Well it seems there are several of us who are currently trying to get to twoterville. So if you are one of us trying for it please tell us your goals and we can support each other as we try to get our tricksy scales to be nice and cooperative.

NOTE: So many of the people who participate in this thread have made it in to twoterville that we have really morphed to include passing thru twoterville as well as into it. This has happened over time, we keep growing, lol, but in a good way :eek:

Grats Chris !!! :clap2:

Outstanding achievement Chris

You have inspired all of us.

Give yourself a huge pat on the back.

Way to go Chris!!!

You're an inspiration to us all and are very impressive!!!

Enjoy your stay in twoterville...

Rain

Name...............................Starting……....L oss.......Current…....Goal….....ToGo

losingjusme..Christine).........293.............11 .............282...........275............7

tannTammy)...........211............. 3..............208..........198............10

Josette......Josette)...............322……......8.. ............314............307.............7

RidinMyHDDream.Carol).........264...........0..... .........264............254............10

FaithMD................................308........ ....5............303.........299...........6.4

Elisabethsew..Elisabeth)..........275..........0.. ..........275 ...........265............10

Libra(Angela)...................214..........0.... ..........214.............208 ............6

glindab..................................282...... ....3.4............278.6..........265........13.6

Inner_meChris)..................295...........0... ...........295............280 ............15

waterlily1072...Nicole)............279...........0 .............279............269............10

RainerLorraine).....................311........... 7.............304.............299............5

staindgalBridget)..................319..........5. 8...........313.2...........299.........14.2

jbtullisJonathan)...................317........... 7.............310.............299............11

Insubordination.......................311........2 .6...........308.4...........304............4.4

Squale.....................................334…... .9...........325……........310….........15

ShaunECook........................256.2.........0. ..........256.2…….......245........11.2

Hi all,

Down two this weekend...First time away from home since being banded. Ate out three times and it was amazing to order a bowl of Soup as a meal and feel more than satisfied. I want to be in twoterville by Saturday...that is my goal.

Not sure how my dh did this weekend...will update my post when he calls with his weight.

Happy Monday everyone!

Rain

we're almost half way through the month. keep up the great work everyone!

i am loving my band right now!!!

Name...............................Starting……....Loss.......Current…....Goal….....ToGo

losingjusme..Christine).........293.................13 .............280...........275............5

tann.............Tammy)...........211................. 3..............208..........198............10

Josette......Josette)...............322……......8.. ............314............307.............7

RidinMyHDDream.Carol).........264...........0..... .........264............254............10

FaithMD................................308........ ....5............303.........299...........6.4

Elisabethsew..Elisabeth)..........275..........0.. ..........275 ...........265............10

Libra(Angela)...................214..........0.... ..........214.............208 ............6

glindab..................................282...... ....3.4............278.6..........265........13.6

Inner_meChris)..................295...........0... ...........295............280 ............15

waterlily1072...Nicole)............279...........0 .............279............269............10

RainerLorraine).....................311........... 7.............304.............299............5

staindgalBridget)..................319..........5. 8...........313.2...........299.........14.2

jbtullisJonathan)...................317........... 7.............310.............299............11

Insubordination.......................311........2 .6...........308.4...........304............4.4

Squale.....................................334…... .9...........325……........310….........15

ShaunECook........................256.2.........0. ..........256.2…….......245........11.2

Everyone is doing SOOOOOOO well! Congrats!!!!!!

Thanks everyone ! Its feels great to be under 300 !:clap2:

One vacation down (and 4 lbs) and 1 more to go. Leaving on Saturday again. Made the ride to Sturgis and around and it was great 3513 miles, 8 states in 9 days. I think that helped with the loss. This week it's to Vegas and Cali for my baby's 21st bday so it might not be as diet friendly...lol

Name...............................Starting……....Loss.......Current…....Goal….....ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine).........293................13 .............280...........275............5

tann.............(Tammy)...........211................. 3..............208..........198............10

Josette......(Josette)..............322……...........8..............314...........307.............7

RidinMyHDDream..(Carol)......264.................4..............260............254............6

FaithMD...............................308.................5..............303...........299...........6.4

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth)......275.................0..............275 ...........265............10

Libra.....(Angela)...................214.................0..............214............208 ............6

glindab.................................282..............3.4............278.6..........265...........13.6

Inner_me...(Chris)..................295................0..............295............280 ............15

waterlily1072...(Nicole)...........279................0..............279............269............10

Rainer...(Lorraine)..................311................7..............304.............299............5

staindgal....(Bridget)..............319...............5 8...........313.2...........299.........14.2

jbtullis...(Jonathan)................317..................7.............310............299............11

Insubordination.....................311................2.6...........308.4...........304............4.4

Squale.................................334…...............9.............325……......310….........15

ShaunECook........................256.2................0...........256.2……......245........11.2

OK I am officially out of the challenge this month. I have officially hit rock bottom of bandster shame. I won't go inot details as I wouldn't want to tempt anyone to eat the soft yummy things I have eaten this past week. I fell off the wagon into the land of easy to eat foods because I was home with no work to do and all I had was me and the pantry. Any self respecting woman can make sinful delights from the basic contents of any even healthy pantry. I was so ashamed of the damage that I have done that despite how much I wanted to give in and eat those comfort foods I snapped and said no more! Eating that crap is what got you fat to start with and eating it will only undo the hard work you've already done and have already started to undo. This chip stops here as does the pie and whatever else my brain might think that I want or need to feel good. The fact is all it does is make me feel bad within 10 minutes of eating it, sometimes sooner. Happiness and freedom is not being a slave to food, as deprived as I feel some times, ok a lot of the time, it is moments like today when I walked by those items in the store even though I really wanted them that make me see that freedom is not eating all the foods I want freedom is not having to eat those things. Our bands oare our tickets to freedom from obsessions with food as a security blanket and an answer to all of lifes problems. I wish I could give up food all together it would be so much easier. My goal is not to get to 269 by the end of the month my goal is to get my self respect backand regain self control! The scale said 289 this morning there is no way in hades that I am gonna let it say 290+ ever again. 290 is way to close to 300, heck the 80's are too close. I can't believe I let it go this far. Even my pants are tighter. Ladies, life handed me a free intervention today and I plan to ride it as far as I can. If at the end of the month I feel like I need a smidge more restriction then I will go for a fill, but I need to eat real food for several days before I can make a proper assessment as to my actual restriction. I am feeling strong right now, stronger than I have in weeks. Not only do I have the desire to be good but I finally found the strength to act on it and to say no when faced with temptation. I only hope that tomorrow I can be just as strong or stronger. Take care everyone, we owe it to ourselves to succeed at this.

**extending my hand to Nicole**

You can do it, dust yourself off and hop back on. We've all been there. My July was your August. We can get through this! You have done so well! You can do it!!__________________

Thanks Christine :confused:

Well the scale instantly rewarded my efforts yesterday, yay :whoo:

All I have to do is be on track for 1 week and I will be back in the groove again. I just need to reform those good habits.

HI everyone. I've been so out of the loop lately. I'm sorry and hope everyone is doing well. I'm in the middle of moving AND starting a new job so I haven't had much time. (yes, I'm STILL moving, LOL!)

Today is my one year bandiversary. I'm down 107 and feeling great. I got my life back. Had the courage to interview for a job and landed it! Things are looking up and I really feel the band gave me the courage to take the necessary steps.

Best to you all! Hope to be back soon.

happy bandiversary, congrats on your loss (& job)! :clap2: :clap2:

Yay Libra :clap2: Happy Bandiversary

Hope to see you back soon, good luck with the move and grts on the new job

Well so far so good today for me. I really wanted junk again today, but not nearly as badly as yesterday, so that's a bright spot After dinner I am still under 1000 cal so I can have a sensible snack tonight if I so choose. Who knows may I'll treat myself to some healthy pop, hehe. Have a good evening everyone.

Woot! Was down 4 pounds when I went to the doctor's today. I deserve it because I have finally started exercising.

I have revised my goal. I'm officially gunning for Twoterville by the end of the month. I hope I can lose 5.4 pounds in two weeks. I don't want to plateau and be disappointed.

That's amazing Libra. Not your weight loss (which is , of course) but the job.

Molly, we all go through down stages but I'm confident you come through it with flying colours.

Name...............................Starting……....Loss.......Current…....Goal….....ToGo

losingjusme..(Christine).........293.............. ..13 .............280...........275............5

tann.............(Tammy)...........211............ ..... 3..............208..........198............10

Josette......(Josette)..............322……......... ..8..............314...........307.............7

RidinMyHDDream..(Carol)......264..................4 ..............260............254............6

FaithMD...............................308......... ........5..............303...........299.......... .6.4

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth)......275................ .0..............275 ...........265............10

Libra.....(Angela)...................214.......... .......0..............214............208 ............6

glindab.................................282....... .......3.4............278.6..........265.......... .13.6

Inner_me...(Chris)..................295........... .....0..............295............280 ............15

waterlily1072...(Nicole)...........279............ ....0..............279............269............1 0

Rainer...(Lorraine)..................311.......... ......7..............304.............299.......... ..5

staindgal....(Bridget)..............319........... ....5 8...........313.2...........299..........14.2

jbtullis...(Jonathan)................317.......... ........7.............310............299.......... ..11

Insubordination.....................311........... .....6.6...........304.4...........299........... 5.4

Squale.................................334…....... ........9.............325……......310….........15

ShaunECook........................256.2........... .....0...........256.2……......245........11.2