losingjusme

ok - since someone brought that up (a mod none the less ) i will confess. that is exactly what my 'mons' area looks like ... its aweful.. sorry for the thread hijack..

the basic purchase is the arm band unit. it comes with 2 bands (one medium, one XL i think). it also comes with a device where you can sync it to your computer without attaching the USB cable to the bugg. YOU NEED WINDOWS or a MAC w/ windows capability to use the bugg. i have both the bugg and the watch. i use the bugg daily but the watch, i may check a couple times a day but ehhh, not that cool. it can be removed from the watch band and just clipped on your shirt or (ahem) thrown in your purse. the band unit itself weighs very little ... 1/2 a pound at the very most, but i am really horrible with guessing weights.. it took me a few days to get used to it on my arm, but now, it feels weird not being there. i love my bugg!!

rain, you look great yourself!!

no fill? surgeon restrictions or insurance not cover them? we can do this!!

"modified Atkins" the only time i do veggies is in the evening IF i can get them in... lately it's been very difficult to get them in. ideally, i try to stay under 20 grams TOTAL (i do not subtract for fiber), on my "high" days, no more than 10% of my cals should come from carbs. i used My food Diary :: Online Calorie Counter w/ Diet Journal & Exercise Log to log all my food.

just to give you a feel on how well i do when i am low carbing it.... started Monday - i've lost 4.75 pounds since then. i do not believe much - if any - is Water weight ...

wooo hooo!! suzzzzie!

**sigh** too many carbs in berries ... my losses are non existant when i eat over 35ish carbs ...

i must have missed you slipping in here ... sorry bout that! you mean the Bycyling thread ???

when its semi frozen i can close my eyes and pretend its a Starbucks frap!

- take can out of fridge - place in freezer for 15-20 mins. - take out of freezer - open can - pour in a glass ... couldnt get much easier ...

me too ... i could maybe get in 1-2 teeeny bites in there... shake for me baby!! ....m mmmmmmm caramel latte shake ... **drooooool*

awww... such cute puppy pics...

little miss ... have you tried working out a bit? that really helps me with the stress..

Julie, you are definitely not alone in the binge area ... i just finished a nice month+ long binge (gee - wonder what i was doing when i was 'missing'??? ) we are talking every day.. i'd have something horrid ... it might have been a piece of carrot cake, 2 chocolate bars (never just one), cold stone "gotta have it" sized ice cream... you name it. the only difference i can find is that i intentionally was eating it ... in fact i was kind of like "uck it"... and i think i was at the point i didnt care. i do chew and spit a little bit, but no where near the binge range.. since then i have come to my senses and the support on this board has been enormous in my help. it took a lot of courage for you to step up and say this. you always have been - and still are - a huge inspiration to me. C

JM - glad you figured it out! cindy - check the exercise board, there are a few posts about body buggs

LOL whos .. c25k for kids ... ready set go ... get candy, go, get candy, run run run!!! i love my bugg ... it really is a motivational machine for me. like last night, i saw i had to burn 160 more cals before i went to bed so i played on our Nintendo Wii ... it's great!!!

wow! i love choc melting cake ... dunno if i could have resisted. good for you!

i couldnt help it. i am completely addicted to weighing myself. when the scale is going down, i am fine. but when it goes up or stays the same it just discourages me. thankfully, right now, i am eating right and working my ass off so it is going down. like 5 pounds so far this week!! my recent fill has finally kicked in and is nice and restricting! unfortunately, i am REALLY tight in the mornings and even shakes are tough to get down. but this is the time of the month i am normally tigher than usual, so i am feeling i will open up a bit relatively soon. my couch to 5k is going very well. i love the running (i almost said runs, but that just wouldnt look right :confused:) i average 3.9-4.0 MPH for the entire 30 mins. my "low" is about 3.7 during my brisk walk and my high today was 4.7 for about 20 seconds, my normal high is about 4.4-4.5 MPH. those 90 seconds sometimes c r a w l by though! and of course, the 2 mins walking fly by!! ???? i dont get it. only 11.75 more pounds until i hit 150 gone for good. wow. i need to keep doing the low carb and working out to see if i can drop it by mid November. my realistic goal is by the end of November. how about that rants & raves thread about goal weights... ???? wowwow. i actually do see everyone's point of view. i am not chastizing anyone for picking a high goal weight, but for me, i did not have someone cut me open and shove a foreign object around my belly to still be obese!!! hope you are all well..

i couldnt help it. i am completely addicted to weighing myself. when the scale is going down, i am fine. but when it goes up or stays the same it just discourages me. thankfully, right now, i am eating right and working my ass off so it is going down. like 5 pounds so far this week!! my recent fill has finally kicked in and is nice and restricting! unfortunately, i am REALLY tight in the mornings and even shakes are tough to get down. but this is the time of the month i am normally tigher than usual, so i am feeling i will open up a bit relatively soon. my couch to 5k is going very well. i love the running (i almost said runs, but that just wouldnt look right :confused:) i average 3.9-4.0 MPH for the entire 30 mins. my "low" is about 3.7 during my brisk walk and my high today was 4.7 for about 20 seconds, my normal high is about 4.4-4.5 MPH. those 90 seconds sometimes c r a w l by though! and of course, the 2 mins walking fly by!! ???? i dont get it. only 11.75 more pounds until i hit 150 gone for good. wow. i need to keep doing the low carb and working out to see if i can drop it by mid November. my realistic goal is by the end of November. how about that rants & raves thread about goal weights... ???? wowwow. i actually do see everyone's point of view. i am not chastizing anyone for picking a high goal weight, but for me, i did not have someone cut me open and shove a foreign object around my belly to still be obese!!! hope you are all well..

November challenge Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go LosingJusme..................264.........0..........264........252..........12 setting my sights high. if i get down to 252 i will have lost 150 pounds ... OMG!

final day to weigh in for October. how did you do? from the looks of the numbers below, it looks like everyone had great losses! i will start the November challenge in the next thread ... i cant believe we are almost in November already!! October challenge Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go Rainer.........................283.........-13...... ...270......265..........5 Insubordination.............296.5......-8.5...... 288.......288..........0 RidinMyHDDream (Carol)..264.........-5.........259.........259..........5 LilMissBand-Aid..............287.......-10.2.......276.8...... 277.........0 LosingJusme..................272.........-8..........264........268..........-4 Tinkerbell77..................312.2......-9.8.......302.4.......299.........3.4

hi, how is your water intake? are you logging your food? how are cals / carbs? are you eating too few cals?

stop eating solids now.... you can damage your band. doctors dont just give the post op diet cause they are "mean". for more info, go read this post/thread http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/im-cheating-already-44151/#post608101

i did week 2 day 2 today ... my thighs are killing me. i checked my body bugg when i got home from work yesterday ... 16.2 cals / minute was my max while i was running. awesome!!!