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A Vitamin Shoppe is getting ready to open, so I am going to go try the shakes--I eat the protein bars now, but the store does not have the shakes:biggrin:

If you do DVD's, I use "The Firm" they have one just for core and abs--www.thefirmdirect.com Your weight loss is great! :biggrin: We are kindred soul--started at the same size and have lost about the same amount, except my 80 something lbs includes 30lbs on the six month supervised diet. Thinking of getting a personal trainer this summer--did you find it helpful?

I fixed it--the formula was filled down in your cell. Yeah down 5.2! I am so glad since no loss last week. If I have good loss this week I am going to go back up to 20lbs as my goal. TOM is here so I am hoping that it is even more than 5.2lbs:thumbup:

Yep that is all you have to do--tomorrow is our second weigh-in, but you still have six weeks.

bumping spreadsheet for those who have not saved it to their favorites

No Dottie--I am laughing now--my bolting across the sanctuary in an apron and my stabbing the chicken before throwing it in the trash because it was just sitting on that plate mocking me:lol:

Okay had my first stuck/PB episode so I guess I have been initiated into true bandhood! I have read hundreds of post on PBing but oh my goodness, when I it happens to you!!!! It happened at church--good thing because I thought I was going to die and meet my maker, and praying that I would not vomit. I could not breathe and thought oh well they could eat and just go right into my funeral although the apron I had on was not what I planned to wear for that final day. Let me tell you, because I was serving at a luncheon, I broke two band rules that I have followed THAT I WILL NEVER DO AGAIN. One I was trying to eat and still move around instead focusing on the food and sitting and eating (I was still serving and just was going to eat a piece of chicken breast to just get a little Protein until I could sit down and eat). The next rule broken instead of concentrating on chewing, I was talking. The pain that hit me, then shortness of breath--I knew this was bad. I bolted to the bathroom all the way in the back because the other was where the luncheon was going on. Call me Flo Jo, because I made it to the back in seconds! Now explaining to my husband and sisters what PB ing was harder lol Enough about me-I guess you can tell I have been traumatized lol but in a good way--Lesson learned! Dottie--glad to hear you are doing well Crystl--thanks Bobbie--:thumbup: back at you

That reminds me of some advice I gave a friend who threw it back in my face last week. I said to her one time "Dare to think thin." She had loss down to 165, but was still shopping plus size when she did not have to like getting 12w instead of going to regular size and she told people she weighed close to 200lbs still when they asked her her weight. I told her that sometimes she thought she had to still think she was really obese or she would get relaxed and gain the weight back. Embrace your new lifestyle that you eat and exercise to live a fuller life. She threw that back at me when I was too scared to get a dress that was too small for me that I want to wear in October for a cruise--I could get it in it but could not zip it all the way. She smile and said to me dare to think thin--you will no doubt lose the weight by then, embrace your lifestyle remember? So to everyone, "DARE TO THINK THIN" Congrats Crystl--coming from the spouse, it does seem to mean more AnneGG--your doing great, ditto what Leigha said!

Okay I am assistant principal and my staff for weeks has been saying look at the school website's picture again--"you really do not look like the same person." Well I finally did because I have always detested the fact that I have to have a picture posted for all to see, so I have not looked at it since last August. Well take a look (I am to the far right): And my recent photo-op: I went from happy, sad, happy, sad, back to happy/overjoyed. Happy because they were right, sad that I had let myself reach that point, happy that I at least had a cute haircut, sad that at that point I had already lost weight and was not even at my heaviest, happy that by then I was getting my LAP-BAND® and overjoyed because I know my weight loss is here to stay.:thumbup: untitled.bmp

Congratulations to you:biggrin:!!!!! Awesome!!!!! I just hit twoderville at the end of the Mother's Day challeng--it had been since 1997 I believe since I been at twoderville. Be very proud of yourself--you're doing GREAT!

Livestrong--the daily plate is great www.thedailyplate.com they have very specific foods and brandnames and restaurants--even off-brand names of food example Kroger yogurt

Leigha, HB, Katie--it is a stressful time? I have not had a good night sleep in a week. I am an Assistant Principal--between budget cuts and shifting of administrators, so I definitely can relate Been 2 days since my fill--so very tight this morning--having to drink my shake slowly--the first tiny sip gave the signal pain! This tightness is new--but the band is a soap opera!

Yeah when I went back--I laughed too--truthfully had skimmed the thread--hard to keep up now!!:w00t: Heck Bob/mark/brian has been gone so long--he may need a welcome to thread again! It has only been in the last week or two when I have zero restriction that I have done solids. Go figure--drinking shakes anyway since just got fill, so it does matter "As the lapband turns..."

I take a brand found at Walgreen's called Opti-source for Post-Bariatic surgeries. They are chewable and taste like an orange sweettarts. Gastric band patients take 4 a day, Lapband patients take 2 so they last for 2 months. One tablet has 2000% of B-12, so I get plenty and half it not all of other nutrients. I take Vitamin D because I was already deficient prior to surgery.

Welcome to Kate, Ron, Mark Welcome Lee Anne--agree with Leigha--you have a great outlook and understanding of the journey Karen--"Eff" Mr. Plateau lol good for you. I can't wait to use my BB--I had a fill today so I decided I better wait to when I was back to normal eating Way to go Betsy on the calorie deficit. My second fill went okay. My port is still awkard, but not as deep, so still some soreness, but nothing like the first fill attempt. I got 2.5 ccs for a total of 5.5. I am hungry, so that was not a good sign sweet spot wise, however, I went in ravenous because I had had no food--just shakes. Hope for more restriction at least I have a question--I seem to lose better when I have a protein shake versus solid food for breakfast although I get the same amount protein. I did not do shakes for breakfast last week and I did not lose. I drank one for breakfast and lunch today and dropped a pound since yesterday when I weighed at the doctor's office? Is this just coincidence? I noticed it has happened before and have read other posters have had the same experience.

I have the same problem--good problem, but inconvenient. I now only have 4 pair that I can wear to work. I have no casual pants and only 4 pairs of capris that look descent.

I like this math. If I did this correctly, that would put me at averaging 2lbs per week! Not sure about the EBW, I know I want to lose 149lbs which means I have lost 23.4% of that already if I did the math right (math is not my strong suit:smile:) .

My hair is thinning, but not falling out in masses that it is even noticeable. I actually think my in is genetics, as all the women in my family hair begins to thin around 40 and gradually worsens as you get older. Just in case, I get well over 60grams of protein, take Biotin and getting protein treatments from hairstylist.

Weighed on my mom's scale--it said no weight loss, but her scale is not digital, so trying to be still is hard. I am going to weigh on my scale tomorrow just to check.

Got my BB:thumbup:. Between it and finally my second fill on tomorrow, hopefully I can really turn it up a notch!!

Here is the spreadsheet--it should not require signing in.

You should not have to?

I too have to eat at work because I get up so early. I make shakes the night before, eat a protein bar, grab Greek yogurt and string cheese, poor omelete mix in muffin pan and have like mini-omelete muffins that I eat off the rest of the week, get a rubbermaid bowl with milk--warm it up and add oatmeal and when it cools some, I add vanilla protein mix. I sometimes eat that high protein cereal from Target someone suggested on the boards. I also make breakfast quesadillas with Southwestern style egg beaters, FF cheese, and a low carb or whole grain tortilla because I can save the rest (I usually can eat one and a half) for breakfast the next day or as a snack. I also eat the turkey smoke sausage and toast some whole grain bread or wrap it in a low-carb tortillas Hope this helps

I too eat whole grain carbs--and trust I am a carb addict. However, I cannot do rice well or potatoes, so I do not eat them often. I do whole grain to keep things moving, and I find even with no restriction, I am full longer. Most importantly, this band is about a life style change. Everything I do, I ask myself can I maintain this for the rest of my life. I know I am not going to never eat bread again, so I learn to avoid white sugar, bread, pasta, etc and eat carbs in moderation. I do, however, eat my carb last, so I usually only have a very tiny portion since I am full from the Protein and veggies.

Betsy--I nominate you oh fearless leader:biggrin: Karen, the ultimate persuader is V.P!!! lol My wish list is the same on Amazon--my husband says I keep UPS on retainer lol Just to Lauren's hope--thanks for that suggestion on another thread--so something else is going to be shipped! My BB is scheduled to arrive tomorrow--I am like a kid waiting for Christmas:lol: Bobbie--I have the same problem from breakfast--but just never really liked breakfast--I make myself eat breakfast--no skipping even if it is just a protein bar. The only time is do not eat breakfast is when I sleep in, but I still do three meals. Hope everyone is doing good