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Name, real or screen~Pugsx3 (Laura)

Goal weight for May 29th~194

Weight on May 1st~204

Age~51

Dietary goal for May~Try to control the carb cravings

Exercise goal for May~ Start using my kettlebell

Personal goal for May~Same as last month - get a job. My company is closing the plant I work in, so I'm afraid this will be my goal until I get one!

Date banded~ 5/15/11

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~102

What is your favorite flower~ Stargazer Lilies

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Name, real or screen~ Kristie

Goal weight for April 29th~ 199

Weight on April 1st~205.2

Age~39

Dietary goal for April~increase liquid intake

Exercise goal for April~continue working with personal trainer

Personal goal for April~drop one more dress size3/15/12

Date banded~

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~30

What is your favorite flower~ carnations

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Name: SouthernBell

Goal Weight By May 29: 260

May 1st: 272

Age: 28

Dietary Goal: Less Carbs/More Water

Exercise Goal: At least 30 min 3 days a week

Personal Goal: Read my Bible daily and spend more time in prayer!

Date Banded: 02/03/2012

Total Weight Loss: 48

Favorite Flower: Gerber Daisy

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Name, real or screen~ BarbaraG

Goal weight for April 29th~ 209

Weight on April 1st~ 215

Age~ 57

Dietary goal for May - Portion Control

Exercise goal for May ~ Walk Across the Hudson parking lot to parking lot and back

Personal goal for May ~ FLY

Date banded ~ 6/21/11

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 70

What is your favorite flower~ peonies!

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I am new to this challenge!

Name, real or screen~ Yellowrose88

Goal weight for May 31st~ to follow after tomorrows appt - 180

Weight on May 1st~ to follow after tomorrows appt - 190.6

Age~ 41

Dietary goal for May~ to eat more fish

Exercise goal for May~ staying on track - Couch to 5k

Personal goal for May

Date banded~ Feb 3, 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ to follow after tomorrows appt - 44.6

What is your favorite flower~ Yellow Rose

I have updated my weights and goal!

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Hi. I'm brigirl and I was banded on April 26th...I know that wasn't very long ago, but I want to get started on the right track. I live in the Houston, TX area and was banded by Dr. Chris Rielly with True Results.

Name, real or screen~brlgirl

Goal weight for May 31~238

Weight on May 1st~248

Age~45

Dietary goal for April~very simple...to be successful as I start eating "real" food

Exercise goal for April~walking at least 4 days a week for 40-45 min

Personal goal for April~to be able to sleep on my belly

Date banded~4/26/2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~19 lbs

What is your favorite flower~star gazer lilies

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can someone please help me??? i need specific directions how to get a "weight loss tracker" on my posts. I've got a really cute one designed but can't figure out how to get it posted.

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can someone please help me??? i need specific directions how to get a "weight loss tracker" on my posts. I've got a really cute one designed but can't figure out how to get it posted.

Once you have your ticker created copy the code from the window labelled bbCode it should look something like this

["url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wdCofnT/"]

["img]http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wdCofnT/weight.png[/img"]

[/url]

Open up you profile and go to edit profile. Under your signature paste this code in the window and save it. You ticker should then show up.

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Name, real or screen~ Maryfran

Goal weight for May 31st~ 235

Weight on May 1st~ 242

Age~ 48

Dietary goal for May~ Eat more Protein

Exercise goal for May~ same as always get up and move on the treadmill

Personal goal for May~ Stop being so hard on myself if the scale doesn't move there are other goals to consider

Date banded~ 12/13/11

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~65 pounds

What is your favorite flower~ Rose

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Name, real or screen~MadcapMama/laurel

Goal weight for April 29th~270.9

Weight on April 1st~280.9

Age~42

Dietary goal for April~try bumping up calories a little and see if that starts me moving

Exercise goal for April~I got cleared today to exercise! One day in the pool, two days on the bike a week

Personal goal for April~ catch up with my house- I haven't done any real cleaning since surgery. Also some gardening.

Date banded~ April 10,2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~23.1

What is your favorite flower~ peonies and hydrangeas from my garden.

weight at start of pre surgery diet - 304/current weight 280/surgery 4/10, Follow up 5/1

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Name, real or screen~ Agnes

Goal weight for April 29th~165

Weight on April 1st~173

Age~45 as of tomorrow. Its my birthday!!

Dietary goal for April~ cut out all this darned ice cream i have been indulging in.

Exercise goal for April~pump up the training for half marathon I am going to run in September.

Personal goal for April~get back on track with my diet and exercize. I have been a bad girl for the last couple of months

Date banded~August 11, 2011

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~80

What is your favorite flower~dont really have a favorite.

Larry- I appreciate you keeping these challenges going. It does give me some motivation knowing I am going to post my weight on here every week!!

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Name' date=' real or screen~ Agnes

Goal weight for April 29th~165

Weight on April 1st~173

Age~45 as of tomorrow. Its my birthday!!

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Happy early birthday!!

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Once you have your ticker created copy the code from the window labelled bbCode it should look something like this

["url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wdCofnT/"]

["img]http://tickers.Ticke...ofnT/weight.png[/img"]

[/url]

Open up you profile and go to edit profile. Under your signature paste this code in the window and save it. You ticker should then show up.

Thanks so much...I got my offical tracker posted. Now how do I add the May Flowers one? I have tried to add a second and it just duplicates the first. I know it can't possibly be that hard to add. thanks for all your help.

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Thanks so much...I got my offical tracker posted. Now how do I add the May Flowers one? I have tried to add a second and it just duplicates the first. I know it can't possibly be that hard to add. thanks for all your help.

Same way just create a new ticker using a new password and paste that code in your signature where you want. I use password1, password2, password3, etc. for my tickers. You just need to remember which ticker has which password since you will have to enter the proper password when you update it.

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Thanks so much Larry. This all makes sense...wish the directions were posted on the acutal "signature" page. Thanks for all your help.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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