Happy August 1st everyone!!

This will be our home for the Gone For Good Club – August Challenge.

For any newbies out there, the gone for good Club is our way of “banding” together for support and encouragement as we take off those pounds…(I know, cheap pun)

…Once each pound is lost, we consider it Gone For Good!!!

Weigh ins are on Wednesday in this format: current weight (total loss, this weeks loss) like so: C-350 (-36, -2) This person’s current weight is 350, they have lost 36 lbs so far and they have lost 2 lbs this week.

Feel free to join at any time, by posting a brief introduction for yourself and let us know what you are challenging yourself to. Whether you are banded or not, we are very happy to have your company!

This is not a competition, but just for a little added incentive to each of us, FunnyDuddies has promised a gift to the biggest “loser”, and I will be awarding a prize to the participant with the most creative exercise idea during the challenge.

This month’s challenge will involve keeping a close eye on our BMI’s (Body Mass Index) Here is a link to a BMI calculator so that we can make sure we are all using the same one:

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/adult_BMI/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.htm

So here’s the challenge: Let’s see how much we can lower our BMI’s over the next few weeks. I want to hear that we are all guzzling our Water, eating healthy, and moving, moving, moving. The more creative the exercise the better! Share your ideas…

And we are all going to try to fight those demons who lurk in closets and cupboards…the one’s that make us crave no-no foods and try to convince us to slip into our old habits and negative patterns. We are united, we are strong and these pounds will soon be GONE FOR GOOD!

Welcome to the club for August, and good luck!!:clap2:

Sunshine

PS

Just a reminder, when posting on this thread, please remember to take out the check mark on "show signatures". This can be such a long thread, that it gets hard for those on dial up to participate. Let's try to keep it as "clean" as possible.

Thanks!!!

Boo! :wave:

See...

Tricia and I are here.

Let the party begin.:humble:

:cheer2: :Banane52: :Banane41: :Banane30: :rose: :Banane59: :not_ripe: :Banane29: :Banane40: :Banane51: :Banane08: :Banane31: :Banane17: :rose: :Banane27: :Banane40: :Banane48: :Banane47: :Banane36: :Banane57: :Banane45: :Banane40: :Banane34:

Yay! Noise and a party!!!

*boogies down*

Trails in late....

C 225.5 (-81.5lbs total, -5 this week)

Move me up on the honors!

And here's an NSV to go with it:

The last time I weighed this much, I was 16 years old.

Oh and Paul - how do I do this bandless? Simple, I'm not. If I didn't have the wife's band to keep me in check, I doubt I would have made it this far. I think I'm now getting closer to being strong in my own right but I am so aware that one tiny slip and I could be right back where I was.

Now if I could just follow the exercise fiends example and haul my butt to the gym I could even call myself.... fit.

Laugh.

Hi Everyone!

Sorry I've been so absent lately - working lots and gaining weight! I started my pre-op diet Monday and have had great results. Something about impending surgery keeps me focused. Anyway, I had gained up to 270 and since Monday on a low carb plan, have lost 9 lbs. I'm delighted with this even though I'm sure it's mostly Water (I've been peeing like a thoroughbred)! Anyway with this success I'm hoping to have lost 15 lbs by surgery day. I'm doing a 2 day elective (the doc only requires me to do 1 day) liquid diet pre-op so I'm hoping that kicks the loss up by a few lbs....

Anyway, I'm getting really excited and looking forward to being healthier, having a more active lifestyle and much better clothes! Surgery is next Thursday - less than a week away and I can't believe it's really going to happen. I'm kind of in a "shock and awe" frame of mind. Also my niece is getting married in November so I've got that as a goal to help keep me focused!

I am just so delighted and excited and I love the support that is offered here! Everyone is wonderful!

Thanks so much!

Andy Liz

Hiya Andy.. or is it Liz? hehe

It was good to hear from you. Thanks for letting us know how you're doing. It is amazing how the upcoming surgery gets us in the "shock and awe" frame of mind. I went thru bouts of dancing around the house with pure joy and excitement, to bawling my eyes out over the thought of giving up my only comfort in life, food. Bah! I look back on that now and laugh. I didn't give up anything... I was set free!! Would I take back my near 90 pound loss in exchange for all of those foods I used to find comfort in? Helllll no! *laughs*

Next Thursday huh? I'll be thinking about ya. Get prepared for the ride of your life girlfriend! You're going to be amazed at the changes that are in store for you. *big hugs*

Checking in matey's! Missed everyone but had a great break from the internet world. Didn't lose much but if you count in the gains and losses alltogether .. (same 5lbs) then i lost alot ...lol.

Anywho... I'm back

Check in

165lbs, 30lbs to go!!!!!

Oh yeah and hair is still falling out, clogging my drains... but I am happy for the weight loss either way.

Oh yeah I was getting bloodwork done and i needed approx 10 vials of blood.. so I ask what all they were checking for.. the Phlebotomist *spelling* stated that they were testing me for testerone, thyroid and other things. I said that I lost alot of weight in 4 months and my hair is falling out, the dermatologist wanted to know why. She asked if I had weight loss surgery. I confessed She couldn't believe that I did and I showed her my scars. She called her co-worker over to ask me questions as she was having Gastric Bypass surgery in November. She only weighed 240lbs, where I started. She stated that Dr. Kim was giving Lap Band surgeries now for 5k? Can anyone vouch for this? I'm very curious.

PNut--

I'm slippin' bad!! Going for a fill on Tuesday and I guess I'm enjoying food a bit too much b4 the dreaded round of liquids and mushies.

I'm gonna avoid the scale the next few days. That's one way to handle phantom pounds. (not easy tho--I'm a weigh-in junkie)

Har!

New diet tip.

Have all of your Wisdom teeth pulled. THe lack of desire to eat anything is amazing.

Ow Ow FRICKIN Ow!

Get me the tooth fairy. Stat.

Ah forgot you were having those darn things pulled Dawg - ouch is right! Gosh I remember that well - I even woke up 'in the middle of' him pulling the last one out - it wasn't pretty..........but heck -5 lbs ain't so bad! lol hang in there and congrats on the total weight loss! You've done awesome!

(waves to Telly - hey girl, good to see ya!)

Mwah! Welcome back. :hug: :love: Congrats on hitting 165! :Banane27:

Checking in matey's! Missed everyone but had a great break from the internet world. Didn't lose much but if you count in the gains and losses alltogether .. (same 5lbs) then i lost alot ...lol.

Anywho... I'm back

Check in

165lbs, 30lbs to go!!!!!

Oh yeah and hair is still falling out, clogging my drains... but I am happy for the weight loss either way.

Oh yeah I was getting bloodwork done and i needed approx 10 vials of blood.. so I ask what all they were checking for.. the Phlebotomist *spelling* stated that they were testing me for testerone, thyroid and other things. I said that I lost alot of weight in 4 months and my hair is falling out, the dermatologist wanted to know why. She asked if I had weight loss surgery. I confessed She couldn't believe that I did and I showed her my scars. She called her co-worker over to ask me questions as she was having Gastric Bypass surgery in November. She only weighed 240lbs, where I started. She stated that Dr. Kim was giving Lap Band surgeries now for 5k? Can anyone vouch for this? I'm very curious.

This week: 210 (-2 in 2 weeks)

It's taken me two months to lose 10 pounds, but I'm still plugging away :Banane27:

Hiya Jill! Two months to lose 10 pounds. Shake up the routine a bit. Re-examine what youre eating and drinking. I know that its been slow going for me over the last couple of months, primarily to my discovery of wine *drools* I'm trying to limit the consumption of this wonderful gift from the gods to weekends only and it seems to be working. The scale is finally letting go and moving again. Hmmm.. maybe there is something to that saying.. "all things in moderation" :Banane27: Naaahhh.. *giggles*

PhotoNut!!! I love the new photo, you are looking so great. I think its time for some new pictures in this thread!!

Dawg...

OUCH! Had that done a few years ago. it is indeed a memorable experience!

P'nut, new avatar is very nice. Great work!

Dawg, you need a new one too, after the swelling in your cheeks goes down (if it was anything like mine, you probably look like a chipmunk).

Best all.

P