March already?? Where has it all gone? We are now heading into 10 months if banding and I see some of us have reached goal already! Congrats Neal! You rock dude!!

I am now officially down 72 pounds. 208! 9 more pounds to onderland. March is going to be good to me.... I can feel it! Last May I was wearing size 22 pants and 3x tops. Today I am wearing size 16 skinny fit cords from Old Navy and a size XL top. The cords are being held up by a belt and this may be one of the last times I am able to wear them I am afraid. I do have some 14's that I can fit into very comfortably now! I am wearing a bunch of my hubbys sweaters and jackets as all of mine are huge on me now. Men's L fits me great!

I have been struggling the past week or so with life in general. As some of you know I injured my knee almost 4 weeks ago at derby practice. That has really kept me down. I haven't been able to practice or do much of any form of excercise. I had planned on getting into the gym starting last week and working on the stationary bike and doing some strengthening on my knees but I cam down with a terrible flu bug that wiped me out for a whole weel. I missed most of the week from work and barley had enough energy to make it to the bathroom from bed and back. My eating has slowed considerably to the point my hubby is concerned that I am not getting in enough calories. I have appeased him by adding a Protein drink to my daily diet and I admit, it makes me feel better. I am going to see my ortho doc today about my knee and hope to be back on skates next week. I think that alone will greatly improve my general well being.

I will get some new pics posted ASAP!!!

Peace.

Myra - That's a great looking elliptical. Please let me know how you like it. I would love to have one. Congrats on the weight loss! You are doing great!

Glad to hear everyone is doing well. I just got back from vacation and have to run but thought I'd pop in and catch up.

YEAH Myra!! Gardening is a great workout. Did you get the elliptical yet?

Drews ~ Where's the derby pics? Have I missed them on another thread?

Fill happened today. Can you believe the fill is now at 3cc's?? Holy Cow!! So far so good. 3Loves now knows what it's like to have REAL restriction. Hope to report new numbers soon. :nervous

BTW, welcome back from vacation Linda. Hope you had a great time. :whoo:

Ask and you shall receive.........that be moi on the left.

Congrats on the fill to 3loves! She'll be melting away now!

Drews - looking great! How is the knee?

Well the elliptical was assembled late yesterday afternoon and it is great. It even has a little fan in the console so I can point it toward my face if I get too hot. Which I am sure I will at first.:nervous

So today I plan on giving it a real workout.:clap2:

I will let ya'll know if I am able to walk tomorrow.:heh:

Kim I will update you in a week or so after I have given it some time. But from the look and feel of it so far I think I am really going to enjoy using it.

Drew's that looks like so much fun. I remember roller skating in a lifetime far far past. When I was about eight my mother had a red velvet dress made that looked like an ice skater's costume for me to roller skate in. I loved it.:clap2:

Tell 3loves to take it easy for a couple of days after that fill and let us know how things are going.

Myra

Hey guys! I went for my 9 month check up yesterday. They told me that they couldn't ask me to do any better, to keep doing what I'm doing. Guess what? I have now lost almost 4 feet! Below is the breakdown..

Neck -2.75 inches!

Arms - 10 inches!

Chest -9 inches!

Waist -13 inches!

Hips -12.5 inches!

(My thighs are waaay smaller now, I wish they had measured them in the beginning).

WOOOHOOO!!!!

Come on!!!! 2 MORE pounds to my St. Paddy's goal! 100 ounces of Water and 2 hours of exercise today!!! Let's get moving people!

Great pic Drews. :clap2: Is that other gal your sister? Gosh, she sure could be family as far as I'm concerned.

Myra ~ Enjoy that fan....I'm sure that will be one of your favorite features. It sure sounds like you got the "Cadillac" version. No problems to report on the fill. For the first time, 3L says she gets that full feeling very quickly. I think this fill was way past due.

Kim ~ Your melting....your melting!! You motivate me more than you'll ever know. We're all hitting the water today b/c of you. Even the kids. They've been sick with ear infections. Not a fun time for the wifey. Water is under-rated, especially when your sick. For the most part, our kids drink water or milk with the occasional pop when eating out.

Keep on keeping on!!

:update:

This morning I hit 249.8. It has been a long time since I have been in the 240's.

I think my face looks younger. I kinda like this.:clap2:

I have lost 18 pounds in the last month.:heh:

Myra

Big NSV today! I pulled a pair of size 14 jeans out of my closet just to see how far I need to go to fit into them and I got them on......and zipped!

:faint:

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Now, I wouldn't wear them out in public because they are a tad bit tight and they give me a serious muffin top, but just the fact I was able to zip them was amazing. Now, I'm working on getting into the size 14 levi's too. They are a bit smaller than the generic Walmart jeans. And not quite as stretchy. But I'm getting there.

All that walking/jogging and working on the treadclimber has paid off. I also went and got some stretchy cords from Walmart today to start working on my strength training. It's cheaper than going to the gym and just as effective. I have all the stuff here at home to get a good work out, so why am I paying for a gym membership? I think I'm going to cancel it since I'm not using it.

Myra!!!! Man, girl, you are doing awesome!!! Just amazing. Keep up the good work!:clap2:

Keep up the great work Myra :wow2: and Marci! You girls rock!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Congrats to 3Loves on finally getting some restriction!!!!!!:cheer2:

I Want Pics Of You Girls!!!! Pronto!!!!

Great job Duckie and Nyra!!

It sounds like everyone is doing great! I'm really glad to hear it.

I had a minor setback. I came home from vacation (10 days after my "slight" unfill) and had gained 10 pounds.:success1: The night before I weighed myself was my son's 11th bday and my mom cooked up a bunch of my favororites. I was able to eat a small salad, a 10 oz steak, a half cup of rice, 12-15 shrimp, and three helpings of dessert (2 peices of pound cake, 1 peice of anglefood cake w/whip cream & strawberries). :hungry:All this and I didn't even come close to a PB.:tired

Needless to say, I called my doc the next morning and made an appointment to get a little more saline put back in my band. At the appointment yesterday, he only aspirated about 2.2 cc. He thought I should have about 2.6 cc. I had been at 2.8 before the unfill. Anyway, he filled me back up to 2.6 and I think I have a good amount of restriction now. I was able to eat, actually eat (not drink) some Breakfast this morning so I think that I will be able to get in an adequate amount of calories now and hopefully achieve a good balance between calories and exercise.

Well, that's my update. Oh...and I have lost almost 6 of the 10 lbs I gained at Disneyland. I was soooo close to Onderland that it made me furious to go up that much. Especiall considering that, aside from the one meal I described, I wasn't eating that much!

Oh well, tha's life life with the band.

Happy St. Patty's day everyone. Needless to say, I won't be making my goal.:nervous

Well I went to my PCP today and I weighed 247.8 on his scales:D .

I have drastically reduced my insulin dosages. I used to take 90u in the morning and 70u in the evening.

Now I don't take an evening dose and my morning dose is 30u. Today I started on Glucophage XR. So I am keeping my fingers crossed that soon I will be off the insulin. I have taken insulin twice daily for about 16 years.

My BP was 112/80 down from the 140/90 range. WOOT! WOOT!

I also take Zocor for high lipids and we drew blood today to see how they are doing. Surely they will be down.

Wow not only do I feel physically better but the changes are definitely being reflected in my health.:clap2:

Did three minutes on the elliptical today. I can only do one minute at a time but it is far more than I could have done a few months ago. I even did a "sprint" at the end. :nervous

Myra