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Gone for Good Club - July 2006



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Dongrats Emily,

That is absolutely fabulous. You should be sooooooooooo proud of yourself. 100 pounds Can you really picture how much that is. I wished I had lost 100 pounds but I'm so proud you have.

Amy, I am feeling good, hope your cold gets better fast. Please give me some ideals of something to eat besides broth and pudding, I'm ready to pull my hair out. LOL

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Oops, I'm a little late with my weigh in. That's OK, you can just update me next week. :)

C 228 -3 lbs (and *finally* out of the 230's -- that took forever!)

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Welcome to the club Thinman! You'll do great things here.

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:welcomeB: :welcomeB: :welcomeB:

ThinMan

To the GFG club!!

:cheer2: :yo: :yo: :yo: :cheer2:

Why don't you tell us a little about your journey. We like to know where everyone has been, and what stage they are in. We are so glad you are here. We hope you find the same support that we all find here.

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WooHoo...even after my little pig out I lost another pound this morning. 101 gone for good, I'm almost seeing 199.

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And BTW, Thanks for all the congrats....it helps coming here when I'm down. Makes me feel better and help get back on track.

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Hola chicas I just dropped by to say I changed my username. I've been terribly absent, mostly bc I moved last week (nola = new orleans louisiana). Anyway, check in soon! Congrats emily!

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Ok, thanks Funny for the welcome + here is my info:

My name is Katrina, I work in the wine industry in the Napa Valley. Its somewhat of a rough location for weight loss if you know what I mean, thankfully I'm not a huge drinker, and not so much of a huge eater anymore. I am a huge fan of activities, I played a lot of sports when I was younger, but have some joint issues surfacing at the ripe old age of 20. I'm 28 now, but I feel much older. This year, I got tired of the on again, off again diet pill thing, and have been thinking long and hard about long term, sustainable weight loss that I can healthfully live with. I got the band in Mexicali in late August. I'm back to working out regularly after I was a major player in one of my friend's weddings. I'm going to Hawaii in a couple of days with a really good friend of mine and I am really excited!!!

One more thing: I'm going to update my stats later this week. My scale is way different than my doc's scale and i think mine sticks. The other day it said I was 315 and I'm pretty sure I'm not. I'm (for now) going by what he said on his scale. I need more accountability for myself with my band. I need to start using it as a tool, not a crutch. I haven't had the easiest time switching back to regular food. Sooo, that's about it! Thanks for the welcome!!!

H:185 S:178 C:165 G:110

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Nolagirl,

TriciaK lives out there near New Orleans. You, Jennifer28 and Tricia should make a little New Orleans Lapband support group. That would be cool.

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OK, I must not have checked in last week. I know, I know, I'm late for this week.... that is me all around... late!

Last week 270 (-4) that I gained the week before!

This week 268 (-2)

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Welcome to the club Lookingout........and Mystjin - lol - better late than never! congrats on the loss two weeks in a row!

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I haven't updated this in....well, you'll see

Old

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

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Jill S - H 320/ S 292/ J 246.6/ G 170/ C 212 (-108 lbs total)

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