Hi there,

I am considering Dr. Kirshenbaum in Aurora, CO (www.lapbandrockies.com) I know that there are a few of you in LBT that went to him. I am interested in knowing your thoughts on him and if you have had any complications. I am just a little leary since the price is so low, there is little on the internet about him, and I will be traveling from WI to have this done. Any information you could provide would be much apppreciated...

Thanks!

Sheila:)

I lost 3 lbs this week! So excited, this first fill is helping so much in the hunger department. :thumbup:

That makes 5.4 lost for the challenge, 9.6 to go.

Hope everyone had a great week.

I can address both the problems with the chart:

1. Whenever I want to go to one of the spreadsheets I have access to I type into google search "google documents" and it gives me the link to all the documents that I am authorized to work on. The link is docs.google.com.

2. For the next challenge, I could change up the spreadsheet so that we could have a column for each week's entry so that we could see that we "lost 1, gained 2, stayed the same, lost 10, etc, throughout the weeks". I'll start thinking (and working) on this for the next (Christmas? New Years?) challenge.

I can't access the chart without a google username and password. I don't have one of those. So I haven't updated anything. How does one access the chart?

I can't access the chart without a google username and password. I don't have one of those. So I haven't updated anything. How does one access the chart?

I think if you don't have a google id/password, you must go to the chart through a direct link, like this one.

Julie, let me know if you need anything once you get home. I could bring your family some dinner or something.

That is super nice of you. :thumbup: We are doing OK, though. I am not eating much (and drinking less) because it is so hard to get around, and the knee is so painful.

Kayleigh has been a lot of help. I have her fetching and carrying for me. Good thing it is fun to help out at 5!!! :tt2:

I can address both the problems with the chart:

1. Whenever I want to go to one of the spreadsheets I have access to I type into google search "google documents" and it gives me the link to all the documents that I am authorized to work on. The link is docs.google.com.

2. For the next challenge, I could change up the spreadsheet so that we could have a column for each week's entry so that we could see that we "lost 1, gained 2, stayed the same, lost 10, etc, throughout the weeks". I'll start thinking (and working) on this for the next (Christmas? New Years?) challenge.

Thank you RobinAnn, that would be great. I tried working on one that shows week by week changes... but I am hopeless (as you already know :thumbup:) I just couldn't figure out how to do the individual columns to add/subtract etc.) I am so glad you are here and able (and thankfully, willing) to do this!!! :tt2:

I can't access the chart without a google username and password. I don't have one of those. So I haven't updated anything. How does one access the chart?

Dee,

I hope you were able to get in by the link. If you would like I can update it for you. If you (or anyone) prefers not to do it this way please let me know. I have no problem going back to the way we were doing it. I wasn't trying to get out of keeping track..... I just thought this was a neat way to keep track. I feel it gives a bit more info (total lost, total to goal).

If you want to post (or IM me your weights, I will add those in)

julie

Start / Current / Goal / Left to Lose / Lost

----------------------------------------------------------

Kayleighsmommy 260.00 258.60 245.00 13.60 1.40

Snowgator 0.00 0.00

deboregon 0.00 0.00

Coloradomom 217.80 212.40 202.80 9.60 5 .40

Lap_dancer 274.00 271.00 264.00 7.00 3.00

minidriver 163.80 158.10 151.80 6.30 5.70

mem620 215.00 213.00 199.00 14.00 2.00

BellaPerdente 0.00 0.00

RobinAnn 251.00 249.60 240.00 9.60 1.40

Laptastic 240.00 235.00 225.00 10.00 5.00

Edited October 11, 200916 yr by KayleighsMommy

I think if you don't have a google id/password, you must go to the chart through a direct link, like this one.

Unfortunately, it still requires I have a google account/username.

Thanks for your help!!!

Dee,

I hope you were able to get in by the link. If you would like I can update it for you. If you (or anyone) prefers not to do it this way please let me know. I have no problem going back to the way we were doing it. I wasn't trying to get out of keeping track..... I just thought this was a neat way to keep track. I feel it gives a bit more info (total lost, total to goal).

If you want to post (or IM me your weights, I will add those in)

julie

I'm okay to just not finish this challenge. I don't want to get another username. I have so many with work and home. I'm good. I have my little tickers.

I'm okay to just not finish this challenge. I don't want to get another username. I have so many with work and home. I'm good. I have my little tickers.

I'm so sorry about that. I didn't want anyone to feel left out of the challenge. I'm sure you saw I posted a copy of the doc. I can go ahead and add the amount lost to that one, if you'd like??

You do soooo well losing... it would be great to be able to post it for you :sad:

Edited October 11, 200916 yr by KayleighsMommy

I'm so sorry about that. I didn't want anyone to feel left out of the challenge. I'm sure you saw I posted a copy of the doc. I can go ahead and add the amount lost to that one, if you'd like??

You do soooo well losing... it would be great to be able to post it for you :sad:

Don't worry about it Julie.

It wouldn't be any fun for me to send you my losses and have you post them. If I'm involved with a challenge, I'd like to be truly involved. Please remove my name from your list.

If I'm interested in another challenge, I can always do one at Obesity Help. They have challenges all of the time and they do them the old way.

Thanks!!! :sad:

Hey everyone:

Wishing you a happy week. Down two more. Didn't post it.

Hey everyone:

Wishing you a happy week. Down two more. Didn't post it.

Congrats on those 2 lbs! I love when the Band works, when we work it and the lbs drop off!

Have a GREAT week! I love your new Avatar. I retired mine -- I was tired of it!

ALOHA Banditos!

Im still alive and fightin the fight!

Patty thanks for the PM!

okay, have not posted or read since sept. 29.

was on vacation for part of that time and to quote sarah palin (and GOD KNOWS that would never have occurred to me), i went 'ROGUE'.

take me off the challenge. i am not sure what i am doing anymore.

wondering if there will be a prob. driving a rental car in nov. what might the weather b like?