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Alright Becky!! I will update the totals to reflect it. And welcome back to the club!! Good to have you back!!

CYPRESS TREE (Faithfulness) -- strong, muscular, adaptable, takes what life has to give but doesn't necessarily like it, strives to be content, optimistic, wants to be financially independent, wants love and affection, hates loneliness, passionate lover which cannot be satisfied, faithful, quick-tempered at times, can be unruly and careless, loves to gain knowledge, needs to be needed. This is interesting. The cypress is my favorite tree on the face of this green earth. and it pretty much pegged me...even the parts I don't like. LOL This is DH's FIR TREE (Mysterious) -- extraordinary taste, handles stress well, loves anything beautiful, stubborn, tends to care for those close to them, hard to trust others, yet a social butterfly, likes idleness and laziness after long demanding hours at work, rather modest, talented, unselfish, many friends, very reliable. Very true except for the social butterfly part. He is not a social butterfly, and does not have a ton of friends, but he longs to.

:clap2: Honors Page for GFG Club Members :clap2: :biggrin1: (And they ask if this works!) :biggrin1: :clap2: :grouphug: 100 pounds or more gone for good! :clap2: ------------------------------------------------- Just Paul - 150 pounds HeatherGurly - 130 pounds DCPrincess - 121 pounds JQPublic - 115 pounds JillS - 108 pounds Mychevygirl - 108.9 pounds EmilyKaye - 101 pounds Chunk - 100 pounds 90 pounds or more gone for good! ----------------------------------- Patty103 - 99 pounds Coyotegirl - 97 pounds Jan.barnett - 96 pounds Kimmcneely - 93 pounds NaturalBeauty - 93 pounds Joe - 92.4 pounds PinkMary - 91 pounds 80 pounds or more gone for good! ----------------------------------- Txblue_eyedqt - 87 pounds Tricia K. - 85 pounds LSasha - 84 pounds Sheryl H - 84 pounds P'Nut – 83 pounds Feel2Young2B40 - 82 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 Tellymelly - 73 pounds Nolagirl - 72 pounds Dawg - 72 pounds MollyMolly - 71 pounds Sugar1 - 71 pounds 60 pounds or more gone for good! ----------------------------------- A1ikou - 69 pounds Desi80 - 67 pounds JoyceGA - 67 pounds Wonkette - 66 pounds Kim_8 - 65.5 pounds Paula - 65 pounds DianeChef - 64 pounds Daisybelle - 63 pounds Drj - 63 pounds The best me - 63 pounds Cheri - 62 pounds Betje - 61 pounds Sunsett - 61 pounds ScrapKarla - 60 pounds Anillacookie - 60 pounds 50 pounds or more gone for good! ----------------------------------- JulieNYC - 59 pounds Maryb – 59 pounds FunnyDuddies - 58 pounds Jorjet - 58 pounds Maggie63 - 56 pounds RHONDAKO - 56 pounds Iziksmom - 53 pounds Marypetunia - 51 pounds Marie485 - 51 pounds Granlady – 50.8 pounds Poster Child - 50 pounds :clap2: :clap2: Great work everyone! Now let's get more of us on this page! :clap2: :clap2:

Hey y'all. Here is our home for this month. And since we will not be having the challenge this month (so that we can all take a breather) weigh ins are still on wednesdays, and we will have weight loss totals on the front page here, and of course the awesome support that we have all grown to love and enjoy. If you are new to us...here is a little bit of what the Gone For Good club means, in the words of our illustrious club manager, PhotoNut. I feel they sum everything up quite nicely. Also, the list below, and the Gone For Good Honors Post will be updated every thursday, the day after weigh in day. The list below will be updated with the totals from Jule as soon as they are all in. Congratz on joining. We do better with you here!! And remember that once it is gone, it is Gone for Good!! ________________________________________________________________ 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 / C 306 (-69 lbs total, -8 this week) AliDiane - H&S 224/ J 210/ G 120 (-14 lbs total) AndyLiz - H 267/ J 267/ SG 250/ G 150/ C 264 (-3 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) CanadaSunshine - H 234/ S 222/ G 145 (-12 lbs total) Chameleon - H 275/ J 269 (-6 lbs unbanded to date) Cheri - H 276/ S 266/ J 234/ G 160/ C 214 (-62 lbs total, -3 this week) Chunk - H 320/ S 300/ J 220/ G 200 (-100 lbs total) CindyCam - H 290/ S 287/ G 140/ C 261 (-29 lbs total, -2 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) Daisybelle - H 400+/ S 403/ J 343/ C 340.5 (-63 lbs total) Dawg - H 307/ C 235 unbanded (-72 pounds total) DCPrincess - H 268/ G 135/ C 147 (-121 lbs total) Desi80 - H 238/ S 238/ J 173.5/ G 125/ minigoal 160/ C 171 (-67 lbs total, -.5 this week) DianeChef - H 260/ J 208/ G 150/ C 196 (-64 lbs total) Dongger - Vanished! Drj - H 295/ J 234/ C 213 (-63 lbs total) EmileeKaye - H 303/ J 227/ C 202 (-101 total, -1 this week) Ericsmom - H 337/ S 322.5/ C 308.2 (-28.8 lbs total, -4.2 this week) Feel2Young2B40 - H 289/ J 230/ G 150?/ C 207 (-82 lbs total) FunnyDuddies - H 372/ J 340/ S313/ G 120/ C 314 (-58 lbs total, -3 this week) Gadgetlady - H 255.4/ S 244.8/ J 227.6/ G 140/ C 227.6 (-27.8 lbs total) 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) Guysis - H 234/ C 205/ G 134 (-29 lbs total) HeatherGurly - H 365/ S 329/ J 279/ G 190/ C 235 (-130 lbs total) Founder, Resident Hot Chick of the Gone for Good Club Iulizbug - H 241/ G 150/ C 192 (-49 lbs total) Iziksmom - H 274.5/ S 268/ G 135/ C 221.5 (-53 lbs total) Jan.barnett - H 318/ S 310/ C 215 (-96 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 212 (-108 lbs total) Joe - H 362/ S 320/ J 269.6/ G 200 (-92.4 lbs total) Jorjet - H 283/ S 278/ C 222 (-58 lbs total) Josette - H 385/ G 220/ C 385 JoyceGA - H 450/ J 409 / G 165/ C 383 lb (-67 lbs total) JQPublic - H 310/ J 196.5/ G 185/ C196.5 (-115 lbs total) Jucyc - H 186.5/ S 182/ J 164/ C 157.5 (-29 lbs total) JulieNYC - S 358/ C 326/ MiniG 299 (-59 lbs total) Just Paul - H 371/ G 189/ C 221 (-150 lbs total) **WELCOME!!** K@t - S 253/ J 237/ G 132 (-16 lbs total) Kathi - S 255/ J 250/ G 180/ C 243 (-12 total, -1 this week) 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) Leila - H 295/ S 280 / C 263.5 (-31.5 lbs total, -2.5 this week) Lianna - H & S 229/ J 204/ C 182 (-47 lbs total, -1 this week) LindaV - H 315/ J 299/ G 170/ C 267 (-48 total, -2 this week) Lins12 - H 222.5/ J 184.5/ G 145/ C 179 (-43.5 lbs total, -1 this week) Lookingout - H 185/ G 110/ C 162 (-23 lbs total, -0 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/ C159 (-60 lbs total, -1 this week) MaryPetunia - H 342/ S 333/ J 303/ G -200 lbs/ C 291 (-51 lbs total) Meow - H 430/ G 200/ C426 (-4 lbs total) MiaHalliwell - H 206/ S 205/ J 189/ G 120/ C186 (-20 lbs total, -0 this week) Michelle43mi - S 215/ J 186/ G 125 (-29 lbs total) MollyMolly - H 299/ S 275/ J 240/ G 140/ C 226 (-73 lbs total, -2 this week) MoOrLess - H/J 278.5/ G 140/ C 261 (-17.5 lbs total, -0 this week) Morsaille - S 312/ J 287/ G 180/ C 275 (-37 lbs total) Mrycrltn - S 189/ J 168.5/ G 125/ C 151.5 (-37.5 lbs total) Mvpo8961 - H 278/ S 270/ J 260/ G 135/ C 250 (-28 total, -0 this week) Mychevygirl - H 380/ J 351.5/ C 271.1 (-108.9 lbs total, -5.4 this week) Mysherrijo - H 265/ J 260/ S 262/ G 145/ C 242 (-23 lbs total, -1 this week) Mystjin - H 304/ J 297/ C 264 (-40 lbs total, -4 this week) NaturalBeauty - S 283/ J 228/ G 185/ C 190 (-93 lbs total) Nightingale2u - H 257/ J 219/ C 221.5 (-35.5 lbs total) Nolagirl - H 333/ S 315/ J 288/ G 180/ C 261 (-72 lbs total, -1 this week) 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) PhotoNut - H 307/ S 291/ J 265/ G 130/ C 224 (-83 lbs total, +1.5 this week) PinkMary - H 265/ S 265/ J 185/ G 128/ C 174 (-91 lbs total) Pinkylee - H 244/ S 239/ J 227/ C 219.5 (-24.5 lbs total, -1 this week) Poster child - H 268/ S 246.5/ G 130/ C 218 (-50 lbs total, -0 this week) 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!) Sherita - H 314/ S 300.5/ J 277/ G-145/ C 276.4 (-37.6 lbs total, -4 ounces this week) **WELCOME!!** 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) Sugar1 - H 311/ S 289/ J 240/ G 160/ C 240 (-71lbs total) Sunsett - H 268/ J 207/ G ?? (-61 lbs total) Sunta - (-36 lbs total) Telly - H 240/ S 235/ J 219/ G 135/ C 167 (-73 lbs total, -6 this week) Tess L - H 218/ S 216/ J 195/ G 150/ C 180 (-35 lbs total, -3 this week) The best me - H 242/ S 223/ J 188/ C 179.0 (-63 lbs total, -1.8 this week) ThinMan - H 305/ S 302/ J 294/ G 180/ C 294 (-11 lbs total) Time4Change - H 263/ S 257/ J 247/ G 150/ C 246 (-17 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 189 (-85 lbs total, +1 this week) Trip2bme - H 358/ S 350/ J 319/ G 150/ C 315 (-43 lbs total) 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!)

I will still be weighing in on a regular basis. On wednesdays like usual. And i will save my momento from mexico for the next Gone For Good Challenge. I will start a July GFG thread for us to support each other in, and chat, and check in for on wednesdays, and handle the totals. Even if the challenge is not there. We will all take a break and try again in August. If Pnut is still not having the time by august, I will take it up as well. Work will be slow and I will be able to focus on it. I want to offer a special thanks to pnut for all the hard work and dedication that she has put in thus far to providing the Gone For Good club a great place to converse, and a really great challenge to lose weight with. You have been great! And there aren't enough thanks for the hours you have spent working on this.

LOL I hate it when I misspell words. And it frustrates me when I switch letters around, erase the word, try again only to find that I have done it again. LOL Thank you Dr. C. I had an appt with my pcp about a week ago, and mentioned it to him. He said it was stress, but seriously said "I don't know how your diet would effect your thinking" Jeez doc...have you been eating much lately? LOL I will give him a call again though, just to make sure things are good. Thanks for the help you guys. Some good information here. My caloric intake has been betweek 500 and 1000 cals a day lately. I have been switching it up to optimize my weight loss.

Oh yeah. Forgot to comment. LOL Because I am getting banded in Mexico I will be going to a local surgeon to get my fills and post op support. I have been told by other patients that the surgeon is the one to do the fills, and there is a nurse present to help out.

Wow you are so lucky!! LOL I guess you never have to worry about fill costs for the rest of your life. What a bonus!!

Its just not wise to cross Babs. LOL That woman has connections!! Should we add Star's tabloid pic to the scar stages thread? They are doing GB by way of laparoscopic surgery now in some clinics. I know my fill doc here in Florida does them. So just because she has the scars doesn't mean it was the band. But the larger scar near the top looks awfully similar to a port scar.

I am not so low that I am in ketosis, but I am sure that something is going on. I have been between 30-50g a day for a while now. My carbs come from milk, fruit and veggies. I haven't had any bread in forever, nor have i had any sugar rich food. I don't know how long it would take for those brain issues to develop, but this is just in the last week or so that I have been experiencing this.

It seems his name has been tossed around here before, and he is a memeber of this board. I did a search on google and came up with this other thread from a year ago. http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7168 I think it is just best for people to do a lot of research on their doctors, whether it is for fills, the surgery itself, or even their nutrition and psych consults. I do not know anything about this guy, but personally there is enough stuff on the net about him to make me nervous enough not to go to him. But everyone must make their own choices.

man...my mother in law is like that. A feeder i mean. We will go to visit her, and no matter what time we come in there is a chicken casserole in the oven and a cheesecake in the fridge. She will ask you, "Are you hungry? Can I make you something?" If you say no she will still make you a sandwich or two and say "just have this". then she blamed me during college when Rob put on weight!! LOL And if you do not eat everything at dinner she thinks you are saving room for dessert. she can whip up food faster than anyone I have seen too. Every morning we are there she has biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage, pancakes ready. lunch is leftovers reheated and sandwiches. Dinner is whatever you want. She will often make different meals for each person. it is like being at a restaurant 24 hours a day. LOL and christmas and thanksgiving is crazy!! If the whole family shows it is a total of 12 people. that includes 4 kids. She will find the biggest turkey she can, usually around 20 pounds, and on christmas she will have a ham too. I can't eat baked ham...it makes me violently ill for some reason, so she cooks a huge turkey just for my father in law and I. He has the same problem with baked ham. LOL We keep telling her a little chicken will do, but no...she has to do a huge turkey. then sends us all home with tons of leftovers. She is that way because of my husband and his brother. they are picky eaters, and che caters to them. banana bread...two loaves with nuts, two loaves without. because jimmy likes it with nuts and rob likes it without. jimmy like apple pie and pecan pie, rob likes cheesecake. so during the holidays she makes two of each. I swear you could put on 10 pounds over a weekend with that woman. LOL

swimming is an awesome workout!! I used to be on the swim team when I was in highschool. that paired with the crew team had me lean and strong. I was loving it. Early mornings in the shell on the lake, afternoons swimming for 2.5 hours. Can you tell i like water?

Pfunk and lins - it is from that soup diet and the liquid diet i am on now, plus I amped up my cardio to an hour and a half every morning. Can we say determined to get to goal for surgery day? LOL lianna I agree with pfunk that sometimes you need to mess with your metabolisms head. LOL try eating 600 cals one day, 1200 the next, 900 the next. That way it does not try to store calories or fat. Also switch up your routine. Different types of cardio. that way your body is not in a rut. This worked for my husband as he was trying to get to goal, and he broke his 1 month plateau doing so. He also increased his water to a gallon a day from the 64oz. This really made him feel good too. Pictures tomorrow evening. I promise. DH and I have a 'date' to do the pics so that i do not forget again.

I have been dieting and trying to lose as much as possible before being banded. I am on an all liquid diet that is high in Protein and low in carbs (I am getting about 30g a day) until my surgery on July 10th. I have been noticing some things going on with my mind since I started. Let me preface by saying I am working quite hard currently to make up for the lack of time put in while I am in Mexico. I have been putting in at least 14 hours a day, and my job is graphics design in front of the computer here at home. Something I have noticed is that my spelling and typing has diminished greatly. Words I used to know how to spell I have to look up. no joke. I have dictionary.com in my favorites now. And I am speaking of simple words sometimes. I do not know if it is my being overworked, or if it is something going on with my brain because of my diet. Is there something I might be missing in my diet that could be affecting my brain functions? This worries me because, while I hate bad spelling, it could lead to other things. I have also noticed that when I am typing, not only do I misspell words, but I have to retype words because I am hitting the keys in the wrong order. Any insight is appreciated. I am hoping it is just work related and will go away once my stress is gone, but if diet can affect your brain functions then I want to make sure i am getting the right nutrients to combat this. Now and after I am banded. Thanks so much!! I appreciate your being here. You have such a positive view point on the band, and seem to really care about making sure that your patients and others here are doing the right thing!! That is awesome!!

LOL This made me laugh. I know people party on wednesdays. Hell I would if i could lol My comment about her was somewhat tongue in cheek, but i still don't like her. not just because of the partying. Time2live - thank you so much. I am working really hard. I can't wait to get the band and have some of the work done for me by my new "tool". I just heard on the radio that she was indeed fired, and that in her contract she was not supposed to state this, but she did and Babs feels, in her words, "betrayed by Star" for stating this on the show. I have not watched the clip, but they were talking about it on the talk radio show I listen to. Yet one more example of her stuck-up-edness. She can just prance around the world full of herself for all I care, but I think they will be doing much better without her on the show.

This is a great saying and it is so true most of the time. I am really lucky to have such a supportive family, even if most of them do not understnad, and worry about the surgery. But I have to say that what that husband did is awful!!

It seems everytime I turn it on she is there talking about how much she partied the night before and all the men that want her and how drunk she got and all that jazz. Don't get me wrong, I do the same thing, but I ain't there talking about all the eyes that were on me, all the men I danced with, all the men that want me. Not always. I mean how stuck up do you need to be to do that all the time and make a big deal about it on the show the next day. And who parties like that on a wednesday? LOL She just has nothing more to offer to that show.

Yep. My name is Amy. And thanks for the well wishes. I hope I am a good bandster. LOL But I am as excited as one can get, and ready to scream just from the energy I have from it all LOL I really do hope you enjoy this stuff. Also, that little makeup bag is supposed to have a little bikini on its zipper. I figured that was a fitting little goal reminder when you are making yourself pretty. LOL

Can i add this to my sig line please?? LOL

LOL they didn't put my name on it? I was your secret sam. And that is my favorite scent collection from Victoria's Secret. I hope that you enjoy it as much as i do. I get rave reviews on the perfume and body spray whenever I wear it. I know in your "likes" info you said you liked girly stuff and this was the one thing I thought was perfect for a girly girl I really hope you enjoy it!!!

I don't like her. pre and post weight loss. I thought she was always a tacky woman. It had no baring on her weight. But I have never liked her. So I am glad, because I would watch that show if she wasn't on. I love joy. LOL

Saul, I respect your feelings in this. I also agree that it feels good to have people commenting and complimenting you. Of course you are going to enjoy it! It is new, and something that you have been without for a long while. It is going to feel good, and make you feel like a stud. And you should feel that way! You are one now that you have lost the weight. Just think of how lucky your wife is now that she has gotten back the virile man she has always wanted. think of what she has put up with, and done without, over this time that you were overweight. Maybe you should show your appreciation to all the hard work she has put into the marriage, and all of the love she has given to you when you were at your highest. This is a big step towards being healthy. Maybe talk to her about how you feel so good about your new body, that you want the both of you to do healthy things together. Hiking, biking, scubadiving, etc. If you think she is gaining, understand that the 22 years of marriage where you were large, she was not the one able to relax. Now it might be her turn to relax. Understand what she is going through too. there is no problem in enjoying the compliments. But bring them home to your wife, and try and see the love and the time that she has given to you when no one was complimenting you. And admire her for the stud that she saw deep down inside before you lost the weight. The stud that everyone else now sees. Good luck.

Telly, girl, you stun me. You are absolutely amazing with how well you are doing and how fast the weight is coming off. Way to go sista!! I am so happy for you!! You are making such a huge difference, and it is really showing. Even your hair and skin looks healthier.

Pfunk you look great! You can really tell all the hard work you are doing is paying off. Good job girl. Now I am off to see if Telly has updated her pics. I am so excited to see how you are doing girl!!!