Loosing it for Life

Monday 11/1/10 - 242.2 down 6.4# Pureed stage :thumbup:

Hi Hi Team.. Whether it's pounds, Kg or amount lost - let us know, and we can Celebrate your success. If you need a little push or help to get back on track that's what where here for too. Feel free to anythng, your strugles or accomplishments or new ideas that you,ve found over the week/weekend, and we can talk these out and give encouragement. Hope you'll join me.. Leah

Hi Everyone - I thought I would start a new thread for Monday weigh ins. This keeps us responsible over the weekend (which are my tough days) and we can all see our progressive weight loss. Feel free to include strugles or accomplishments or new ideas that we've found over the week/weekend, and we can talk these out and give encouragement. Hope you'll join me.. XOXOLeah

Hi there - just thought I add a happy note about pudding -I make my own and add in a scoup in of Non Flavored soy Protein and about 1/4 extra NF Milk... Makes it really creamy and delish... I don't think that I could do pudding for Breakfast, but maybe a snack... Hope this helps.

Hi October family - Yahoo... I'm on the other side... Well the first 2 days I felt more pain than I do today - Yesturday I walked & shopped for a few hours, and then did some house errands... I was pooped by the time bedtime came... BUT... I did find these great things - my mom previously had a stomach surgery for cancer and they gave her these belly bands... put that puppy on, and instantly felt better. Just that little amount of constant pressure made it feel great. Today, I've done house hold things - made a couple blankets, doing great... Went into the hospital @ 253 and today I'm 248... Thats 7lbs down from surgery - That is AWESOME.... Love you guys! Hope your all doing great. anyone have any good recipies for the liquid stage? I'd love to hear them.

So tomorrow is my Big Band Day... Getting nervous. Still have some last minute things to pick up today Trying to pass the liquid diet day way.. I think my husband is more worried than me... But my mom is here to help us both...Hehe Well I hope you all are doing well.. Looking forward to the afterlife.

We're band sisters - I'm being banded the same day. I'm like you I'm on the big cut down this week. My husband keeps askiing me "so what will be your last meal" to bad for him it will probably be a protein shake... But I'm as anxious as ever to start out on this journey... I'll keep you in my prayers sunday night... Good luck...

Went an picked up my last few things before surgery - found some great liquid protein shots with no sugar - those will come in handy. Explained the entire surgery to my husband in the care - I think he is in shock now...We'll see what happens. I have two goals. Vegas for new years (already have tickets) I hope to have lost at least 25 pounds by then (2mo po), and then Arizona in March to see his parents - hope to have lost at least 50 (5mo po). Gotta get some good goals ready - since I'm not treating myself with food anymore... That is going to be something to get used to....

Hi Octoberrets ~~~~ Finally have my date 10/18/10... I'm getting so excited - lots of prep work to do.... For those you that have been banded recently - do you have any words of wisdome - or thing that you wish you would have gotten before hand? I hope you all are doing really well. Look forward to hearing from you all.

NSV means Non-Scale Victory, i.e Baggie Clothes, taking a great hike without being winded, dropping sizes, getting more deffinition in your muscles. It can also be, passing up the more fatty food choices for healthy ones... Small steps make giant leaps, in our game...

Soul... I feel the same way... I'm am dying with anticipation for this... A - Welcome 10/19 is coming up soon, Have you started practicing anything? I have statrted to eat slower and I'm thinking about what I would order if I went out to dinner... It's tough!!! Gran... I love the Gran's Band Day - that is great... I'm getting my CPAP machine this week - not to happy about that. I was really really supprised that I had to have one... I don't even snore... (at least not that much)... But I'll ride the wave... At least I know I won't need it for too long, then my husband will have a spare... He snores like a freight train....hehe... I'malso very courious to see how your 14 day diet goes... I'm very nervous about that.... Tannie - Welcome to OO's... I think I would dread that 2 week diet too... I can't take the Carnation shakes... But I love the Kirkland Protein... 30g, 5 carbs and 3 fats... chocolate milk - super good... I am getting the Allergan Band, hopefully it's a good one... So Team October... What how do you all feel about cooking after the band??? Will you change what you make for your families too??? Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend...:thumbup::thumbup:

Hey Sista, Soul Sista.... Good Song... But anyways... OCTOBER 1st is coming up soon... How are you feeling about all of this?

Gran... I am so excited for you... I've only been married for 3 years, but it's also a great journey... Thanks you for joining me on this great new chapter... Age is only a number, and you'll be one hot number here in a few months... hehe How are you feeling about your fasting?

Kipper - sounds like you are doing AWESOME!!! 34 pounds down, is a HUGE accomplishment.... Congratulations!!!... NSV victories are huge also - good for you.... 5-11 are hard - have you thought of starting a hobbie or going to the gym? I'm sewing like crazy and loving it... Try picking up a new skill... Keep on track, you are doing super great!!!

Found It!!! Finally... Right PIN: 30F953DD Now what???

I'm on my way to being banded in October, hopefully the 15th or 18th... Yahoo... Tough work, but well worth it. Are you getting banded then too?? I would love to have friends to talk and share my experiences with, for Encourgament and Cheers for scale & NSV goals.

Could you please update the 2010 Bandsters. I would like to find other members that are being banded during the same month as me... (October2010) Thanks

Question? Have you been to see a Orthopedist or Neurosurgeon? I read all of you post, since you were at such a high weight and have lost so much (Huge Congratulations by the way), you may be suffering from a slipped or buldging disc or discs... Women carry weight primarily by our spine, it is very easy to pull/strain/damage discs, without knowing it. If you were walking on the beach or doing something more active than you are used to you may have done something to disks in your lower Cervical or upper Thorasic are... Just a thought but you might see if you can get an MRI or X-rays of your spine. Slipped or damaged disc can pinch or wear on your spinal cord and cause a lot of the symptoms you are experiencing. Hope this helps. Good Luck. Leah

WOW... You are so very inspirational. It is so great to hear your story, it is very familiar, I'm sure for a lot of people. Thank you so much for posting... I'd love to hear more from you about how you got through the tough days... If you are on FB much, friend me... I'm under Leah Rogers, Vancouver WA... Congratulations....

okay... How do I find my PIN#???

Great Job!!!:redface::thumbup: You look so happy in you after pictures!!! It's great to hear such good news. Say goodbye to those pounds forever!! I'm getting banded in October, I hope I have the same type of success. It is so inspiring...:thumbup:

I agree with L12 PCOS is a lot more than just Fibroid's or Cysts. I've been living with this since I was about 17 years old (now 30). I've had the cysts, then they resolved, then they came back, they resolved again. I've had intermittent bouts with high blood pressure and insulin resistances. I've been Type 2 Diabetic for about a year now. Along with abnormal hair growth and my biggest nemesis Infertility. The best advice/treatment anyone can do to remedy the situation is weight loss. I'm hoping to be banded in October, and with hard work and a lot of determination, I will hopefully say good by to PCOS FOREVER.... Don't let them label you with PCOS, just from a few cysts. BCP will help with the cysts though. Good luck in your journey also...:rolleyes2:

costco has great Kirkland brand Protein shakes, 30g Protein, 5g Fat & 3g Carbs. chocolate, warm or cold is great. Good luck.

I think I've spent about a bazzillion dollars on plus size clothes. I'm pre-band now, October :cursing:, but I plan on consigning my clothes. That way I make 40% back on the old ones, and get to re-spend that money on new clothes, once I start loosing. My family owns a consignment shop for plus sizes - which is very convient, but a lot of consigners take plus size. Might be an idea... Good luck on your weightloss.