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Congrats Amy!!! It amazes me how well you are doing and how dedicated you are to this journey before even being banded! You motivate me with your great attitude!!

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Change that to NEED to join. No fill yet and I need some incentive!!!

 

H: 244, S: 239, J: 227, C: 227 (-17)

 

Thanks:eek:

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Hi Pinkylee :) Funny will get you added when she returns from vacation.

 

Welcome to the club! :wave:

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Hey all!! I am back home, and got to sleep all day today! Yay! I just got on, and made my progress pics for the challenge. I don't see much of a loss, except around the midsection. You be the judge.

I am going to go and update the stats. Glad to see you all on your way over here. And to see some new faces. Thank you all for the congratz for winning the challenge. Hard work pays off. And i really feel good about myself. Now if I could only I could figure out how to put the award in my sig. LOL I can't wait to get Kat's gift for winning. It looks so cute!!

Only 8 days till my surgery!!! I am starting to freak out, but that is normal for me. I will be picking up the gift for next month's challenge winner in Mexico. I will pick up something really nice. Promise.

Hugs too all!! I hope everyone has a spectacular 4th of July!! Play safe, and enjoy the time you get off.

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Oh yeah, I see the stomach difference! And the pics aren't very big, but your face looks slimmer. Keep up the great work Amy! And I am so excited for you that you will be banded soon!!

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Here is my face from the other night and last month. You can tell me if you see a difference. The bad thing is i have no makeup on in last month's pic. Sorry for that!! LOL

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Ok. I have done the updates for those who have posted. Take a look at the first page, and if your stats are wrong, let me know. Then on Wednesday we will do the final weight in before I leave for Mexico. I leave Thursday evening, so if you do not get your weigh in by then it will not be updated till after I get back.

Thanks all!!!

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Looking good Funny --- are those tattoos on your arm? cool

**about first page stats - mine should be -15.5 and 0 loss this week - stayed the same -- also I saw A1ikou's hasn't been updated either - thanks!

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Yeah...I have tattoos all over. Getting them all removed during this whole process too. LOL who ever said tattoos were forever?

Yeah, I saw that the stats I grabbed were not updated, in all of my sleepy haste. So I will be updating them tomorrow morning. I was doing it now, but I think I am going to go crawl into bed, and do it when I have a fresh mind tomorrow.

So everyone ignore my last message!! LOL

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I'm just loving Heathergurls new avatar. She's sooo gorgeous. She looks like a famous person.

Funny, you look really good in black. I noticed a difference in your waist. It's smaller. Your face is already skinny to me. Your new avatar is like a caracature of you. It's cute. Short, red hair.

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Just so y'all know. Funny is out of town for a few days so the Members and Honor's pages wont be updated until she returns.

A big hello to all the new folks joining! :welcome:

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Since there are so many of us in the club and each month's thread gets so long, it becomes difficult for some people to browse through because of all of the long signatures at the end of each post. So we ask that you un-check the "Show your signature box" before posting. You'll find this option at the bottom of the "Quick Reply" window and also in the Additional Options section of the Edit screen you go to when you click on Post Reply or on the Edit button. Thanks!!

IMPORTANT REQUEST: I've received a few PMs from some of our members who are beginning to feel a bit left out and uncomfortable about posting on the GFG threads. We need to remember that we have a very diverse group of members. Young, old(er), male, female, liberal, conservative. It's important that we all feel at home here, and I believe the best way to do this is to stay focused on what the club is for. Weight loss and lapband support. I do encourage everyone to feel free to have friendly chats, but please be considerate and focus these chats around topics that everyone will want to join in or at least glean motivation and information from. We need to be cautious about offending others so that all of our members feel part of the group. I hope everyone sees that this isn't a critism of anyone who has been posting, only a request to leave room for everyone to participate. Thanks a bunch. You losers are the GREATEST!!

oooooo, does this post have anything to do with the topic of the FUP.... you know???

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Funny, my stats should be current 318 and -6this week oh and the honours page needs to read -57lbs please.

Ta very much!!!!!!!:D

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