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Honors Page for GFG Club Members (And they ask if this works!) :whoo: :first: 100 pounds or more gone for good! :first::whoo: --------------------------------------------------------------- HeatherGurly - 122 pounds Chunk - 100 pounds 90 pounds or more gone for good! ----------------------------------- Patty103 - 99 pounds Coyotegirl - 97 pounds EmilyKaye - 95 pounds Kimmcneely - 93 pounds Joe - 92.4 pounds PinkMary - 91 pounds Mychevygirl - 90 pounds 80 pounds or more gone for good! ----------------------------------- Txblue_eyedqt - 87 pounds JillS - 85.2 pounds LSasha - 84 pounds Sheryl H - 84 pounds NaturalBeauty - 83 pounds Tricia K. - 82 pounds Feel2Young2B40 - 82 pounds P'Nut – 81.5 pounds LegallyKristin - 80.5 pounds 70 pounds or more gone for good! ----------------------------------- Kimbo - 79.5 pounds Bell - 77 pounds Styler96 - 74 pounds Kelliebelly - 73 pounds Shackdog - 73 pounds Dawg - 72 pounds 60 pounds or more gone for good! ----------------------------------- Wonkette - 66 pounds Kim_8 - 65.5 pounds Paula - 65 pounds Daisybelle - 63 pounds Drj - 63 pounds The best me - 61.2 pounds Betje - 61 pounds DianeChef - 61 pounds Sunsett - 61 pounds Jorjet - 61 pounds Pfunkem - 61 pounds MollyMolly - 60 pounds ScrapKarla - 60 pounds Anillacookie - 60 pounds 50 pounds or more gone for good! ----------------------------------- JulieNYC - 59 pounds Maggie63 - 56 pounds RHONDAKO - 56 pounds JoyceGA - 52 pounds Tellymelly - 52 pounds FunnyDuddies – 52 pounds Maryb – 51.5 pounds A1ikou - 51 pounds Marypetunia - 51 pounds Marie485 - 51 pounds Granlady – 50.8 pounds :clap2:Great work everyone! Now let's get more of us on this page! :clap2:

Welcome to the Gone for Good Club The members of this "club" are like-minded people who want to challenge each other to keep working toward our goal of weight loss and keeping it off! We have no illusions of the band being a miracle cure, nor do we believe that we will achieve our goals without working for them. We understand that if we continue the lifestyle and eating habits that got us fat in the first place, we will not achieve our goals. We come together in order to strengthen our determination by sharing our dreams, our struggles, and our victories with one another. Everyone is welcome to join the club - banded, pre-banded, no band - all are welcome to join at any time. To join, please post a brief introduction of yourself and list any information you want posted on the main page. See the list of members below to get an idea of what info you can post. The only requirement for joining the club is a commitment to your own success in your weight loss journey, and the ability to say NO to Girl Scout cookies! (club joke *winks*) Wednesdays are weigh-in days for those who wish to have us update your progress on this page. Please post a brief note on Wednesdays in the following format: C 265 (-42 lbs total, -3 this week) We encourage everyone to get to know one another while sharing tips, support, struggles, and encouragement... and a kick in the rear when needed! *grin* This is not a contest, there is no deadline, and everyone is a winner by being a "loser"! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (H-highest weight, S-weight at surgery, J-weight when joined this club, G-goal weight, C-current weight) A1ikou - H&S 375/ J 329 / C324 (-51 lbs total, +4 this week) *hugs* AliDiane - H & S 224/ J 210/ G 120 (-14 lbs total) Anillacookie - H 270/ J 214/ C 210 (-60 lbs total) Banded Brenda - H 260/ S 239.5/ J 227 (-33 lbs total) Bell - S 300/ J 223/ G 160 (-77 lbs total) Betje - H 300/ S 286/ J 239 (-61 lbs total) Chameleon - H 275/ J 269 (-6 lbs unbanded to date) Cheri - H 266/ J 234/ G 150s ? (-32 lbs total) Chunk - H 320/ S 300/ J 220/ G 200 (-100 lbs total) Christy668 - H 410/ S 397/ J 384/ G 185/ C 374 (-36 total, -5 this week) Coyotegirl - H 305/ S 294/ J 220/ G 150ish/ C-208 (-97 lbs total) Criss Kellogg - H 245/ S 241/ J 211/ G 175/ C 205 (-36 lbs total) DianeChef - H 260/ J 208/ G 150/ C 199 (-61 lbs total) Daisybelle - H 400+/ S 403/ J 343/ C 340.5 (-63 lbs total) Dawg - H 307/ C 235 unbanded (-72 pounds total, -1 this week) Dongger - Vanished! Drj - H 295/ J 234/ C 232 C-213 (-63 lbs total) EmileeKaye - H 303/ J 227/ C 208 (-95 total, -3 this week) Feel2Young2B40 - H 289/ J 230/ G 150?/ C 207 (-82 lbs total, -3 since last report) FunnyDuddies - H 372/ J 340/ G 120/ C 320 (-52 lbs total, -13 this week) Gadgetlady - H 255.4/ S 244.8/ J 227.6/ G 140/ C 227.6 (-27.8 lbs total, -2 this week) Gloria37 - H 310/ J 285/ G 190/ C 281 (-29 lbs total) Granlady - H 350/ S 294/ J 308/ G 185/ C 299.2 (-50.8 lbs total, -4.6 this week) HeatherGurly - H 365/ S 329/ J 279/ G 190/ C 243 (-122 lbs total, -1 this week) Founder, Resident Hot Chick and Biggest Loser of the Gone for Good Club Iziksmom - H 274.5/ S 268/ G 135/ C 232.5 (-42 lbs total) Jaygerl05 - H 245/ S 243/ J 200/G 165 (-45 lbs total) Jerseytammy - H&S 308/ J 269 (-39 lbs total) Jill S - H 320/ S 289/ J 246.6/ G 155/ C 234.8 (-85.2 lbs total) Joe - H 362/ S 320/ J 269.6/ G 200 (-92.4 lbs total) Jorjet - H 283/ S 278/ C 222 (-61 lbs total) Josette - H385/ J 395/ G 220/ C 385 JoyceGA - H 450/ J 409 / G 165/ C 398 (-52 lbs total) Jucyc - H 186.5/ S 182/ J 164/ C 160 (-26.5 lbs total, -4 since joined) JulieNYC - S 358/ C 326/ MiniG 299 (-59 lbs total) K@t - S 253/ J 237/ G 132 (-16 lbs total) Kathi - H 265/ S 255/ J 250/ G 180 (-15 lbs total) **Welcome to the Club!** Kaybug - S 360/ J 348 (-12 lbs total) Kelliebelly - H 265/ J 191 (-73 lbs total) Kim 8 - H 235/ S 218/ J 192/ C 176.5 (-65.5 total) Kimbo - S 292/ J 226/ c-202 (-90 lbs total) Kimmcneely - H 256/ S 218/ J 163/ G 140 (-93 lbs total) LegallyKristin - H 298/ S 264/ J 251/ G 140/ C 217.8 (-80.2 lbs total, -5.2 this week) Lianna - H & S 229/ J 204/ C 186 (-43 lbs total, -1 this week) LindaV - H 315/ J 299/ G 170/ C 277 (-38 lbs total, -5 this week) Lins12 - H 222.5/ J 184.5/ G 145/ C 182 (-40 lbs total, no change this week) LSasha - H 340/ J 280/ C256 (-84 lbs total) Maggie63- H 285/ S 277/ J 235/ G 190/ C 229 (-56 lbs total) Marie485 - H 275/ S 270/ J 224/ G 140 (-51 lbs total) Maryb - H 219/ 1st Dr Visit 207/ S 201/ 1st G 180/ 2nd G 150/ Final G 130/ C167.5 (-51.5 lbs total, -1.5 this week) MaryPetunia - H 342/ S 333/ J 303/ G -200 lbs/ C 291 (-51 lbs total) Michelle43mi - S 215/ J 186/ G 125 (-29 lbs total) MollyMolly - H 288/ S 264/ J 230/ G 140/ C 228 (-60 lbs total) MoOrLess - H/J 278.5/ G 140/ C 263.0 (-15.5 lbs total, -.5 this week) Morsaille - S 312/ J 287/ G 180/ C 279 (-33.8 lbs total) Mrycrltn - S 189/ J 168.5/ G 125/ C 151.5 (-37.5 lbs total) Mychevygirl - H 380/ J 351.5/ C 290.3 (-90 lbs total, -4 this week) Mysherrijo - J 260/ S goal 245/ G 145 Mystjin - H 304/ J 297/ C 271 (-33 lbs total, no change this week) NaturalBeauty - S 283/ J 228/ G 185/ C 200 (-83 lbs total) Nightingale2u - H 257/ J 219/ C 221.5 (-35.5 lbs total) NJGirl - H 248/ S 230/ J 220 (-28 lbs total) Papillon - S 291/ J 255.5 (-35.5 lbs total) Patty103 - (-99 lbs total) Paula - S 248/ J 185 / G 150/ C 183 (-65 lbs total) Penni - H 296/ S 296/ J 252/ G 200/ C 262 (-34 lbs total) Pfunkem - H 333/ S 315/ J 288/ G 180/ C 272 (-61 lbs total, -2 this week) PhotoNut - H 307/ S 291/ J 265/ G 130/ C 225.5 (-81.5 total, -4 this week) PinkMary - H 265/ S 265/ J 185/ G 128/ C 174 (-91 lbs total) Poster child - H&J 258/ G 130/ C 222 (-36 lbs total) Pugmum - H 250/ J 240 (-10 lbs total) RHONDAKO - S 270/ J 229/ G 150/ C214 (-56 lbs total) ScrapKarla - H 321/ S 310/ J 250/ G 190/ C 250 (-60 lbs total) ShackDog - H 393/ J 346/ G 232/ C320 (-73 lbs total) Shauntil6266 - H 223/ J 223/ G 150 (Vanished!) Sheryl H – H 362+/ J 278/ G 200/ C 278 (-84 lbs total) Skbishop78 - S 205/ J 185/ G 125/ C 172 (-33 lbs total) SkyeBlu - H 210/ S 206/ J 191/ G 130/ C169 (-41 lbs total) Styler96 - H & S 291/ J 222/ G 135/ C 217 (-74 lbs total, no change this week) Sunsett - H 268/ J 207/ G ?? (-61 lbs total) Sunta - (-20.9 lbs total) Tellymelly - H 240/ S 235/ J 219/ G 135/ C 188 (-52 lbs total, no change this week) Tess L - S 216/ J 195/ C 182 (-33 lbs total) The best me - H 242/ S 223/ J 188/ C 180.8 (-61.2 lbs total) Tracyd - H 331/ S 319/ J 308/ G 165/ (-23 lbs total) Tricia K. - H 283/ S 274/ J 216/ G 160/ C 192 (-82 lbs total, -1 this week) Trip2bme - H 358/ S 350/ J 319/ G 150/ C 321 (-37 lbs total, +2 this week) *hugs* TwinkleLil_star - J 264 (Vanished!) Txblue eyedqt - H 296/ S 296/ J 224/ G 140-150/ C 209 (-87 lbs total) Valhallagirl - S 250/ J 238/ G 130/ C 237 (-13 lbs total) VegasWildflower - H&S 285/ J 265/ G 160/ C 261 (-23 lbs total) Wendyr - H 230/ S 226/ J 188/ G 135 (-42 lbs total) Wonkette - S 245/ J 179 (-66 lbs total) TOTAL GROUP LOSS PRIOR TO JOINING CLUB: 3,655.1 pounds (over 1 1/2 tons!) Previous GFG threads: March 2006: 223 pounds Gone for Good! April 2006: 182.8 pounds Gone for Good! May 2006: 330.4 pounds Gone for Good! Total group loss reported week ending June 07: 77.3 pounds reported Total group loss reported week ending June 14: 39.0 pounds reported Total group loss reported week ending June 21: 55.8 pound reported Total group loss reported week ending June 28:

*Gasp!* We lost over 300 pounds in May!! Awesome job everyone!! :clap2: Congrats on your NSV, Feel2Young2B40! That must be an awesome feeling, but I also understand the fishbowl thing. Hold your head up high and be happy! These people are noticing good things. What a change from people looking and thinking the opposite, right?! Ok, Lianna... you twisted my arm. There will be 5 pt bounses for each perfect WEEK in June's challenge. Cool.

By the way... this thread will NOT be locked. However, the only thing posted on here after tonight should be final updates to the Spring Challenge Scorecards. Updates for this weeks weigh ins and the Honors page have now been made.

Has everyone reported their weigh in for today?? Im about to close this thread and begin June's thread. So if you were late getting in your stats to me for this week, its ok. I'll just update the June page.

Nerd. *laughs* I'm glad youre excited, Lins. Makes my day.

Further to Krispy Kremes what fast food do you loathe? All of them! ALL of them!!!! We lived on fast food for almost two years. Breakfast, lunch and dinner! That food made me what I am today.. a fat (but shrinking) unhappy (but getting happier) woman! The grease. The fat. The sugar. The needless amounts of calories. Blech. No thanks. I'm finished with it all. Just getting near a fast food place turns my stomach now. All I can smell is old grease. Eww.

*sings* Let me see that tho-o-ong. That thong-th-th-th-thong! Ooo.. now I'm tempted to post some thong pics! Ok, this is sick and wrong. I have this mental image of a billy goat wearing a thong being sung to by a troll. TommyO - I'll get you for this.

Starkist Luch packs are awesome if you like tuna. They come with 6 Ritz-type crackers, a pouch of tuna, and small packets of low fat mayo and pickle relish. I rely on Pop Secret 100 calorie bags of Kettle Corn for my Snacks, although that really doesn't have any Protein in it. Do you ever buy bagged salad? The iceburg lettuce in those is very tasty all on its own. Almost like eating chips. Crunchy and naturally sweet. For those times when you just want something to chew on.

Requesting prayer for our own FunnyDuddies. She's so sick with what we thought was strep or tonsilitis. The other night she fainted from deyhdration and fell down the stairs. She's banged up but not seriously injured. She went to the Dr again today because the pain killers aren't helping with the pain. Her throat is so swollen she can't swallow - thus the dehydration. It took them 10 times to finally get the IV in because her veins are so bad from the dehydration. They keep threatening to admit her to the hospital but noone seems to know exactly whats wrong with her. She'll be going back to the Dr tomorrow.. so let's be lifting her up in prayer please. Remember she just went through 12 days of her little girl being hospitalized with pnuemonia, and the whole family was hit hard with the flu shortly after that. They really seem to be under attack.

Hot watermelon.... Nope, sorry. Just can't get my brain to accept that one.

Was I ever surprised to see that report! Vines, I'm thrilled for ya! Although Im sure the loss is due to stress and worry rather than ice cream. Dont be giving these freaks any encouragement. *laughs* That is great news tho. Very happy to hear it!

Ok, listen up everyone who wants to be in the June Challenge... Complete your Spring scorecards and get your amounts tallies on the scorecard only. I'm going to go through them, and might recruit Tricia K to help me, to verify the totals you came up with. After we feel sure that everyone has completed the cards and we have verified the totals, I'll announce the winner. This might take until Friday, so please be patient. As for the June challenge. Tonight, after everyone has weighed in for the normal GFG weekly weigh in, I'll be starting the June GFG Club thread. I will start it just like I did this month's thread, with the Members Page, the Honors Page, the Challenge Rules, and a blank Score card for June. The first day of the June Challenge scorecards will be today, May 31st. So you will get to count any exercise you did today on the Spring Challenge Scorecard as well as the June Challenge scorecard. I did this so we could keep in line with the Wednesday weigh ins. Please dont post your totals anywhere but on your scorecards. And there's no point in giving me your starting weight for June. Just wait until the June thread starts and you can put all of your info on your own card. I will close out this thread with a link to the June GFG Club thread (like I usually do) and then you can copy and paste a scorecard and get it started just like you did for the Spring Challenge. Make sense? I hope so!

You'd walk here in Boise, Wheetsin? That would be awesome. Can we come and cheer ya on? If you do that, you'll be here in the spring/summer and it will be beautiful. Maybe a little too chilly for camping and hiking in the higher levels but certainly not too cold for some senic drives.

Hi Yasmin! I live in Meridian - which is a lot cooler than Mt Home in the summer time. Whew! There are a lot of bansters collecting in the Boise area now. The Idahobansters group meets once a month for Soup night, usually the last week of each month. There is also a support group that meets at St. Al's hospital the first Tuesday of each month. Some folks go to both, some dont. The support group mostly consists of people who were banded by one of the two Boise band surgeons, but the Idahobansters has folks who were banded locally, out of state, and out of the country. I'm sure you'd be welcome to join either group ya want. Several of us try to get together to walk as well. Not knowing your school schedule I dont know who to suggest but you should join the Yahoo group (Idahobandsters) to get in contact with more local people. Not all of us are on both boards. I hope this helped, and I hope we get to meet you soon!

Orrrr.... *evil glint in eyes* I could drop the underwear on the head of the troll under the bridge! Ha!

Funny, have you put this on the prayer request thread? Lets get some hefty prayer power going on for you, sis!

I lost 29 pounds between surgery and my first fill which was six weeks after surgery.

*snicker* I remember Kim 8 making a joke about accidentally putting her folded underwear in the linen closet with pillow cases - natural mistake, dont you think? TommyO - I've been thinking and thinking about the bridge ceremony. It sounds wonderful. Is it ok if I take a can of keorosene and matches with me? *winks*

Big Huge Sighs of RELIEF!!! I'm SO glad everything turned out ok. Geesh Mini. *hugs* Can I cry now? I always fall apart AFTER the crisis is over. *goes off to a quiet place to cry*

I take Centrum chewables. They kind of taste like chocolate orange. Ok, thats a big stretch of the imagination... but I'm entitled! :confused: I used to take two Flinstones, but one Centrum has more than two Flinstones and its cheaper!

Today is weigh in for the entire GFG club. Today will be your ending weight on your Spring Challenge scorecards. Today will also be your beginning weight on your June Challenge scorecards. I will get the June thread up (that will include new blank scorecards) sometime this afternoon so everyone can get started. Grats Heather on that big drop! Lins, thanks for the compliments on our pics. We have changed.. a LOT. And the biggest change is yet to come. Dawg will start working on building muscles now - he really is a big guy (6'4) - and I have another 100 pounds to go. Here's my weigh in: C 234 (-73 lbs total, -2 this week)

Thanks for the heads up Mo. I've put a different addy on there. Should work now.

Hiya Jqpublic! Good to see ya around again :confused: If you need a push, the Gone for Good Club is going to have a June Challenge. Check it out on this thread, post #3. Thats the one we are just finishing, but the June Challenge will have the same rules: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=17793

Pssst... Dawg is on the Before and After Pics thread now. *grins*