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Hello,

I hope it's been a good week for everyone.

I "get" to have a sleep study tonight to determine if my sleep apnea is gone!

Remember to weigh in tomorrow!

Joan

I know I have sleep apnea but I can't sleep with anything touching my face. I have tried taking a sleep study on three occasions but I have never been able to fall asleep with the probes in my nose. I also know it is a lot better now, my wife tells me that I don't snore nearly as bad and she never notices that I stop breathing at night anymore. I also feel better rested in the morning.

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Finally got the scale to move, down 2 lbs this morning to 256. I hope I can keep it off. On a good note I have to go clothes shopping again because my pants are too large so I guess I have been loosing inches. My waist size in now a foot less than what it was when I started.

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Hi checking in 237.6 not sure what I was last week haha down just a little. Hoping for more this week :)

Christina

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Checking in at 239. Down 2 lbs! YESSSS!

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174.8!

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Checking in at 219.4

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Julia checking in at 167. Lost 1 pound! :D

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Finally got the scale to move, down 2 lbs this morning to 256. I hope I can keep it off. On a good note I have to go clothes shopping again because my pants are too large so I guess I have been loosing inches. My waist size in now a foot less than what it was when I started.

That is an awesome feeling, I am experiencing the same with my clothes. Loosing inches is a great NSV.

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Name, real or screen~ ms.lady

Age~ 32

Weight on October 1st~ 264.6

Weight on October 8th~ 261.0

Weight on October 15~ 259.8

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I know I have sleep apnea but I can't sleep with anything touching my face. I have tried taking a sleep study on three occasions but I have never been able to fall asleep with the probes in my nose. I also know it is a lot better now, my wife tells me that I don't snore nearly as bad and she never notices that I stop breathing at night anymore. I also feel better rested in the morning.

I take benadryl when I have the study which the sleep doctor says is OK. My husband says I don't snore at all anymore. I never did stop breathing noticeably to my husband but my earlier study showed I stopped breathing 60-70 times per hour and my oxygen dropped to the 70's. I slept with the nasal pillows, soft cushions that rest against your nostrils, much more comforatble to me than the mask.

Finally got the scale to move, down 2 lbs this morning to 256. I hope I can keep it off. On a good note I have to go clothes shopping again because my pants are too large so I guess I have been loosing inches. My waist size in now a foot less than what it was when I started.

Wow, a foot smaller in the waist, WTG!

174.8!

Holy smokes, 150# lost! I am impressed!!

My weight is 181.6, slowly creeping on down.

Have a great weekend!

Joan

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I'm checking in!! Not going as fast as I hoped it would, but every pound gone is a good thing. Happily, I feel like I am comfortable with my 4x/wk exercise routine, so it will only get better. :)

Name, real or screen~ Carrie

Age~ 34

Weight on October 1st ~ 288

Weight on October 8th ~ 286

Weight on October 15th ~ 284

Goal Weight for October 29th~ 270

Exercise Goal for October~ 4 x per week

Dietary Goal for October~ fewer carbs

Personal Goal for October~ stop caving to the late-night munchies

Date Banded~ 9/1/11

Total Weight Loss Since Banding~ 13 since banding, 38 since start of liquid diet

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it's been a really rough two weeks weight-wise. i've been up and down and up and down and weighed in at 158 even this morning, down .4 pounds overall.

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Fay here checking in at 184

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JulieG checking in at 206.8. That's up .8 lb. Not going in the right direction. While I am surviving my husband being away for the month, I guess the scale is telling the story of how I'm coping. After that major disappointment on the scale, I hit the gym with all three kids in tow (they went to the childmind), had a fantastic food day and did another 30 min on my home treadmill while the littlest one napped. I need to turn this around...I did not spend all that money on this surgery to let a little stress get me down. I almost felt like not checking in today because I was so embarassed to gain 2 weeks in a row but I'm using this thread to motivate myself and get back on track I really don't want another gaining week and I have a MAJOR goal of hitting onederland before I leave on my trip in November.

Congratulations to you who are doing so great, you are inspiring! Larry, holy smokes on losing a foot around your waist, that's really amazing.

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Checking in at 279.4. That's - 3.2 lbs, which is nice because the last two weeks the scale didn't move much. That makes almost 66 lbs (65.6)!

I'm checking in today at 277.6. That's another 2 lbs gone...and I'm on vacation so I am very happy about that!!

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