tonya66

I'm here! Just busy as a bee these days. Weight holding steady at 162 to 164. I bounce back and forth. Man, I can't wait until I get out of the 160's. 155 and I will be at a healthy weight for my height. I did call and make me an appointment for a fill, I go May 18th. I haven't had one in over 6 mos, and I think I need one.

I'm here! Just busy as a bee these days. Weight holding steady at 162 to 164. I bounce back and forth. Man, I can't wait until I get out of the 160's. 155 and I will be at a healthy weight for my height. I did call and make me an appointment for a fill, I go May 18th. I haven't had one in over 6 mos, and I think I need one.

Jaime - question for you to ask Dan - ask him if the trainers (Bob & Julian) tries to influence them on who to vote off? Just curious.

Okay, I'm an accountant and keep track of EVERYTHING. I'm very anal about numbers and my spreadsheets. lol. I've kept track of my weight, pretty much on a daily basis for the past 15 years. Below is my weight since the band. I'm making progress and getting closer to goal, and it has really gotten harder! My struggles began after I fell and had to have knee surgery, then I was laid up in bed for 6 weeks. I ate all the "pitty me" and "comfort foods" - regained some weight, so now I'm recommited and exercising and its coming off, just slower than it did the first time. Consultation with Doc 11/24/06 - 248.9 Surgery Date 1/18/07 - 226 1 mo post op (Feb 18)- 206.8 2 mo post op (March 18) - 198 3 mo post op (April 18th)- 193 4 mo post op (May 18th)- 184.2 5 mo post op (June 18th(- 178 6 mo post op (July 18th)– 174 7 mo post op (Aug 18th)- 178 - went on vacation and ate big (7 day cruise) 8 mo post op (Sept 18th)- 174 9 mo post op (Oct 18th)- 170 10 mo post op (Nov 18th) - 167 11 mo post op (Dec 18th) - 170 - haven’t even been trying 12 mo post op (Jan 18th 2008)- 174 - again, not trying. But finally refocused - exactly where I was at 6 mos post op – so basically no weight loss in the past 6 mos 13 mo post op (Feb 18th) - 183 - Ouch! started taking steroids and made my weight go up, along with not eating right and no exercise! 14 mo post op (March 18th)- 185 - grrrrr 15 mo post op (April 18th)- 180 - weight is finally going down, but inches are actually coming off faster since I've been exercising a lot. 16 mo post op (May 18th)- 178 17 mo post op (June 18th)- 175 18 mo post op (July 18th)- 179- still not focussed:sad: 19 mo post op -(Aug 18th) - 178 - focussed again - This time I am committed to getting to goal and will not stray! I do not ever want to see the 180's again! 20 mo post op (Sept. 18) - 171 - :eek: 21 mo post op (Oct 18) - 168 22 mo post op (Nov 18) - 169 - I am focussed and doing good, but need to get back to exercising. I want to hit 160 by year end. 23 mo post op (Dec 18) - 166 - only 6 more pounds to get to my goal by year end. I don't think it will happen, but I will continue to try. 24 mos post op (Jan 18, 2009) - 170 (had hysterectomy 1/14/09, gained due to fluids and surgery) 25 mos post op (Feb 18) - 167 26 mos post op (March 18) - 164

Sounds like it is going to be an interesting show tomorrow.

A little about tomorrow's show: Tomorrow night's Biggest Loser is one for the show's history books! A high-calorie temptation gives way to a feeding frenzy where one lucky player wins control of the game. Whoever finds the "golden ticket" hidden somewhere in 100 covered trays of cupcakes, donuts and chips will be the one and only judge at this week's elimination. But does this prize come at a price? How many calories will the players rack up trying to find the ticket? And how hard will it be for the winner to send someone home? From the start, tension and fear fill the house as furious Ron Morelli and son Mike vow to exact revenge on the players who tried but failed to send Ron home last week. Broken alliances, betrayal--some players whisper that it feels like a scene from The Godfather with Don Ron! The famed Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena is the site for this week's grueling physical challenge: contestants must run up and down more than 2,000 stairs in the stadium's bleachers. Whoever comes in first and second place must then turn around and do it again! Trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, angry at players' indulgences at the temptation, push them in the gym, but for some mighty competitors, it may not be enough to keep them above the yellow line. Oh, and be sure to look for a surprise appearance from a svelte father-daughter team from Season 6!

I've noticed mine has really gotten lose. I am eating more too I think. I think I'm going to go ahead and schedule another fill. I swear I think I have a tiny leak, and if he pulls my fill out and I don't have much, I'm going to demand more test to see if I have a leak! Good for you!!! I always admire those joggers, it always looks so fun and fullfilling when I see someone run. I've always wish I could be one of those runners, but now with my knee problems, I could never do it. But I've read its the fastest way to lose weight! Oh my DH would love to see that! He wakes up from a dead sleep and runs to look out the windo when he hears geese flying over! He is love to hunt the geese, but he also just like to watch them. He goes to Canada every year to do Candian Goose hunting, and then he hunts around our are for Geese and Ducks. But he also just enjoys watching their nature. Sounds like it is a beautiful sight.

Wow, 226, your going down fast! But doesn't sound like its been fun with the GI troubles. I had my Gallblader taken out about 5 years ago. I just woke up in horrible pain and went to ER and they took it out. Very simple. But I had so many gallstones, they had gotten into my duct and causing all kinds of problems. So that is probably why. Hopefully they can get yours out soon, it will make you feel so much better! Keep trying, and just start out slow. Maybe just take your baby for a walk around the block (when it gets nicer outside ofcourse) Thanks, she is doing fine now. They found the blockage and could not put a stint in because the artery is too small. They are going to try and treat it with medication, if that doesn't work, they will probably have to do open heart again, which is what she is hoping they don't do.

Yes, she is a hot momma! 48 and looks that darn good, there ought to be a law about that. lol. I can't believe 1700 cal too, I would gain so much weight on eating 1700 calories. She must have a lot of muscle to matabolize that. She was on oprah yesterday too, same with Marie Osmond and then Star Jones, they all looked so good. Star Jones talked about her WLS. I really can relate to her about keeping it a secret, because I still have kept mine a secret from my family and coworkers. I think they all suspect it, but I have never confirmed it.

I so agree!

You know, I'm not too surprised. I joined WW after doing low carb for so long and my first week joining WW I gained 4 lbs. I followed it to a T, and exercised 6 days and gained. The lady told me that it was not unusual for someone to gain the first week they switch up their routine, or eating pattern, or even exercise pattern. I was shocked that i had gained when I worked so hard. I wish Nicole would have stayed and Ron was sent home, he has had his chance, over and over and over.....

Sula, I need to take my measurements again, I haven't in awhile, I took them when I first joined WW, but not since then. I also took them when I started the lapband journey. So glad you got your OOOOO's back..... I lost, but not much. I lost .6 lbs according to the ww scale! I'm glad I lost something because if I hadn't lost anything, I was going to jump over the counter, I warned the lady that it would not be pretty if she said I stayed the same, or worse if she said I gained. I think I scared the poor receptionist! They (the WW people) think I'm on a plateu. They are saying "are you exercising" - UHHHH, Yes! If they had a clue at how hard I exercise, they would't be wondering that. I wanted to slap them for that question. Then they asked "are you sure your staying within your points, are you measuring your food?". They have no clue how hard I've been trying. I measure EVERYTHING. I was craving some chips, so I had some baked lays. 1 oz of chips, I even measured them on my digital scale. I ate exactly 1 oz of baked chips. I even took the entire bag out and measured 1 oz of chips and put them all in seperate baggies, so the next time I want chips, I just grab the little baggie which has exactly 1 oz of chips in it. I haven't had the craving since, so they all sit there. I usually stick to lean meats and fruits. I even gave up my blue cheese dressing for no dressing on my salad, or just 1 teaspoon of FF vingerette. Sometimes I put a little salsa on the salad. I swear, I've been trying so hard. So, I think they are right. I'm at a dreaded plateau....wonder how long it will last? I read up on it yesterday on the internet and they can last for a week, two weeks, or even MONTHS. I don't think I can keep my sanity of it last for months. So far, its been 3 weeks. According to the WW scales I am at 167. My scales are at 163.4. I go by my scales :biggrin: So - I had planned on doing a grueling exercise last night, but my MIL had to put in the hospital for chest pains so we were up in the ER until 1 am. grrrrr. So tired today. She is going to have a heart cath today. She's already had open heart, so she might be headed in for more surgery. Poor lady, she has been thru so much. Anyhow, I had been reading up alot on breaking plateaus, it says one way is to switch your eating, eat a little bad for a day or two. Well, I took their advice. lol. As we were sitting in the waiting room in the ER, someone was eating McDonalds FF's. Guess what I had an incredible craving for? You guessed it, when we left at 1 am, I had my DH pull thru the drive-thru and McD's and get me a small cheesburgher and MEDIUM FF. Well, the hamburger just doesn't go down very good. It actually hurts to eat it, I know better than that, I've tried hamburger before, and we just don't go together since I've been banded. I didn't PB, I never PB. But it was such a chore to eat, I only ate about 3 bites and passed it to my DH. Now the FF's, I ate them, I ate about 1/2 the FF. Man they were good. AND, I did had a twix candy bar last night. My first splurge in a few weeks, but I was a little down about the scales. And I reasoned with myself to try and break this darn plateau. Today, I am back on track. Ate my yogurt with a handful of granola thrown it for bfast, and just got back from doing 20 min on the elliptical machine. I will do another 20 min later afternoon. Tonight (if we are not stuck at the hospital) I want to work my upperbody and abs - and maybe do another 15 min on elliptical. I'm hooked on that darn elliptical machine...... Okay, I better get to work, its month end and very busy!!!!!!:thumbup:

Well said!

Thanks AJ - I appreciate your support!

oh you are so right! I have taken many pics- in a bikini too, just so I can compare my progress. Maybe some day when I'm brave enough, I will share...lol. I do the BFL challenge and they encourage the pics....

Thanks so much fitblab - I know, I've been reading up on this thing, and I know that building muscle is important and its leaner than fat. I know that I am losing fat, and gaining muscle. I just wish the scale would cooperate a little more. lol. I think I'm going to take my measurements tonight and compare them with where I was 6 weeks ago.....I think that will help me realize I am losing, and eventually the scale has to move, right?

I am reading Matt Hoover's blog - season 2 winner - interesting read and its nice to know that even men struggle with the scales as well - lol here is the link; Matt Hoover

Ali was recently in Womens Health magazine and she stated that she has been able to maintain her loss by doing 1 hour of cardio in the am, and she does another in the evening, and she does strength training 3x's per week. So she basically puts in at least 2 hours at the gym a day. Most of the contestants lose more weight then they really want to maintain at the finale. They drop as low as possible in hopes of winning the grand prize, but normally they know they will put some back on because the weight at the finale is not where they want to stay or its not a weight they can maintain. Many of them eat nothing but water and celery for days leading up to the finale and as soon as the finale is over, they gain weight back just be eating normally. The show has some rules that say you could be disqualified for being so dehydrated, but so far, they have not enforced those rules. I remember Kai saying she ate nothing but brocoli for a week before the finale. They work so hard on the show, and after to lose the weight, its a shame they put it back on. It all gets down to, you have to lose weight for yourself. Losing too fast just isn't realistic long term either. Its great for those who have been able to maintain the loss, but as you can see, most do not. Makes me so happy for my silicone buddy. My band will help me maintain! Ali said she was going to get back up to 128 to 130, but has been able to maintain at her 125 weight. She looks so good!

The BL season 1 winner (Ryan) gained his back as well...... See the article below and click on the different BL Seasons: Where are the 'Biggest Losers' now? - 'Biggest Loser' on TODAY Looks like Ali is still doing great! We'll see her tomorrow night. One of my favorite contestants was Matt Hoover, he has gained some of his weight back and so did she - his wife who was 3rd runner up durring the same season. He ended up proposing to her. They have had two children now and I saw them on Larry King live. They said the hardest thing was keeping the weight off and keeping up with exercise. ON the show, exercise is your job ( they usually put in 5 hours a day), but in real life, it just doesn't work that way.

Yes, Mike is going to be a total 10 when he's done with his journey! If I was 20 years younger, oh my......:thumbup: And Helen looks absolutely fabulous too. I think she is really pretty and going to be one hot momma!

Here is an article I received in my email today....just a little of what will happen tomorrow night. Can't wait to see Ali! Unlucky Number 13? Week 13 brings threats back to the ranch On tomorrow night's Biggest Loser, the nine remaining players at the ranch get a threatening surprise: Three eliminated players are back. But just one of them will get to return to ranch competition. Who will it be? The game swaps one Ali for another this week when season-five champion Ali Vincent emcees the activities while host Alison Sweeney takes time off to be at home with her newborn baby girl. Congrats, Ali! The physical challenge is all about balance and has contestants standing on a platform suspended six feet over a pool of water. At the weigh-in: more surprises and not all of them good. Several unlucky players face disappointing numbers, leading to an emotional elimination round. We're in singles competition now, and all loyalties are in question. Who will make it to week 14 at the ranch? We'll be watching and waiting to see.

I would like to join, however, I can't get the spreadsheet to come up on my computer - its just a black screen. Name.............Start Lbs........Current..........Goal.......To Go Sunshine2........164.6..............164.6............155...........9.60 I lose extremely slow, usually just 1 or 2 lbs a month, but I've upped my exercise so I'm hoping to lose the 9 1/2 lbs by June 1st.

Yes Sula, stop your bellyaching! lol. 4 lbs is great! Be careful with the knee, take it slow, you don't want to have an injury and then be down for awhile. Have I told you guys that I hate the freaken scales....I mean I really hate the little bastard. I want to take it and throw it out the window some times! Let me tell you, for the past 2 weeks I have a new attitude about exercise. I'm making NO EXCUSES and I've headed to the gym 6 days a week. I've eaten clean, I mean really really good. We go out to eat, I eat grilled fish with double vegies, or I had the WW grilled chicken at Applebeas. So I was hoping the scale woud move somewhat, but it hasn't. I mean, it keeps bouncing from 163 to 165. This morning it was 164.6, yesterday it was 163.4. For the past 3 weeks at weight watchers meeting I have weighed exactly the same, I mean exactly. I weighed 167.6 (with clothes on), and not one ounce difference. Tonight is my weigh in night, so we'll see. I shouldn't let the scales play me like this, because my clothes are looser, I swear I feel like I've lost at least 10 pounds but the scales just don't show it. I know, I know, I'm probably gaining muscle and losing fat, which I know is probably true. I just want the scale to show me some loss. YOu know what I mean. It just feel like such a victory with the scales show that I've lost. grrrrrr

Thats right, I am doing so great in the exercise department. I worked out so hard for 6 days last week. I mean really hard, where sweat is dripping off me and my shirt looks like someone dumped a bucket of water over me. I am so proud of myself for getting back to the gym and making NO EXCUSES! I almost blew it off last night, I was so tired and I worked all day with my husband in garage, so I was telling myself, I already had a workout. But as the night grew closer, I started feeling guilty, so I headed to the gym and did a gruelling cardio and lower body workout! My face was beat red, I think some of the people around me thought I was going to pass out. LOL. They were all looking at me like "is she okay". One guy even said to me "your serious about this stuff aren't you". uhhhh, hello, Heck yes I'm serious! So, I jump on the scale this morning and AGAIN, no loss. I've eaten good all week, really I've eaten good for the past two weeks and I've exercised 6 days a week for the past two weeks, you would think the scale would be a little nicer to me. Heck no, the scale likes to treat me like the red headed step child! :biggrin: Okay, I can't focus on numbers, I just can't. I feel good, I look good, and my clothes are fitting better. So no matter what the scales say to me, I know its working! Today's menu Bfast 1/2 cup bran fiber one cereal - 1 pt 1/2 cup skim milk - 1 pt mixed fruit added in (Strawberries & blueberries) - 1 pt Snack 1 apple and WW cheese - 2 pts Lunch 3 0z of chicken breast - 3 pts 1 whole wheat, lc tortilia - 1 pt salsa - 0 pts cilantro - 0 pts snack 1/2 cup cottage cheese, sliced peaches - 3 pts Dinner 1 cup lean chili - 6 pts ww cheese - 2 pts 20 pts total Exercise - 30 min elliptical Upper Body workout at gym - 15 min of cool down time on elliptical Wt - AM naked on scales at home - 164.6 (yesterday was 163.4) grrrrrr:cursing: NOTES - tonight is my WW meeting and for the past 3 weeks I have weighed exactly the same - 167.6 with my clothes on ofcourse, so we'll see what tonight brings.

Thats right, I am doing so great in the exercise department. I worked out so hard for 6 days last week. I mean really hard, where sweat is dripping off me and my shirt looks like someone dumped a bucket of water over me. I am so proud of myself for getting back to the gym and making NO EXCUSES! I almost blew it off last night, I was so tired and I worked all day with my husband in garage, so I was telling myself, I already had a workout. But as the night grew closer, I started feeling guilty, so I headed to the gym and did a gruelling cardio and lower body workout! My face was beat red, I think some of the people around me thought I was going to pass out. LOL. They were all looking at me like "is she okay". One guy even said to me "your serious about this stuff aren't you". uhhhh, hello, Heck yes I'm serious! So, I jump on the scale this morning and AGAIN, no loss. I've eaten good all week, really I've eaten good for the past two weeks and I've exercised 6 days a week for the past two weeks, you would think the scale would be a little nicer to me. Heck no, the scale likes to treat me like the red headed step child! Okay, I can't focus on numbers, I just can't. I feel good, I look good, and my clothes are fitting better. So no matter what the scales say to me, I know its working! Today's menu Bfast 1/2 cup bran fiber one cereal - 1 pt 1/2 cup skim milk - 1 pt mixed fruit added in (Strawberries & blueberries) - 1 pt Snack 1 apple and WW cheese - 2 pts Lunch 3 0z of chicken breast - 3 pts 1 whole wheat, lc tortilia - 1 pt salsa - 0 pts cilantro - 0 pts snack 1/2 cup cottage cheese, sliced peaches - 3 pts Dinner 1 cup lean chili - 6 pts ww cheese - 2 pts 20 pts total Exercise - 30 min elliptical Upper Body workout at gym - 15 min of cool down time on elliptical Wt - AM naked on scales at home - 164.6 (yesterday was 163.4) grrrrrr:cursing: NOTES - tonight is my WW meeting and for the past 3 weeks I have weighed exactly the same - 167.6 with my clothes on ofcourse, so we'll see what tonight brings.