doodlebug11

JT, I went to my Dr. last wk for what I thought to be my 3rd fill and I asked the Nurse if she thought I was losing the normal amount, compared to others, and she said she thought I was doing good. So far, I've lost 49 pds since March 6, 09. I was getting concerned with just losing 1/2 pd a wk and she said that as long as I was losing, I was doing good. So then I went in to talk to the Dr. He asked me how much I was eating, if I get hungry between meals and how much exercise I'm getting. So we, both decided, that I would not get a fill. He said the same thing as his Nurse, as long as I'm losing each wk, then I'm doing o.k. with my weight loss. But he did say that if I start to get hungry or start gaining, he would give me a fill. I think I just get too impatient and want this weight off fast and it's just not going to happen like that !! Plus, we all know that it is better to lose slowly. So, I think WE ARE ALL doing really GOOD !!!! Keep up the good work!

Hey there, everyone !!! Here I am , Pokey !!! I'm down .5 lb. But like I keep saying, week after week, a loss is a loss !!! I'm really not complaining but I would really LOVE to hit the 50 lb loss !!!!!! And if I don't hurry up and get there, I AM GOING TO EAT A COW !!!!!!! Welcome, Sexylola to our little group !! Some of us are doing real good and some of us, not so good! But we do have fun trying ! Alright, you guys, tomorrow is a new day, so lets keep up the good work !! Everyone have a safe and good weekend!

Good Morning, Got DGS off to school and have a little spare time so I'll try to catch up some more! Mrs. B~~~ so sorry to hear about your DD, I can't even start to imagine how she must have felt after losing her BFF !! She must have sooo scared, just happy both her and your DGD are o.k. !! Octo~~~ Yea, I know where Clarkville is. I live in the North Central part of Ark. Melinda~~~~ I never thought about going to a post motivation on walking !! That is really a good idea ! I'm going to try that to get me walking again ! I have joined other posts,also, but this one is the best as far as helping me out and listening !! These ppl are just wonderful !! Linda~~~~ hope every thing goes well at your DGD's appointment and yours also !! We do what we have to do when it comes to our little ones, don't we? They always come first !! Well, I woke up this morning and I think my shingles have come back !!! I've noticed the last day or two a rash on my back and under my arm, it really doesn't itch that much, so I know it's not poison ivy, and it sorta hurts when I touch it, and it's spreading !! But just on my right side. I had them a few yrs ago, on the r. side of my fore head and it feels like the same thing !!! So I'm going to make an appointment for tomorrow. Well, that was weird !! My computer just posted and I wasn't ready !! I will ttyl Sharon

Oh, btw, I just love your new pics !!! You are LOOKIN GOOOOD !!!!

If, I, too, love music !!! To me, it opens the doors to God and when I sing , I am worshipping Him and telling Him how much I love Him. We sing a lot of the new worship songs in our church, like Chris Tomlim, Michal W. Smith, The News Boys and we do sing some of the old time hymns. Alot of times, I can sing a song to God in place of prayer because sometimes I just don't know what to say!! But I know He knows what is in my heart!! Isn't it awesome how He will gives us gifts, like you to write songs!!

Good Morning All, I'm going to try to get some more shout outs this morning, it was late last night and I was tired. Welcome aboard, Tick~~ Getr~~ JoJo~~ this is truley THE best place to get advice!! Everyone here is sooo good about helping out! So don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it, we all have!! Good luck on your new life and I really do mean your "life" because it is a life style change! Mrs B~~~~ WTG on your 1 yr bandaversery!!! I hope when I reach my 1 yr, I can say I have lost 100 pds!!! But at a 1/2 pd a wk, it may be 2012 bfore I get to that point!! lol But I'm losing and that's a good thing!! So I'm not whineing!!! If~~~ WAHOO on your loss!!!! It's those small victories that keeps us goiong!! Keep it up!! Congrats on the scripts, I don't take that many but I have stopped taking my depression meds, just don't think I need them any more!! I feel like I have MY life back in control! Yesterday was another festivle but this was a lot better !! A whole lot cooler, 85, sat under a huge oak tree, lisitened to music, and after it was over, took my DGS fishing !! We got 2 trout and it was sooo much fun to watch him reel them in!! He was sooo excited!! But while we gone, my DH was working on our house. We are adding on to our house, a 20 x 20 addition. We are totally remodeling as we go for a rustic look, complete with cedar logs on the outside. But anyway, we are putting varnished boards on the ceiling and the room is, like I said 20x20, so the middle of the room is 10ft. from both walls and when we got home last night, he had the ceiling fan about 5ft from one wall and in the corner !!!!!! When I seen what he had done, I asked him WHAT have you done ???? Well, him being a man, he didn't see anything wrong with what he had done !!! I dunno know, maybe it's me, but I sorta like my fans in the middle of the room, maybe I'm way toooo picky!! LOL LOL So now he's going to have to tear down some of the ceiling and redo the fan, oh well, that's life!!! But what was so funny, he said no one's going to notice it's not in the middle!!!! WHAAAAT???? That's what I get for leaveing him alone for too long!!! Well, I need to go, I'll try to get some more in later!! Oh, what does IMHO mean? I have tried and tried to figure it out and I can't. Sharon

Bunny's name -----------Target loss ------ Start weight ----- Current weight --- Target Weight Sept. 7 Band_Groupie ------------ 15lbs -------------- 203 --------------- 193.5 ------ 188 soon2befit ---------------- 25lbs -------------- 261.5 ------------ 252--------- 236.5 hopeful41411 ------------ 20lbs -------------- 253.8 ------------- 253.8 ------ 233.8 smilan--------------------- 20lbs -------------- 218 --------------- 212 ----------198 trobison------------------- 15lbs -------------- 221 --------------- 208 ----------206 myturn2bhappy ---------- 15lbs -------------- 282 --------------- 282 ----------267 WannaBe1/2TheWoman - 20lbs ------------- 230.6 ------------- 212.8 ------- 210.6 Butterfly64 ---------------- 15lbs -------------- 231 --------------- 230 ---------216 MrsMitch ------------------ 20lbs -------------- 232 ---------------- 228 ---------212 doodlebug11-------------- 15lbs -------------- 192.5 ------------ 187.5 ------- 177.5 size6----------------------- 11lbs -------------(-)11lbs ---------- (-)4.6lbs -(-)11lbs TerriLynne----------------- 15lbs -------------- 282.2 ------------- 279.2 ------267.2 txdj ------------------------ 18lbs -------------- 183 -------------- 178 ----------165 1want2bthin -------------- 15lbs -------------- 202 --------------- 190-----------187 ALuv82 -------------------- 30lbs -------------- 265 --------------- 260 ---------235 tbryant1216--------------- 15lbs -------------- 260 --------------- 260 --------- 245

My My My !!!!! You guys have no idea how hard it is to read all your posts and then try to reply to all of them, well, there is just NO way !!!! First things first. Laura~~~~ good to hear your Dad is doing better, for now. Maybe this last surgery will do the trick ! Will remember him in my prayers ! Janet~~~~ Congrats on saving the kitty !! Yes, my DD is in rehab for drugs and we are keeping her 4 yr old son. She is due to get out in 3 wks and then the real test will begin. Just hope she will be o.k. She got hooked on mj when she was 15 and later on, it was meth. We have been dealing with this for the last 11 yrs. And yes, I will trade food addictions any day for drugs !!!! Some of you guys were talking about your fills, well, I went in this past Thursday for mine. Got there at 3:30, my app was at 4:00, cause I didn't want to be late. Went in there and he looked at what I had been doing, asked me if I was getting hungry between meals, how much I was eating, and how much exercise I'm doing and we decided to hold off on the fill because I am losing every wk, 1/2 pd to 1 pd a wk, and he's afraid if I get too much in my band, I will start to have trouble with it! He told me if I gain weight or get hungry between meals , to come back in and he would put some in. So I don't have to go see him until Nov. He talked to me, maybe 15 min., I walked out of his office at 6:3o !!!! GRRRRR GRRRRR All that time for NOTHING !!!!!! I do agree with him on not getting a fill for now because I am doing o.k. and I sure don't want to pb or slime !!!! Oh, yea, I signed up on the Lapband site when I had my surgery, they do have some useful tools there and I'm going to ck on the curves thing also. Octo~~~~ you said you were in Ark visiting? What part of Ark. were you in? If~~~~ looked at you pics and you look AWESOME !!!! I just love to look at before and after pics!! They are sooo inspiring !!! Maybe you didn't read my question before, but have you read the book " The Shack"? Meredith~~~~ WAY TO GO on the weight loss and getting your paper done !!! I would love to go back to school and take computer classes, maybe when I retire, there will be time. I know I've missed soooo many ppl but like I said, there is just no way to remember everyone, so please forgive me for not getting all of you in, just know how much I appreciate EVERY LAST one of you!!! I'll try to get back later!!!

Good Morning Gang !!! It's me, Pokey (aka) Doodlebug11 (aka) Sharon and now I'm adding a new name ~~ Slow !! I'm down .5 pds. I went to the Dr. Thursday to get a fill and he said it was o.k. to lose 1/2 or 1 pd a wk and he asked me if I was getting hungry between meals and how much I was eating so I didn't get a fill. He said if I start gaining or get hungry to come back in and he would give me a fill. He said I could still lose alot of weight in the next year and it's better to lose slowly ! So I'm thinking that I will hit the 50 pd loss by maybe by Jan. 15, 2012 !!! lol But that's o.k., I'm stll losing ! Catch you guys next wk.

Kath, good to see your back ! We miss you when you're not around ! Sorry to hear about your pbing, I haven't had that to happen to me yet, I go for a fill Thursday, hope it doesn't put me in the danger zone ! My weight is coming off slooowly also but I guess that's o.k. as long as I'm losing !! We WILL get there just not as fast as some of the others!! Glad to hear your DD found a place to go , maybe now she will wake up and start doing better!!! I really don't think that they realize the choices that they make, also affect us , good or bad !! I know that's how my DD is but maybe now things will be different!! Meredith~~~~ thanks for the prayers for ,both our DD's !!! They really do help ! Have you ever been to Oregon? It is just awesome ! Everything is green and the trees are sooo tall and beautiful !! I just got thru reading a book, The Shack, and the story takes place in Oregon, in fact some of it was at Crater Lake !! I think that's why I loved the book because i have been to some of the places it was talking about !! Good luck on your test today, it's my turn to say a prayer for you to pass !! I know you will do really good on it ! Charlene~~~ YES YES YES having to take care of a little one can wear a person out, especially at our age !! He has such a strong will, just like his Mom, he has to have the last word even if it's "so" ! But we wouldn't have it any other way. He starts school this wk and that will help ALOT !! He will see all his friends and hopefully get rid of some of that energy!!! I'm with you, girl, on the cake issue !! They serve cake at the grad and we told them that they need to start having fruit also ! All the girls are having to watch their weight also cause when they go in and get all that junk out of their system, they eat and gain weight!! My DD has gained probably 40 pds so I'm going to have a buddy when she comes home. Well I need to get off here and get some work done, I'll catch you guys later !! Sharon

Hey there gang !!! Well I had an emotional day but a good one ! My car did start so that was a good thing !! One of the girls that lives at the Luke 4:18 house with my DD, graduated today. I am really close to her, she has 2 children and her Mom has been taking care of the kids for the last 7 months, and her Mom isn't in the best health but any way when the girls graduate, the other girls stand up and tell them things that they will miss about them and how they have been touched by them. Well, the Mom stood up and thanked the house parents for opening up thier home and hearts to these girls that need help, and I have to tell you, there wasn't a dry eye in the place when she finished !! These girls have been in each others lifes for 7 months and then they leave so it's really sad but a happy time !! The good thing is they do stay in the community and will keep going to the same church. They will have each other to lean on if they need it ! My DD graduates in 3 wks so I'm looking forward to her coming home and raiseing my DGS but at the same time I dread it cause I know how easy it is to mess up !! I just have to leave it in Gods hands !! She is going to get to come home Tuesday to go to open house at school and then she's going to take him to school the next morning, then when he comes home that evening, I have to take her back. She is sooo ready to come home for good !!! Bless her heart, she has gained about 40 pds since she's been in there, so when she comes home, she wants me to help her lose some weight, I told her I think I know a thing or two about losing weight !! So I'll have a buddy to help me also !! Yall take care and ICYL Sorry, Laura, but I guess we posted at the same time !! Sooo happy to hear your Dad is doing better !! Your Mom will do better now that she knows that your Dad is going to be o.k. OMW, all that food !! I'm not ready to face all that good food. I know that I probably mess up with all those choices !! I've never had oyster stew and what are steamers ? Hope every thing is o.k. at home !! You have hurricanes and I have tornados, I don't know which is worse !!! Have a safe flight home !!

Now to share my good news.......... I am finally in Onderland.:biggrin::thumbup: Today was the the third day that it has been under 200, I am soooo excited. Now just 3 more pounds to lose and I will be just overweight ... WAY TO GO, Jenfn !!! Isn't this just great !! I love onderland, it's been a looong time since I've been here and I plan on staying here !!! I got a NSV today and just loved it !!! The only regret I have is that I didn't do this sooner !! Keep up the good work !! WOOO HOOO!!!! AWESOME!!! Congrats on hitting under 200!!!! Not there yet - I have 7 pounds to go, but for right now I'm thrilled to be where I'm at. I can't remember the last time I was this close to onederland. :smile2: Hang in there, Paxie, you'll get here really soon ! It won't be long till you can say " I made it!!!!"

OMW, tig, I am soooo very happy for you !! 53 pds !!!! It won't be long till you will get to your goal at this speed ! You need to post some photos so we can all enjoy your victories !!! Keep up the awesome work !!! TTYL Sharon

WAHOOOO WTG hopeful, isn't it wonderful to get to a new ####, I'm still waiting on my 50 pd loss !! Maybe next wk. Oh by the way, I love your new pic. You can really tell in your face that your loseing !!!!

OMW, Janet !!!!! As I am reading your post, I am so laughing out loud !!!! Only those of us who have been there can truly understand !!! And anytime you want to "whine", you just let loose and squall your eyes out !!! I haven't tried to start my car yet, this morning, but it had better start after I just bought it a brand new battery !!! Maybe today will be a better day for you ! If~~~ sorry to hear about you getting "another" ticket ! I'm alot like you, I have my routines and if I get out of them, things start getting complicated for me. Oh, I was going to ask you , have you read the book " The Shack " by Wm. Paul Young ? I just finished it this wk and OMW, it was so good !! It's the kind of book that makes you think about it after your done reading it !! Has anyone out there read it ? I highly recommend it ! I had a pretty good wk this wk, other than the dead battery, lost 1 pd and I go in for a fill Thursday. So maybe I'll get a little more restriction, hopefully !! Catch you guys later !! Sharon

Bunny's name -----------Target loss ------ Start weight ----- Current weight --- Target Weight Sept. 7 Band_Groupie ------------ 15lbs -------------- 203 --------------- 194.5 ---------- 188 soon2befit ---------------- 25lbs -------------- 261.5 ------------ 254 -----------236.5 hopeful41411 ------------ 20lbs -------------- 253.8 ------------- 253.8 --------233.8 smilan--------------------- 20lbs -------------- 218 --------------- 212 -------------198 trobison------------------- 15lbs -------------- 221 --------------- 210 -------------206 myturn2bhappy ---------- 15lbs -------------- 282 --------------- 282 -------------267 WannaBe1/2TheWoman - 20lbs ------------- 230.6 ------------- 217.2 --------210.6 Butterfly64 ---------------- 15lbs -------------- 231 --------------- 230 ------------216 MrsMitch ------------------ 20lbs -------------- 232 ---------------- 228 ------------212 doodlebug11-------------- 15lbs ------------- 192.5 ------------- 188 ---------- 177.5 size6----------------------- 11lbs -------------(-)11lbs ---------- (-)4.6lbs ----(-)11lbs TerriLynne----------------- 15lbs -------------- 282.2 ------------- 279.2 -------267.2 txdj ------------------------ 18lbs -------------- 183 -------------- 178 -------------165 1want2bthin -------------- 15lbs -------------- 202 --------------- 193------------187 ALuv82 -------------------- 30lbs -------------- 265 --------------- 260 ------------235 tbryant1216--------------- 15lbs -------------- 260 --------------- 260 ------------245

Hey guys !!! Janet~~~~ This must be the wk for dead batteries !!! I picked up my DGS at my DD2 house, took him by to get him a snack cause he had to get a hair cut before we went home and guess what !! DEAD BATTERY at the Sonic !!! A friend that lives in town, jumped me off so I could get him to the hair place, made it there in time, went back out to my car and again DEAD BATTERY !!! Called my friend back and we went to Wally World to buy a battery. There went this wks pay check !! or almost. I didn't have anyone that flirted with me so I had to buy a new one !!! LOL LOL I am glad you didn't have to buy one though. Sorry to hear about you pb'ing on popcorn, haven't tried popcorn yet, so I don't know if it will be a prob for me. Laura~~~ good to hear maybe your dads prob has been found!!! Maybe things will work out for him. Don't you just love the feeling of being able to wear normal cloths again !!!! HURRAY for you !!! That feeling gets me thru some tough days some times !! Meredith~~~ the crab cakes sound good !! What are you going to school for? Julie~~~~~ sorry to hear about your Mom and her license hopefully she can find them !!! I just hate family problems !! They are the worst !! I've seen my kids have trouble with their step kids. But you would think at 36 and 33 they would be old enough to get past some of the things that are bothering them! Try to have a better day tomorrow! Oh, by the way, I'm changing my name to "Pokey" cause I lost 1 pd this wk and a half pd last wk, so slowly but surely I'll get there !! Look at my ticker, I found a turtle to match my new name !! lol Talk to you guys later !!! Sharon

Hey you guys !! I'm going to change my name to "Pokey" !!! I lost 1 pd this wk. I go for a fill Thursday so maybe that will get me on the ball again. Hope everyone has a good wkend !!

Hey Gang !!! Just a short post, my DGS is at my DD2 house for a couple of days, he loves my 16 yr old DGS3 !! They do guy things like rough housing, basket ball, staying up all night and sleeping all day !! Got all my tomatoes done, finally !!! My DD1 wants to learn how to can because my MIL, her DGM, canned for years and it brings back good memories for her !! Plus I just love teaching her, I love to can when I have time. Laura~~~ glad to hear your Dad is doing better !! Maybe the foley will work !! This is me crossing my fingers !! lol Loved the pic of Nels and your Dad, it was so precious!!! Sounds like you have a very thoughtful Hubby to take you back to see your folks !! The ladies in our church went to a retreat in March and we slept on sleep number beds, well my DD2 and I shared a bed, she had the control on her side and I think you can guess how my night went !!! ALL NIGHT LONG !!! lol hard and soft hard and soft Stajin22~~~~ I have a hard time, too, comparing myself to what others are doing and it's gets me in trouble !! I have to remind myself that we are not all the same, some of us will lose faster than others, some will lose slower. I am a slow loser, I guess cause right now I'm just losing a half or a pd. and I have to be happy with that !! As long as it's coming off, that's o.k. with me. But just keep coming back here, these are a GREAT group of ppl !!! They are my support system and I don't know what I would do with out them !! If~~~~ good for you on your weight loss !!! Keep up the good work !!!! Meredith~~~~ Those pic were just beautiful !! That must be rewarding work !! Well gotta run, catch up with you guys later, Sharon

Hey, BG and rcher, thanks so much for getting back with me ! You certainly gave me something to think about. No, I didn't know that my Dr. would only put in 4cc's, I just never thought about asking him. I am going to find out though. I know that the smaller we get, the weight will come off more slowly, and it is better on us to lose slowly because of saggy skin, I guess I just needed to hear it again.Thanks, rcher, for the e-mail offer, I may take you up on that ! I remember you talking about getting a runny nose on another post and I thought that would be neat to get a sign like that !! That's so funny ! BG, I'm not satisfied with the amount of food I eat, I can eat more if I allow myself, so maybe I do need a small fill. I'm thinking maybe one more and see what happens. Thanks so much for all you do keeping us lined out !!!

Good Morning everyone !! I'm having some thoughts on fills also. I've been reading your posts and want to get some opinions from you guys. I have a 10cc band, right now I have had 2 fills, for a total of 2.6cc's. I think I do have some restriction but not much, I do eat more than cup of food and sometimes my chest does have a full feeling. I am losing but at a half pd or sometimes 1 pd a wk. My Dr. won't put in more than 4cc's in my band, my next appointment is Aug 20, so what I'm wondering is , do I get my next fill or do I just keep plugging along ? I haven"t had any PB's or slimming and really don't want to start having those problems !! I'm thinking maybe one more fill cause I'm not getting that for sure feeling to stop eating, I'm eating the right things but the weight is just coming off too slow !! I know that that's the way the band is designed to work but I thought that I would lose more than a half a pd a wk !!! Right now I've lost 47 pds since March. I just don't know what to do , any suggestions would certainly be helpful !!! Throw some thoughts my way !!!!

Good Morning All !! Now maybe I'll have time to post !! I've had a super busy wkend. Laura~~~ so sorry to hear about your dad. I understand about being home and feeling bad about leaving your mom and dad, maybe you and your DH can go down on the wkend. I can also relate to the ups and downs of an illness, my MIL and mom both had cancer, in fact my MIL moved in with us so we could take care of her and take her to her treatments. One month she was improving, the next month, not so good. Hang in there and just know that we are all keeping you and your family in our prayers !! Great~~~~ Glad you had a good time on your trip !! I love to go camping and looking at nature, or some of it, not so much the animals !! I hope, next yr, that we can go to my sis in Utah and go to Yellowstone !! We had plans to go this yr but the economy got in the way !! My busy wkend started Friday when I got off work,about 3 wks ago, I ordered 60 pds of tomatoes, WHAT WAS I THINKING !!!! I make my own salsa and my DD1 wants to learn how to preserve veggies. So Friday night, I put up 7 qrts. of salsa. Sat.morning, I had to take my DGS to a town about 35 miles from home so he could ride in a parade with his mom. It was a watermelon festival, supposed to have the sweetest watermelons in the world. They were good, but I don't know about the best in the world. Got there at 9:oo a.m., stayed all day in the heat, got a bad sunburn, and left around 5:00p.m. He was so tired, he feel asleep on the way home, and slept until 8 that night and got up. I was already in bed so DH had to stay up with him. But that's o.k. cause DH has weird sleeping habits, so they stayed up till 1:00 a.m. After church, my DD1 and DGD came home with us to eat lunch and can her salsa. We put her 14 qrts. up, or I should say my DH and I canned her salsa, but she tried !! This is a girl that does not cook at all !!! But anyway, my DH and I finished last night at 11:30 !! We got about 27 qrts for myself and 14 for my DD1, so happy it's over !! So this morning, I'm relaxing !! Hope everyone has a really good wk and I'll catch up with you guys next Friday !! Sharon

Good Morning ! You guys have been so busy, it's taken me over an hour to catch up with all you've been doing ! If I forget someone, please forgive me!! Laura~~ was so glad to read your Dad was doing better , and then let down to hear about his lab tests ! I may have missed it but why does he have just one kidney? When I was little , we used to play in Moms sheets and blankets when she hung them on the line outside, of course, she never knew that or we would have gotten in trouble !! When my Grandkids were small, they would spend the night with us and I would make them tents and they thought I was sooo much fun !! But now the older ones think they are too old for stuff like that ! Have a safe trip home ! Julie~~~ Thanks so much for the things that you and your DH have done for this country and what you continue to do !!!!!! I think it is just awesome that your DH still keeps in touch with his ppl like he does !! My Grandfather, also my hero, was in WW2 and my brother retired from the Navy and I know the sacrifices that they made and my eyes teared up when I read about how your DH was looked up to !! Glad your feeling better ! Linda~~ I have a niece and her family that live in Vegas, my sis lives in Utah and when we go out there, we fly to Vegas and stay with my niece for a couple of days to see the sights ! It is pretty but I don't think I would want to live there! The first time we went, we were walking the strip and I saw some cards that were thrown all over the side walk, I thought that they were playing cards so I picked some of them up, well, they weren't the kind of playing cards I had in mind !!! My sis just laughed at me when I realized what they were !! I couldn't believe that ppl were allowd to just throws things like that on the ground !!! But any way, I learned my lesson, oh and I took some of them home to my freinds at work ! They got a kick out of them !! They know how easy it is to embarrass me !! Have fun on your vacation !! Meredith~~ hope your feeling better, also. I have never, knock on wood some where, pb or slimmed ! But I think it's because I don't have very much in my band, just 2.6cc's. My Dr. won't fill my 10cc band but just to 4cc's. I've had 2 fills and the last one was .6cc's so maybe that's why I don't. A friend of mine got her 1st fill and she got 5cc's. Maybe my Dr. is just careful or something, I don't know but I wish I did ! But any way you are doing really good !! Eva~~~ I agree with you on some things, I DON'T like to exercise, either but I do feel better when I do. The last time I really tried to lose weight, I was walking 4 miles a day, with a friend, and dancing 2 or 3 nights a wk. I got down to 159 from 200 pds but I was enjoying doing both of them!! I think you have to do what ever you enjoy and like you said anything to keep moving! I know I don't do enough moving around and that's why my weight is coming off slowly, but just do what you enjoy ! Oh and when my freind and I were walking and danceing, she lost lot of weight also, and left her husband for a man that was in our danceing group !! SOOO that's why I stopped walking and danceing !!! Janet~~ I wish I had your energy !! Maybe if I did exercise more I would, wouldn't I !! But on my job, I work in heat all day long, like one day they checked how hot it was and it was 120 !!! It's not that hot ever day but it is around 110 every day and when I get home, I'm just DRAINED !! I have been thinking about going to a different department to get out of the heat, it's getting harder as I get older !! I know it can't be good for a person to be that hot all day long !! We have had several girls pass out on the line cause of the heat !! But anyway, I admire you and your energy !! Sorry this is soo long but just trying to get everyone in there and if I missed someone, I'm sorry !! I've got more but I'll save that for later !! Sharon

Hey, BG, I've been to the GC on the Utah side, I have a sister that lives in Utah and one year, when we went up there, she took us to see it. It is too pretty for words, it made me feel sooo small !! It sounds like you are going to have a great summer, you deserve it after all you've done for your kids !! Have fun and be sure and keep us updated on your trips and lots of pics !!!

Labor Day Challenge for Bunny Bandsters! Bunny's name -----------Target loss ------ Start weight ----- Current weight --- Target Weight Sept. 7 Band_Groupie ------------ 15lbs -------------- 203 --------------- 198 ------------ 188 soon2befit ---------------- 25lbs -------------- 261.5 ------------ 256 -----------236.5 hopeful41411 ------------ 20lbs -------------- 253.8 ------------- 253.8 --------233.8 smilan--------------------- 20lbs -------------- 218 --------------- 216 -------------198 trobison------------------- 15lbs -------------- 221 --------------- 213 -------------206 myturn2bhappy ---------- 15lbs -------------- 282 --------------- 282 -------------267 WannaBe1/2TheWoman - 20lbs ------------- 230.6 ------------- 217.2 --------210.6 Butterfly64 ---------------- 15lbs -------------- 231 --------------- 230 ------------216 MrsMitch ------------------ 20lbs -------------- 232 ---------------- 232 ------------212 doodlebug11-------------- 15lbs ------------- 192.5 -------------- 189 --------- 177.5 size6----------------------- 11lbs -------------(-)11lbs ---------- (-)3.4lbs ----(-)11lbs TerriLynne----------------- 15lbs -------------- 282.2 ------------- 282.2 -------267.2 txdj ------------------------ 18lbs -------------- 183 -------------- 183 -------------165 1want2bthin -------------- 15lbs -------------- 202 --------------- 202 ------------187 ALuv82 -------------------- 30lbs -------------- 265 --------------- 260 ------------235 tbryant1216--------------- 15lbs -------------- 260 --------------- 260 ------------245