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hahaha mr. rice guy, i never thought in my entire life that i would wish to be raped -- twice.... but thats always a great nsv! haha well i mean, i wouldnt want your wife to "rape" ME... i'd probably be more comfortable with a guy im dating. and yeah isnt it the best when people who don't know you are even trying to lose weight can't stop talking about it!? at first i thought i would be too embarrassed if that were to ever happen, but now i love love LOVE it!

i update barb and alphabetized the list! oh yeah and i updated me..... I AM HALFWAY TO MY FINAL GOAL!!!! this feels.... awesome...

i think jachut is right. boobs are so weird! they are different on everyone. for me, they were sagging even before i was at my highest weight. now that i am losing weight, they are still saggy, but not any worse than they were before. they have gotten a little bit smaller though, but not enough for me to buy a new bra. yet. oh yeah-- but don't worry about them too much--- there are some AMAZING bras out there. even if you are big chested, don't be afraid to get a pushup bra. i use the victoria secret infinity edge, and all of my girl friends tell me they want my boobs. i just laugh and say "trust me-- no you dont." but it's still good to know other people think they look decent. well-- with help!

mzreeda feel free to update anytime your heart desires! some people like to update every time the scale moves down at all, while others prefer to update on a set day every week. no rules here-- just being healthier and losing weight! good luck in the next 4 weeks!

yay! long2bthin, i updated your weight on the excel spreadsheet too. way to go!! onederland!!

great idea capitolchick! i added everyone to the list that was on our latest list.... but everyone else: if you can't figure it out (basically if you know excel, you will be able to)... then here is what you need to do everytime you want to update: 1. go to http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pfAYfZkr9NWic_LuT_qA_DA 2. double click on the box you want to change 3. edit the number 4. that's it! you don't need to save it or anything, just close the browser and google automatically saves it for you. you can open the site again just to make sure it changed if you want. if you can't figure it out, or just like the old-fashioned way, then post here and hopefully someone will update you over there. does this work for everyone?

I pity the (April) fool who doesn't update their weight! oh yeah and..... only 1.6 more pounds and I am HALFWAY to my final weight loss goal! woohoooo! Name...........Start lbs..........Current..........Goal.......To Go Barb12590..........176...............176.............170.........6 Bklyn1984...........263.0............261.0..........253..........8 Bobbie155...........255.8............255.8..........245.........10.8 Burgygirl.............230.2............230.2..........220........10.2 Capitalchick.........231..............228.5..........218.........10.5 coloradobanding...236...............236.............220........16 crzytchr..............239...............238.............229.........9 CubsGirl17...........139...............138.............134........4 fordgal88...........202...............199..............195.........4 gingerbug...........179.8.............179.8..........167.8......12 irishgal...............197...............197.............185........12 Janesays.............214.8............211.6..........202........9.6 Jennyt71.............245...............216.............204........12 JuneAct2.............198.6...........169.5...........155........14.5 Justmeyouknow.....165.4...........165.4..........155..........9 Kaninag.............219...............217.............209.........8 KikiVal315...........212.5............212.5..........206.........6.5 Kristilaw.............264...............264............250.........14. 0 lcwils01..............223...............223............215...........8 lindar172............229.4............229.4..........219...........10 Long2BThin.........202.4............199.4...........192.4.........7 ltgordon.............250.5............250.5...........240..........10. 5 mair...................225..............222.............215........... 7 Merda................270...............270.............260.........10 mljalways...........215...............215.............200........ 15 MsNickelback......179...............179.............167.........12 pvtash61............228................218............200.........18 sue in ne...........257 ...............256............ 245..........12 ValJean..............266...............266.............254.........12 wowox7..............158...............158.............150.........08

i had about 10 days off because I had surgery over my Thanksgiving break. I was ready by about day 6... but not 100%. I say base it off of your own ability to heal-- how long does it take you compared to others to feel better from other surgeries you may have had, or even just the common cold? I'm a fairly fast healer, but I also tend to jump into things well-aware that I am not fully healed. I'm sure you probably don't want to take off much time from work because you don't want anyone being suspicious or worried about you, but I'd say make it easy for yourself to take off an extra day or two if possible. I only say this because your job is so demanding! I hope this helps, and whatever you decide to do-- good luck!

haha thats great drew! yeah lately i've been getting a bunch of compliments from people who don't know i've had the surgery or don't even know i'm trying to lose weight. the other day i saw a professor from last year and she stopped in her tracks and goes, "jaaaane!" (looks me up and down) "you look... GREAT!" so those moments always feel good. also, ive been wearing some old jeans from high school, and now even those are starting to get a little loose. they were super tight even when i first bought them.

Name...........Start lbs..........Current..........Goal.......To Go Barb12590..........176...............176.............170.........6 Bklyn1984...........263.0............261.0..........253..........8 Bobbie155...........255.8............255.8..........245.........10.8 Burgygirl.............230.2............230.2..........220........10.2 coloradobanding...236...............236.............220........16 crzytchr..............239...............238.............229.........9 CubsGirl17...........139...............138.............134........4 fordgal88...........202...............199..............195.........4 gingerbug...........179.8.............179.8..........167.8......12 irishgal...............197...............197.............185........12 Janesays.............214.8............212.4..........202........10.4 JuneAct2.............198.6...........169.5...........155........14.5 Justmeyouknow.....165.4...........165.4..........155........10 Kaninag.............219...............219.............209.........10 KikiVal315...........212.5............212.5..........206.........6.5 Kristilaw.............264...............264............250.........14.0 lcwils01..............223...............223............215...........8 lindar172............229.4............229.4..........219...........10 Long2BThin.........202.4............199.4...........192.4.........7 ltgordon.............250.5............250.5...........240..........10.5 mair...................225..............222.............215...........7 Merda................270...............270.............260.........10 mljalways...........215...............215.............200........ 15 MsNickelback......179...............179.............167.........12 pvtash61............228................218............200.........18 sue in ne...........257 ...............256............ 245..........12 ValJean..............266...............266.............254.........12

Just fixing everything! I don't know why it keeps doing the funky spacing in our "to go" column.. Name...........Start lbs..........Current..........Goal.......To Go Barb12590..........176.................176...............170.........6 Bklyn1984...........263.0..............263.0............253.........10.0 Bobbie155...........255.8..............255.8............245.........10.8 Burgygirl.............230.2..............230.2............220........10.2 coloradobanding...236.................236...............220........16 crzytchr..............239.................239...............229........10 gingerbug...........179.8...............179.8............167.8......12 irishgal...............197.................197...............185........12 Janesays.............214.8..............213.6............202.........11.6 KikiVal315...........212.5..............212.5............206..........6.5 Kristilaw.............264.................264..............250.........14.0 lcwils01..............223.................223..............215...........8 lindar172............229.4..............229.4............219..........10 mair...................225................225...............215.........10 Merda................270.................270...............260.........10 mljalways...........215.................215...............200.........15 MsNickelback......179.................179...............167..........12 pvtash61............???..................???...............200..........?? ValJean..............266................266................254.........12

I'm so glad everyone is so into this idea! And thank you very much crzytchr for updating everyone! If you are lost out there and want to know how to do this, find the most recent post (next person would quote crzytchr), press "quote" under their post, and in the message box delete "quote-- their name" and everything else before it has a B in brackets before Name...start lbs... etc. Then, find or put your name in alphabetical order in the list and update your weight data. At the bottom of the message, delete the word "/quote" in brackets, but that part isn't all that important. Oh, and as for the ticker, I made mine at ticker factory, copied the bbCode when I was done, clicked on "user cp" up at the top on lap band talk, edit signature, and put that code in. Hope this helps!

Hey everyone! The Valentine's challenge ends today, and I don't know about you, but I do really well when I set mini-goals for myself. Since we don't really have a lot of big holidays in the next few months, I'm going to make April Fools a big one! (Insert cheesy joke here about my weight not being a joke) sooo.... add yourself please! April Fools Day is about 6 weeks away! Name...........Start Lbs........Current..........Goal.....To Go Janesays........214.8..............214.8............202.........12.8

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............297.2.......199.......98.2 Bellaperdente......196............189.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............235.5.......130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............179.........160.......19 Donna113...........183............178.5.......126.......52.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............397.........300.......97 GratefulHeart......226............215.........135.......80 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............229.4.......150.......79.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............201.........169.......32 lotzasunshine......270............263.5.......180.......83.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............163.........125.......38

I woke up this morning not expecting to be at my goal, just hoping for 216 or so, and I stepped on and it was 214.8!! under my goal! i had to weight myself twice just to be sure!! this must be the valentine's gods or something! thank you eros! (Cupid?) i lost a little over 2 pounds a week, every week, during this challenge! i love my lapband! (Can you tell I'm excited?) NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO 1000words..........220............208............210...........0 annjones...........277............264............267...........3 AuntieGG...........286............277............270...........7 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Bandana............165............165............163...........2 Barb12590..........185............180............175...........5 Bea1128............190.5..........186............180...........6 Bonnielass.........168............162............159...........3 Brandy.............198............189............190...........1 Bunkey.............165............165............160...........5 Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10 crzytchr...........250............240............239..........(1) CubsGirl...........150............141............140...........1 Cutiew/booty.......224............212............212...........0 Fordgal88..........274............202.5..........198.........4.5 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............214.8..........215........(-.2) Jodi_620...........160............152............148...........4 karebare714........283............269............265...........4 kikival315.........219.5..........212.5..........210.........2.5 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............242.4..........239.........3.4 LisaLef............270............238............235...........5 littlefroggy.......211............196............195...........1 Long2BThin.........216............201............205.........(4) Loveislovely.......223............208............208...........0 ltgordon...........264............255............250...........5 Mair...............231............225............220...........5 Mamanmidwife.......264............258............250...........8 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........263............260...........3 Puddin499..........255............255............250...........5 pvtash61...........223............223............219...........4 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12 Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 skyjoe.............322.4..........312.2..........289.4......22.8 Tabithan...........246............238............236...........2 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............195............193...........2 wowox7.............173............163............163...........0

haha well drew like i already said-- OF COURSE she was checking you out! i mean come on, you're in the two-hundees now. just keep on working out and getting buff so you can ward off the creepers and protect me..... i mean.. all of us girls :biggrin:

salads are no problem for me at all. remember to add a protein like chicken or an egg, and stay away from the cream-based dressings! food tolerances are different for everyone, so maybe try a salad when you are alone first to see how you handle it.

Hi there, just wanted to say I hope you find some people! I was in Beijing for two months this summer (before I was banded)... the culture is so different there that it definitely was so much more difficult for overweight people like me. I was working over at the olympics and I had to get sized for a uniform, which was probably the most embarrassing experience of my life! But, the good news is, I lost 15 pounds over those two months on my own just because of the food there.

two non-scale victories in one today! so i gave in and shopped for new clothes, i wasnt going to for awhile but im going to ny in a little over a week for some job interview type things, and i HAVE to look good... so i bought a really cute dress (size 14-- omg!) and needed some boots to go with it. i havent worn real boots (not snow boots).... EVER! i always try them on but, of course, they never fit over your calves. I found some boots at torrid but i didn't think they were very cute, plus they had a big heel and i'm tall enough as it is. so i went to bakers, tried on some boots.... and the cutest pair FIT! so i was walking around the store sooo happy just wanted to make sure they were comfy, and would you know it, but two women go, "excuse me, are you free?" and i kind of stared for a second and they go "oh wait-- do you work here?" and i laughed and said no, and they were like "oh sorry! you're just so fashionable, i guess i just assumed.." made my day! i loveee my boots, cant wait to wear them!

Good Luck Everyone!!! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........214.0.......150.......64.0 Babe...............308............300.2.......199.......101.2 Bellaperdente......196............193.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............181.........160.......21 Donna113...........183............179.........126.......53 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............402.........300.......102 GratefulHeart......226............215.........135.......80 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............218.4.......160.......58.4 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............235.4.......150.......85.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............205.........169.......36 lotzasunshine......270............265.5.......180.......85.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............163.........125.......38

NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO 1000words..........220............210............210...........0 annjones...........277............264............267...........3 AuntieGG...........286............278............270...........8 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Bandana............165............165............160...........5 Barb12590..........185............180............175...........5 Bea1128............190.5..........186............180...........6 Bonnielass.........168............162............159...........3 Brandy.............198............189............190...........1 Bunkey.............165............165............160...........5 Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10 crzytchr...........250............243............240...........3 CubsGirl...........150............141............140...........1 Cutiew/booty.......224............216............212...........4 Fordgal88..........274............208............198..........10 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............218.4..........215.........3.4 Jodi_620...........160............154............148...........6 karebare714........283............272............265...........7 kikival315.........219.5..........215............210...........5 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............242.4..........239.........3.4 LisaLef............270............238............235...........5 littlefroggy.......211............205............195..........10 Long2BThin.........216............205............205...........0 Loveislovely.......223............208............208...........0 ltgordon...........264............255............250..........5 Mair...............231............225............220...........5 Mamanmidwife.......264............258............250...........8 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........265............260...........5 Puddin499..........255............255............250...........5 pvtash61...........223............223............219...........4 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12 Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 skyjoe.............322.4..........312.2..........289.4......22.8 Tabithan...........246............238............236...........2 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............198............193...........9 wowox7.............173............163............163...........0

Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........214.0.......150.......64.0 Babe...............308............300.2.......199.......101.2 Bellaperdente......196............193.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............194.........166.......26 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............183.........160.......23 Donna113...........183............179.........126.......53 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............402.........300.......102 GratefulHeart......226............215.........135.......80 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............220.4.......160.......60.4 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............235.4.......150.......85.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............205.........169.......36 lotzasunshine......270............265.5.......180.......85.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............168.........125.......43

katie! ive seen your before and after pics before, but never together like this.... you are incredible!!! congrats on the tummy tuck.... i mean, i man, i hope i don't need one, but im lying to myself because i can already tell that i do. and i act all tough but that surgery truly scares the crap out of me. p.s. i will totally excuse your vag, thanks for being brave enough to flash all of us complete strangers and be a guinea pig for us, because we really are curious to see how someone our age goes through everything. you are -- seriously -- awesome, but i'm sure you know that. congrats again!

I know, sooo cheesy! I get so embarrassed when I see one of those billboards, but I also get embarrassed when I am with friends (who don't know I have the band) and a LB commercial comes on TV or we are walking through the mall and walk past the lapband KIOSK (yes-- like next to the kiosks that sell cheap sunglasses or push you to try their lotion!).... I think it's great that it gets the word out there, gets people to start researching it on their own later (I mean, I first found out about it a few years ago after a newspaper advertisement), but I guess I have a paranoia that all of a sudden, my friends will start talking about it. A commercial came on before I got the band (but after I had been to the info session and decided on having surgery) and my roommates started talking about it, saying the people on the commercial didnt even look that overweight and that they think it is the "easy way out"...... needless to say, I STILL haven't told them about it. It was hard the first month after surgery!!! But now its not a problem at all. It's crazy how little people notice the things closest to them...

i dont have any more gas post surgery than i did pre-surgery, but i kind of have this problem (blessing?) that i never really fart, ever. i do burp a lot more though. not loud belches, just silent burps, if that makes any sense to you.