skyeblu79

I am glad to see that none of us said that we have given up on the band. It looks like most of us are still in the fight. I have had some bumps along the way, but I am still slowly losing. Right now I just feel really thankful. The weight hasn't come off as quickly as I thought it would, but I haven't been this weight since I graduated from high school in 1997. I guess my next goal is my middle school weight, lol. I don't even remember getting over 300 lbs and right now it feels really good to be in the 200's. I am looking forward to the 100's. I am hopeful and optimistic. I am really trying to work on making some additional changes this year and losing some more of this weight. I am about half way to my goal. I am looking forward to losing this second half.

In case anyone else is interested I did find a website about Diabetes walk-a-thons. Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes: Step Out to Fight Diabetes Too bad the one in my area was this past September.

Hi all, I am trying to find out the easiest way to find out about Walk-a-thons. I am specifically looking for walk-a-thons for Sarcoidosis and Diabetes in my area (or state). There are others I would definitely do as well, I really want to do causes that either affect my family and friends. I thought this would be a good way to help a cause and get exercise in as well. I tried doing a search online, but didn't find anything for Sarcoidosis. I am going to try and find Diabetes. Thanks!!

Hi, I am just wondering if anyone knows if Dr. Moran does adjustments for patients that weren't banded by him. Also, does he use fluro for his adjustments? I am going to call tomorrow, but would like to know if someone knows right off. Thanks!!

I got some from costco. One weekend they had a sample out. It was the granulated kind. They had a bundle pack with the individualized packs and a pouring container. It's okay. I like splenda better. It seems like the ZSweet tasted better in the store. They had it served with fresh blueberries. It you need a granulated sweetner, it's decent.

I called Dr. Enoch's office prior to my surgery to set up for aftercare. I didn't have a good experience. I went 3 times and he could never find my port, so it put me way behind on my fills. I won't go into all of it now, but I wrote posts about my experience last year. I think he would have been fine if he did the fills under fluro.

Where do you get this? I don't recall ever seeing it. I did a search for it and nothing came up. Thanks!!

I love Ethnic foods. I can pretty much eat anything besides fried rice. The only fried rice that doesn't get stuck is P.F. Chang. I can eat Jasmine Rice, but brown rice doesn't do good on the norm. Mexican, Italian, Jamaican, Japanese, etc. all do fine. It would probably be good if some of it didn't work.

Thanks for all the posts. I know I am getting a dog for sure, but I am still in the deciding phase. I have been looking a lot online and I am considering a mix like a Cockapoo, Maltipoo, Yorkiepoo, Westipoo, etc. I like a lot of the poodle mix dogs. I have been checking Petfinder and I have seen some really cute dogs. Most of the ones that I really like are too far away.

Jblotner, that's a good idea. I am going to keep checking the rescues also. I forgot about them. I wish there was a site to find out about different ones in my area. I know there is a beagle rescue about 25 minutes from here and a Yorkie rescue about 1 1/2 from here.

This may have already been asked, but has anyone tried their meal plan? They mentioned it on the last episode and I went on their website to check today. I don't think I would try it, but it sounds pretty okay. It sounds like a Nutra System type plan.

I love Golden Retrievers too!! I guess I pretty much love all dogs. I have wondered about how far little dogs can walk too. I asked one of my friends about that and she said her dog doesn't have a problem with keeping up. I guess it could depend on the dog too. Thanks for posting!! I was reading earlier on a dog message board where someone said there dog didn't like walking at all. I am hoping I won't end up with dog that doesn't want to go for walks. I have never heard of that before. On

I had a hard time when I tried to initially get my first fill. I went about 7 weeks out of surgery and he could never assess my port. It took me a while to find someone else and they got it on the first time under fluro. I had such a bad experience initially that I don't ever want to try a fill again without fluro.

Your dog is adorable. I wondered about what I will do with the dog during the day once I move. I considered doggie daycare, but they might be out of my price range. i almost got a year old Shihpoo a couple weeks ago, but the owners backed out at the last minute. They hadn't told their child who begged them to keep him. :biggrin: They actually crated him during the day and he was okay.

I did something like Curves here called the Women's Fitness Express or something like that. It was okay the first few times, but after that I was bored. Some people wouldn't change stations and that was annoying to me. I paid for a few weeks to try it out and didn't go back. I think I would have liked it more if the circuit was in addition to other stuff. They just had one treadmill, hula hoops, balls, jump ropes, etc. Aquafit sounds fun. I am going to look it up and see if we have anything like it here. My best friend just started Water classes at the YMCA and she really loves it. I told her I would come with her one day to try it, but I really don't want to join the Y again. I am looking for something I can enjoy. I am thinking of taking boxing classes. We have something here calling Boxing 2 Be Fit that I keep hearing about.