losingjusme

430-500 in the morning for me. **ugh** i can definitely see the difference in energy and my mood if i do not work out in the mornings.

OMG!!! i've had the DVDs (total workout - instructional 1&2, basic plus, total workout) for about a month now and am totally clueless on even where to begin. i want to incorporate it into my exercise day but cant find anything but Basic Plus that is only 15 mins. your pictures have really inspired me though! wow. any suggestions what i should do first or should i just suck it up and do instructional 1 and then go from there?

your arm is worse b/c you seriously rock in the weight loss department ... i am totally sucking right now ... stuck at 269-272 ... **sigh** i cant wait to see your before/afters ... you are going to do soooo well. i cant believe it's next week! WOOO HOOO!!!!

while i agree with you not wanting anyone else's approval, i cannot imagine going through this surgery and major lifestyle change and not want to be as small as i can get and look good for me ... at 269 i am healthy. my BP is 117/70-ish, cholesterol is perfect, no sign of diabetes and even my PCOS is mostly under control. i run 3 days a week and exercise HARD 3 more days. so not only am i healthy, i am fit. (my body fat % is less than 3% above "normal") should i quit? no way in hell am i going to stop losing right now.

moml - congrats on onederland!!

red, welcome!! glad to have you. karen - great job jm - i am definitely doing week 2 starting tomorrow.

i personally think goal weight is a very personal thing ... i also have not read anywhere on the thread where anyone was being attacked. keep in mind, however, this thread is in the Rants and Raves section so debates are quite common here.

i am not going to step on the scale for 2+ more weeks ... Name...........Chall. Start Wt........Current......Chall. Goal.............To Go abckids..............303.........................3 03...........270......................33 alwayscurious........245......................245. ............212.................33 Amelia40...............270.................... 270................240................30 areellady...............232....................226 .5...........212.................14.5 argon..................162...................155.2 ...............142...............13.2 Ariel....................207.................... 199 ..............182..................17 aussie_jode...........212......................212 .............190..................22 BabygotBack..........164.....................164. ............145..................19 Babygrl1234...........215......................205 ............190.................15 Becky42................253.....................248 ...............220...............28 bekafina.................225.....................2 25.............199................26 Cherrybomb...........311....................306 ..............291................15 chickatee..............203.....................196 ..............175................21 chocolate_snaps......344....................342... ...........299................43 cQQlgirl..................225...................21 8................185..............33 Chris_NJ................284....................255 .................250..............5 cindyluhu...............194....................194 ...............180.............14 dacer123...............243....................239. ..............223................16 Denise...................170....................17 0...............155...............15 Denise..................244.....................24 4...............220................24 Desertbunnee.........232....................207. .............180................27 DonnaD................185.....................185. .............170................15 eclipse..................215.....................2 12..............199................16 faithmd................303.....................303 ............ 283...............16.7 glindab................ 277.....................269...............250..... .. .......19 gonnabfree............231....................231.. ..............205................26 Guinessgirl77.........241...................241 ..................210..............31 gweniper..............253.....................236. ...............223...............30 hf2havefun...........240......................240. ..............210................30 ihadenuf................216....................216 ................190................26 itsjustducky...........317....................317. ................297...............20 james2539............235.4.................235.4 ................220.............15.4 jfran……………………….212………………………204……………………..196………………8 jglong54...............206....................206. .................195.............11 jadrad7.................224....................224 .................200..............24 jazzystouch...........246......................246 ...............220...............26 Jeni 85.................237....................230 ..................207..............23 joisey....................307....................3 07................290...............17 josiebies...............188......................1 70................165................5 JulieNYC................155.....................14 9.................136..............13 Kaelin's G-Ma.........272....................272............. ......220.............12 KarenG................. 240.....................225...................215. ...........10 katalin.e................230.....................1 79.................150..............29 Keekahari..............230......................22 2..................215............7 Kellymovingon........207......................196 .................187............9 Kimmie.................296.....................287 ..................270.............17 ladydi............. .....233.....................228.................2 08...............20 legster..................261....................24 0................228...............12 LeslieLee...............216.....................21 6................186...............30 LifeLover..............289.....................275 ..............259................16 LilMissBandAid.......276.8...................276.8 ............265...............11.8 lisa_in_toronto.......180......................180 ................160...............20 losingjusme...........273.....................269. ...............238................31 luvinke..................225.................. ..223..................195..............28 maddog.................230.....................230 ................205..............25 marcar35...............277.....................266 ................250............. 16 mcgreen...............236......................220 .................210..............10 METALBAND...........187.....................179... ..... .......167..............13 momlambert..........207...................204.5... ............185..............20.5 mpalen.................229.....................229 ................200................29 Peache8887...........330.....................306.. ...............275..............31 pmmegm..............248.....................248... ...............228..............20 Rainer..................298................... 272..................258................14 robgoblin87............279...................279.. ................250...............29 SC2VA..................233.....................233 ..................200..............33 sdakotaRN.............254.....................254. ................225..............29 Short C................. 166....................166.................146.. ............20 Soniacan...............198.5..................198. 5.............175.............23.5 Stacy73.................259.....................23 8...............230...............8 Sunny112..............215.....................157. ...............140...............17 Suzzzie. ...............349....................326......... .......320................6 sweethot143..........197....................188... ...........175.................13 tanderson..............231.....................231 ...............199................32 teacher.................236.....................23 6.............200................36 ToniaPatt …..........286……….....……......283………......... 243.… ........…40 UK-Lady...............255.....................223.... ...........210.................13 Wannabthin...........231......................222. .............211................20 want2beme...........225.....................225.. ............195................30 wen.....................288......................2 84..............255................29 Whosyadaddy.........388.....................369... ...........335................43

come join us for the third week - here - http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f81/couch-5k-week-28-october-03-november-44027/

Hi everyone, this is our third week in the Couch to 5K program. This is designed to be a 9 week program, but you can repeat weeks (as I will be doing) until you are comfortable moving on. However, you are not supposed to skip weeks. It has been strongly suggested by trainers and runners alike to NOT run on consecutive days. More information can be found here: Cool Running :: The Couch-to-5K Running Plan Attached are the first thru third weeks in detail Anyone is free to join, no matter where we are!! This is the place to check in and support with each other and see how it is going. What week are you doing? How is it going for you? Is it too difficult / too easy? Any comments?? Good luck everyone!

cindy great job with week one. remember to try not to run 2 days in a row.. even the most seasoned runners skip a day!! good luck!

congrats on 150 lb. i am very interested in a pannie as well. you may want to check out the plastics threads .. I will probably wait til I get to about 200 for my LBL (another 69-70 lbs). but I'd like to start looking for my batwings in the next 30ish pounds. who knows though????

good luck .. I am on the road - will start a 3rd week thread when I get home.

Julie, i cant wait to see the progress of the thighs and arms ... i am actually going to start looking at arm doctors in the next 30-50 pounds ... here is an 'interesting' pic i took while riding in the car ... niiiiice ... (not) (sorry it's kind of big - at work and cant fix it)

**blush** thank you.

wasa, GREAT post ... any plans on writing one for plastics?

wasa, GREAT post ... any plans on writing one for plastics?

i get the 'gurgles' too ... just started back up after my last fill. it used to be annoying/embarrassing but now i just think it's funny.

:faint: LMAO :heh:

wow, i dunno if i could go that long ... just a tad (ha!) obsessive ...

thanks! :biggrin1: i love my bugg! not tedious at all. there is a thread in the exercise forum about it. it was well worth it!!

Rain, hope you didnt buy too many of them, cause they will soon be falling off of you! you are doing a phenominal job!!

if you had lap band, why arent you skinny yet? *sigh*

JM, i can relate. in fact, i just posted to my journal that i'm not going to weigh until the 2nd week of November. want to join me?

i dont see anything wrong with pizza in moderation ... sounds delish! i am VERY tight right now ... had 3 bites of roast last night and wanted to hurl.