Hello Marchies,

Here we are in May guys!!! April has been a tough month for some of us, but better days are ahead of us in MAY! :girl_hug: On the road to reaching our "sweet spot" there may be some road blocks,:think but it's nothing that we Marchies can't handle! :girl_hug: So, let's get our bodies moving and let's see those pounds drop! :girl_hug:

Challenges:

MaRcHiEs MaY ChAllEnGe

Exercise: 30 min. sessions 0 of 20 sessions completed

Exercise: 40 min. sessions 0 of 20 sessions completed

Exercise: 100 crunches/day 0 of 20 days completed

Water: 64oz or more/day 0 of 20 days completed

Choose which challenge(s) you want to do, or make up your own, and cut and paste it into your signature. Let's cheer each other along! :cheer2: Stay positive and have fun!!!

Just a quick check in, hoping everyone had a nice Sunday. It was a nice weekend here for me; I raised $380 for the Arthritis Walk yesterday and had a great time doing the three mile course. And wouldn't you know I was back out there today getting in an extra mile walk around the neighborhood. If someone told me this time last year I'd be doing something like this, I think I would have told them they were NUTS.

Two weeks before I go for my second adjustment! I'm really going to watch my program these coming weeks, since I'm not feeling any restriction any longer. Hopefully I will with the next adjustment.

Denise-

I'm slow on the uptake. I know you said we were banded the same day. But we also have similar stats and age. How tall are you? I'm 5'2".

You are going gangbusters with your weight loss! What kind of exercise do you do?

Oh laundry is the bain of my existance! But I'd rather do the washing than mow the lawn! (I'm single so it's all up to me!) One day I'm going to be able to afford to pay someone to do my yard work.

Catch you soon,

Juli

For you Denise.

Juli

How was everyone's weekend? Juli, I'm usually online quite a bit on the weekends, but I'm thinking since the weather is finally getting nice it's keeping us away from this board.

I felt really tight yesterday for some reason. I had a very hard time gettin fluids down so I just gave up. I only drank one bottle of water yesterday and one protein shake...that's all I could manage. It's much looser today...thank goodness! I don't know what could have caused that. I did quite a bit of drinking Saturday night so maybe that had something to do with it. Other than that, I have nothing to report. I haven't weighed myself in 2 weeks so I'm excited to see what the scale says when I weigh-in tomorrow night at the hospital.

More pics anyone??? Come on, let's see...we are all losing so well!!!

I am just checking in to see how everyone is doing. I still have a lot of post to catch up on.

This last week was really hard. I had my sons graduation to plan for and worked myself sick trying to get everything done around the house. I also lost someone very dear to me. His name is Matt and I've known him for about 12 years. He just turned 21 in April, and got married on Feb 14 this year. He died in an IED explosion on May 6. Matt was the most kind hearted, giving person. He always had a moment to spear with anyone who needed just a moment. He loved his family and his God. I am still crying as I type this knowing that I will never be able to see him again. There were about 250 Patriot Guard Riders at his service this past Friday. It was held at our local high school because of how many people wanted to pay their respects. The elementary school students lined the road from the funeral home to the high school. It was the most amazing thing to see. All the children mixed in with all the Patriot Guard bikers, all holding flags. I don't think that there are many people in our town who were not touch in some way by this sweet gentle person. The only thing that makes this bearable is the fact that I know where Matt is now. He is in Heaven serving God the way he served his country, with everything he has.

I am just checking in to see how everyone is doing. I still have a lot of post to catch up on.

This last week was really hard. I had my sons graduation to plan for and worked myself sick trying to get everything done around the house. I also lost someone very dear to me. His name is Matt and I've known him for about 12 years. He just turned 21 in April, and got married on Feb 14 this year. He died in an IED explosion on May 6. Matt was the most kind hearted, giving person. He always had a moment to spear with anyone who needed just a moment. He loved his family and his God. I am still crying as I type this knowing that I will never be able to see him again. There were about 250 Patriot Guard Riders at his service this past Friday. It was held at our local high school because of how many people wanted to pay their respects. The elementary school students lined the road from the funeral home to the high school. It was the most amazing thing to see. All the children mixed in with all the Patriot Guard bikers, all holding flags. I don't think that there are many people in our town who were not touch in some way by this sweet gentle person. The only thing that makes this bearable is the fact that I know where Matt is now. He is in Heaven serving God the way he served his country, with everything he has.

God doesn't make mistakes and He needed this kind soul to come home! God Bless you honey!

God really has a way of bring us back down to earth. I was really feeling sorry for myself till I read Mrs Huskers post. I so sorry for you lost, God bless you and his family.

Mrs Huskers-

My sympathies are with you and everyone touched by Matt. I will keep his loved ones in my thoughts.

Mrs Husker; My sympathies to your family and his. Matt is with the Lord and his soul is shining from the heavens. God bless us all!!

Hello Everyone,

I was in North Carolina for a week and just returned. I had a FABULOUS time there. I will admit that I had some slip ups with my eating. Not that I ate a WHOLE LOT but I did eat things that I know I shouldn't have. Also, I only did one days worth of exercise and crunches. However, I can say that I did get in ALL my water and protein intake each day!! Now its back to reality and I have to get that scale moving in opposite direction.

It felt good to hear people comment on weight loss. I did not think that I looked that different. I always had clear skin but I got plenty of comments on my face glowing. I had to tell people that I was not pregnant.

I've missed you guys so so so so much. Although I had loads of fun, it felt weird not being able to log on an tell you guys. I'm happy to be back.

I want to congratulate everyone on their NSV's :clap2:

Lilnena and Demsvmejm - you guys rock. :rockon:

Tammy and Thick: :wow2: You two are beautiful! What an awesome difference.

OH Julie: I missed ya, girl!!!!

LoriPA: Way to go on the Arthritis Walk!!!

Well its time to get my butt back in gear. No more country cookin for a little while.

Mrs. Husker, sorry for your loss. Sounded like a wonderful young man. I hope time will ease your pain. God Bless.

Denise-

I'm slow on the uptake. I know you said we were banded the same day. But we also have similar stats and age. How tall are you? I'm 5'2".

You are going gangbusters with your weight loss! What kind of exercise do you do?

Oh laundry is the bain of my existance! But I'd rather do the washing than mow the lawn! (I'm single so it's all up to me!) One day I'm going to be able to afford to pay someone to do my yard work.

Catch you soon,

Juli

Hey Juli!

I am 5'6 and a 1/2 ( gotta get the 1/2 in!)

As far as exercise, I could be doing much more. I am walking and riding my bike--I live near a small lake in Dallas (White Rock) and it has a really great bike trail. I would like to start Water aerobics once school is out. I can't remember if I told you I am a teacher. School is out in 2 weeks...yeah!!!!!!! What are you doing for exercise?

Denise

Mrs. Husker,

I am so sorry for your lost. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Denise

You're TALL!!!! In my world if you're over 5'4'' your tall.

I work in a school too, but I'm the cafeteria manager. I don't get the June, July and August you get. I'm a 12 month worker, typically I get to projects to manage..and this year we have lots of camps, that I'll be keeping me busy.

What do you teach? You'll knock them dead in the fall when you go back to school!

The school mentioned above has a fitness center. (That was my project last summer.) I get in there everyday for 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of strength training. I try to go for a long bike ride on the weekends. I'm trying to up it a bit. Since I don't have any fill in my band, I eat about 1400 calories a day and I want to keep losing. I can't seem to eat less, so I figure I just need to move more.

I have to say I'm feeling better than I have in a long, long time.

Mrs. Husker- My sympathies.

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Hey Everyone! I finally got an appointment for my first fill! YAY!!! June 12th. I have been feeling much better about my efforts since making my revelaion about who really benefits but I can't wait for a little more "help" from my band.

I had to go see the doc before they would set up an appointment and he said it was great that I had lost another 5 lbs. I said it wasn't enough and he said I shouldn't be so hard on myself. I guess he is right - I'm just so anxious to loose more weight, get healthy and have more energy!!!!!

Thanks everyone.