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Somehow I got dropped from the list...I copied the most recent posted and then added myself back in. Name_________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal________ToGo *****<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600">:frown:</v:shapetype>************************:mad2:****************:eek:* agreatknead........204............198...........180...........18 areellady..........189............189...........159...........30 BIGB...............342............342...........300...........42 BellaPerdente......287............230...........200...........30 Boos02.............258............226...........200...........26 Brandy.............221............215...........191...........24 BrownBear..........240............235...........200...........35 Cadets71...........223.4..........223.4.........189...........34.4 Claudine...........250............250...........225...........25 Bunkey1965.........194............180...........170...........10 CubsGirl17.........172............164...........150...........14 Cutiew/booty.......251............243...........220...........23 cQQlgirl...........195............195...........175...........20 crzytchr...........276............275...........246...........29 Dionna113..........199............196...........160...........36 Ekat...............527............172...........152...........19 feefee57...........262............212...........180...........32 FeliciaLevy75......240............225...........190...........35 GillieBean.........304............296...........264...........32 HeatherO...........150............145...........130...........15 Hollie ............l54............154...........125...........29 Jeni 85............182............182...........160...........22 Jillbeme...........235............207.5...........185.........22.5 Josie74............260............255...........215...........40 klmsilva...........216............212...........190...........26 legster............183............183...........160...........23 linksmom...........251............240...........200...........40 Liquidbluegal......225............220.4.........199...........21.4 Liz_hager..........161............158...........130...........28 Long2BThin.........253............234...........215...........19 lotzasunshine......292............284.5.........250...........34.5 Luu2008............230............199.5.........153...........46.5 Mamanmidwife.......295............295...........260...........35 MELISSA AGUIRRE....266............233...........160...........73 Melody2006.........223............223...........173...........50 MiniPearl#2........???............???...........???...........?? Minxz..............299............287...........270...........17 neefam.............238............189...........158...........31 odizzzydori........242............242...........199...........43 paige65............252............252...........208...........44 rainer.............236............233...........199...........34 reif78.............294............195...........140...........40 RichardCranium.....338............276...........200...........76 soontobehottie.....201............194...........165...........29 srknepler..........285............262.6...........255...........30 squale.............353............353...........325...........28 Sunshine2..........177............171...........160...........11 stevegoad..........370............341...........267...........74 Terilynn112........240............230...........199...........41 Truediva...........299............285...........235...........50 thininside28.......255............255...........215...........40 Turler.............219............218...........194...........24 youcandoit!........196............191...........165...........26

I'm taking the night off from the gym. Last night I went and I just couldn't get into it. I struggled the whole time and kept watching the timer, dying to just get it over with. I think I need a break. 10/07--Eliptical 10", Treadmill 15" Total 25 grueling minutes ~C

I'm with you Plain. I've followed this thread from the beginning and I think a few people have gotten a little out of control. There is so much anger in the last few days. Even in this forum, where people may be unhappy with their band, we/they should be supporting each other, not tearing them apart. Btw: I love my band too. I'm just doing my homework. ~C

WOO HOO! I finally get to post something. It's been awhile, but I broke through and lost 1 whole pound after a month of nothing! ******NAME**********START WGHT****CURRENT WGHT*******GOAL********LBS. LOST ****************:wub:*************:tt2:************:wub:*********:tt2:* 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............145............140...........10 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..........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..........286.4..........280.........13.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............170............160............5 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............169............150............2 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............300.5..........280..........3.5 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

10/06/08 B: Slimfast vanilla shake, coffee S: 3/4 oz Peanut Butter, coffee L: Parmesan chicken (approx. 3 oz), one baby carrot-got stuck S: smoothie (homemade)- banana, 2 scoops Slimfast powder, milk, peanut butter--huge glass ? maybe 24 oz. total D: None-drank Water Protein: ???? Calories: ???? Water: 7 glasses Exercise: Treadmill 35" Variety program

Thanks everyone for responding! Lots of helpful information. I am definitely feeling a difference in my body. How I move, how I feel when I move, etc. I think for now I will stick to doing the cardio first because I just plain can't do it after the weights. I can't seem to get the intensity high enough for a decent workout. I can see that I will need to change things up a bit in the near future, but for now I suppose I'll leave it alone. I would like to move to free weights and cables, but I feel like I can't do that until I get some more weight off me. I don't want to keep stalling my weight loss or bulk up in the wrong way. I journal every single workout I do! It motivates me and keeps me on track. I hate journaling food, but I seem to really like journaling the exercise. ~C

So I have a question... The trainer at the gym told me that I needed to do both the cardio and the weights on the same day. I would prefer not to do all of that in one day because it wipes me out. My weights are wimpy though. I only do 2 sets of 12 of each exercise. She said that it's more important that I burn fat by doing cardio than it is to lift weights. Is that true? Would I benefit from separating the two? I think I might enjoy it more rather than dreading that much time in the gym and having to divide my energy the way I have been. Any suggestions are welcome! ~C

Glou- The trainer at the gym told me to do weights first, then cardio. BUT- I was wasted by the time I made it to the cardio machines. I changed it myself and now I do the cardio first. I do so much better this way. I get more out of both. Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but for now I am just happy I'm even AT the gym! LOL Okay gang...here are my stats: Sat: 35" Treadmill- Variety Program- avg. spd. 3.4 mph Sun: 10-10-10" Eliptical/Bicycle/Treadmill- variety/5" cooldown Mon: 35" Treadmill- variety- avg. spd. 3.2 mph/ Weights also ~C

Alright...I'll bite too! A month ago I had to buy new jeans...size 20. I was completely unfilled the entire month of September and didn't lose a single pound. BUT! 3 weeks later I had to buy a size 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO! I am fully, officially out of the 20's. Forever! I know I still have so far to go, but WOW and YAY for me! Must be all the exercising I'm doing!!! ~C

Thanks guys! I hate weight training too! I try to get that over with so I can focus on the cardio. I am finding though that I do better if I do the cardio first, then the weights. Maybe I just need to up my reps and the amount of weight instead of moving to cables and free weights. I would prefer to keep things simple like they are then to be stuck doing weight training 4 days a week (2 upper, 2 lower). I too am more focused on losing weight/fat burning. I'm sure there are some amazing benefits to all this weight lifting, but you can't see any of it anyway...it's all covered up with my fat! LOL ~C

Okay...I really need to look at the 'New Posts' section more often! I seem to get hung up reading the threads I subscribe to and don't branch out...so anyway, I'm late! Can I join you guys? I joined a new gym a little over a month ago. It was a little rough starting out, but I kept going and now I am actually starting to enjoy it!! Who'd a thunk it? I am doing cardio 4-5 days a week and lift weights 2 x week. I am getting to the point with the weights though, that I'm not challenged anymore and a little bored. Right now I do my entire body in one day and then the whole thing all over again a second day druing the week. My DH says I need to move off the machines and into the cables and free weights. He says I should do upper and lower portions separately twice a week each. Blech. The trainer at the gym set me up on the program I'm on and it's convenient. Is it time to graduate? ~Carol

Leslie, That's not that bad!!! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself and were able to eat all that stuff! You'll probably lose 6 pounds this week because you ate something 'bad'! Hang in there girl...

OMG! I LOVE Nutella! Where did you get that???? I gotta have some! Never even heard of Nutella cake... ...evil....just plain evil...

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't you worry about these silly goals at all! Take care of yourself and your little one. I'm so happy for you!

Ok... So the different drink choices clean your system in a different way? I've never heard of this. I thought I'd done every diet known to mankind! LOL

I'm totally jealous! How are you doing it? What do you eat? Do you exercise? Do you mind sharing with me? You can PM me if you want. ~C

MOM, What is a juice fast? Okay...other than the obvious! LOL

WOW Don! You are amazing! What an inspiration. 93 pounds in 6 months is FANTASTIC!!!!! ~Carol

Okay...I posted my ordeal in the regular thread. Long story short, I didn't eat well yesterday (too tight) and today I'm little tight and a little sore from yesterday but here it goes: B: Slimfast S: 1 oz Peanut Butter (actually 3/4 oz. Smuckers, pre-packaged) L: SOUP!!! LOL Progresso Beef vegetable (350 mg of Sodium! eeks) 1 pint 2% milk (blech...but it's all they had and L2L said I need dairy) S: Yoplait Original Blueberry Yogurt (fruit AND dairy, for L2L) D: Slimfast ( I don't know what to eat, nervous to eat soup OR solids!) Protein: dunno, hope it's better than last time Exercise: None today...too tired and don't feel like it. I've worked out Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday so far this week. I'm taking tonight off. ~C

You know...for a long time I was packing my lunch. I guess I just got out of the habit. I really don't have an excuse. I can't eat bread, so most sandwiches and wraps are out for me. Kind of sucks, I miss a good old sandwich from time to time. I am a starting to get worried about my fill from today. I still have that headache and my stomach is sore (inside, not the port). I called him to give him a 'heads up' and so far we are leaving it. I just hope I don't have a repeat of a few weeks ago. I can already tell that I'm too tight to eat anything solid. Hopefully it's just swelling. ~C

I just want to thank you guys for doing this. If you already journal, then this could be a big pain in the butt for you. But this gives me a good idea of whether I'm doing this right or not. We are still new to banding. How much is enough...really? I like the ideas that others have for good, healthy choices. I get bored and take the easy way out. This will help me on my next grocery shopping trip! By the way...yes I eat a LOT of Soups. Mostly chili and ham/bean. My work has the grossest hospital food I've ever had in my life...not to mention unhealthy!!!!! Sometimes they have chicken but it's really dry and it doesn't go down for me, so I get Soup. Sometimes they have breaded fish, but it gets stuck, so I get the soup. See a pattern here? Before all these problems started, I was eating salad and that was going fine, but I slipped back into the soup role because I was hungry. ~C

Thanks Leslie! Yeah, you're right. We need fruits and veggies for sure. So where do I stand on the Protein? Not enough or is that okay? Does that explain why I'm still losing my hair? LOL ~C

Here's mine for yesterday: 10/01/2008 B: Slimfast (can) S: 1 oz Peanut Butter L: 1 cup ham and bean Soup S: large cinnamon latte at Seattle's Best (this was a treat!) D: campbell's chicken tortilla soup Lot's of coffee all day (black) Protein: have no idea (this is the part about journaling I HATE!) Water: 6 (8 oz) Exercise: 35 minutes on the Treadmill-interval program Anything to add: Felt tired today. Haven't caught up on sleep from being on call over the weekend. Workout could have been better, but glad I made it at all.

I know what you mean! I gained 2 pounds this month (had a complete unfill for 3 weeks). I am really stressing about meeting my goal! I must try to think of this a different way and get back on track! You are DOWN 2 1/2 pounds, so you are going the right direction. Don't worry, we can do this!!! ~C

Hi Sheila, Hi HP, That is awesome! I may consider doing the Cross Fit at some point. Right now I am focusing on just exercising. Just getting to the gym and even getting to the point that exercise needs to be as much a part of my daily routine as brushing my teeth, you know? I feel like I need to start somewhere and just doing it is part of that. Once I get in better shape with more stamina, I will start to incorporate more variety and more challenges. I'm glad you like it. I've not heard from any girls on the program. Good to know it's doable! ~C