NimbleBean

Weighting... Glad you joined us. I have been stuck on a plateau for quite a while now and just can't seem to jump start it. I have plenty of restriction in the morning and at lunchtime, but dinner is better and then, oh those dreaded hours after dinner. I seem to always be hungry. Have been walking and gardening when the weather is cool enough, but when it's hot and I'm stuck inside, food seems to call out to me! LOL. And it's always chocolate or some higher calorie soft food. Need to quickly change that. Keep us posted on how you are doing with your Water intake and exercise. Cheers, Margaret (aka NimbleBean)

Thanks to MetalBand for getting us going in July! Now here we are, a few days into August and I thought I would start a new thread for our monthly Exercise & Water Challenge. I figure we can just keep adding to this thread for each month. For each month set your own goal, with a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise at least 20 days of the month. Also, don't forget to get in at least 64 oz. of water each and every day! I've already got three days of exercise and water under my belt. For me, it's been easier to get in the exercise than it has been to get in the water! Never thought that would be the case! I know there won't be tons of posts here, but it's great to see folks exercise tickers changing on the other threads! Good luck to all of us! Margaret

How's everyone doing with the challenge? I have finally been able to make progress on the exercise portion, but am still struggling a bit with 64 oz of Water a day. I never used to have trouble with that, but now, with no drinking with meals or for 45 minutes after meals, I find it more difficult to get all the water in! But, I'm making a concerted effort to get succeed at this! If only I could say the same for eating. I have not dropped a pound since my first fill and am so frustrated. I have been grazing in the evening because I never feel full. I know it's just a matter of another fill (or two, three, ....), so hopefully by the end of the month things will get better. Things have also been really stressful at work. That doesn't help with the food (I'm a stress eater!), but luckily it has helped with the exercise which has been a great stress releaser! In any case, I hope others are doing well on the challenge. I see some tickers changing quickly and others (like mine) more slowly! Let's all keep up the good work. We can meet this challenge! Margaret

I'm so bummed! It was in the 90s here today, 97 for Monday and Tuesday. I've never been able to tolerate the heat and so I certainly won't be getting my walking or biking in for the next few days. :flame: Guess I will have to go back to the Gazelle or, heaven help me, the dreaded sit-ups, lunges and squats! I can also do some weight training I guess. Just seems so much more pleasant to be outside. Ah well, enough whining. Better find those weights! LOL

Alex, Yippee and Congratulations! You are so supportive of all of us here that it's great to be able to offer our support back to you! Keep us posted! Cheers, Margaret

I did consider a chart of sorts, but at the moment, I can't even update our May Calendar as there is some sort of problem with posting the calendar grid! So, a created chart of some sort may not even work right now. I think that tracking individually is probably easiest. You might notice that I've added an Exercise Ticker to my signature. That's the way I plan to track my progress. Thanks so much for kick-starting us with the Challenge. I've done some walking, but needed some sort of motivation to do that and bicycling on a regular basis. Guilt at not seeing my little runner move will really be a help!

Laura, We are starting on July 1. Glad you're joining the Challenge! Margaret

I see the doc for a check up and my first fill (I'm a bit nervous!) tomorrow. I'm sure he's going to release me for more strenuous exercise, so I'm in for the July challenge! What's is everyone planning to include in their exercise regimen? I'm going to alternate walking and a Curves workout. In fact, I'm going out for a walk right now. Been doing about 20 minutes a day, but will work up to 30 minutes to be ready for July!

Bush, Cheney, Rice, Gonzalez, Oprah, Dr. Phil, Rosie, Oprah, Lohan, Spears, Oprah, Hilton (girls & parents), Isaiah Washington, Barbara Walters, Oprah, the Beckhams, the Cruises, Tyra Banks, and, oh did I mention holier than thou, aren't I wonderful Oprah!!! And thanks to Argon for shining a light on one of my pet peeves - spelling and usage mistakes! I know these are just message boards and we are quickly sending off messages, but come on! If the errors are simply typos, fine. But if folks really don't know the correct spelling and usage of a word, then I would like to add another to my 'what I've had enough of' list... US educational system! Jeez, felt good to let that go. So, thanks all. I will now take my banned self and see what their is to eat that will make me loose weight were I need to. I know, I know, you could all care less! LOL, Margaret

Has anyone had the problem of weakness in your legs if you have eaten too much? This has happened to me 3 times now. Legs feel shaky like they are not going to hold me up! Goes away really quickly, but it is odd. I see my doc on Monday (June 25) for a check up and fill, and will be sure to ask him, but thought this group might have some thoughts. Thanks. Margaret

It's great that the pix are working, but entering a calender grid (like we have in the May 2007 thread) still doesn't work.

Diana, How long have you been overweight? If you are like many of us here, it's been a lifelong struggle. I weighed 285 lbs when I began this journey and each day I lose a bit more. It has been the best thing I have ever done for myself! Like you, I was is pretty good health, but I knew that all the illnesses associated with obesity were in my future as the weight kept adding up. Because you are in relatively good health, you will bounce back from surgery just fine. And the mushy stage doesn't last too long. Then it's on to soft foods and then back to solids. It's really a short time of adjustment for the reward of the rest of your life without the extra weight. Remember the lapband is not a miracle cure, merely a powerful tool to help those who are motivated to change their life. You need to be ready - physically, emotionally and intellectually - for the changes that will occur. If you haven't yet attended a seminar, you will find it useful. You will hear the pros and cons of lapband and be able to make a more informed decision. You can also check with your insurance company to see if it's covered (more companies cover it than ever before!). I know that I made the right choice for my life, and thanks to the folks on this site who have given me support, advice and a kick in the butt when I've needed it, I am getting back to living my life instead of observing it! Only you know what is best for your life situation, and I wish you all the best no matter what you decide. Keep me posted. Margaret

Aubrie, I have thyroid problems too! I'm hypothyroid, but am on daily meds and it's under control. My metabolism may never be as quick as I like, but I don't mind if it takes me a bit longer to lose the weight. It's better than gaining it, which would have been the case if I hadn't gotten the Band! Keep all your goals and wishes in mind, and remember that a positive relationship with food will give you better overall health and improve so many aspects of your life! Best of luck to you. Margaret

Diana, I had my surgery on Tuesday, May 22 and went back to work the following Tuesday. By that point I wasn't really in pain, just discomfort. In retrospect, 2 more days would have been helpful if only to deal with the fatigue. When is your date? Best of luck, Margaret

Alex, I just tried to post an update to the calendar in the May 2007 thread. The way I've always done it is copy the previous one I've posted, paste it into this text box, make the changes and preview it. When I previewed it, the gridlines around the calendar pages were all gone and the names just appear in one long column. Margaret

Alex, Just logged on to find everything working perfectly and much faster. No problems getting into threads, posting works just fine, navigating forward and back is a breeze. The only thing still causing a minor issue is trying to back out of a search. For instance, I just did a search - from the Home Page search box - for hiccups. Got my results, clicked on one, read the post and clicked back to get me back to the search results. So far, working great. But then, if I click Back again to get back to, in this case, the Home Page, I get the dialogue box that tells me I'm being redirected and then I just get the search results list again. No matter how many times I click Back, I just go nowhere (kinda like life!). But, if that is our biggest problem, we are doing great! Thanks so much Alex for all you do for us with this site. And to Alexandra for being such a great moderator. Hats off to you both! Cheers, Margaret

Alex, Here's a twist... Just got an email that there was a new post on the May 2007 thread. I clicked on the link and a new window opened as usual. But, no blank screen; I could see the thread and move back and forth within the pages! Great. But, here's the difference - when the link opened I was not signed in. Thought that might be just a fluke, so I tried to sign in to look at the same thread. Back to blank screeen. Logged out and came back in as a guest (no log in) - can see the thread just fine. Margaret

The Reply function is also still funky. When I submit a reply, I just get a blank screen. When I check, the reply has posted, but without much backing out and refreshing, you don't know that!

Alex, I just did a test to see what is working for me and what isn't. Any thread that has more than one page of posts (I'm set at 30 posts per page), will not load. Threads with just one page of posts do load, but slower than before. Also, regarding the recent change to the Monthly Forums (I'm in May 2007)... I can't load it, but did notice that while it lists many pages of posts, it also says there are only a small number of replies! If you have many pages, usually there are many posts!!! Did all the old posts go away when the thread was moved? (I hope not!) Or is this just some fluke? Perhaps when I can actually load the thread, it will all be clear to me. Thanks for all your hard work. Margaret

That time LBT header didn't come up when I clicked Submit Reply, just my usual IE7 menu/tabs.

Just now when I clicked "Submit Reply," the LBT header came up as always, but nothing else. Wasn't sure if my new message even got posted. But, after going back in via the main page, I can see that it did post. Could the problem be LBT server space? We've had these kinds of problems at my office when the server was approaching its capacity.

I've been having this problem intermittently for about three weeks now. Except in the past few days, it's happening with almost every thread with multiple pages! Also, when I try to post a New Reply to one of these very active threads, I keep getting a error message from IE7. Been so frustrating. I also have been watching the number of new posts to the May 2007 bandster group. It's not increasing at its usual rate. I imagine others are having the same problems we are.

Is anyone else having trouble getting LBT pages to load? This started for me about 2 or 3 weeks ago and was just once and a while. Now it seems like everytime I click on a thread, I get the header and nothing else. The status bar says DONE and Refresh doesn't help. Generally, the only solution is to close out my LBT tab and come back in. I am using DSL with Windows Vista and IE7, and am having absolutely no other problems with any other site. I've also cleaned my cache to see if that would help, but still no better. Also, I have noticed that after I have done a search, looked at what I was searching for, and click back, I get back to the search results as expected, but my next click doesn't do anything. Just keeps reloading the same search results list. Again, this is not happening with any other sites. And, this seems to have started when all the changes took place on this site. Anyone have any suggestions on solving either of these problems? NimbleBean

What are the icons at the bottom of each post for? I clicked on the first one and it took me to another website. Is this part of the Sponsor/Advertising thing?

Love the new colors, the wide bands and the link to new posts. Don't mind the ads at all, but I do HATE them on the left. I have to keep scrolling over to the right to see the posts on screen. This is just a waste of time. Can't the ads be move back to the right? As to the image at the top, seems cliche and a bit exclusionary... a pretty, white young woman. Twenty years ago I was that image myself; but I don't think it adds anything to the site. But I really applaud the changes and willingness to try different things. Most are fine, but they also need to be user friendly.