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:

final day to weigh in for October. how did you do? from the looks of the numbers below, it looks like everyone had great losses!

i will start the November challenge in the next thread ... i cant believe we are almost in November already!!

October challenge

Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go

Rainer.........................283.........-13...... ...270......265..........5

Insubordination.............296.5......-8.5...... 288.......288..........0

RidinMyHDDream (Carol)..264.........-5.........259.........259..........5

LilMissBand-Aid..............287.......-10.2.......276.8...... 277.........0

LosingJusme..................272.........-8..........264........268..........-4

Tinkerbell77..................312.2......-9.8.......302.4.......299.........3.4

November challenge

Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go

LosingJusme..................264.........0..........264........252..........12

setting my sights high. if i get down to 252 i will have lost 150 pounds ... OMG!

That's so great LJM!! Congrats on your good loss this month. It looks like you are back on track, I'm so happy for you!!

I'm just finished with my bloated TOM, so I think my weight will start dropping again for myself really soon. It doesn't help with all the stress I'm going through with simply trying to get an official surgery date... Things are looking good right now, so I should check in with a date really soon.

So here goes for the new challenge for November. I'm going to go really conservative since I am still pre-band and struggling at best for every pound I can get.

November challenge

Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go

LilMissBand-Aid..............276.8......0........ ..276.8......269..........7.8

LosingJusme..................264.........0........ ..264........252..........12

little miss ... have you tried working out a bit? that really helps me with the stress..

little miss ... have you tried working out a bit? that really helps me with the stress..

Oh yes! I actually have been working out for years now, which I think is the only reason I didn't keep getting bigger and bigger. I put in about 1.5 - 2 hours a day (never miss a day)!! I am a big lover of workouts. I am even considering changing my whole life after I finish my weight loss journey and would like to work with people who are trying to lose weight, by WLS or on their own. One thing at a time though.

I would definitely be ballooning up right now if it weren't for my routines. You are absolutely right, it does relieve so much stress - so I can thank my workouts for not letting me totally lose it.

November challenge

Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go

LilMissBand-Aid..............276.8......0........ ..276.8......269..........7.8

LosingJusme..................264.........0........ ..264........252..........12

Rainer..........................270.........0...........270........258...........12

I have to lose the 5 from last month and the 7 I had already planned for November....I wish I could get a fill...but it won't happen...oh well...

Best of luck everyone!

Rain

no fill? surgeon restrictions or insurance not cover them?

we can do this!!

November challenge

Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go

LilMissBand-Aid..............276.8......0........ ..276.8......269..........7.8

LosingJusme..................264.........0........ ..264........252..........12

Rainer..........................270.........2..... ......268........258...........10

I have shamefully put on weight! I can't believe it. I did so well early October and so disgracefully late October. I'm reluctant to join the challenge this month because I don't want to base my moods/sense of success on weight. It's fine when I'm losing but I'm not. Sigh! Any tips for getting though a non-loss period? I've never had one since being banded 5 months ago. before. I'm still exercising but chocolate creeps too often in which is likely the culprit. Can you give me a motivational speech?

November challenge

Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go

LilMissBand-Aid..............276.8......0........ ..276.8......269..........7.8

LosingJusme..................264.........0........ ..264........252..........12

Rainer..........................270.........2..... ......268........258...........10

RidinMyHDDream.............258........0............258.......250.............8

Insubordination....don't let it get you down. I've had months of no action because I thought I didn't need a fill and I stopped exercising and..and..and... Just pick yourself up, dust yourself off and keep on going. Mine is finally on the move again. I'm nearing my half way spot and I never thought that was possible. Plus went shopping and bought pants 3 sizes smaller. Talk about a boost! This is all about patience. It didn't go on overnight so it shouldn't come off that fast either.

I have shamefully put on weight! I can't believe it. I did so well early October and so disgracefully late October.

insub,

please dont let it get you down. so you took a little "time off". i think everyone does it... i know i did (and it was about 1 1/2 months!). get back up and dust yourself off ... you can so do this! join the challenge and set a very reasonable goal.

you can do this!!

November challenge

Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go

LilMissBand-Aid..............276.8......0........ ..276.8......269..........7.8

LosingJusme..................264.........1........ ..263........252..........11

Rainer..........................270.........2..... ......268........258...........10

RidinMyHDDream.............258........0........... .258.......250.............8

November challenge

Name...................... Starting....Loss....Current.....Goal......To Go

LilMissBand-Aid..............276.8......0........ ..276.8......269..........7.8

LosingJusme..................264.........1........ ..263........252..........11

Rainer..........................270.........3..... ......267........258...........9

RidinMyHDDream.............258........0........... .258.......250.............8

Is 9 pounds really realistic???? Oh and LUsing..no fill because of the dr. need to have a one month appt since fill and THEN they schedule it....very frustrating...I'm well aware that I need a fill, why do I have to wait? Know what I mean?

Good luck everyone, keep it up!

Rain

rain,

well that's frustrating ... i think 9 lbs is realistic... of course i am losing the same 1 pound over and over the past 3 days... **sigh**

Hello everyone.

I keep staying away from here, and it's because I am barely losing anything. I am on TOM right now and feel like I never had surgery. I have a fill, or I go to the clinic on the 14 of this month. I don't know if I will have lost anything. It feels like I have not done very well on this journey. I know, keep going. I think sometimes I just get depressed and want to eat like I used to. I wish I would lose a lot more but I know I have to be the one to make that happen and I know it won't be quick. I want to lose 100 lbs. by my bandiversary. Is that too much to ask?? I better get on the stick if that is going to happen.

I am just venting, but it is good to see that all the beautiful people are still hard at it.

My Love, KT

katie,

i think that is a reasonable goal. what are you going to do to get there?

put it in writing - commit to it. you and i both know you can do it.