losingjusme

i am very tight in the AM (Atkins Caramel Latte shake time - yummmmm) by dinner i am pretty much wide open and have a good dinner full of Protein. i am currently hooked on shrimp...

hi, where in Grapevine? i'd love to go see her!

alfie that sounds like thats it. you have to actually CLIMB up the thing to get on and that bottom step goes down a bit. it is not easy for me at all. but who said exersing was supposed to be easy ... :eek:

Julie, you do look simply amazing! i cant believe i'm starting to really think about PS. my arms are just horrible (well, everything is horrible, but my arms are more toned but the skin hanging is just dreadful!!) question about the mons lift - is that normally part of a LBL? thanks!

Alfie - my first time on the elliptical was less than 2 minutes. i gradually increased by 10-15 seconds each time i got on. i have gone for as long as 60 minutes, but now i try to break my cardio up so i dont get bored. right now my 'challenge machine' is that blasted Stairmaster. i can usually go about 2 minutes on it. i've gone as many as 3, but i have noooooo idea how i did that ... :eek: slow and steady start and you'll be rocking in no time!

well it's been a year already! i cant believe it!! i've been as low as 267, but right now i'm about 272-ish. i've finally got my crap together again (i'm sure of it this time!!!) here are my before/current front view and side view.

the only thing that has gotten rid of some of my flabby tummy and legs is cardio. LOTS and LOTS of cardio. i average about 45 mins a day for 5-6 days a week. weekends i tend to do more (up to 90ish minutes). good luck!

awesome! congratulations!

i am SOOO guilty of this often!! :cool:

which iPod do you have? you may have to change the settings on your iPod. when it is connected to your puter, click on your iPod (on the left hand side of the computer screen), there are tabs towards the top of iTunes, one may be Podcasts. just make sure that the podcasts that you want to have on your iPod are checked, then synch it again. hth

i have not started yet. i plan to start Monday (the 15th) and do M - W - F running. right now when i run, i walk for a few mins then run (5.0-5.2 mph) for 60 seconds then walk for 120, so this will really be a challenge to only walk for 90 then run again for 60. i will more than likely be repeating weeks, i will not push myself to the point of injury... i love that quote too. i found it off another board. it's so true!! :cool:

MMT, I LOVED your post. Great attitude!!

i am going to start the Couch to 5K running program next week. anyone want to join me?? i found a podcast that times everything for you. tells you when the warm up is over and when to start running / jogging and when to go back to walking. it does have a 'techno'-esque type of music with it. it's not bad. for those of you who do not have iPods, he also has an MP3 file that can be either put on an MP3 player or burned onto a CD. :cool: http://www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/ you can find more info about the Couch to 5K program here - Cool Running :: The Couch-to-5K Running Plan

because i want to be proud of myself ...

thanks Insub, it is very very good to be back!! i agree w/ your face looks thinner comment ... well what the hell about my big belly? it's not H U G E anymore ... :Banane30:

whoa - how is that for a long thread title? :Banane30: after my 'break' (aka - i am not doing well and thought i could handle it on my own), someone mentioned in a PM to me that there should be a struggling thread ... i do not see one although i am about 1000+ posts behind, so i thought i'd create one.... the intent of this thread is not for people who are relatively newly banded to come here for support thru bandster hell. i am sorry if that sounds harsh, but there are TONS of threads out there with people being banded for a month or so and being so hungry they want to chew off their arm.... so here goes. my name is losingjusme and i have been banded a year (i cant believe it's been a year!!!) and the past month i have really been having a difficult time with my eating. what's the problem? ummm, i love to eat... sweets in particular. i 'celebrated' my bandiversary Tuesday with ice cream ... :omg: i just thank god that i worked out long and hard or my weight would be up about 10-15 pounds ... (nope, wasnt just that one night of ice cream)... anyone else having problems? any long term bandsters have any words of wisdom?

**blush** (again) BBK - you look HOT!!!! whoa!

oh god, guys ... i am embarrassed now ... **blush**... i havent been doing very well lately ... i can preach it but wasnt practicing .... i feel like a complete and utter fraud. :cry i just had to take a break for a bit (and yes, i did disable my blog to everyone but me - i did update a few times) ... i have no idea why i though i could do this better on my own... :think thank you ALL so much for your PMs and your comments here. i truly appreciate it. so what's been going on? well, i've been losing the same few (4-6) pounds for the past month ... right now i am smack dab in the middle of my 6 pound "up" ... if that makes any sense. i have been working out like a mad woman (yes, even running) which i think has been my saving grace cause i probably would have gained at least 15 if i wasnt working my ass off. i did have my bandiversary (celebrated with ice cream :Banane30: that day and a brownie ice cream thingy the day after )... but today i am on track. i am going to eat AT HOME tonight ... no garbage ... i am going to do this one meal / snack at a time. once again, words cannot express how incredibly touched i am... i really appreciate you ladies (and gentlemen ) ~Christine

cause i haven't for quite a long time ...

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i personally do not like the watch band. the device can be detached from the band and has a little clip. i normally clip it on my shirt or put it in my pocket. BE CAREFUL though. i dont think it would like being washed... attached is a (crappy) picture. it is on my left side you can kinda see it a bit...

I'm not... it is such a crappy day.. i am PMSing so horribly and all i want is chocolate and all kinds of garbage that I do not need. I have been craving carrot cake (yup, again) for 2 days. I am in such a bad place right now. its never been this bad before. :help:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f73/ titan - go here and read

happy bandiversary !!