Welcome to the Gone for Good Club

The members of this "club" are like-minded people who want to challenge each other to keep working toward our goal of weight loss and keeping it off! We have no illusions of the band being a miracle cure, nor do we believe that we will achieve our goals without working for them. We understand that if we continue the lifestyle and eating habits that got us fat in the first place, we will not achieve our goals. We come together in order to strengthen our determination by sharing our dreams, our struggles, and our victories with one another.

Everyone is welcome to join the club - banded, pre-banded, no band - all are welcome to join at any time. To join, please post a brief introduction of yourself and list any information you want posted on the main page. See the list of members below to get an idea of what info you can post. The only requirement for joining the club is a commitment to your own success in your weight loss journey, and the ability to say NO to Girl Scout cookies! (club joke *winks*)

Wednesdays are weigh-in days for those who wish to have us update your progress on this page. Please post a brief note on Wednesdays in the following format: C 265 (-42 lbs total, -3 this week)

We encourage everyone to get to know one another while sharing tips, support, struggles, and encouragement... and a kick in the rear when needed! *grin*

This is not a contest, there is no deadline, and everyone is a winner by being a "loser"!

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(H-highest weight, S-weight at surgery, J-weight when joined this club, G-goal weight, C-current weight)

A1ikou - H&S 375/ J 329 / C324 (-51 lbs total, +4 this week) *hugs*

AliDiane - H & S 224/ J 210/ G 120 (-14 lbs total)

Anillacookie - H 270/ J 214/ C 210 (-60 lbs total)

Banded Brenda - H 260/ S 239.5/ J 227 (-33 lbs total)

Bell - S 300/ J 223/ G 160 (-77 lbs total)

Betje - H 300/ S 286/ J 239 (-61 lbs total)

Chameleon - H 275/ J 269 (-6 lbs unbanded to date)

Cheri - H 266/ J 234/ G 150s ? (-32 lbs total)

Chunk - H 320/ S 300/ J 220/ G 200 (-100 lbs total)

Christy668 - H 410/ S 397/ J 384/ G 185/ C 374 (-36 total, -5 this week)

Coyotegirl - H 305/ S 294/ J 220/ G 150ish/ C-208 (-97 lbs total)

Criss Kellogg - H 245/ S 241/ J 211/ G 175/ C 205 (-36 lbs total)

DianeChef - H 260/ J 208/ G 150/ C 199 (-61 lbs total)

Daisybelle - H 400+/ S 403/ J 343/ C 340.5 (-63 lbs total)

Dawg - H 307/ C 235 unbanded (-72 pounds total, -1 this week)

Dongger - Vanished!

Drj - H 295/ J 234/ C 232 C-213 (-63 lbs total)

EmileeKaye - H 303/ J 227/ C 208 (-95 total, -3 this week)

Feel2Young2B40 - H 289/ J 230/ G 150?/ C 207 (-82 lbs total, -3 since last report)

FunnyDuddies - H 372/ J 340/ G 120/ C 320 (-52 lbs total, -13 this week)

Gadgetlady - H 255.4/ S 244.8/ J 227.6/ G 140/ C 227.6 (-27.8 lbs total, -2 this week)

Gloria37 - H 310/ J 285/ G 190/ C 281 (-29 lbs total)

Granlady - H 350/ S 294/ J 308/ G 185/ C 299.2 (-50.8 lbs total, -4.6 this week)

HeatherGurly - H 365/ S 329/ J 279/ G 190/ C 243 (-122 lbs total, -1 this week)

Founder, Resident Hot Chick and Biggest Loser of the Gone for Good Club

Iziksmom - H 274.5/ S 268/ G 135/ C 232.5 (-42 lbs total)

Jaygerl05 - H 245/ S 243/ J 200/G 165 (-45 lbs total)

Jerseytammy - H&S 308/ J 269 (-39 lbs total)

Jill S - H 320/ S 289/ J 246.6/ G 155/ C 234.8 (-85.2 lbs total)

Joe - H 362/ S 320/ J 269.6/ G 200 (-92.4 lbs total)

Jorjet - H 283/ S 278/ C 222 (-61 lbs total)

Josette - H385/ J 395/ G 220/ C 385

JoyceGA - H 450/ J 409 / G 165/ C 398 (-52 lbs total)

Jucyc - H 186.5/ S 182/ J 164/ C 160 (-26.5 lbs total, -4 since joined)

JulieNYC - S 358/ C 326/ MiniG 299 (-59 lbs total)

K@t - S 253/ J 237/ G 132 (-16 lbs total)

Kathi - H 265/ S 255/ J 250/ G 180 (-15 lbs total) **Welcome to the Club!**

Kaybug - S 360/ J 348 (-12 lbs total)

Kelliebelly - H 265/ J 191 (-73 lbs total)

Kim 8 - H 235/ S 218/ J 192/ C 176.5 (-65.5 total)

Kimbo - S 292/ J 226/ c-202 (-90 lbs total)

Kimmcneely - H 256/ S 218/ J 163/ G 140 (-93 lbs total)

LegallyKristin - H 298/ S 264/ J 251/ G 140/ C 217.8 (-80.2 lbs total, -5.2 this week)

Lianna - H & S 229/ J 204/ C 186 (-43 lbs total, -1 this week)

LindaV - H 315/ J 299/ G 170/ C 277 (-38 lbs total, -5 this week)

Lins12 - H 222.5/ J 184.5/ G 145/ C 182 (-40 lbs total, no change this week)

LSasha - H 340/ J 280/ C256 (-84 lbs total)

Maggie63- H 285/ S 277/ J 235/ G 190/ C 229 (-56 lbs total)

Marie485 - H 275/ S 270/ J 224/ G 140 (-51 lbs total)

Maryb - H 219/ 1st Dr Visit 207/ S 201/ 1st G 180/ 2nd G 150/ Final G 130/ C167.5 (-51.5 lbs total, -1.5 this week)

MaryPetunia - H 342/ S 333/ J 303/ G -200 lbs/ C 291 (-51 lbs total)

Michelle43mi - S 215/ J 186/ G 125 (-29 lbs total)

MollyMolly - H 288/ S 264/ J 230/ G 140/ C 228 (-60 lbs total)

MoOrLess - H/J 278.5/ G 140/ C 263.0 (-15.5 lbs total, -.5 this week)

Morsaille - S 312/ J 287/ G 180/ C 279 (-33.8 lbs total)

Mrycrltn - S 189/ J 168.5/ G 125/ C 151.5 (-37.5 lbs total)

Mychevygirl - H 380/ J 351.5/ C 290.3 (-90 lbs total, -4 this week)

Mysherrijo - J 260/ S goal 245/ G 145

Mystjin - H 304/ J 297/ C 271 (-33 lbs total, no change this week)

NaturalBeauty - S 283/ J 228/ G 185/ C 200 (-83 lbs total)

Nightingale2u - H 257/ J 219/ C 221.5 (-35.5 lbs total)

NJGirl - H 248/ S 230/ J 220 (-28 lbs total)

Papillon - S 291/ J 255.5 (-35.5 lbs total)

Patty103 - (-99 lbs total)

Paula - S 248/ J 185 / G 150/ C 183 (-65 lbs total)

Penni - H 296/ S 296/ J 252/ G 200/ C 262 (-34 lbs total)

Pfunkem - H 333/ S 315/ J 288/ G 180/ C 272 (-61 lbs total, -2 this week)

PhotoNut - H 307/ S 291/ J 265/ G 130/ C 225.5 (-81.5 total, -4 this week)

PinkMary - H 265/ S 265/ J 185/ G 128/ C 174 (-91 lbs total)

Poster child - H&J 258/ G 130/ C 222 (-36 lbs total)

Pugmum - H 250/ J 240 (-10 lbs total)

RHONDAKO - S 270/ J 229/ G 150/ C214 (-56 lbs total)

ScrapKarla - H 321/ S 310/ J 250/ G 190/ C 250 (-60 lbs total)

ShackDog - H 393/ J 346/ G 232/ C320 (-73 lbs total)

Shauntil6266 - H 223/ J 223/ G 150 (Vanished!)

Sheryl H – H 362+/ J 278/ G 200/ C 278 (-84 lbs total)

Skbishop78 - S 205/ J 185/ G 125/ C 172 (-33 lbs total)

SkyeBlu - H 210/ S 206/ J 191/ G 130/ C169 (-41 lbs total)

Styler96 - H & S 291/ J 222/ G 135/ C 217 (-74 lbs total, no change this week)

Sunsett - H 268/ J 207/ G ?? (-61 lbs total)

Sunta - (-20.9 lbs total)

Tellymelly - H 240/ S 235/ J 219/ G 135/ C 188 (-52 lbs total, no change this week)

Tess L - S 216/ J 195/ C 182 (-33 lbs total)

The best me - H 242/ S 223/ J 188/ C 180.8 (-61.2 lbs total)

Tracyd - H 331/ S 319/ J 308/ G 165/ (-23 lbs total)

Tricia K. - H 283/ S 274/ J 216/ G 160/ C 192 (-82 lbs total, -1 this week)

Trip2bme - H 358/ S 350/ J 319/ G 150/ C 321 (-37 lbs total, +2 this week) *hugs*

TwinkleLil_star - J 264 (Vanished!)

Txblue eyedqt - H 296/ S 296/ J 224/ G 140-150/ C 209 (-87 lbs total)

Valhallagirl - S 250/ J 238/ G 130/ C 237 (-13 lbs total)

VegasWildflower - H&S 285/ J 265/ G 160/ C 261 (-23 lbs total)

Wendyr - H 230/ S 226/ J 188/ G 135 (-42 lbs total)

Wonkette - S 245/ J 179 (-66 lbs total)

TOTAL GROUP LOSS PRIOR TO JOINING CLUB: 3,655.1 pounds (over 1 1/2 tons!)

Previous GFG threads:

March 2006: 223 pounds Gone for Good!

April 2006: 182.8 pounds Gone for Good!

May 2006: 330.4 pounds Gone for Good!

Total group loss reported week ending June 07: 77.3 pounds reported

Total group loss reported week ending June 14: 39.0 pounds reported

Total group loss reported week ending June 21: 55.8 pound reported

Total group loss reported week ending June 28:

EmileeKaye, golly gee hossafrasss!

You look superb. The dress is hot and your shoes rock. You don't even need makeup, you are an all nattt uu rall kinda girl, love your look and your cute lil lips. You are so beautiful.

Thank you, thank you! I got the dress at Stein Mart? I think thats what it was called. I had never been to one before, it was down in Texas.

But dang, the vacation and the wedding have really not helped with my healthy choices. I'm getting nervous for the weigh in on Wed.....*crosses fingers for no gain*

I just want to be under 200 SOOOOOOO bad! Grrr...

EmileeKaye and K@t great pairs of pins ladies....

I'm loving the pics and Emilee I concur (big word of the day) with other opinions...thou ist one gorgeous looking lady!

Haha, nice collar bone Emilee.... just like Tricia...

Emilee - wow girl! What a cool NSV to walk in a store and buy off the rack! You give everyone such encouragement -- looking fantastic, smiling and losing!!! Thanks for sharing!

Hi everyone!! I'm back home now from my mini-vacation up in New Jersey. Unfortuately, I was unable to meet NJChick as originally planned. My flight was delayed, yada yada yada!! Ugh...airlines.

Anyway, I haven't weighed myself yet so I have no idea where I am. I'm thinking that I won't even weigh until Wednesday morning, but I don't think that's going to last. I'm addicted to the scales...I admit it.

I LOVE the pictures!! Emilee....what a hottie! You look great.

I'm happy to be home and back on LBT.

Welcome home Tricia, missed you pootie head banana panties

Welcome home Tricia, missed you pootie head banana panties

LOL..thanks, Telly. I missed you too. :hug:

ugh. my weekend has been hell. My mother was here all weekend and while I love having her here, it is a lot of stress. The kids turn into whiney little worms when she is around because she spoils them, and that just makes me want to pull my hair out. So then this tropical storm comes into play and she just FREAKS out. she spends hours calling the airlines and fighting with people and being a bitch to anyone she talks to till she gets her flight changed. she gets it changed, calls my grandfather who is 84 to tell him she will be home a day early.

We can't understand barely anything he says. Yesterday morning he says he passed out and woke up with his whole right side numb and unable to speak. So he drug himself to bed, and figured he would just lay there till she came home, fully expecting her to not come home till wednesday night. he is so stubborn, and hates that she leaves him, and this was his "i'll show you for leaving me" moment. My mother is so pissed. I mean, she is obviously very upset that he has had a stroke. She loves him dearly. But he is slowly killing himself on purpose and manipulating her with it. Its hard to watch them go through this struggle. So then she got on the phone and became a bitch to several people for another hour to try and get an even earlier flight. it was ugly. LOL

So she is off, I am finally calming down, and I am going to go on my new diet starting tonight.

Oh, and I got my labs back for my preop exam for the apron removal. My cholesterol is just on this side of high. that pisses me off. I have never had high cholesterol and prided myself in that. Now I do. I guess I have a comorbidity now.

Crap, I have a face. I guess I am ready to quit being a closet bandster. I have been afraid to post pics because I was scared that in the billions of people in this world someone that I know might see my picture on here and know I had WLS, lmao.

Amy, sorry your weekend was so UN-FUN. Was that tropical storm a little of a blessing?

in a lot of ways. it got her butt out of my house, and the rain and big storms always calm me.

Welcome home everyone...weekend is over. BUT! My PreK-8th graders are done Friday! This week couldn't get any better...unless Ty showed up yelling, "Good morning, Rutehrford family!!!!!"

ok, so i'm sitting here, getting ready to take my kids out for some exercise (Yup, I'm gonna 'walk the kids'...can't wait til we get a dog!) after having my dinner. Roasted chicken breast, carrotts, and 1/4 cup of angel hair pasta...now, for my question...

Do any of you have experience with loopy nutritionists??? i would really like to know the truth about what/how/volume/and when to eat, but everytime we speak, she interrupts her own thoughts and doesn't really give a definite on any one thing. Ugh! (Yup, i had to find something to complain about!)

I know to eat ery slowly for 20 minutes, then feel full. I know to eat protein/veggies/carbs in that order. I need to know what will happen if i overeat? Will my 'pouch' stretch out within the first time or three of doing that, or will it take multiple times...like a week of doing it every meal?

I figure I'd ask you guys, cause well, I've learned everything else from you beautiful woman...and man, dawg

Hey!! Peice of info...7-11 makes Crystal Light slurpees! Remove straw and dump it on your head...ahhhhhh refreshing! Ok, open mouth if you wish.:bored

emilee...yup yup collarbone...now that's what i'm talkin' 'bout. Whatever am I gonna do??? Gotta get me one a'does.

Then, will I just stare at myself in the mirror??? How funny...can't stand the mirror as it is! Maybe if I get a collarbone, i will know what my hair looks like in the morning! :faint:

Lianna, you inspired me...I am now avatar "on" too.

Funny, I am glad you made it through the weekend. Mothers can be stressful. ALso, what kind of new diet are you starting? You are already doing so well.

Tricia, I'm happy you are back!!!

It's great seeing people have avatars, I pu up a new one from this picture I was sent of me and Kyle from last week when we were in Texas. I wish it would show up better when i use it for the avatar, but I guess its not close enough....

Here's the original, I'm just loving this pic for some reason!

So how is everyone doing? I'm so damn nervous to get on the scale Wed....doesn't help aunt Flow came today either! Hope you are doing better than I am.

Good news, I joined a great gym in my hometown where we will be moving in about a month. Huge, 24 hours, lap pool(what I've really been wanting to do lately), and lots of free classes I plan on joining! So that will help me, once I decide to get out of this funk.:phanvan

Funny, I am glad you made it through the weekend. Mothers can be stressful. ALso, what kind of new diet are you starting? You are already doing so well.

It is the sacred heart hospital diet. They use it for MO patients who are going to go into surgery. It supposedly is a very fast weight loss, lowers cholesterol, and shrinks the liver. You are supposed to lose 10-17 pounds a week on it, and that is not water weight. That is week after week you continue to lose that weight, as long as you don't cheat. So I am gonna do it. I posted the diet in the Food forum, and will be updating it daily to let everyone know how I am doin on it. It is getting a lot of interest. Check it out and come and lose with me.

I watched the storm last night and really tried to relax. It helped a lot. I am gonna do some extra pilates and try to get my mind centered again, and then dive into work. that always help me to take my mind off of things.