Hello everyone...I am being banded on April 10th. I am so excited! Seems like it's been forever to get to the countdown, but I think it'll be here before we know it!

Anyone else scheduled in April? We need to come up with a group name!

Carol

L2L - {{{{{MEGA HUGS}}}}} to you! It seems like all of us are going through the same. I guess being the first holiday banded has hit hard. I wasn't prepared at all!

You'll get back on track. You have always done so good so just start fresh today! I challenged myself to drop 10lbs by New Years. I don't want to stay stagnant then offer up a resolution...I never keep them:( I'll join you logging food and we can pump each other up like we were doing....we just all disappeared but we're back!

Well my band is weird again today. I have not felt hungry like last week. I had some tomato soup for lunch (at noon) about 1/4 cup and two bites of seafood salad. It is 3 now and I still feel full. Just weird!! I was down a pound this morning. ~ 207

CC - That's good news! Things come and go. But a pound is a pound!

Hi CC. The same thing has happened to me since the end of July (when I found the sweet spot). Most of the time I have to remind myself to eat. I'm hungry at breakfast time and water seems to make me feel full the rest of the day. Congrats on the one pound loss! I found over Thanksgiving I was having a few issues and realized my mother-in-law cooks with more salt / seasoning then I do. Even though I'm still eating smaller portions I let myself enjoy foods not on my usual menu. Perhaps your band is feeling tighter now due to salt intake? Keep up the good work!

That's awesome CC! I hope to report something soon too.

Cubs- My band is affectived negatively by salt. I can tell right away when I am eating that it is hitting me wrong.

Congrats on your loss cc :-)

Yesterday was a great day. I had so much energy! I could not believe it! I actually jogged from the door at Target to my car far out in the parking lot. Now I know it is not far but for me it was a marathon! lol After I came home from the store I took my doggies on a walk. I would have walked more but my husband was cold. I need to get him warmer clothes so he can keep up with me!! :tongue: My scale was my friend again this morning. My weight is still 206 bit it went from 206.9 to 206.1. I will take any kind of loss! I am so happy that I have my band. She really is my BFF. :sad_smile:

Well I know today is gonna be a great day! I lost 1.2 pounds this morning and I am going to see NIN in concert tonight!

Maybe all the jumping around at the concert will produce another loss lol

I hope everyone is doing well :sad_smile:

Congrats CC on the loss. I count losses like that too.. it all adds up.

Well I know today is gonna be a great day! I lost 1.2 pounds this morning and I am going to see NIN in concert tonight!

Maybe all the jumping around at the concert will produce another loss lol

I hope everyone is doing well :sad_smile:

Congrats CC on the loss. I count losses like that too.. it all adds up.

Thanks Brandy!

Have fun at the concert! I will be you will see another loss! 1.2 pounds is awesome! Every little bit counts!

There must be something in the air because I LOST 2lbs!!! It's about time.

Plus I was able to do 1 hour on the eliptical this morning:)

Congrats to you CC & Brandy for the losses as well!

Congats everybody! Way to go. So, I'm two pounds from my year end goal! I was talking to my mom yesterday and she told me I weighed 150 - 155 in high school. I must have blocked that out :wink_smile: I can't believe I weight that now.

I drank quite a bit of water over the weekend. It's funny how when I stop losing weight or it doesn't come off very quickly I can back back and figure out what I'm doing wrong.

I hope everybody had a great weekend. With my loss over the weekend I'm motivated to see the next two pounds disappear. Does anybody else feel self-conscious at the gym? I feel great on the bike and lifting weights. But, I haven't tried jogging on the treadmill yet. I've done the eliptical (sp) a few times but have gone slow (3.5 - 4). I guess I'm afraid I'll look like a fool. My husband is great and tells me not to worry about it. It's just that I haven't jogged or run since high school (17 years). Any advice? I know the first step is always the hardest! Thanks for your support ladies.

There must be something in the air because I LOST 2lbs!!! It's about time.

Plus I was able to do 1 hour on the eliptical this morning:)

Congrats to you CC & Brandy for the losses as well!

:wink_smile: Woot Woot! 2 pounds! Congrats.

You are my elliptical hero! One hour - that's incredible! I cannot wait until I do that!

Congats everybody! Way to go. So, I'm two pounds from my year end goal! I was talking to my mom yesterday and she told me I weighed 150 - 155 in high school. I must have blocked that out :wink_smile: I can't believe I weight that now.

I drank quite a bit of water over the weekend. It's funny how when I stop losing weight or it doesn't come off very quickly I can back back and figure out what I'm doing wrong.

I hope everybody had a great weekend. With my loss over the weekend I'm motivated to see the next two pounds disappear. Does anybody else feel self-conscious at the gym? I feel great on the bike and lifting weights. But, I haven't tried jogging on the treadmill yet. I've done the eliptical (sp) a few times but have gone slow (3.5 - 4). I guess I'm afraid I'll look like a fool. My husband is great and tells me not to worry about it. It's just that I haven't jogged or run since high school (17 years). Any advice? I know the first step is always the hardest! Thanks for your support ladies.

I cannot wait until I am in the 150's! I am still just over 200 and hope to leave that behind for the new year! I want to be in onederland!!

I have not been to the gym in awhile. I am just doing walking around my neighborhood. I am thinking of starting water aerobics again. I really enjoyed that. I would not worry about others at the gym. Do what you want at the gym! The heck with the haters!

CC - Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm excited for you to meet your end of year goal. With all the set backs you've had, I'm so glad you kept going. Even before I started posting, you encouraged me when I was having a bad day / week!

Water aerobics is a good idea. I think I'll see if there's any local program near my house.

Cubs Girl - I have to tell you that I was in your shoes before I went to the gym. I live in a small town and there is only one gym so everyone goes there. No matter how much I wanted to hide, I couldn't. BUT after going and getting involved, I learned that everyone who was there was in the same boat - even though some had more to lose than others.

I joined an aerobics group, full of women much smaller than me, but something wonderful happeded...I began pushing myself to keep up with them! It was wonderful when I even realized I was able to do some things better than them! Plus, they noticed my accomplishments and pushed me on. We are all there for one another.

Now, when one of us misses a day or skips class to do something else, we ask about eachother and keep up with one another. That has helped me to realize that no, they weren't judging me but I was judging myself. Once I stopped, I was able to enjoy working out and push myself to do my best!

So, take the plunge. You'll be proud of that first step and from there, the challenges get easier and easier!