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Checking in at 218 (4 pounds lost). I get my first fill today - nervous

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Check-in - 209.5

Name, real or screen ~ LessLee - just call me Lee if you want

Goal weight for October 31st ~ 205

Weight on October 1st ~ 211.6 (I weigh Fridays)

Age ~ 37

City/Province ~ Ottawa/Ontario, Canada

Dietary goal for October ~ Get in 8+ cups of Water on weekends & stay focused/track more on weekends.

Exercise goal for October ~ Add Strength Training (arms) 2x/week (started today), continue Yoga practice at home to improve in class, finish C25K week 4&5 - so far done and finished C25K Week 4&5!

Personal goal for October ~ Finances and budget for xmas shopping.

Date banded ~ June 21st, 2013

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 32 lbs

Favorite Halloween Activity ~ I used to like dressing up, think I will this year when I take my daughter out!

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Check in today- 184! 7 lbs down!!

Woot woot

Name' date=' real or screen~ Stacy Goal weight for October 31st~ 180-185 Weight on October 1st~ 191 Age~ 30 City/State~ kentucky Dietary goal for October~ More Water Exercise goal for October~ 3-4 days week Personal goal for October~ Smaller size Date banded~ 11-30-2007 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 50 lbs Favorite Halloween Activity~ haunted houses!![/quote']

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191. Seeing my dr tomorrow maybe I need a tweak. I'm hovering and not going lower.

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Name' date=' real or screen~ Carrie Goal weight for October 31st~ 250 Weight on October 1st~ 267 Age~ 27 City/State~ Wyoming Dietary goal for October~ Get all my Water Exercise goal for October~ Only a few day post op so just walk everyday Goal for October~ learn how to use my band Date banded~ September 27,2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 9.5 Favorite Halloween Activity~ Decorating my house for fall[/quote']

Checking in at 254.4. 5 lbs to go!

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Checking in, hanging at 223.....going up and down. So sad wishing for a month that I make goal. Wanting the green zone.

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10/1

Name, real or screen~ David Pelletier

Goal weight for October 31st~ 220

Weight on October 1st~ 229.6

Age~ 34

City/State~ Flemington, NJ

Dietary goal for October~ Keep at it.

Exercise goal for October~ 5 times a week

Personal goal for October~ Spend some times with my son before the twins arrive.

Date banded~ 8/6/13

Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ pre-op:31, post-op:35

10/8

Checking in at 229.6. Was an up and down week.

Doing well on all three goals as well!

10/15

227 this AM

~David.

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Name' date=' real or screen~ Allie Goal weight for October 31st~ 285 Weight on October 1st~ 297 Age~ 23 City/State~ Texarkana, TX Dietary goal for October~ Follow the Post-OP diet faithfully, because I definitely don't want to hurt myself! Exercise goal for October~ Walk, heal, swim again by the end of it! (Indoor, Olympic pool at my school) Personal goal for October~ Heal, heal, heal! Date banded~ October 2, 2013 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 41lbs since July 2nd, when I started dieting to prepare for LAP-Band. Favorite Halloween Activity~ EVERYTHING! But if I had to pick on, DRESS UP! <3 Costumes are so fun!! <3 [/quote']

286 today!! My official weigh-in at my post-op appt. I started this process on July 2nd at 336! I'm now at 286!! 50 lbs lost!! <3 I also bought my Halloween costume today! This is the first time I've ever fit in a plus sized women's costume!! I'm squeezing into a sailor girl costume and next year I'll do the same thing because October will be my bandiversary, so I wanted before/after to be Halloween costumes. I chose a sailor girl because my grandfather, who passed away a year ago, is a navy veteran, and he was always encouraging me to lose weight. :)

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Checking in at 221.6....down 5lbs :-)

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171.2

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Five more pounds to go..

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I know i'm late but I'm checking in@266lbs

That's(-.5lbs) from last wk & (-2lbs) for the month

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Name' date=' real or screen~ Lauren Goal weight for October 31st~ 245 Weight on October 1st~ 267.6 (I only weigh Mondays so I'm gonna go with my Sept 30th weight) Age~ 24 City/State~ Sacramento,CA Dietary goal for October~ 70-80 grams of a Protein a day Exercise goal for October~ Walk 30 min at least 4x/week Personal goal for October~ Stay positive if weight loss slows down Date banded~ 9/17/13 Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~ 19lbs since banding. (No pre-op diet) Favorite Halloween Activity~ Handing out candy to the adorable kids![/quote']

WOOOOPS. I thought check in was the end of the month lol.

Currently at 261.2 so a loss of 6.4 so far!

I don't think I will get down to 245 by Oct 31st, that wasn't realistic. I'm hoping to be at 258 :)

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