losingjusme

Pat, congrats on your loss and surgery!! i've worked out every day except Thursday. i am having 'issues' with my thighs. my trainer says i have 'overtrained' and i need to take a few days off. i had an hour massage today and that helped a bit, but i am going to take 3 days off. :phanvan THAT i do not like... but my overall health and well being is more important than 3 days of exercise. keep up the excellent work gals!!!

i PM'd lapbandit. she is ok, just busy.

that's one thing i am petrified of ... once i finally hit the 2's, i probably wont even get on the scale for a couple of weeks just in case ... i would probably completely go off the deep end if i went to 2's then back up to 3's ... even if it was just 1 pound!

YOU rock my socks!!! you are truly an inspiration!

Molly, sorry to hear about that! hopefully your fill will nip it in the bud! i cant imagine what i would do without my fill (ok, yeah, i can ... EAT and EAT and EAT ..)

Carol and Elisabeth (and everyone really), thanks so much for your support, i truly appreciate it. seeing everyone's stats gives me the extra little push that i need to (hopefully) drop the next set of pounds. the only problem - my legs are so sore and tight from that stupid elliptical that it literally hurts to walk ... :faint: my first name is Christine, btw. although i am HORRIBLE at remembering names. numbers no problem, names have always been an issue for me.

July 4th Challenge Week 6 Name...................Starting…...…..Current….…......Goal….......To Go losingjusme............317....................305 ..................295.............10 tann.......................257.................... 239...................232.............07 juliegeraci...............232................... 232...................220.............12 Josette...................340................... 329...................315.............14 Inner_me................306....................298 ..................280.............18 Elisabethsew..........281....................273 ..................260.............13 Waterlily1072........ 278................ ...269 ..................252.............17 Libra..................... .230................. ..222...................205.............17 Lapbandit……… .… 208………....…...206……..…..... .185…… ..….21 RidinMyHDDream.. .281....................276 ..................256..............20 FaithMD................ 341.5.................328...................310.. ...........18 Tann, I found some of the weight you lost... i was lower than 305 (303.625 to be exact) and now i am back up to 305.5 frustrated and about ready to cry. hopefully i am pms'ing and that will explain it.

well, i am the perfect thread killer ... so here goes... i am sitting here bored at work and crying from laughing so hard. read every page here, the posts were great!!

Jacqui, i for one, have always admired you so much for your running. i just cant picture myself going there. granted i am less than 1/2 way to my goal. maybe when i hit about 250ish i can start. it just wrecks my knees and hips when i go on the treadmill for more than 4mph. you are doing fabulously!

Terri, congratulations - on the WL and the baby on the way. you have done an amazing job!

tann - you continue to amaze me. i, too, will weigh in on wednesday.

purple monkey - WOW 8 pounds in 4 days is amazing!! congratulations!

i like Julie's answer of being in control - a lot!! i also like being able to push myself ... initially going on the elliptical for 1 mile ... getting close to a mile, then pushing myself to 1 1/4, then 1 1/2 and next time i look down i am at 2 miles - so very empowering!!

25 mins elliptical - 2 miles all over 10 incline - 6 mins 20 incline 11 mins bike - 4 miles i made my May challenge goal of 85 miles

that is amazing! congrats Tonya! looks like you've lost all of your TOM water weight!

that was my main fear, that i wouldnt wake up when i was supposed to. this surgery has changed my life completely. i now exercise 5-9 times a week and have lost 98 7/8 pounds since October 2006. i would do this surgery again in a heartbeat.

BetsyJane, me too - one day. not ready for it yet though... today was a great workout elliptical - 13.5 mins - 1.5 miles - 20 incline for over 4 mins!!! bike - 26.5 mins - 9.5 miles elliptical - 16.5 mins - 1.25

kity took the words out of my mouth. i go 5-9 times a week (generally 6-7 though). one day i do 45 mins cardio and upper body, the next i do the cardio and lower body. one thing i have been doing lately is the interval training. i will go REALLY hard on the elliptical (190-220 RPM) for 2 minutes, get off and then do weights (1 set of 15-20), get back on the elliptical, same thing 190-220 RMP, then back to that first machine. do the same machine 2-3 times and then do a cool down with cardio. this should take about 45 - 60 mins. it is a TOTAL butt kicker, but it got my weight loss going again. i would not do this until you are in good cardio shape. (i am fat yet fit at the same time if that makes sense). good luck with the elliptical. i could only do a few minutes at first. it's a machine i love to hate.

sorry to hear about your accident! i would call the surgeon just in case.

when i click on journals (next to home, userCP, Gallery, etc) it basically just refreshes the page i am on. for instance, if i hit it now, the following link comes up: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=5# any idea when this can be changed? i really miss reading the journals. thanks!

i am a pear too. i hate it! size 18/20 top, 22-24ish bottoms, sometimes higher :phanvan i do the elliptical as well, today i cranked it up to a 20 incline (highest it would go) and it kicked my butt... SO HARD! my knees crunch as well, i hate it.. i just keep on whatever i can do to burn the fat. have you tried Aqua? the only bad thing with that is being in the Water exhausts me. good luck!

i LOOOOOOVE the Avenue and actually just bought a really cute dress from Dress Barn on sale for $39

here it is http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f80/lb-pissing-me-off-34446/

I made up for yesterday today!! interval training - 35 mins ellipt and upper body 1.5 miles bike - 6 miles elliptical - up to 20!!!! incline (highest it will go) .5 miles 45 mins aqua class less than 2 lbs til I hit 100 gone...oh boy!

lol ... somehow i doubt that! i did fidget quite a lot today. i read somewhere (no idea where but it was recent) that you can burn up to 300 cals a day by fidgeting - so that's what i did ...