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I love the show and have watched it from the first season. I could never do what they do, pushed or not, but hope to be able to do some of that soon. It has all ways been an inspiration for me and now with my band, maybe it will be more of one. Glad they have the original trainers on.

I am sorry to hear you have an infection. I am glad that it is being treated and you will heal now. As Restless says, take all you medicine and it will get better. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

You are in my thoughts and prayers also.

Congratulation!!! I can't wait to join you but it will be a long time.

I turned 59 Yesterday and had my surgery on August 11th. We can do it.

Congrats on your victories with food. It will get better and you both did great.

Name_______Start Weight____Current Weight______Goal________Lbs lost *****:frown:************************:sad:************:biggrin:*********:frown:* 1day at a time.....263............258.5............243........4.5 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............196.4............180........2.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............207............195............1 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........209............200..........1.5 HeatherO...........155............153............140............2 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............190............177............6 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220............0 laurigee...........180............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........271............256..........3.2 LisaB..............205.5..........201............180..........4.5 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............244............230............4 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 KikiVal315.........237.5..........235............220..........2.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 Minxz..............299............296.8..........280..........2.2 mominlv13..........299.8..........295............275..........4.8 nip50..............175............174............160............1 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............3 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............220............200............0 Redtulips3.........180............180............170............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............170............150............1 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........230.5..........227............210..........3.5 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............210............195............1 Turler.............225............221............210............4 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............190............170............5 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 __________________

Things are going great, although my weight loss has stopped for the moment. I get my first fill on 09-18-08 and I am sure that will help. I have been struggling with 4 pounds for three weeks now. Up some, down some but I am still ahead by a great deal. I am going home on Thursday and am excited to see my grand kids and my 5 great grand kids. I am also looking forward to my children seeing me 30 pounds lighter. My daughter here says she can tell the difference, but I can't. I am sure you understand what I am saying. I am so happy that I did get the band and am looking forward to the upcoming months of loosing weight. I also love this sight and all the wonderful supportive friends I have met here.

Lizalee thank you for that information. It is so nice to actually see in writing from someone who went through it about the change in medication. I know they say it at the seminar, but to hear from you is so encouraging to me. Thanks for the uplift today.

2.6 pounds lost this week. It makes me happy. Good luck everyone! 276.2 last week 273.6 this week

#130 pj_txlady Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 57 Posts: 196 State: Texas Re: Hallow-Lean Challenge... Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:thumbup:***********:smile2:*************************:tt2:*********:smile2:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............198............180............1 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........208............188..........2.5 Brandymom1234......227............156............135............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 Crzytchr...........281............279............265............2 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............239............230............6 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 laurigee...........267............180............160............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 lindar172 .........274.2..........273.6..........256............0.6 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........297.6..........275............2.2 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............255............239............3 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renee74............214............213............199............1 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 reif78.............294............195............185............0 shaversd...........235............230.5..........210............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Sunshine2..........177............176............167............1 Tess...............304............304............280............0 thatDEgirl.........211............211............195............0 Turler.............225............222............210............3 wendyw.............192............192............172............0 wowox7.............195............192............170............3 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 pj_txlady..................220....................220................. .200....................0 __________________

_____Name______Start Weight____Current Weight____Goal________Lbs lost *****:biggrin:***********:blushing:*************:girl_hug:*********************:thumbup:**** 1day at a time.....263............263............243............0 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............223............213............0 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............199............180............0 Barb12590..........228............228............213............0 Bea1128............210.5..........210.5..........188............0 Caramia71..........208............208............195............0 Crzytchr...........281............280............265............1 DebinFl............181............181............168............0 georgiagirl........245............242............230............3 HarleyGirl.........188............188............175............0 HeatherA...........210.5..........210.5..........200............0 HeatherO...........155............154............140............1 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............194............177............2 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Leslie2Lose........220............220............205............0 LisaB..............205.5..........205.5..........180............0 livn4thm...........235............235............210............0 Long2bthin.........248............246............230............2 Luu2008............203............203............183............0 KikiVal315.........237.5..........237.5..........220............0 Mamanmidwife.......299............295............280............4 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............170............0 mominlv13..........299.8..........299.8..........275............0 nip50..............175............175............160............0 NurseNiki..........258............258............239............0 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............252............232............0 Renewedhope........171............171............150............0 SpecialK...........294............294............280............0 Tess...............304............304............280............0 Turler.............225............225............210............0 wowox7.............195............195............170............0 WyominGirl.........327............327............312............0 lindar172 ..................274...................274...................256...................0

Thanks for all the helpful tips. It does help to hear from people that have been there.

I have been fighting my weight forever. I never wanted to have wls as I felt it was the cowards way out. I knew how to lose the weight, I just needed to apply it. I was getting nowhere fast. A family friend had the gastric done and I was positive that I wanted no part of that even though she lost so much weight. In February of this year, my father died. He was 86, lived a good life and will be missed by a lot of people. It was then that I decided that if I wanted to live a long life, I would have to do something about my weight for good. I had lost 25 pounds prior to him dying and gained that back plus some in the three months following his death. I got a newsletter from my insurance company stating among other things that they now did cover the lap band and I started checking into it. I was banded on August 11th and am loving it so far. Hope the love affair continures.

Mine was set to 1/2 cup of food at a time for the first two weeks of soft food. I am not allowed 1 cup of food, but find that I am gaining on that amount. I am going to email my nutrionist to see if I should stay on the 1/2 cup a while longer. I don't want to gain. Anyone else having that problem? My lowest weight was 273.2 and I am now back up to 276.2. not a lot and could just be fluid build up but I am not happy with it.

First time posting on this. It is a great idea to have one day set for weigh in. last week 278.2 this week 276.2 so 2 pound loss this week Congrats to everyone

Congratulations on both of your surgeries. So glad that you are both home and doing well. Good luck with you journey.

I was banded on the 11th also and I returned to work on the 19th. I would of liked to of stayed off longer but couldn't afford to do that. It is hard to go back to work in pain and it must be harder to go back to a job you dont like. Hang in there, you can do it. I do believe you should try to be more friendly towards the employees as you do have to work with them. Then when you are feeling better, you can see about getting another job. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Congratulations. I hope your band journey is a great one.

Thank you, That helps a lot. Have you tried refried beans yet?

Congrats on being banded and for the weight loss. You are doing great

Congrats!!! It is so good to see that it really does happen if you follow the rules. How great it will be to wear a belt and be in a size 16.

It happens to a lot of us Vegasgirl. It has something to do with the drugs used during surgery and the iv's used. Somewhere I read that your first true weight reading after surgery would be two weeks out. Hang in there, you are doing great.

So glad everything went well for you. Roses, what a sweet Doctor. I stayed overnight also, and wouldn't have wanted to do it any other way. Congrats on the surgery being done. Can't wait to hear about your adventure.

Anyone from here going this month? I hope too. I won't be working on Thursday that week.