julie.ann

That is awesome! Great job! You are an inspiration!!

April 1st Challenge Minidriver ------(Goal -10lbs) -4.5,+6.5, , , , , Lap_dancer-----(Goal -33lbs) 0.0,+4.5, , , , , Deboregon -----(Goal -15lbs) -2.6,-3.4, , , , , :wink: Julie.Ann -------(Goal -19lbs) -4.9,-1.9, , , , , PrtyAntOvrYt---(Goal -30lbs) -4.2, , , , , , BellaPerdente--(Goal -12lbs) 0.0,-3.0, , , , , Lotzasunshine--(Goal -12lbs)+1.5,0.0, , , , , Jmegirl----------(Goal -15lbs) -2.6,-2.4, , , , , KaleighsMommy-(Goal -10lbs) ,-0.4, , , , , BikiniBeachy-----(Goal -12lbs) ,. , , , , ,

April 1st Challenge Minidriver ------(Goal -10lbs) -4.5, , , , , , Lap_dancer-----(Goal -33lbs) 0.0,.., , , , , Deboregon -----(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , , Julie.Ann -------(Goal -19lbs) -4.9, -1.9, , , , , PrtyAntOvrYt---(Goal -30lbs) -4.2, , , , , , BellaPerdente--(Goal -12lbs) 0.0,. , , , , , Lotzasunshine--(Goal -12lbs)+1.5,, , , , , Jmegirl----------(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , , KaleighsMommy-(Goal -10lbs) ,. , , , , , BikiniBeachy-----(Goal -12lbs) ,. , , , , , I have a loss of 1.9 I usually average 3 lbs a week so I should have expected a small number after last weeks big one. Good luck to everyone!

I think you might be tight, but some people are much tighter in the morning and by noon it gets better. You also may have some swelling. Warm liquids is a good idea. See how you are feeling later today or tomorrow. Things may settle down for you. If not then I would give your doctor a call for a small unfil.

Okay, Put me down for -2.0 lbs this week. I made some bad food choices last weekend and I guess my body has to catchup sometime. I lost Saturday, stayed the same on Sunday. :redface:I gained Monday and Tuesday. Lost the other 3 days. I know, please don't lecture me. I should be happy. I get a fill in one week. I want to hit -75 by then. I am happy. I my brain still can't quite wrap itself around the fact that I only weigh 212.7. Good luck to all this week!

When it got the worst ever in my shoulders it helped me to lay flat on the floor. I don't know why, but it helped. Will gas-X help. Some say yes, some say no. I took it. I don't know if it helped, but at least I had something to try. Good luck. It will get better.

I share an office with someone that has had bypass. She lost a lot of weight fast, but 3 1/2 years later she has already started to put the weight back on and has to diet like before the surgery. I bet if she had the option to get the lap band she would. In 3 1/2 years if I need an adjustment I can get one. I am happy with the choice I made.

April 1st Challenge Minidriver ------(Goal -10lbs) -4.5, , , , , , Lap_dancer-----(Goal -33lbs) 0.0,.., , , , , Deboregon -----(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , , Julie.Ann -------(Goal -19lbs) -4.9, , , , , , PrtyAntOvrYt---(Goal -30lbs) -4.2, , , , , , BellaPerdente--(Goal -12lbs) 0.0,. , , , , , Lotzasunshine--(Goal -12lbs)+1.5,, , , , , Jmegirl----------(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , , KaleighsMommy-(Goal -10lbs) ,. , , , , , BikiniBeachy-----(Goal -12lbs) ,. , , , , , We kept the weigh in on Saturday. The last one will be a short one since our challenge is over on April 1st.

I was told NO STRAWS. I bought a case of bottled water for the trip.

I can't believe you didn't put your scale on your list? What kind of President of the SWA are you? You should be ashamed of yourself! Just for that you are required to drink 3 glasses of water and weigh yourself dirrectly before bedtime! *hehe* That is probablly what I packed....I went on a 7 hr road trip and spent a couple of nights in the hotel. I took hardly anything to the hospital, but I was only there about 5 hours.

Wow Sarah, You are doing great! I can't wait to get to Onderland!!!

I have one that I keep track of my weight and then what I would weigh if I lost 2 lbs a week and 3 lbs a week. Then that graphs. I also keep track of when I 10%, 20%, 30% etc.... and what that weight is or will be and the date I reach it. I also keep track of what I weigh each month on my bandiversary and how much I have lost each month. Whew! I think that I might need to make it to the OCD portion of the meeting!

I love the agenda. BG you are SO FUNNY!!!! I too graph. I have 3 different excel spreadsheets. I LOVE them!!! I just can't get enough! I think that SWA may need their own forum! Oh, We need to have our meetings early in the morning after we have gone to the bathroom and before we shower. It goes without saying that we will wear the SAME clothes too because we don't don't want that to influence the scale!!! I weigh on the Wii so I am in the living room....to keep my kids out of intense therapy I don't weigh myself naked. (But I do wear the same cloths every day!)

Thanks NFaith! Everyone seems to be doing great. You too! There are several people that we haven't heard from for a while I'd love to know how everyone is!

April 1st Challenge Minidriver ------(Goal -10lbs) -4.5, , , , , , Lap_dancer-----(Goal -33lbs) , ..., , , , , Deboregon -----(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , , Julie.Ann -------(Goal -19lbs) -4.9, , , , , , PrtyAntOvrYt---(Goal -30lbs) -4.2, , , , , , BellaPerdente--(Goal -12lbs) 0.0,. , , , , , Lotzasunshine--(Goal -12lbs) , .., , , , , Jmegirl----------(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , , KaleighsMommy-(Goal -10lbs) ,. , , , , , BikiniBeachy-----(Goal -12lbs) ,. , , , , ,

Just wondering out of all of you that decided to keep this journey a secret from MOST people how many have stuck to that? My hubby, friend and doctor know aned that is it. Anyone else still keeping it a secret?

BG-- I don't think that weighing DAILY makes you a you a scale whore because if you are then I am. I have heard of people weighing after going to the bathroom, after each meal, everytime they pass the bathroom. That just takes it to a another level. I do it daily for motivation. What did I do right? What should I do different? You keep weighing every day.....you are in good company!

April 1st Challenge Minidriver ------(Goal -10lbs) -4.5, , , , , , Lap_dancer-----(Goal -33lbs) , ..., , , , , Deboregon -----(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , , Julie.Ann -------(Goal -19lbs) -4.9, , , , , , PrtyAntOvrYt---(Goal -30lbs) -4.2, , , , , , BellaPerdente--(Goal -12lbs) 0.0,. , , , , , Lotzasunshine--(Goal -12lbs) , .., , , , , Jmegirl----------(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , , KaleighsMommy-(Goal -10lbs) ,. , , , , ,

Good luck! Welcome to Bandlandia!

This is so true. Last night I ate thin crust pizza. It was a splurge for me. I used to call it a cheat, but I didn't cheat. Eating something off my plan like pizza once in a long while is okay. I used to use this as a reason to stop eating healthy. I failed. It was that perfect or nothing. In years past I would have packed it in last night and ate a desert and maybe even more pizza. Luckily the band won't let you eat a whole pizza in one setting! Since I have made this a lifestyle change I know that today is a new day and today is the day to eat healthy and make good choices. Yesterday is in the past and I'm not a bad person because I ate something less healthy than what I usually eat.

Naw...that can't be right. I have kept track every week. I did lose 8 lbs the first week after banding and 14 lbs the two weeks before. Otherwise it has averaged about 3 lbs a week I think. That is usually my goal for the week.

Well BG 14 lbs was post-op weight loss. But my highest weight I saw on the scale was 285.5 on October 10th (I think) and it is just over 4 months past that. Overall I just can't complain!!! Thanks KLynch. I think that even when you plateau you have to be positive or else you will get caught up in that negative trap and then I would want to feed the beast! (The beast is OBESITY and HEAD HUNGER!)

Jmegirl - thanks I forgot. By the time we are done with this everyone will be ready for me to retire from keep score! :tt2: Hey that is great about your weight loss jaime. Are you noticing alot of difference with your meals? Everyone is doing great. Thanks for posting your progress. We are only missing 2 for the week so far! Bella - don't be too hard on yourself. It is a process. Sometimes your body just has to catch up.

April 1st Challenge Minidriver ------(Goal -10lbs) -4.5, , , , , , Lap_dancer-----(Goal -33lbs) , , , , , , Deboregon -----(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , , Julie.Ann -------(Goal -19lbs) -4.9, , , , , , PrtyAntOvrYt---(Goal -30lbs) -4.2, , , , , , BellaPerdente--(Goal -12lbs) 0.0, , , , , , Lotzasunshine-(Goal -12lbs) , , , , , , Jmegirl----------(Goal -15lbs) -2.6, , , , , ,

2-21-09 I weigh 213.8 and just in case you didn't notice that puts a bigger number on the left side of my ticker than the right! I AM OVER HALF WAY TO GOAL and I have lost 50% of my excess body weight! YEAH! I am almost 4 months post-op. I love my band! I hope to be in onderland by April 1 and hit the -100 pounds by my 35th birthday in June!!!! Thank you guys for you great support. I thought I needed a fill. Starting to look for food again between meals. Well my hubby broke his foot and will be off of work for a month (surgery yesterday to put a screw in his foot where he broke it) so I don't think I can afford a trip to Denver. What I noticed picking up a few days a clinic for my practicum is that I didn't get hungry between meals. I think I have been fighting that very conniving enemy called head hunger. I'm usually quick to pick up on it, but I think it was sneaking up on me and that's what the problem has been. I thought I was very wise to head hunger but sometimes it is so hard to tell the difference. So I might not get a fill soon, but I think I will be ok with that. I'll have to see closer to the time if I have any money to go. I am supposed to go two weeks from tomorrow. So we were sitting the doctor’s office yesterday morning waiting for orders to go the hospital for hubby’s surgery. I was sitting there and comfortably crossed my legs. That is has been such a big deal for me. I told hubby look! This is comfortable! I used to not be able to do this. He winked at me and said that getting me to cross my legs was the opposite goal he had for me. He’s so funny sometimes! I told my doctor the following yesterday: Here is an arithmatic lesson. It doesn't look right, but I've found that if you check it....it does equal out the way it is written. 4 months post-op (almost) - 71 lbs = 50% excess body weight = 1/2 way to goal of healthy BMI I may not get down that low, but I hope to be close. Healthy is my goal. I thought I was needing a fill, but with hubby off work I don't think I can afford a trip to Denver besides I noticed the last two days working at the clinic that I wasn't really hungry between meals. I think I have been struggling with head hunger which can be MUCH WORSE than real hunger. But I have to be honest I have been really lucky in my results so far and getting restriction so early. I don't think my results are rare at all, but I bet I am in the top percentage of weight lost so..... um...I guess the word I'm looking for is...... easily? Not to say it hasn't been work. I started spinning class again on Wednesday. My butt is still sore! I read an article that said that a successfull band patient is one that loses 50% of their excess body weight and keeps it off indeffinately. I just need to keep it off. I'm already successful. I think losing any more than another 50 lbs is just gravy. My band’s name is Band Jovi…:thumbup:...I’m a huge fan!