Jodi_620

Good for you! With the band and your determination you will make it happen!

Thanks LJB,

With the band and determination you can get there. Feel free to PM me if you need support or advice!!

Thanks loulou09. I am very proud and thankful for the band and for the support I received from everyone around me including those on this site.

I set my goal prior to surgery. When they asked me to choose my goal, because I have always been overweight I couldn't imagine myself ever weighing less than 165 pounds. So I thought I would aim high and said 150. They were like "no, you will do better than that." I didn't believe them but I looked at the BMI chart and picked a weight just inside normal-137. At 137 pounds, if I never lost another pound I would still be happy. But on my 5'4" frame, I still have some fat in the lower tummy area and a tiny bit remaining on my upper thighs so I decided "what the heck", and I set a new goal of 120 pounds. I am pretty sure I can do that easily.

TVASQUEZ,

In Ticker Factory,once you choose the pictures you want for your ticker and you get to the page where you have to enter your starting weight, goal weight, current weight etc. there is an area where you choose to show "weight change" or choose to show just "weight".

If you check "weight change" your ticker will show how much you lost and how much you want to lose.

If you check "weight" your ticker will show your actual staring weight, your current weight and your goal weight

Hope this answers your question.

Responding to your question about putting a weight loss scale in your posts. Print this out and follow the steps.

1.) Go to a website that offers tickers like: www.tickerfactory.com

2.) Design your weight loss ticker.

3.) At the end you will get a couple different codes. You need to highlight the entire BBcode, copy it, then come back to this site.

4.) When you get back to this site, on the teal bar at the top of the page, click "Quick Links" then go down and click "Edit Your Signature".

5.) In the signature window, paste the bbcode from tickerfactory.com. Click save and you should be all set.

You are very welcome Marmit_crumpet!

Hi Chelsea,

Just received your friend request and was looking over your profile...looks like we had the same surgeon!

tootsuzy,

Sorry for the delayed response just saw your post now. I am pleased to hear that my response helped you to get back on track, we all need that at one point. I hope things are going well with you.

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I wanted to thank for for giving it to me straight about my behavior on my bad eating habits, After reading your responds to my blog I was upset.. At myself of course so today I have started over shakes only and getting back on track.. Thanks again.. I just hope I haven't damaged my band.. I go to the doctor sept 22nd and will definatly confess maybe they can check it.. Thanks again for your

comments I needed them>>

Arizonafrong,

No, I am in Virginia...must have been another Jodi. :-)