janesays

yay may 4th! only one week of focusing extra hard on your eating and then hopefully your band will start working a little better this time! nothing wrong with wanting to get your money's worth.

i'm at 190--- only one pound away from my shrinko de mayo goal! i have a feeling i may be passing my goalll......

zukagirl doesnt that feel AMAAAAZING!!?!? just got my gap size 12s a month ago when they were snug and they are now sooo baggy! but i tried on the gap size 10s yesterday and they can barely button up but i can't wear them out yet. i'm in a weird in-between stage so i am just putting my jeans in the dryer before i wear them. this is a good problem to have!

dont worry about what other people think you should be losing--- if you have to, show them my profile and tell them that i lost 10lbs right after surgery, hit a plateau for the next three weeks, and didnt lose really that much more weight until starting 6 weeks after surgery. it wasnt until i got to about 6cc (i am at 7cc now, but sometimes i think i am too tight and am still trying to find that "sweet spot") that i started losing weight consistently. i have lost on average about 8-10 lbs every month. im not worried about slowing down at all right now-- this past month i have lost about 9lbs so far! after about 3 or 4 more months i will be at goal! thats fine by me. talk to your doc, and they will probably recommend another fill (or two! or three!) you'll get the right restriction soon enough. :laugh: p.s. you have done a REALLY good job so far! gotta give yourself credit!

thats so AWESOME gummykandi!!! and congrats on getting married in a size 14--- you have done SUCH A GOOD JOB! 126lbs lost people BETTER be noticing!!!

haha yeah i love him, he is a big buff silly guy but seriously he could never be the father of my children. i forgot to mention that he volunteered himself to be tasered by the local police for a story he was doing (he's a reporter originally from new jersey). if you are curious to find the type of crazy weird men i secretly find attractive, he is the one in this video getting tasered and totally fine afterward! hahaha he makes me laugh soo much which i think is why i have always liked him! - Columbia Missourian

so there's this guy I've known for the past year and a half or so, my friends think i'm crazy for secretly having a crush on him because he is ridiculous-- like an ogre (6 foot five and can push a one-ton truck up a hill, competing soon in the strongman competitions, his night job is a bouncer at a bar).. he's so crazy and loud and obnoxious and has all these stupid tattoos of a sailboat, a tiger cartoon, one that says "yo momma" (really now?) ... but i can't help myself, i have always found him so oddly attractive! haha but anyways, the point of this being a NSV is.... so today, i saw him in a computer lab where we were both working on different group projects. the whole time he was flirting with me from across the room, giving me kissy faces and winking and whatnot-- but i just figure we were joking around because we always kind of friend-flirt back and forth. but as hes about to leave about an hour later, i stand up to talk to him and he gives me a big bear hug (like a serious bear hug since he IS a bear).. and goes "jane-- i dont know how to tell you this but have you lost weight or something?" and i kind of sheepishly smiled and go "yeah actually i have, thanks for noticing!" and he was like "damn girl how could i not... you are just looking soooo good! like seriously, goood! i mean i wasnt gonna say anything bc i didnt know if you would be offended that i noticed or something, but really jane, you look hot." and the way he was looking at me was different than the other times we have friend-flirted with each other. haha i mean obviously this boy is no husband material (nothing im looking for right now anyways), but it felt sooooo good! seriously made my week! and it is such a motivator to eat healthier and workout more when you have someone in the back of your mind pushing you right along! even if this doesnt go anywhere (i kind of like the flirty friend level that we're at for now), i think i am going to use his strength skills to cross off another goal on my NSV list-- to be picked up by someone! he could handle my weight, right? he flipped this huge tire: alright so NSV crossed off here: have a guy i find attractive tell me i look hot

you look great laurr! and that skirt with the belt is sooo cute!

five more pounds lost since my last update! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:cool2:************************:tt2:************ ********* *** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............278.6.......199.......79.6 Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27 Bklyn1984..........317............253.........165.......88 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............210.........140.......70 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............380.........300.......80 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............194.........160.......34 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............222.2.......150.......72.2 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............188.5.......169.......19.5 lotzasunshine......270............257.5.......180.......77.5 Loveislovely.......216............194.........175.......19 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

laurr925 -- you at least have to go shopping halfway through your journey! getting new clothes is sooooo motivating if you hit a plateau later on- so much fun to see the smaller clothes sizes. it gives you so much confidence! just shop in the cheap clothing stores since you know you wont need the clothes to last very long (i cant believe i can shop at forever 21 now... wow). great job on your weightloss so far! oh hey-- new nsv for me today! check out the BMI on my TICKER--- i am no longer OBESE! I AM "JUST" OVERWEIGHT!!!!

hey! just wanted to add myself to this! all my info is in my ticker. halfway there-- woohoo!!!

Actually, there are a lot of studies out there that show that throwing up your food only takes away the actual quantity plus some of your own bodily fluid, but your body absorbs the salt, fat, sugar, etc. almost immediately and you can't throw that back up. This is why bulimics never really look as gaunt as anorexics do... just their teeth and hair fall out. Anyways-- off topic! Back to talking about how hot some of the boys (and girls too...) are looking!

I know a bunch of you are arguing about Sione, but you have to admit-- he looks AMAZING in the after video!

ONEDERLAND!!! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:mad:************************:tt2:***********:w00t:* ********* :confused:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............282.6.......199.......83.6 Bellaperdente......196............181.........150.......31 Bklyn1984..........317............253.........165.......88 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............173.........126.......47 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............386.........300.......86 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............199.........160.......39 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............222.2.......150.......72.2 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............191.........169.......22 lotzasunshine......270............257.5.......180.......77.5 Loveislovely.......216............194.........175.......19 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32 __________________

so i finally sucked it up and posted these underwear before/after comparison pics in my profile (well- only half sucked it up, because its still a private album!) the difference is crazy. if you are my friend on lap band talk you have permission to see it! and if you want to see them just add me and i will let you see-- just dont want gross underwear pics of me exposed to the world wide web. only you guys that i talk to on here, who i know will be... kind. haha

i'm so glad! you have been doing REALLY WELL so far with your weightloss! you will be at your goal in no time i bet :w00t: my insurance would not cover weightloss surgery for me because according to their scales, i was a 39 BMI (at the time of surgery I was a 38, and when I first looked into the band like two years ago my BMI was about 36), and I only had one co-morbidity that they listed as acceptable. boo! so in the end I ended up paying for it with the money I had set aside for college.... but only because I am graduating a year early and have the extra money. On the plus side-- I should be pretty close to my goal by the time I graduate in August!

32 pounds since november is still very good! remember that! even if you are stalled right now, over 4 months that is an 8 pound loss each month, so an average of about 2 pounds a week! thats exactly where you want to be for healthy, easily sustainable weightloss.

yay to everyone for either reaching their goal or getting damn close to it! as far as the next challenge goes, i have seen the donut day challenge on here and the shrink de mayo challenge. you can also make your own if you'd like! pick the date that you next want to work towards.... july 4 is just too far away!

i would say try eating a few more calories-- somewhere around 1000 or 1100 may be right for your body size to lose. if you don't get in enough calories, your body goes into "starvation mode" and conserves your fat calories, etc, so that you dont die. sometimes your body gets in a rut too, and your metabolism slows down, so any shift in your eating or routine should affect this. you may also want to try increasing your Water intake if you havent already, and increasing your Fiber if you aren't getting the daily recommended amount in. hope this helps! ive only had a few plateaus since my surgery a few months ago, but they never lasted for more than 1.5 weeks because i tried these things.

okay... let me just say-- i have been in ONEDERLAND for one whole day.... and it... feels... AWESOME!!! its so crazy that just one pound difference makes you feel soooo different! its like, an entirely different mindset and i have yet to wrap my mind around the concept that I SERIOUSLY WEIGH UNDER 200 POUNDS. just being at the rec center and typing in your weight on the treadmill and typing it in with a ONE first-- or not weighing as much as when a skinny person talks about a really heavy person ("they must have weighed like TWO HUNDRED POUNDS!" as if that is some far-off number)... seriously... guys. i thought my scale was playing an april fools day joke on me. but its legit. i cant wrap my head around this yet!! i didnt think it would be that exciting but now that the day is finally here, it really IS!

while i definitely tend to cook a big amount of lean ground beef in some fashion one day a week and then eat it for the next few days, there are other things i eat pre-packaged too. i just make sure to get it as healthy as i can. for example: one meal i have been eating a lot lately is tyson grilled chicken breast strips (sold as a salad topper, but i dont like to make salads at home because i cant eat all of the vegetables before they go bad). i eat the chicken with a piece of sliced cheese (reduced fat usually). the chicken comes in a bag, two 3oz portions inside (usually spreads over 3 meals for me) and has a few different flavors.... about 100-120 calories for 3oz and not the worst when it comes to sodium. with a piece of cheese about 60-80 calories, you are looking at about a 180 calorie meal with ZERO carbs!!! i eat mine cold, but you can microwave it if you like. all it takes is like 10-15 seconds. delicious dinner... no cooking. though it does look kind of funny to eat! i'm sure you can make something work. :thumbdown:

thedailyplate.com is the site i have used for free for the past year or so, im addicted and rarely skip a day. however, i think the site is now officially merged with livestrong.com -- its the same thing basically, just a different layout. i've gotten used to the old website, which is why i don't feel like switching over, but you might like the new website. :thumbdown: also, they have groups on the site you can join to look at what other people are eating-- there are even a few lap band groups on there. hope this helps! i totally believe tracking your calories is the best way to help us lose weight with the band! too bad if your hubby thinks you are obsessed..... i mean, if you are anything like me, you ARE obsessed, but its a good obsession to have!

i'm joining in! i need a short challenge, so 5 weeks sounds good to me! i would like to lose 10lbs from my last challenge goal weight of 202 (the april fools challenge-- ends tomorrow! and im already down a little!) my graduation is the week after cinco de mayo, so i would like to buy a cute dress to wear for that :biggrin: start: 202 current: 201.2 goal: 192!!!

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****:tt2:***********:mad2:*************:tt2:***********:cool2:* ********* :biggrin:*** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............282.6.......199.......83.6 Bellaperdente......196............181.........150.......31 Bklyn1984..........317............253.........165.......88 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............227.5.......130.......97.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............174.........126.......48 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 EmmaWang...........241............220.........140.......80 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............386.........300.......86 GratefulHeart......226............199.........135.......64 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............201.2.......160.......40.2 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............222.2.......150.......72.2 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............191.........169.......22 lotzasunshine......270............258.5.......180.......78.5 Loveislovely.......216............197.........175.......22 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............157.........125.......32

congrats to everyone who has already reached goal! one more day people! :biggrin: I came home from a week of spring break with no scale around me and I am now under my goal by about a pound! I knew it wasn't an april fools joke because it's only march 31...