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Goooooo me! I had a client in town today and we had a work potluck. I had a few bites of this and that but the kicker was I went for drinks and had some wine.. Then dinner (a cup of Manhattan clam chowder) and didn't get home til 8:30. Today was supposed to be week 4 day 2. And I was lamenting being bad and not running the whole ride home. Guess what? I put on my running clothes and went running!! At night and in the dark and I loved it!!! I honestly think the potato in that Soup made me have energy or something but I felt awesome. The bad thing is I feel so awesome right now I am not tired and I need to go to bed... But I feel really really good. It is weird. And I usually listen to a book (I know I M a nerd but it keeps me interested) and I listened to some music instead and I found myself run dancing. Maybe I am drunk. Hahahaha. But seriously I am unsure what this feeling is. Maybe it is what they call a runners high. But I highly doubt that is it running 5 minutes at a stretch.. I have to go to New Jersey next week which means running inside on a treadmill I think because of the heat. We shall see how that goes... I may just save my program till I return to sf at the end of the week. We shall see.. One more day in week 4 which I think I will do Friday or Saturday. I am dreading seeing what week 5 has in store. I like week 4 so much I may repeat it . But who knows maybe I will like week 5 as much as week 4 but for some reason I doubt it... Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I did it!!! I did it!!! 2 bursts at 5 minutes each! I seriously about peed my pants I was so excited!!! I have to try out new routes now because I go farther. Today it was nice and breezy so I went down to Chrissy field. It is very popular because it is a long straight stretch. I tend to like to explore and loop different places but decided today to keep it in one straight path. I knew it would be a tough one and I didn't want to be where there were a lot of people milling around after work. I have to say, I am damn proud of myself! Thanks for all the support! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Way to go!!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Make sure to message me when you come! We can go for a nice run Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Stats for the Week of July 11th – And Final Wrap Up It has been a fun and fruitful challenge! Let’s Start With the Stats for The Week of July 11th! · We have 91 participating - · We have 18 missing weights for the week so the weight is carried over · The following rockstars met their July 11th goal this week! · @@bjc1971 · @@fatchick84 · @@leag78 · @@MayMarie · @@missruthy · @@rnsamantha (Who wanted to keep weight <155 and achieved that every week) · @@Roofergirl · @@Sleeve it to Beaver (met her second goal) · @ · @@Wolfgirl78 · The following Amazing Individuals met their July 11th goal this week AND hit Onederland or Twoderland! Way to Go! · @@meimei25 (onederland) · @@Mistie (twoderland) · @@rydersmama(onederland) · We lost 0.83% from last week · The highest percentage of weight lost from last week to this week are: 1. @goplay94123 with 2.63% - Go Me! 2. @jabraham with 2.35% 3. @@rydersmama with 2.28% · Now On To The Overall Stats (Based on the final 91 participants) 1. We have lost 4.43% of our overall weight 2. We were only 427.5 lbs away from goal! 3. We lost a total of 836.8 Pounds (379.6.9 kgs)! 4. 25 Participants met their goal – That is Awesome! 5. 12 Participants made it to onderland or twoderland- must feel great! 6. The HIGHEST Percentage of Weight loss overall are the following overachievers: · Gold: @@Sleeve it to Beaver: 13.60%: Starting 254.4 and final 219.8 · Silver: @: Starting 200.0 and final 176.0 · Bronze: @@rydersmama: Starting 219.8 and final 197.3 7. The highest number of pounds lost include: @@Sleeve it to Beaver 34.6 @ 24 @@blanch2daizzo 23.9 @@krae_98 23.6 @@Ginger Belle 23 @@rydersmama 22.5 @@jessjames 21.6 @@Shanni1269 20.6 @@dede0314 17.7 @@meimei25 16.5 @@leag78 16.4 8. Prize Winners: Since we all worked hard at the challenge and any weight loss is a victory, I used the following criteria for determining the winners of the prizes: a. I took everyone who participated through the end of the challenge and logged a weight each week b. I applied a randomizer to next to each name c. I picked the first Active Weight Loss participant who logged each week and had the lowest random number d. I picked the first Maintenance Mode Weight Loss participant who logged each week and had the lowest random number Congrats to Active Weight Loss Mode Participant @@rubia72 Congrats to Maintenance Mode Participant @@rnsamantha (If you Private Message me your email address, I will send you a $15.00 gift certificate for the https://store.bariatricpal.com/ website.) The next challenge will be for labor day and will start up in a few weeks – so stay tuned for that! - Unless someone else wants to run it - send me a message and I will send you the documents Thanks everyone! Have a great and healthy week! @goplay94123

Well, I did week 3 day 3 today and it was good! But I shouldn't have "read ahead" for week 4 day 1. Sounds hard! If I make it week 4 I will be really proud of myself! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

last call for final weights: The following are missing: @@4LoveOfLife @@beggingtobehealthy @@cdeisroth @@cdsjjotn @@CHM @@deedleblay @@Ellasmom825 @@Emmasue53 @@FLGrammy @@jam2nyy @@JapGirl @@JCalli77 @@Jeanette1246 @@jennmonterrozo @@jessjames @@leag78 @@Madmax68 @@queenwendy @@saucysue @@SummerDream @@Yoga-lady

@@1Cor2:9 - even though the challenge is ending - please let us know when you hit onederland You are awesome!

@@missruthy you are there - row 60!

Congrats!! Let's use this as your July 11th week value for red white and you! I am so happy for you!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Mine took over 2 weeks! Drink as much Water as u can and also miralax. Also the best thing I bought that helped (and I wish I bought earlier) is the squatty potty. It was a game changer for me. I also hear they have on prime day a30% discount today. Best of luck! It is awful, I know!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Week 3 day 2 done. I think I am going to knock day 3 out tomorrow. I went out a bit early today because I had to use my groupon for. Sensory deprivation chamber, also called a flotation chamber. It was my first time. Once I got relaxed I really liked the weightless feeling it gave me. Probably about 30 min in I was starting to relax and when they knocked to tell me it was time to get out I didn't remember the last 20 minutes. I highly recommend! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@Valentina I made your recipe for crab deviled eggs. I used 2 eggs, 1 oz Alaskan crab leg meat ($1.25 at the seafood counter. Hahaha) a little mayo, I added a little mustard and Chesapeake bay seasoning. My lemon was bad when I went to use it. It was delicious. It ended up being for 1/2 an egg: Calories 46 Protein: 4.3g Fat: 3G Carb: 0.2 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Stats for the Week of July 4th We collectively did fairly well for a holiday week (in the USA that is)! 1 more weigh in till the end of the challenge. So on with the stats! · We have 90 participating - · We have 12 missing weights for the week so the weight is carried over · 0 new people added and 13 dropped for non participation (I List this as it always affects the “bottom line”) · The following rockstars met their July 11th goal 1 week early! o @@BelleCurves o @@Jeanette1246 o @@jessjames · We are collectively down 749.4 Pounds (339.9 kgs)! – That is 147.6 pounds from last week · To date, as a group, we have lost 4.00% of our overall weight and 0.81% from last week · The highest percentage of weight lost from last week to this week are: 1. @@Jeanette1246 with 4.17%! Wowza~ 2. @sjfink with 2.96% 3. @Danadoo with 2.62% · The highest percentage of weight lost overall and are really doing an excellent job are: 1. @Sleeve it to Beaver with 12.11% 2. @Debra Albert with 12.00% 3. @jessjames with 8.93% We have 1 more weigh in – so please make sure to give your final weight by next Friday and I will have the final results posted next weekend – I will also let you know who won the prizes! Have a great and healthy week! @goplay94123

Ok. Week 3 day 1 is completed. It was hard! It increased to 3 minutes at a time. I did it though, even if it was really slow. It was very hot compared to normal. I did the fitness court at the end as well. With the app they have as well. It had a voice over on top of a techno type music that told you when you were at 30 seconds remaining and 15 and when to move stations. Pretty fun! I did however cheat on my diet. When I went to the deli to get some low sodium turkey breast for lunch, I asked for a sample of the red white and blue potato salad. And I had a sample spoon full. Shoot me. Hahaha. It was good! That was, by the way, the first piece of potato I have had since 1 month pre surgery. This week will be tough to do the remaining 2 days of the training. I am shooting for wednesday and Friday. Thursday I am seeing peter Gabriel and sting in concert and cannot wait. PG is my all time favorite singer! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

It is hard to believe with this beautiful surrounding that I spent 90% of my free time sitting on my couch watching tv. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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Yes. I downloaded c25k. It took me a few months to actually do it. I would start and stop. But I HAVE to keep it up! I am sure it will continue to get harder but I can do it!

I have my friend measure me every month. And I chart it. It is great during slowdowns on the scale. Congrats! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Congrats. I just slipped into the overweight category too!! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I can not ever order another bag of Bariatric Advantage lemon Calcium chews. They taste like lemon starburst and are chewy. And I tolerate well. Too well. I really want to eat more than 1 a day. But at 3 carbs and not to mention calcium overload causing constipation. I did cheat and have lemonheads. I should have never had even 1. Even though it never made me sick. Here is why: 1. I planned on having just 2 and had 20. 2. I went over my carb allotment for the day 20g 3. It made me crave sugar when I hadn't in 3 months. 4. I felt disappointed in myself because I did so well up until then and can no longer say I didn't cheat. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Ok! Week 2 day 3 completed. I did the palace of fine arts route again. I felt good at the end. So much so I decided to do an extra 30 minute walk. I also finally decided to try out the fitness court. It is a series of stations with low intermediate and advanced directions for all 7 areas. Pretty darn cool. I. Think I will try and finish with this each time. Once u get over feeling like people are staring it is fine. I changed my mindset from "they must think I am weird" to "they must think I'm fit". On to week 3! Wish me luck! Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

My splurge and is very filling is the Hormel no bean turkey chili. I don't like Beans and never eat them. This chili is yummy with a sprinkling of cheddar on top or whatever cheese you have handy. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

The only way i was able to get the gas to go away was to walk and i resorted a few days to gas x strips - I hope you feel better. I think it is fairly common but if you are concerned you should reach out to your dr or nurse...

@@UalreadyKnow My apologies - i forgot to un-filter when I filtered for missing data for July 4th! I have removed the filter and you are there! Sorry everyone!