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:

Wow!! congrats Libra. It makes me smile to hear how well you are doing. Especially since I have had a bad couple of weeks. I was on vacation and now that I am home I am feeling HORRIBLE about how I ate. I am just disgusted with myself because I didn't keep my weight loss at the forefront of my mind. I hope after the fill I get on Wednesday this week it will give me courage and some better tenacity to get back to work on this. It will be easier when I start back to work and get back on my schedule. I just hope I haven't gained like 10 lbs or something. Oh my, I will cry if I have.

Christine,

I was in Orlando too. Did a lot of walking, but ate everything in sight. I am such a slow loser anyway!! I wish I had more willpower! I have NONE. Not one ounce of willpower. If anyone on this site is a praying person, please!!! I need your prayers, mine aren't going to be enough after this vacation. I can't believe I am going to be happy to be back at the Police Dept! I needed the vacation so badly, and now I am upset at myself because of it! Crazy I am. LOL that sentence sounded like I was Yoda from Star Wars.

Crazy I am.

Katie, everyone's had bad times and especially on vacations. Don't beat yourself up just rededicate to the cause. And remember young Skywalker, the force is with you. :girl_hug:

Carol!!! AKA Obi Wan

The force is strong with you! Follow your advice I will. LOL thanks for the sweet response. My friends on Lbt are the best! Carol, Funny you are!!! LOL

Carol, changed my avatar I did. I am liking the force, it will help me in my endeavors!

Christine,

I was in Orlando too. Did a lot of walking, but ate everything in sight. I am such a slow loser anyway!! I wish I had more willpower! I have NONE. Not one ounce of willpower. If anyone on this site is a praying person, please!!! I need your prayers, mine aren't going to be enough after this vacation. I can't believe I am going to be happy to be back at the Police Dept! I needed the vacation so badly, and now I am upset at myself because of it! Crazy I am. LOL that sentence sounded like I was Yoda from Star Wars.

Crazy I am.

Katie,

dont worry about it. you had a good time in Orlando?? i ate garbage all week as well and am scared to get on the scale. but you know, if we gained, we will lose it again.

you can do this!!

Christine

Christine, thank you so much for caring. It's weird, but this thread has much nicer people than most I subscribe to. I actually have people respond, it is my favorite one. I can't wait to get to twoterville, but it will be awhile! I look forward to it though. Good luck all, I will talk to you soon. Carol and Christine you guys are so great, I really feel ok about the week ahead now.

Katie,

You'll get into the twos so don't worry. My highest weight was 440 pounds. I had surgery at 351 pounds and I made it into the twos. I'm determined to make it into the ones but I'm not looking that far ahead. I shoot for mini-goals of 10 pounds each. You'll get there.

Wow, Elisabeth I didn't know you where up in the 400's too, us ONCE 400 pounders are special people:biggrin1:

Katie and Christine welcome back from Orlando, glad you too had a great time, but now the fun is OVER its time to get that weight off.

I'm check back in on Wednesday, our weigh in day, if not sooner:D

I was 7 pounds shy of 400 when I got surgery! I still can't believe that!

Congrats Libra! You're amazing!!! I'm so proud of you!

Thanks, Tann. I post my starting weight on the day I had the surgery rather than my highest before the surgery since that seems to be how most people calculate their loss. I loved it when I went below 400 and 300 and the next milestone will be when that bar on the scale moves off the 250 pound marker. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

Josette you were close enough to be in our special 400 club too:D and I just noticed how tall you are, WOW!!

Elisabeth my weight on the day of surgery was 402. I weighed 421 when I first went to the Dr.'s office for orentation, in Jan '06.

I think part of this process is not beating ourselves up when we screw up a little. I mean, you guys were on vacation! It's okay if you went a little off the wagon.

But, that being said, VACATION'S OVER!!!! Time to get back on the BAND-wagon!!!!

Katie, I agree with you completely! This thread has been the most supportive and I love being a part of it too!!!

Good point, Libra. What I find is that I can't "go off" my eating plan at all. If I do, I have a very hard time getting back on the band wagon. I went out to dinner twice this weekend to celebrate 2 birthdays and "prepared" for eating a bigger dinner than normal by eating a late breakfast and only having some fruit for lunch. I skipped the bread (I'm addicted to hot bread) and appetizer and enjoyed the entree without feeling stuffed.

Some people do great splurging a day and going right back to healthy eating the next day. I wish I were one of them. It all comes down to doing what works best for you and only you know what that is.

Well after being stuck for nearly a month and a half I got angry and decided to shut my mouth and open my eyes. I raised the level of exercise and I really paid attention to my portions. 7 pounds gone. In a week. :whoo: Katie, I took my own advice and just rededicated myself. :rockon: It was also a birthday present to myself. Bday's not until Friday and I'm a little worried with the partying that will be taking place. Although we're drinkers, not eaters when celebrating. So I'll really have to be good to maintain the loss over the next week.

One other suggestion, maybe we should have monthly challenges for weight loss? It seems like we kind of lost motivation, well I know I did. What's everyone think? That way we can have more frequent celebrations of our success. :peace:

July 4th Challenge

Week 8

Name.............................Starting….Current…...Goal….....To Go

losingjusme..(Christine)......317...........305 .............295...........10

tann.............(Tammy)........257.......... 235..............232......... ..03

juliegeraci..........................232.......... 232..............220...........12

Josette..............................340.......... 329..............315...........14

Inner_me.....(Chris).......... ..306...........296 .............280...........16

Elisabethsew..(Elisabeth).. .281....... ...271 .............260...........11

Waterlily1072...(Nicole)...... 278..... .....272 .............252...........20

Libra..(Angela)................... 230...........219........... ..205...........14

Lapbandit……...............… .208……….206……..…..185…….....21

RidinMyHDDream.(Carol).. ..281..........269 .............256............13

FaithMD........................ .. 341.5........324..............310.. .........14