daqui26

congrats.....its a great feeling

i agree with dsimms....plan a getaway even if its only for a few hours.

stacy i agree with you all the way.

lizabeth you are so close, keep it going

rd77 congrats to you. thats 2 successes at the same time.

congrats to you that is so awesome. its so much fun to be able to clown around with the kids and not worry about anything. i played volleyball yesterday and was actually running to get to the ball. have not played VB that hard since high school. im loving it!!!

great advice....im taking my first cruise in may so i needed this.

congrats all, i will be joining this club soon

xavier yes its a great feeling, i know im so close. in the past i never would have bought jeans in advance. these were on clearance so i figured why pass up a good deal. i enjoy clothes shopping again,yea!

prev weight 274 curr weight 272 im happy to see this loss b/c i had gained 6lbs and was back at 280. im glad i got my head together and im back to being a loser.

this is a great thread, i hate always thinking about the scale. i bought 2 pairs of 20s while i was a 26. i hope to be in them this month, im in a 22 now and they are getting a bit baggy. i can put the 20s on but can't button/zip. im looking forward to getting in them.

hi. just signed up my goal is 17lbs. good luck all!!!

have not yet but i think its cool and will think about one that fits

just added myself to the challenge Name***********Starting****Current******Goal******ToGo Adjua.....................347...............337...........240.............97 Astrasmom.............254...............254...........170..............84 Babe......................265...............265...........199.... .........66 Band_Groupie........172.5............167.5..........158..............9 .5 BetsyB..................226.6.............221.6.........109...... ......112.6 BobbieND..............224...............221.6..........175..... ........49 Brigette.................198...............198.............150.... ........48 crzytchr.................217...............217..............180.... ... ....37 DANA36.................233...............233..............160...... .....73 daqui26.................274...............274..............200...... .....74 destined4thinness...215.5.............215.5..........150............65 .5 ericanda1973..........198.5............198.5...........130......... ...68.5 HummingBird..........204...............199..............150........ ....49 jenibeni.................224...............221.5............165....... .....57.5 Jennih...................232................232..............130.... .......102 KDEE....................240................240...............150...... ......90 Lisa65...................174.5............168...............145..... ......23 Liz........................193.4............193.4............155...... ......39.4 lotzasunshine.........247...............246...............175........ ...71 newdicarlo.............187...............184................135...... . ...49 ol55andahalf..........184...............184................144...... ......40 RandaPanda...........194...............189................150........ ....39 scoutmama............270................270...............180........ ....90 skinny31................261................261................185..... .......76 SNDYCNRD.............207...............204................140......... ...64 TARASGIRL.............305...............302................225........ ....77 TeriLu....................215...............215................150.. .... ......65 TIGGER71G............224...............224................130....... ......94 Tabithan...............244...............234................190....... ......44 unshackled............277...............277................180....... ......97 Valerie.................190................190..................150... . .......40

prev weight 276 curr weight 274

hi waco people i have not posted here in a long time but i wanted to get back started for the local support.

pw-278, cw 276 its been awhile since i posted and im glad i finally have a loss.

denise i know you only watched a few BL episodes but since i have been watching i know they have had to people on there that had gastric bypass so i guess they do overlook it. both people that i saw stated it in the beginning though. with that said i did join and other than the guidelines of the contest the only rule is that you don't starve yoursef just to win. the same lady has won the last 3 contests by losing 35-40 pounds over a 12 week period,i might need pointers from her. please keep the posts coming it's really interesting to see what you all think.

ymjackson- you are funny. honestly i didn't think about the prize money and i still haven't. i have been on here and other boards trying to get a support ggroup going in my area with no luck. where i had my surgery has support groups but i dont want to make the drive since its in a different city. k-state- i have joined challenges on here to and they are great but i'm looking for local support too. im sure there are other banders in my area but i can't find a local group. i looked at this challenge as oh they meet once and week and talk, exchange receipes etc so i wanted to join. thx everyone

thx for your comments, im shocked because as banders we are always saying how we are not cheating by getting the band. but i guess that only depends on the situation.

there is a biggest loser contest starting up in my area. am i wrong to join this challenge knowing i have the band? my husband said i have an advantage over them due to having the band and thats not fair. i disagree because i have to work just as hard to lose weight too. the band controls my portion size but nothing else. i just wanted thoughts from other banders.

5 months banded i have not thrown up...yet thankfully

thanks for the responses. i agree that the amount i can eat has changed but i dont always make the healthiest choice. i just have to keep telling myself that im making progress and continue to weed out the not so healthy habits.

im upset with myself today. this is such a life changing experience. im snacking more and its not from hunger. im facing the issue head on and trying to get my complete focus back. i knew this would be hard and im harder on myself. i want to hit 245 by valentines day and i know it will not happen if i keep hurting myself. sigh...i will have the success i want.

im upset with myself today. this is such a life changing experience. im snacking more and its not from hunger. im facing the issue head on and trying to get my complete focus back. i knew this would be hard and im harder on myself. i want to hit 245 by valentines day and i know it will not happen if i keep hurting myself. sigh...i will have the success i want.