♥Amy♥

Hi all!

I'm in Yaphank and was banded on March 24th 1020 in Riverhead by Dr. Paayal Mehta. I have lost about 74lbs so far. I love my surgeon and my band! :huh2:

:blushing: This sucks!!

Name********Starting****Current****Goal***ToGo

Adjua....................347...............317...........240......... ....77

Amy.....................289..............215............160........55

Angie64.................270................270...........210....... ......60

Astrasmom.............254................254...........170............ . .84

Babe.....................265................265...........199.... ..........66

Band_Groupie.........172.5..............157.5..........0-148........0-9.5

BetsyB..................226.6..............206.8.........109...... ......97.8

BigMomma..............209................209...........135............ . .74

Bklynike.................258...............258...........150......... . .108

BobbieND...............224...............207...........150..... .......57

Bree99..................259...............234...........155..... .......83

Brigette................198................198............150.... ........48

Bristlecone............157................145............130....... .....15

crzytchr................217................210............180..... ... ...30

Dana36.................233...............229.............160....... .....69

daqui26.................274...............274..............200....... ....74

DDGALARZ..............185...............183............150............ .35

destined4thinness..215.5.............215.5...........150.............6 5 5

Diamondgirl81........317...............270..............225........... . 45

ericanda1973.........198.5............198.5...........130.......... ..68.5

Fourme.................189...............168.............145.......... . ..23

Healthy-me-in-Az...242................183.6..........139.............44.6

HummingBird..........204...............159.............150............ .9

jenibeni.................224...............188.............165........ ....23

Jennih...................232...............232.............130.... .......102

Jeni 85..................185..............192..............150............. 35

KDEE....................240................240.............150...... ......90

kyleegirl01.............245................194.............160...... ......34

Lady LAP...............217................217.............125...... ......95

Lisa65...................174.5............165..............145..... .......20!

Liz........................193.4............174..............155...... ......19!

lotzasunshine..........271..............269.6............225.......... ...46

MaggieGT..............238...............236..............208.......... .. 30

newdicarlo.............187...............174..............135...... .. ...39

Northernmist..........289...............265..............175.......... . ..90

ol55andahalf..........184...............184..............144...... .......40

Peggy1.................308...............308..............225......... .. ..83

RandaPanda...........194...............161..............150........ ....11

RAYNE913.............234...............210..............160....... ......50

RobinAnn.............232.4.............177.8.............154...... ....23.8

scoutmama...........270...............270...............180........ ....90

shadst8................333...............291.2.............233........ ....58.2

skinny31................261...............224..............182..... .......42

SNDYCNRD.............207...............194.5............150........... 44.5

sueinne.................220................227.............180.... ........47

swjtlongdrive..........242................217.............179......... ....38

Tabithan................244...............234..............190....... .....44

TARASGIRL.............305...............253..............225....... .....28

tdtucker................256...............256...............160...... . ....96

Teacher2010..........192...............174...............150...... . ....24

Tealeaves..............305...............289...............150...... . ...139

TeriLu....................215...............212...............150.. .... .....62

TIGGER71G............224...............224................130....... .....94

Tinksmom..............256................213................145....... .....43

unshackled............277...............277................180....... .....97

Valerie.................190................190................150... . .......40

wonderwoman2009 175...............175................160..............15

BTW those of you doing this on a treadmill what speeds are using? I mean for the brisk walk and then the jog?

I fluctuate between 3.5 and 4.0 for the walking and between 5.0 and 5.5 for running. I will be running my 3rd 5k on Halloween. Can't wait! I'm still only on week 3 of c25k. I got to week 4 day 2 but couldnt get past it and then I got sick and I didnt run for almost 2 weeks so I decided to go back a week. Yesterday, on my own, I ran for 10 minutes at 5.3 without stopping! :smile:

Adjua....................347...............337...........240......... ....97

Amy......................289................220.4..........160........ 60.4

Angie64.................270................270...........210....... ......60

Astrasmom.............254................254...........170............ . .84

Babe.....................265................265...........199.... ..........66

Band_Groupie.........172.5..............157.5..........0-148........0-9.5

BetsyB..................226.6..............206.8.........109...... ......97.8

BigMomma..............209................209...........135............ . .74

Bklynike.................258...............258...........150......... . .108

BobbieND...............224...............207...........150..... .......57

Bree99..................259...............234...........155..... .......83

Brigette................198................198............150.... ........48

Bristlecone............157................145............130....... .....15

crzytchr................217................217............180..... ... ...37

Dana36.................233...............229.............160....... .....69

daqui26.................274...............274..............200....... ....74

DDGALARZ..............185...............183............150............ .35

destined4thinness..215.5.............215.5...........150.............6 5 5

Diamondgirl81........317...............270..............225........... . 45

ericanda1973.........198.5............198.5...........130.......... ..68.5

Fourme.................189...............168.............145.......... . ..23

Healthy-me-in-Az...242................183.6..........139.............44.6

HummingBird..........204...............161.............150............ .11

jenibeni.................224...............188.............165........ ....23

Jennih...................232...............232.............130.... .......102

Jeni 85..................185..............192..............150............. 35

KDEE....................240................240.............150...... ......90

kyleegirl01.............245................194.............160...... ......34

Lady LAP...............217................217.............125...... ......95

Lisa65...................174.5............165..............145..... .......20!

Liz........................193.4............174..............155...... ......19!

lotzasunshine..........271..............269.6............225.......... ...46

MaggieGT..............238...............236..............208.......... .. 30

newdicarlo.............187...............174..............135...... .. ...39

Northernmist..........289...............265..............175.......... . ..90

ol55andahalf..........184...............184..............144...... .......40

Peggy1.................308...............308..............225......... .. ..83

RandaPanda...........194...............161..............150........ ....11

RAYNE913.............234...............210..............160....... ......50

RobinAnn.............232.4.............185.4.............154...... ....31.4

scoutmama...........270...............270...............180........ ....90

shadst8................333...............291.2.............233........ ....58.2

skinny31................261...............236..............182..... .......54

SNDYCNRD.............207...............194.5............150........... 44.5

sueinne.................220................227.............180.... ........47

swjtlongdrive..........242................217.............179......... ....38

Tabithan................244...............234..............190....... .....44

TARASGIRL.............305...............259..............225....... .....34

tdtucker................256...............256...............160...... . ....96

Teacher2010..........192...............174...............150...... . ....24

Tealeaves..............305...............289...............150...... . ...139

TeriLu....................215...............212...............150.. .... .....62

TIGGER71G............224...............224................130....... .....94

Tinksmom..............256................213................145....... .....43

unshackled............277...............277................180....... .....97

Valerie.................190................190................150... . .......40

wonderwoman2009 175...............175................160..............15

Slowly but surely I'm recovering and feeling better....stronger every day. I think my body is wiped out still from being so sick, but I'm making progress and my strength is coming back. I actually walked two miles today with daughter, felt great to get outdoors. No need to worry...Doc said I could walk walk walk :drool: but I'm still on liquids for another 5 weeks.

Thank you everyone for your continued support...Your all Amazing!!!

So they repaired your band? They didnt remove it? Ive always thought that they couldnt just repair it. That once it slipped it had to be removed and if a new band was to be placed it would have to wait a little while. I'm sorry your band slipped but happy for you that you didn't have to lose it, also!

Either way, I think that sex is sort of like pizza. Even when it's bad, it's still pretty good. LOL!

I wish I agreed with that. I've had some pretty bad pizza AND sex. :smile:

kevin james is such a cutie lol

Oh HELL yeah! Love him!

I did week 4 Day 1 last night and it wasnt tough but not as tough as I thought it would be. In week 4 your start out with the usual 5 minute warm-up. Then you run for 3 minutes and walk for a minute and a half. Then you run for 5 minutes and then walk for 2 and a half minutes, run for 3 walk for 1:30, run for 5 then a 5 minute cool-down for a total of 31:30 minutes.

I did my second 5k this past sunday and although my time was 28 seconds slower than my 1st 5k I am still very proud of myself. During my first 5k I had two of my friends and my sister running along side me, pushing me and cheering me on. This time I had my husband (who has never run in his life, except for maybe when they made him in gym class in high school and who also NEVER exercises and could have beat the pants off of me anyway :thumbdown: :thumbdown:) running along side me but I told him not to say much because he kept asking me if I was "OK" :rolleyes2: :thumbdown: and it got on my nerves quick! So I was the only one pushing me. And as we all know, when we don't have anyone pushing us besides ourselves it's so much easier to slow down or just walk.

Don't get me wrong. I totally love my husband for being there for me and running with me but he's not good with the motivational words so it's best if he keeps the talking to a minimum when he's running with me. :thumbup:

I'm running my 3rd 5k on October 2nd! :thumbdown:

Doing another 5k on Sunday :thumbup:

I completed my first 5k on Saturday even though I'm only on week 3. I didn't do terribly. First of all, I finished and to me that's a feat in itself! My pace was 13:44 and I finished at 42:44. Last night I went to complete week 3 day 2 and during the second three minute run, about a minute and a half into it, I had to slow down. I'm still sore from Saturday. :thumbup:

I guess I was overly optimistic. I missed my goal by 5.1lbs :thumbup: Oh well...the inches are falling away so I'm still feeling good about my progress.

Tonight I start week 2 day one of c25k. I can't wait! I was never a runner and I thought I would always hate it but I'm starting to like it and I can't wait till I can run for long periods at a time. It feels good!

One question I got for the new walkers/runners, I have a bit of a panni and I noticed last night while jogging that the bouncing of it caused some extreme lower stomach pain during and after exercise, almost felt like I had pulled a muscle (didnt know fat could have muscles lol). Anyway how do any others with a bit of a panni compensate? I have some compression shorts I am gonna try but a idea that came to me while I was sleeping was to take a roll or 2 of Ace bandage and wrap up before the run, has anyone tried this?

You could try maybe one of these abdominal support belts?

Amazon.com: Gabrialla Breathable Elastic Abdominal binder for Men, 12" wide: Health & Personal Care

Adjua....................347...............337...........240......... ....97

Amy......................289................226.5..........160........ 66.5

Angie64.................270................270...........210....... ......60

Astrasmom.............254................254...........170............ . .84

Babe.....................265................265...........199.... ..........66

Band_Groupie.........172.5..............157.5..........0-148........0-9.5

BetsyB..................226.6..............206.8.........109...... ......97.8

BigMomma..............209................209...........135............ . .74

Bklynike.................258...............258...........150......... . .108

BobbieND...............224...............207...........150..... .......57

Bree99..................259...............234...........155..... .......83

Brigette................198................198............150.... ........48

Bristlecone............157................157............130....... .....27

crzytchr................217................217............180..... ... ...37

Dana36.................233...............229.............160....... .....69

daqui26.................274...............274..............200....... ....74

DDGALARZ..............185...............183............150............ .35

destined4thinness..215.5.............215.5...........150.............6 5 5

Diamondgirl81........317...............270..............225........... . 45

ericanda1973.........198.5............198.5...........130.......... ..68.5

Fourme.................189...............168.............145.......... . ..23

Healthy-me-in-Az...242................183.6..........139.............44.6

HummingBird..........204...............164.............150............ .14

jenibeni.................224...............188.............165........ ....23

Jennih...................232...............232.............130.... .......102

Jeni 85..................185..............192..............150............. 35

KDEE....................240................240.............150...... ......90

kyleegirl01.............245................194.............160...... ......34

Lady LAP...............217................217.............125...... ......95

Lisa65...................174.5............165..............145..... .......20!

Liz........................193.4............174..............155...... ......19!

lotzasunshine..........271..............270.4............225.......... ...46

MaggieGT..............238...............236..............208.......... .. 30

newdicarlo.............187...............174..............135...... .. ...39

Northernmist..........289...............265..............175.......... . ..90

ol55andahalf..........184...............184..............144...... .......40

Peggy1.................308...............308..............225......... .. ..83

RandaPanda...........194...............161..............150........ ....11

RAYNE913.............234...............210..............160....... ......50

RobinAnn.............232.4.............185.4.............154...... ....31.4

scoutmama...........270...............270...............180........ ....90

shadst8................333...............291.2.............233........ ....58.2

skinny31................261...............236..............182..... .......54

SNDYCNRD.............207...............194.5............150........... 44.5

sueinne.................220................226.............180.... ........46

swjtlongdrive..........242................217.............179......... ....38

Tabithan................244...............234..............190....... .....44

TARASGIRL.............305...............259..............225....... .....34

tdtucker................256...............256...............160...... . ....96

Teacher2010..........192...............174...............150...... . ....24

Tealeaves..............305...............289...............150...... . ...139

TeriLu....................215...............212...............150.. .... .....62

TIGGER71G............224...............224................130....... .....94

Tinksmom..............256................213................145....... .....43

unshackled............277...............277................180....... .....97

Valerie.................190................190................150... . .......40

wonderwoman2009 175...............175................160..............15

Hey everyone! I just got an iPhone 4 and was looking for the bodybugg app on the apex website. Why did I think there was one that synce with the iphone to tell you your calories burned throughout the day? Was I wrong? Is it just to keep track of calories consumed? And where on the site is it? I could have sworn that I've seen it on the before but of course now that I have an iPhone I can't find it!

Definitely sounds like an over-fill to me. Make sure you both call your docs ASAP. You don't want to become dehydrated.

Wellbutrin :biggrin: But I quit 2 1/2 years before my surgery

She's a psychologist...not a surgeon or a nutritionist. Most of the people she sees for this, I would think, are all pre-op so she obviously doesn't know what she's talking about.

She should stick to what she knows best. I figured I need to lose, all together, about 144 lbs to get to a healthy BMI. I've already lost 62lbs, still losing and I'm planning on getting every last pound of that 144lbs off!

I'm sorry you have to go through this! You're in my thoughts and prayers! :thumbup:

I counted calories and walked A LOT! I stayed below 1000 calories a day.

Adjua....................347...............337...........240......... ....97

Amy......................289................228.3..........160........ 68.3

Angie64.................270................270...........210....... ......60

Astrasmom.............254................254...........170............ . .84

Babe.....................265................265...........199.... ..........66

Band_Groupie.........172.5..............157.5..........0-148........0-9.5

BetsyB..................226.6..............206.8.........109...... ......97.8

BigMomma..............209................209...........135............ . .74

Bklynike.................258...............258...........150......... . .108

BobbieND...............224...............207...........150..... .......57

Bree99..................259...............234...........155..... .......83

Brigette................198................198............150.... ........48

Bristlecone............157................157............130....... .....27

crzytchr................217................217............180..... ... ...37

Dana36.................233...............229.............160....... .....69

daqui26.................274...............274..............200....... ....74

DDGALARZ..............185...............183............150............ .35

destined4thinness..215.5.............215.5...........150.............6 5 5

Diamondgirl81........317...............270..............225........... . 45

ericanda1973.........198.5............198.5...........130.......... ..68.5

Fourme.................189...............168.............145.......... . ..23

Healthy-me-in-Az...242................183.6..........139.............44.6

HummingBird..........204...............164.............150............ .14

jenibeni.................224...............188.............165........ ....23

Jennih...................232...............232.............130.... .......102

Jeni 85..................185..............192..............150............. 35

KDEE....................240................240.............150...... ......90

kyleegirl01.............245................194.............160...... ......34

Lady LAP...............217................217.............125...... ......95

Lisa65...................174.5............165..............145..... .......20!

Liz........................193.4............174..............155...... ......19!

lotzasunshine..........271..............270.4............225.......... ...46

MaggieGT..............238...............236..............208.......... .. 30

newdicarlo.............187...............174..............135...... .. ...39

Northernmist..........289...............265..............175.......... . ..90

ol55andahalf..........184...............184..............144...... .......40

Peggy1.................308...............308..............225......... .. ..83

RandaPanda...........194...............162..............150........ ....12

RAYNE913.............234...............210..............160....... ......50

RobinAnn.............232.4.............187.2.............160...... ....27.2

scoutmama...........270...............270...............180........ ....90

shadst8................333...............291.2.............233........ ....58.2

skinny31................261...............236..............182..... .......54

SNDYCNRD.............207...............194.5............150........... 44.5

sueinne.................220................226.............180.... ........46

swjtlongdrive..........242................217.............179......... ....38

Tabithan................244...............234..............190....... .....44

TARASGIRL.............305...............259..............225....... .....34

tdtucker................256...............256...............160...... . ....96

Teacher2010..........192...............174...............150...... . ....24

Tealeaves..............305...............289...............150...... . ...139

TeriLu....................215...............212...............150.. .... .....62

TIGGER71G............224...............224................130....... .....94

Tinksmom..............256................213................145....... .....43

unshackled............277...............277................180....... .....97

Valerie.................190................190................150... . .......40

wonderwoman2009 175...............175................160..............15

Wow! You just described me to a *T*!

From one Amy to another...thank you! Thank you for sharing your inspiring story! Thanks for giving us all hope! And congrats on your achievement. You look amazing!

Awesome! Keep up the good work!

I'm a Yankee fan also, btw

Congrats Leigha!! Lots of luck!

I'm hoping to run a 1/2 marathon next Feb (of 2012) in Disney World. It's the Princess 1/2 marathon. I thought it would be cool if that were my 1st marathon since I'm such a huge Disney World freak :thumbup: The only thing that will stop me is if I'm pregnant (of course) or if I have given birth shortly before.

That's so awesome! Congrats! You must be so proud of yourself!

I would love to do a 1/2 marathon. I actually want to run the Princess 1/2 marathon in Disney, not this coming February but next. I think I can do it :w00t: You've inspired me! Thanks!