

Ezma, I hope your hubby is okay. Keep us posted. Anna, 30 hour shift? Is that even legal to make you work those hours? Yikes. My exercise today was very mild. I tried a few pilates moves from some papers I printed off the internet. Maybe 25 minutes worth, but I didn't even come close to breaking a sweat. Tomorrow is my 3 mile run, so I'll report in then.

I went for a walk with my hubby in this beautiful 60 degree warm spell. We ended up jogging for about 1/4 of a mile because the kids were home from the bus already and we weren't there yet. It was fun.

I did my run tonight. The time slot this afternoon didn't work because we had wind gusting up to 60 mph and I couldn't run outside. So I went as soon as I could this evening which was from 8-9 p.m. and I was the last one at the fitness center. I did 15 minutes on the elliptical and then 2 miles in 25 minutes on the treadmill. I'm proud of myself. I was really tempted not to go. This thread has helped!

Last night we went as a family to the local fitness center. We played rigorous games of air hockey and shot hoops for a while. I was going to count that as my workout, but then I was watching the Biggest Loser and thinking about Lil's posted schedule and realized I have to do more if I'm to be serious about getting these last 50 or so pounds off. So I did my short T-tapp workout late last night. Today is my running day and I have only about and hour all day where I can fit it in, but I'm going to do it during that hour. I use the term running loosely. I'm a very slow runner, probably more of a jogger, but I call it running anyway. I'm currently training for a half-marathon in April. We'll see how that goes.

I ran 2 miles yesterday. I'll post after I get today's workout in. Great idea for a thread!

Well, my own sort-of celebration is that I wore a special dress to church today. It was the dress my mother wore to my wedding twelve years ago. She died not quite two years later. I never even considered that it might fit me someday and yesterday I tried it on and it did fit. So I felt beautiful at church in my mom's dress. I'll post a pic later. Thanks for all your support. You guys are awesome.

I hit the 100 pounds lost mark this morning. 203! I wasn't sure it was even going to happen by Christmas, so I'm very excited! What an amazing journey.

Lil Miss, hang in there, Hon. You're on the right track. Sorry for what you've been through with the last four months. I know how hard it must be. You're stronger than this. We all are. We chose this amazing path and fighting it is only going to bring frustration. Reading your post makes me thankful to still be losing. It's slow, very slow, but I'm grateful that it's not going up or even staying completely still. My goal has been to be 100 pounds down by Christmas or New Year's at the latest. I'm two pounds away from that, so it's completely doable. By my bandiversary which is February 8th, I would like to be under 200 and in the Overweight category. My exercise is the only thing that's keeping me on track right now. Well, that's not entirely true. I've been making good food choices a lot of the time. I'm still sneaking in chocolate and sweets way more than I think I should, but I'm hanging in there. I plan on enjoying the holidays and having some of my favorite treats. I will never completely let go and forget about my weight and the band, but it's the biggest holiday of the year for me and food is part of the celebration. I plan on participating fully and also on working hard to not let it derail me for long. For my exercise, I'm running 5K 3 times a week and doing an exercise video on the alternating three days. I take Sunday off. I'm very pleased with having been able to get to this point with exercise. It's one of my strong points right now. It's bitter cold so we just joined the local sports club and I go there and use their treadmill. (Don't have one of my own yet.) I really look forward to being able to run outside. I really prefer that. I'm so glad for you wonderful people and your motivation and support. We can do this. We are strong. We are amazing.

So did the surgeon put back the fill when all was said and done?

Crystal, That sounds like a very reasonable approach. Good luck!

Our stake center is about 2.25 hours away. It's quite a trip to get there. I really feel for those in our branch who have Stake Callings and have to travel there frequently. I'm wondering if Nunya is the beginning of Nunyabusiness or something similar. :wink_smile: I've also never heard of Nunya, Utah. One of the places we're looking at relocating to is the Kansas City area. We'll have to see if that pans out. I might need doctor recommendations.

I traveled to St. Louis to be with my sister and her family. The actual day of Thanksgiving went great. We started off running a 5K Turkey Trot which was awesome! Then we had a late dinner and I didn't feel like I overate. I enjoyed the different foods that we had, but didn't get uncomfortably full. I was there for 9 days and in that time I ran 5K four times, did a 2.5 hour "Work out after you pig out" at the Y, also an aerobics class and a workout video a couple of times. I want to focus on that because I didn't do great on my eating for the last few days. The worst night was my dd's b-day party. There were corn dogs, and breaded cheese sticks and funnel cakes, all home made. I felt like crap afterwards even though I didn't eat as much as I used to, it was still not the greatest choices. I'm going to weigh in a couple of days to see what the damages are. My legs are swollen and I know my pounds are up. We'll see in a couple of days what happens. I do feel good about the exercise. Now to keep it up!

Bikini- What did you find out? I hope everything is okay.

It's out. I had a stack sitting on the porch when hubby got home last night and he took care of it. Probably took it to work. My official weight this morning was 212. Ugh. A 3 pound weight gain this week. A bit of a wake up call. It's all my eating because my exercise hasn't changed at all.

Well, for what it's worth, I've gained back all that I lost on this diet. I did it for a week and coming off of it I ended up eating worse than I was to begin with. Diets aren't good for me mentally. It suddenly becomes all or nothing and that's not how I've been approaching my diet since surgery at all. I'm trying to get my feet under me again. I didn't have any sweets today, (unless you count my gummy vitamins), one day down, the rest of my life to go. Hang in there Ezma. I don't know the answer to all of this, but we do have these bands to help us. I'm very grateful for that.

Jaime! Congratulations. Is this a total surprise?

tapshoes, That's awesome! Congratulations. I'm up a couple pounds after stopping my South Beach Diet plan. It's a mental game with me and it has been like going off a diet and eating forbidden things because I'm no longer doing it. I need a kick in the pants. Well, actually I need to get the stupid Halloween junk out of the house. It's all got to go. I'm also really retaining water. A nursing student I was visiting with yesterday said I have a level 3 pitting edema. So I know some of the weight is water, but I'm not eating very well, so I know it's that too. Tomorrow is my official weigh day, so we'll see what happens.

I'm not on Phase one or any phase right now for that matter. Good for you Ezma, you've got great determination. I'll have to see if my weight continues to go down the way I'm eating right now. If not, we'll see about some changes. I'm eating a lot better than I was pre-South Beach plan, but not as good as I could be.

That is wonderful that your band is in good condition. That also stinks that you didn't get the fill you thought you did. Do you get a refund? You should. Good luck with this new fill.

208 again today. I think I must not be getting enough calories. I'm adding back in some fruit and whole grains. Maybe that will help.

Hi Guys. Had a busy day yesterday, so I didn't check in. My weight has been steady at 208 every day since I hit it. I love that. It tells me I really did hit this weight, and that it's not a fluke. Hopefully I'll see some more loss soon. We had an annual harvest party for our church yesterday, so I gave myself the afternoon off from sticking to the South Beach. I had dessert, but I did stick to a low carb meal choice of chili with cheese. I was happy to still see that 208 this morning. The cool thing is that I'm not having trouble staying on plan today which I was worried about a little. I'll count tomorrow as the official weight, but as of right now I've lost 3 pounds since starting this. I did loose two pounds over the previous weekend from getting a fill, so I've lost five in the last 9 days. That's so fun. I'll let you guys know what tomorrow brings. I just accepted a job catering for a local shop that's having an open house in a couple of weeks. We are in the planning phase right now, trying to figure out recipes, etc. I can't not taste what I'm cooking, so I'm going to have to not be perfect this week on my eating plan. We'll see how things go. Ideally, I'd like to make sure I'm still eating on track for what I can do,, and then just treat the tasting I need to do as just part of a job, not a binge! Wish me luck!

I see the difference in your chin and your stomach. Keep up the good work!

Have you talked to your surgeon? If you honestly think your band has slipped, you need to have that checked out under x-ray or flouroscope. I'm sorry you are struggling so much, but you do have this band inside of you, why not try a little harder to see if you can't get it to work for you? Good work on the exercise. Keep it up. It will help you in many ways.

I've started weighing daily again because I'm not on a plateau right now and it's helpful and motivating to see the scale move. I lost another two pounds. :eek: I'm really enjoying seeing this weight coming off. Maybe I'll stick with it for a second week, I'm not sure. I know I need to start getting carbs because I'm running and that's important fuel for that. My nutritionist was enthusiastic about phase 2, but not phase 1 of this plan for that reason. Anyway, I'm very happy about this right now. I'm having the same thing for Breakfast today that I did yesterday. Don't know about the rest of the day.