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Guest Leslie2Lose

I'm not updating mine right now. I went yesterday to the doctor for my followup from surgery and was up 4 pounds since this past Friday! I had my port revision then and was on liquids and mushies throughout the weekend. The nurse told me it was Water weight still left from the fluids I had in me from surgery. I hope so - still not posting the gain. I'm going to wait a couple of days to see what happens. Urrgggghhh...

I'm so glad everyone else is doing well!

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Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............168........160.......6......8

kathystrick.........315........288.......3......27

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7

Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30

MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............227........222.......15......5

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........182........180.......14......2

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............315........299.......12......16

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.

Bunkey1965................215.............205..........10..........10

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Down 2 more this morning!! That's my goal for this challenge. Granted, I revised my goal, but I am still very happy to have achieved it!! This is the first challenge that I have actually been able to complete!! WOOHOO!!!!!

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............168........160.......6......8

kathystrick.........315........288.......3......27

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7

Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30

MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............227........222.......15......5

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........180........180.......16......0

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............315........299.......12......16

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.

Bunkey1965................215.............205..........10..........10

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Congrats my svelte friend!! So so happy for you. Don't know if I'm going to make it or not. I will be on vacation starting Monday till July 2. I don't know which way things will go for me, hopefully south!!

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Thanks Nuke!! I am really pumped today. I was just looking back at my ticker and since starting low carb about 2 1/2 weeks ago I hav lost 9 pounds!! Looks like I have found the "diet" that works best for me. I don't intend to always "diet", but until goal I don't so much mind it!!

We are going on a mini vacation this weekend. I am going to do my best to not gain! Vacations are so hard!!

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UGH - it is super slow going now ...

Not much of a chance of hitting goal!

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18

erikadawn...........207........190.......0......17

faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............168........160.......6......8

kathystrick.........315........288.......3......27

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7

Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30

MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............227........222.......15......5

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........180........180.......16......0

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............315........299.......12......16

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........128.2......120.......6......8.2

Bunkey1965................215.............205..........10..........10

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Guest Leslie2Lose

wombat - the only way I could get to goal right now is through PS, but I'm trying...so I know how you feel.

Renewed - I'm so glad you hit your goal - WTG! You must be stoaked...

Nuke - hang in there girl! I'm going to the beach this weekend - and need to do good. I'm ready to see the scale moving again. I've plateau'd. Darned late fills...I finally have some restriction since my first fill on Friday...I'm hoping to lose another 4 pounds by the 4th...hopefully I can be half way there :-)

Karen - congrats on your two pounds...keep it up!

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Guest Leslie2Lose

Well - I weighed today - I'm still 225...the same :-) The nurse told me I am still holding on to some fluids from surgery. I'm happy to not have a gain! Whoohoo!

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I know I won't meet my goal but... I still am happy with what I have done so far!!!

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18

erikadawn...........207........190.......0......17

faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............168........160.......6......8

kathystrick.........315........288.......3......27

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7

Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30

MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............227........222.......15......5

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........180........180.......16......0

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............314........299.......13......15

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........128.2......120.......6......8.2

Bunkey1965................215.............205..........10..........10

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Congratulations everyone! Keep up the good work! I don't know if I will make my goal but the progress that I have made to date is well worth it!

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18

erikadawn...........207........190.......0......17

faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............168........160.......6......8

kathystrick.........315........288.......3......27

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7

Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......11......14

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30

MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............227........222.......15......5

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........180........180.......16......0

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............314........299.......13......15

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........128.2......120.......6......8.2

Bunkey1965................215.............205..........10..........10

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3 more pounds down since surgery! Doesn't look like I will make my goal in the next 2 weeks, but I think I may have been a little over ambitous.LOL

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18

erikadawn...........207........190.......0......17

faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............168........160.......6......8

kathystrick.........312........288.......6......24

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7

Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......11......14

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30

MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............227........222.......15......5

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........180........180.......16......0

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............314........299.......13......15

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........128.2......120.......6......8.2

Bunkey1965................215.............205..........10..........10

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Well I am down another 11 pounds to 208 2 weeks to loose 8 lbs. a little bit lofty but maybe.

Gail

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cgailee, I updated you. Way to go on the weightloss.

I am down 1 more pound!! WooHoo.

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............208........200.......11......8

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18

erikadawn...........207........190.......0......17

faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............168........160.......6......8

kathystrick.........312........288.......6......24

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7

Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......11......14

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30

MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............227........222.......15......5

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........179........180.......17.....-1

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............314........299.......13......15

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........128.2......120.......6......8.2

Bunkey1965................215.............205..........10..........10

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So, its been 2 weeks since my last fill on the 13th. Then I was 218. When I started this challenge I was at 216, now I am 214. So Really I can say Ive lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks. Not that bad. Sometimes I feel like I am hardly loosing anything. Can anyone help me get rid of my ticker?

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............208........200.......11......8

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18

erikadawn...........207........190.......0......17

faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............168........160.......6......8

kathystrick.........312........288.......6......24

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7

Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......11......14

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30

MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............227........222.......15......5

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........179........180.......17.....-1

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............314........299.......13......15

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........128.2......120.......6......8.2

Bunkey1965................215.............205..........1..........9

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Down another 4 pounds, 1/3 of the way there! Still don't see actually making my goal in a little over a week, but at this point, I don't really care!

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200.......9......22

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............208........200.......11......8

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............218........200.......12.....18

erikadawn...........207........190.......0......17

faithmd.............297........300.......12.4...-3(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............168........160.......6......8

kathystrick.........308........288.......10......20

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........147........140.......4.......7

Lilmissband-aid.....242........239.......0.......3.4

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......11......14

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......20.4...30

MollyMolly..........185........188.......19......-3

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............227........222.......15......5

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........179........180.......17.....-1

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Stacy73.............212........204.......0.......8

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............314........299.......13......15

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........128.2......120.......6......8.2

Bunkey1965................215.............205..........1..........9

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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