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I am going to stick to my goals this coming up month as well!!! I am ready to see some REAL progress!

How many calories are you eating on your workout days? 2 hours in the gym is a long time assuming you are working hard and you may not be eating enough? IDK, but I bet if you keep at it and don't give up the pounds have to eventually budge!

Yes, I changed doctors this month and it was a great choice! At the consult he explained to me that I would be meeting with the person that does the fills more than him but if there is ever a problem with my fills then he will come do it. My past doctor's office was very weird.....and she kept giving me these tiny fills of .1, .2, .5 and I wasn't feeling anything for almost 7 months. My last fill was on 9-7th with her and I went to the new doctor on 9-16. He gave me another fill this month and it was enough to feel something!! Finally!!!

I really enjoyed reading your blog!!! I also gained a lot of weight when I moved off campus! I think the walking around kept from gaining too much but I gained over 100 pounds during the 2.5 years I was off campus:( I was a size 24 pants when I left for college my freshman year and lost a few inches that first semester to get in a 22 and by senior year I was in a size 30 pants. My tops were a 5X or 34/36. I went from 270 to 388 over a five year span. I am back in my 24's and going down now!!! I weigh more than 270 but I guess the working out has me in a smaller size than I would be if I didn't work out.

I was banded on 2-23-10 so 7 months. I didn't hardly do anything for 2.5 months and didn't lose any weight and then I just got fed up and I have been at the gym 5 days week for 1 hour or more each day. I was doing my Taboe tapes at home and walking but I was so unmotivated! I was walking so slow and didn't break a sweat with the Taboe except maybe once a week. The gym keeps me focused on my workouts and I keep up. I have lost 9lbs already this month which is the most I have ever lost in a month since being banded.

Thanks!! I hope I can just keep up with my routine and not slack off!

Yea, I noticed she had a huge vertical scar on her belly. I wonder is she the one that had the VGB?

Allie was voted off the ranch.

I agree with you!!! Any kind of surgery is putting your life at risk and it is a big deal! I hope your recovery goes well!

It's so funny how at the first few vote offs everybody is so sad and give all these wonderful reasons why everybody deserve to be on the ranch at that time but somebody gotta go and it's you today! LOL! Mid-show that money get to talking and you see less tears and more coniving!!!!

I usually hate when people try to post all these different facts that they have researched but I needed to do this to help keep my motivation up for working out as well. If you are feeling stressed exercise is one way to help! I feel so much better since I have been working out. Everyone is different so I can't promise the same results but it's worth the try. I feel like some people on this site tries to give reason why they are so healthy without working out but truth be told they would be better with some good exercise that will get their heart to pumping. Now if you can get a good heart rate up with working in the garden then go for it! My mom loved working in the garden and doing other activities but she died from cancer 3 years ago. It may have just been her time to go but research has shown that people who exercise more and weigh less have better chances at survival. Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity You know exercise is good for you — but do you know how good? From boosting your mood to improving your sex life, find out how exercise can improve your life. By Mayo Clinic staff sleep. 6. Exercise can put the spark back into your sex life. 7. Exercise can be — gasp — fun!

Oh wow that just made me cry!!! I am so sorry that happened to you! You are better than me because I would have accidently drop my bags on his head while trying to put them up top!!!! I have heard too many "look at the fat lady" from kids for so long it doesn't even bother me anymore"!

Well, I wouldn't say I am at my sweet spot but I am getting close. I just gave up on having a sensation of feeling full. I just eat my half of a cup and go about my business. That was really hard to do at first but my doctor convinced me that I should be getting that full feeling anyways I should just eat until I am no longer hungry and feel satisfied. I guess it's working so far. I do miss the full feeling though. Depending on what I eat I get hungry 2 to 3 hours later also and I just eat again. I am still staying under 1800 calories so I guess it's okay to eat every 3 hours. I am trying to increase my water intake also because when you are dehydrated you get hungry quicker also. I hate water!!!

Well, since I have started to work out I just feel better point blank! I love the energy that it gives me! I'm in love with it!!!:smile2: Plus my butt and legs looks better and you can't get that from just sitting at home. I have gotten two compliments about being sexy this month from men and that's more than I have gotten all year!! LOL!

I think "PB" stands for productive burbing as in producing this nasty slimy stuff if your food gets stuck or doesn't go down well or if you overeat. This has never happen to me before but it has to my sister. I might be wrong though it might mean something else.

I work so much harder at the gym than at home. I slack off big time when I am doing my excercise tapes at home. Who wants to look like a loser at the gym? I know we shouldn't care what other people think but I don't want people looking at me going why did she come here if she is going to slack off? LOL!!!

Congrats!!

OmG! I was driving down a busy street with all the fast food joints lined up on this past Friday and I was craving all of them and I didn't know why! I usually drive past all of them without a second thought. I wanted fried catfish so bad and Mexican food. I couldn't resist the chocolate cravings though! I got a small bag of M&M's and enjoyed it. Around 9pm it came and I was like no wonder!!!!! I didn't know what was going on!

I hate regular gyms also!! That's why I joined the rehab gym at the hospital. When your membership is up check out your local hospital to see if they have a rehab fitness center. It's cheaper than going to a regular gym and there is no commitments to make. The best thing about going to the hospital to workout is that most of the people are old or injured so I am usually moving the fastest HA!!!:smile:

If you ask to speak to someone in charge of setting up payment arrangements they may work with you. I was told I would have to have the whole 20% before surgery but after speaking to the supervisor over patient accounts at the hospital they worked out a payment plan with me. Well, I guess your surgeon would have his own account specialist.

That's so funny!!!! (The eggs comment)!!!! LMBO!!:smile:

Congrats!!! This is sooooo motivating!!!!!!:smile:

I just left the gym and I spent 30min on the eliptical and 30 min on the bike at a moderate pace for the most part. I increased the incline and went faster thoughout the whole workout. I weigh 322 and according to www.healthstatus.com calculater I burned at total of 1342 calories. 512 on the bike and 831 on the eliptical. I would say that it may not be quite accurate but I do burn more based on my weight. I lost 4 pounds last week eating around 1800 calories a day. M-F everyday for one hour in the gym. MWF I do my resistance bands and a little walking.

Great outlook and good luck!!

I gotta get ready for the Race for the Cure too!! I'm excited this will be my first one! Congrats on sticking with your workout goals!!!!!