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@DedicatedLadyAww thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the challenge!

First thank you to all of you who participated in the sail into summer challenge! As you know there are 2 randomly selected numbers of the participants who win a prize if they post every week! This challenge's winners are... @DedicatedLady and @doingit4me2017!! Please message me your email addresses and I will send you your prize! I will see the rest of you in the next challenge!

CONGRATULATIONS to @DedicatedLady and @doingit4me2017! You posted every week and were the numbers randomly chosen by the computer to win the gift cards! Please message me your emails and I will send you one!

My weigh in this week was 245. Not much lost this week but I am down a total of 37.6 pounds during the challenge! I will definitely take that! I really enjoying doing this challenge with all of you! Thanks for joining in!

@rydersmama I'm happy doing it because you all appreciate it!

@Roux-en-McClanahan I am so incredibly sorry to hear that. *big hugs* It's their loss! I'm very impressed you still lost with such a big emotional upset! You did great and lost a total of 15.8 pounds this challenge! Thanks for joining in and I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@naturallyzee Thanks for joining in on the challenge! You did great and lost 16.6 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next one! @Sleeveforme2017You did great this challenge and lost 18.4 pounds! Thanks for joining in and I hope to see you in the next challenge! I took your last weight as your final since I was late! congrats on making goal! @Torriluv87 Try and focus on the fact that you lost 8 pounds this challenge! I know it's hard to not think of the what ifs. Be proud of your loss and all you can do is move forward! Thanks for joining in on another challenge and I hope to see you in the next one! @Apple1 Congrats on making your goal! @leslaine Thanks for joining in on the challenge! You did great and lost 11.6 pounds during the challenge! I hope to see you in the next one! @klette0147 You already posted at 211? Do you want me to change it to 213? @dixonpratt Thanks for joining in! You did great and lost 16 pounds during the challenge! I hope to see you in the next challenge! @DedicatedLadyThanks for joining in on the challenge! Congrats on beating your goal! You lost an amazing 39 pounds during the challenge! I hope to see you in the next one! @Missy161 Sorry, I was away all weekend and this is my final week of classes so I got behind on updating the spreadsheet. I am updating it now. You can just click on the link in the first entry on this post!

@katieroybalThanks for joining in on the challenge! You lost a total of 8 pounds on the challenge! I hope to see you in the next challenge! @Michelle71 Even though you didn't lose any weight this week you are still down 14.6 pounds during the challenge! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next challenge! @Flippista You hardly gained though! It's good you caught yourself! You did great this challenge though and are down 14 pounds since the start! Thanks for joining in and I hope to see you in the next challenge! @NikkiPen Thanks for joining in on this challenge! You lost 11 pounds since you started the challenge! I hope to see you in the next one! @klette0147 Thanks for joining in on the challenge again! You lost 4 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next challenge! @dede0314 Thanks for joining in on the challenge! Keep at it! I hope to see you in the next challenge! @braydens.momma Thanks for joining in again! You did great and lost 18.6 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next one! @doingit4me2017 You did great this challenge! i'm sure you will hit onederland soon! Maybe in the next challenge! Thanks for joining in again! I hope to see you in the next challenge! @Pam_2-06-2017 PMS is the worst! It's not a real gain so just take a breath and think about the great loss you will have next week! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@jimp444 You stayed the same this week. I'm sorry this stall is giving you trouble! You still have done amazing and lost 28.6 pounds during this challenge! Be proud! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next one! @6'1Mommy I know the ups and downs of the scale can be discouraging, we just have to keep moving forward. You did great and lost 6 pounds during the challenge! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next one! @rydersmama You still did great and am down 1.1 pounds this challenge! Thanks for joining in again! I hope to see you in the next one! @Missy161 You did great and lost 32.2 pounds this challenge! Thanks for joining in! I hope to see you in the next one! @Entrise I'm so sorry Prednisone is the WORST! You will come back from this! Thanks for joining in again! You will lose it in the next challenge! @cassiegurl Thanks for joining in on the challenge! You lost 29 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next one! @tinytummy17That's amazing! You made it to ONEDERLAND!!!! Thanks for joining in! You did great and lost 16.7 pounds this challenge! I hope to see you in the next challenge! @turtletoo Thanks for joining in the challenge! Keep at it! I hope you join the next one! @thisisthenewme Thanks for joining in on the challenge! You did great and lost 11 pounds this challenge and made it to onederland! I hope to see you in the next challenge!

@Apple1Thank you for joining in on this challenge! You had a great 8 weeks and even though you didn't meet your goal you lost 13.5 pounds! I hope to see you in the next challenge! @rubia72I'm so sorry you didn't reach your goal. I know it is frustrating but every challenge you weigh less and less. So even though you did not reach your goal this time you are still going down over all! thanks for joining this challenge again! I hope to see you in the next one! @chrys129 I totally understand! We can do it though! Thank you for joining the challenge! I hope to see you in the next one! @alcn1derlndI would count that as reaching your goal! Congrats! Thank you for joining in on this challenge! You did great and you lost 37.8 during the challenge! I hope to see you in the next challenge! @Mandi4417YAY! Congrats on making it to ONEDERLAND!!! Thank you for joining in on the challenge! You did great and you lost a total of 18.4 pounds! I hope to see you in the next one! @shelissI know it can be frustrating when the scale doesn't go the way we want. You still did amazing and lost 15 pounds during the challenge! Thank you for joining in! I hope to see you in the next one!

Agree with @Introversion There are so many factors that go into whether you will have loose skin. Some people have very little and some people have a lot. There really isn't anything you can do to prevent it.

When you are on liquids it will be hard for you to tell when you are "full". That feeling will come easier once you are on pureed and solids.

@Torriluv87I can relate so much. I keep kicking myself that if I never went off plan I would be so much closer to goal now, maybe even at goal! I can't change what I've done just what I do in the future. You are so close to your nutritionist's goal! I have ALWAYS since the beginning had trouble getting in enough fluid. It's something I'm continuously trying to work on...

@Torriluv87 I have updated your goal! @Apple1 That is the important part! you can't focus on the number on the scale! @Mandi4417 you are sooo close to ONEDERLAND!! I'll be hoping for you next week! @dreamingsmall You don't need to have surgery already to join but there is only one weigh in left in the challenge. I will be doing another one though shortly after so you are welcome to join then!!

@naturallyzee I'm glad the scale is working with you again! @thisisthenewme That's such a great feeling! Congrats!

@NikkiPen Updated!

@BoomqueenI'm so sorry to hear about that. I will have to look into something that might boost my self esteem. @FitBeth Thank you! I'm glad I could inspire you!

@Banded2003NYC Thank you! I'm trying to just move on! @Sassy Sleeve Thank you! I am also glad I caught myself before it got worse! @rainyannThank you! @GrrlAnnWell my Bariatric surgeon at the beginning asked me what my goal was and I said 200 and they said it was doable and that was the goal they said I could have. MY plastic surgeon wants me to lose at least 30-35 more pounds before I start maintaining. He said if I don't lose that he would be disapointed because I've already come so far. I really just want to get to a size 10. I was able to buy a size 12 shirt yesterday which was super exciting. My pant size is still 14 or 16. Good luck to you though! Don't let your doctor limit you! @hmills653Thank you so much! @Sosewsue61Thank you! I'm honestly not sure what exactly I'm afraid of. I guess I'm afraid I don't know what I will be like and what my life will be like without the restriction of weight. I have used it a bit like a crutch and I no longer have it. @Joann454 exactly like that @herewegoJThank you so much! I will look into more support groups. I go to one a month but maybe more would help. @shan0520 Aww thank you!

@NikkiPen Congrats! You've beaten your challenge goal! Would you like to set a new goal for next week or just keep it the same?

@cat3818I can relate. I often just kind of walk around amazed that this is my life now. I can't believe I have gotten to this size. It's hard for my mind to catch up. @Dimples58Thank you!! @CoCo0273Thank you! I also have Bipolar and depression. It is hard! I feel like it got worse for a bit a few months after surgery but it has leveled back out again thankfully. Congrats on your surgery, good luck to you!

@DownsizingDonnathank you. I have been going to my monthly support groups at my surgeon. Most of them are for those who had surgery and who haven't had surgery. They only have the ones for veterans (6 months out+) every other month at the location I go to. There are other locations but they are harder for me to get to. @kristin_pasley Thank you so much! I get/got those comments too. I still get the whole "you are tall and carry weight well" I am 5'10. Even though I'm 245 pounds I wear a size 14/16 bottom and 12 top. Also, even though I have lost almost 300 pounds some people in my family who have sharp tongues still say things like 1'you have such a pretty face, your body will catch up". It's frustrating. I don't know what my weight goal should be anymore. i'm glad I could inspire you. Good luck with your surgery! I can't wait to see your before and afters. @melissa39437Thank you! I'm trying to make myself believe that! @spowellAww thanks!! @sleevebabeAww! Thank you so much! Fear is a terrible thing! It is so hard to change the fat mentality. I am struggling with it a lot. @Brittany1225 Thank you! I can't wait to see your before and afters! I am glad I could inspire you. @HB76356 WOW! You have done amazing! Good luck on your journey with the sleeve! It's true that now I'm meeting people who didn't know me when I was 540 and they only know me now. Honestly I find it harder to deal with people who DID know me before I lost the weight because I feel they ALSO have the fat mentality with me. When I was 540 I couldn't do a lot of active or even hardly active activities. Now I can do SOOO much and my friends still treat me as if I am unable to do these things. They do all these active things that I would have WANTED to do and they don't invite me because they still have the mentality that I CAN'T! It's not helping much... @reallyrosy they mental process is definitely harder than the physical one. @WhtWdUGive620Aww thank you! Honestly, your message made me tear up. I'm so glad I could be an inspiration for you and my venting could help you! Good luck in getting back on track! We can do this! @GotProlactinoma Aww! Thanks! It really did. I needed to just get out my feelings and thoughts. I'm glad my venting was able to inspire others though.

@Nhope Thank you so much! I'm glad I'm not the only one with these feelings. @Jessilou Aww thank you. I'm glad I could inspire you! @DeltaDi Thanks!! @landoflaura It is REALLY hard to remove the mental fat. Especially since I have been used to being fat my entire life. @fastfoodaddictnomore Thank you! I agree it's important to let the past go and focus on the present in order to have a better future. I try and remind myself when I give into cravings that I can't change what I already ate but I can make a better choice when I eat next. @frumpy69 Thank you so much! I am trying to turn it back around. I was able to lose 4 pounds this week which was nice! @GezzraAww thank you!! Self sabotage is really really hard to overcome. I've been working on it for a long time. Sometimes I do better with it than others. @Zoune Thank you!! @reallyrosyYou have done amazing! I know you have slipped backwards some but you are no where near where you started! I know how hard it is. Self sabotage is so hard. Usually my therapist talks me through it when I am self sabotaging. Helping me realize that's what I'm doing. When I'm at the point that I realize that is what I'm doing I'm usually at the point of being ready to stop and turn it back around.

@Geri Marie Thank you so much! It is hard to be noticed sometimes but most of the time I'm enjoying it. Good luck with your upcoming surgery! I can't wait to see your before and afters! @smb123 Thank you!

My weigh in this week is 245.8! I'm happy with it! Down almost 4 pounds this week!

@DedicatedLady You are 1 pound from your challenge goal! @tinytummy17 and @doingit4me2017 You both are so close to ONEDERLAND! I'm hoping you guys get it next week!