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dang it! i'm gonna have to pass bc i kinda forgot about it and well, i didn't start out on the right foot considering i forgot about the 2 day challenge! man, this sucks. anyhow, if anyone decides to do another one please lemme know.

oh, and i was wondering, will there be some sort of Valentine Day Challenge...?

xoxo, christie

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Christie,

Sades is starting tomorrow, so you could start tommorow with her if you would like. It's never too late. Just jump in and go!!

Way to go Jocelin. These shakes really make you appreciate non sugar real food don't they. BTW, I am in Texas too. East Texas. I live about 2 hours east of Arlington. I am a HUGE Cowboys fan. I even had a Roger Staubach poster on my wall when I was a little girl.

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I just finished my 2nd shake of the day. I was surprised that the first one lasted so long. I promised myself that I would only drink one when I was hungry. This has really made me examine the whole head hunger thing. I even exercised, YEA ME!!!!

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I was drinking my 1st shake and my state worker came to see our foster child, so I sat it down. I have not had anything since. Since I woke up I have had about 1/2 of a shake and about 8 oz of Water. I am not hungry at all. I too and going to have to examine this head hunger thing. It seems that being hungry may not really be my problem.

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I was drinking my 1st shake and my state worker came to see our foster child, so I sat it down. I have not had anything since. Since I woke up I have had about 1/2 of a shake and about 8 oz of Water. I am not hungry at all. I too and going to have to examine this head hunger thing. It seems that being hungry may not really be my problem.

Exactly. I think I was so used to feeling stuffed (pre-band), and that's what I was expecting- that stuffed full feeling that I was so used to. When I stop and really think about it, I know I've been dealing with head hunger and not actual physical hunger. This has really been an eye opener for me.

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This has been very eye opening for me too. I was trying to fix the symptom (eating the wrong thing) instead of fixing the true problem (head hunger). I know what you are saying about that stuffed full feeling. I have been trying to get that with the band. That is no longer the goal, and remember how miserable stuffed feels anyway. I think we may have jsut learned a very important lesson in this whole thing. It is about so much more than food.< /p>

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OMG!!! I have been having trouble getting to the gym because of the babies and childcare. Well, I refuse for that to be an excuse so we started going to the track in the evenings when my dh gets home. Well, it got really cold and then rainy. I needed an excuse proof exercise plan so last night I bought the cardio and the body sculpting dvd's from The Biggest Loser. It says to alternate cardio and body sculpting each day. Well, I just got through with my first day of cardio and it kicked my butt!!! I typically don't like videos, but it seems to be the best option right now. I hope to get an eliptical soon and then add it as well. But for now, the videos will have to do. I am still catching my breath!!

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So, how's it going everyone?? Sorry--I am already done with my little "experiment" so I figured I'd show some support and see how you're doing with it.

I know it seems silly, but this really helped me. I got myself hydrated again and regained a respect for food again. I had gotten myself so off track over the holidays that I just wanted to "stop" and refocus on myself. So, hopefully you'll find it works for you too. Just promise you'll go back to eating real foods (healthy foods) again when you're finished...I'm not trying to endorse us living off of liquid diets because that's not a healthy lifestyle.

PS--Peeing much?? HA HA!

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Peeing much.....lol. That's exactly what I've been doing ALL DAY LONG. I sure hope I can sleep tonight. Funny

This really is a good jump start back to healthy.

Thanks for the suggestion Lapbandit, and everyone participating.

I can do this one more day, but I want to have my office moved closer to a bathroom.

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Well, mylife changed tonight. We just got 2 foster kids tonight. A girl who is 6 and a boy who is 3. Yep, that makes 5 kids at my house and they are 2 months, 13 months, 3, 6 and 9. It is crazy around here tonight. Needless to say I haven't thought much about food tonight. I have only had 1 1/2 shakes today and about 24 oz of Water. That is not near enough water. I will drink somemore before I go to bed. It is amazing though, I am not hungry. Maybe I didn't need a lap band just 5 kids. LOL Without my band I'm sure I would be eating like crazy.

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I bought some sugar free syrups. It's the kind they make the

fancy coffees with . I bought caramel and raspberry. It really

adds some nice flavor to the chocolate Protein Shakes. I get tired of the same old thing and these have really helped.

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Christie,

Sades is starting tomorrow, so you could start tommorow with her if you would like. It's never too late. Just jump in and go!!

Way to go Jocelin. These shakes really make you appreciate non sugar real food don't they. BTW, I am in Texas too. East Texas. I live about 2 hours east of Arlington. I am a HUGE Cowboys fan. I even had a Roger Staubach poster on my wall when I was a little girl.

I bought my Protein shakes today so I can start in the morning (Australian morning, your night), so I plan to do it Wednesday & Thursday. I too have noticed that most of my over eating has been head hunger because since I've been back at work I am eating much less and also noticing a little more restriction... go figure. I still want to do the shakes because during my little stint, I put on a little weight so I want to get that off el pronto. Good luck to everyone already on it... just goes to show that if we really listen to our bodies, we are not really hungry.

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Oh I only wish I had saw this one in time to join in!!! I SOOOOO need to get my butt back on track!!!!!! I'm going to follow y'alls progress but then I think I'm going to try it :rofl:

Go ladies!!!

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