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This is my first monthly challenge but I've been on these forums for over a year. My major goal is to hit the 200 pound loss mark this month. I want to be able to say "I lost 200 pounds" so badly!

Name, real or screen~ Missy (Mis73)

Goal weight for March 31st~ 221

Weight on March 1st~ 228

Age~ 39

Dietary goal for March~ Eat more Protein

Exercise goal for March~ Walk more despite the cold, snowy weather

Date banded~ January 6, 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 193 pounds

What is your good luck charm? My faith in God, which I guess isn't luck but rather a blessing :)

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Name, real or screen~ Alang

Goal weight for March 31st~ 191

Weight on March 1st~ 201

Age~ 26

Dietary goal for March~ ignoring head hunger

Exercise goal for March~ go to Zumba classes

Date banded~ Feb.14/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 17.5 lbs

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Nitecap0046

Goal weight for March 31st~ 187

Weight on March 1st~ 195.8

Age~ 45 but getting closer to 46

Dietary goal for March~ drink more Water, plan meals ahead and be sure to eat

Exercise goal for March~ to at least fit in one day a week

Personal goal for March~get caught up at work.

Date banded~8/2/2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~60.4

What is your good luck charm? . Not sure

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Name, real or screen~ Amy

Goal weight for March 31st~ 170

Weight on March 1st~ 174.4

Age~ 35

Dietary goal for March~ Eat more calories

Exercise goal for March~ walk 100 miles

Personal goal for March~ start strength training (going to try Cindy Crawford, Jillian is a bit too much right now)

Date banded~ 07/09/2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 87

What is your good luck charm? My band

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Name, real or screen~ Goalseeker aka Rachelle

Goal weight for March 31st~188

Weight on March 1st~195.7

Age~34

Dietary goal for March~pay closer attention to my body and give into head hunger less

Exercise goal for March~insanity max 4 days a week, run 3 miles 2 days a week

Personal goal for March~spend more time with my kids being active

Date banded~9/4/12

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~59.3

What is your good luck charm? Don't really have one

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Name, real or screen~ Corky

Goal weight for March 31st~ 300

Weight on March 1st~ 311

Age~46

Dietary goal for March~get my portions down to that 1/2 cup

Exercise goal for March~ be ready for week 3 of my couch to 5k program

Personal goal for March~

Date banded~ jan22, 2013

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~26

What is your good luck charm?

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Name, real or screen~ Patricia

Goal weight for March 31st~ 267

Weight on March 1st~ 270

Age~ 49

Dietary goal for March~ Eat more Veggies (just got the new nutribullet and loving it)!

Exercise goal for March~ Swim more

Personal goal for March~ Want to have lost 100lbs

Date banded~ July 25, 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ -97

What is your good luck charm? Elephant statues/keychain

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Name, real or screen~ Angel (ladybabie)

Goal weight for March 31st~ 210

Weight on March 1st~ 222

Age~ 36

Dietary goal for March~ more Protein and veg

Exercise goal for March~ maintaining what im doing

Personal goal for March~ more Water intake

Date banded~ 01/21/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 28

What is your good luck charm? my family

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Name, real or screen~ kah1213

Goal weight for March 31st~ 168

Weight on March 1st~ 174

Dietary goal for March~ more Fiber

Exercise goal for March~ do more yoga

Date banded~ may 2012

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 51

What is your good luck charm? My puppy

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Name, real or screen~ Bubie1916

Goal weight for March 31st~ 235

Weight on March 1st~ 245

Dietary goal for March~ more Protein

Exercise goal for March~ Go to the gym 5 times a week

Personal goal for March~ stick to my gym schedule

Date banded~ 1/24/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 17 pounds!

What is your good luck charm? My twin!!

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Name, real or screen~ Shellee

Goal weight for March 31st~ 176

Weight on March 1st~ 186.4

Age~ 33

Dietary goal for March~ Eat at home more.

Exercise goal for March~ Workout 4x a week and walk 4x a week

Personal goal for March~ Keep doing what I'm doing.

Date banded~ 10/07/11

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 90 lbs

What is your good luck charm? My hubby! <3

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Name, real or screen~ Amanda

Goal weight for March 31st~ 205

Weight on March 1st~ 216.6

Age~ 34

Dietary goal for March~ increase my protien, and make healthier decisions and substitutions

Exercise goal for March~ walk daily for 3 miles. My ultimate goal this month is to get that under 40 minutes.

Personal goal for March~ to accept myself and my flaws better.

Date banded~ 4/14/2010

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~

What is your good luck charm? My family! They are very supportive.

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Name, real or screen~ Chrissy-Chris (Christina)

Goal weight for March 31st - 254

Weight on March 1st~259

Age~44

Dietary goal for March~pay closer attention to portion size

Exercise goal for March~walk 4 days a week

Personal goal for March~get through spring break at the beach without gaining any weight!

Date banded~1/23/2013

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~27

What is your good luck charm? God

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Name, real or screen~ shook

Goal weight for March 31st~ 142

Weight on March 1st~ 146

Age~ 28

Dietary goal for March~ increase water!

Exercise goal for March~ sign up for a spring run!

Personal goal for March~ decrease stress from school

Date banded~ 7/11/12

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 68lbs

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Name, real or screen: Suzie

Goal weight: 227

Weight as of March 1st: 230.5

Dietary goal: increase Water and Protein

Exercise goal: 5 days with atleast 30 mins

Date Banded: 2/15/12

Total weight loss since banding: 33lbs

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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
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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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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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