Nymphs Weight Loss To Date

[bandpal 7]

Name Lbs Lost % of orig. wgt lost BMI

QatarPhil..................55...........................19%........... .......32.2

Foofy.......................48............................17.7%....... ........36.4

Sades......................44.8.........................19.5%......... ......33.7

Shalee04..................70............................28%........... ......29.2

Bandpal...................107.36 ......................37.5% ..............29.3

Skinny_Jill................59.5.........................26.8%......... ......30.8

Stephanie.................60............................26%........... .......27.1

Hollyberries..............113...........................31%........... .......36.2

linda.........................52............................23%....... ...........29.9

Abbisgood................53............................23%............ .......??

want2lose.................91.8.........................32%............ .......31

kandiceb..................63............................26%........... ........27.6

Momto1plus1............81.4.........................30.2%............. ...29.4

MollyBrown......... .....36...........................12.5%.................36.5

TxArcher..................103..........................25.75%......... ......39.2

Cindyg......................62...........................24.5%........ ........34.5

Close........................50...........................20%......... ...........33.1

Tmusicmaker123........73..........................19%................. ...48.7

plump_princess..........57...........................22%.............. ......36

Mariegabrieleee..........73...........................24%............. .......39.1

gabeekeeper.............101..........................30% ...................40.2

strangeratx................55............................24%.......... .........31.0

Shortgal....................44.5.........................20.5%........ ........32. 9

Robin_Bird................113...........................37%........... .......29.2

Staysee....................70............................20%.......... .........48.4

Hajohnson1...............49.8........................18.2%............ ......39.8

lindseyann2u.............80............................N/A.....................N/A

Cherlita.....................60............................20%........ .............55

BandChick64............104...........................34.67%........... .....31.6

tyman311..................61............................31%........... .........28

BarbBee....................94............................31%.......... .........35.7

Huskerette.................54............................22%.......... .........30.5

Firebolt......................45............................19%....... ............33.5

Rachel.......................63.............................?%....... ............28.3

Teresajo.....................93............................36%........ ............27. 3

Aubrie........................65.............................?%....... ..............31

NYGirl1.......................02............................33%....................32.6

Maincat......................131...........................43%.....................23.3

TOTAL..............2736.82 (Lets Keep this TOTAL on the list)

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Sades:

Wow Bandpal, you're doing so well. I'm only now starting to get a reasonable amount of restriction. I'm at 4cc in a 10cc band, so another 1 or 2 should help me get to that sweet spot. I have lost 3 lbs of the 4 lbs I put back on since my second surgery. I can't wait to say I've lost 50 lbs and over!

Thank you, Sades - it's not easy, as we know, but I am undeniably making progress. I want to share about it here - I just need the marriage of time and inclination that a long post takes.

I'll say this, though: as of today, I am no longer obese. That damn word, with a lifetime of shame and guilt and anger and suffering and self-hate behind it. It can eat my dust, now. My BMI puts me in the "overweight" category for the first time in years and years, and right now it feels pretty obscenely good to be overweight, let me tell you!

Sades, I have every certainty that you'll lose your 50 lbs, perhaps "slowly but surely", as you said in your post to Foofy, and perhaps sooner than you think. Like you, I have also started serving myself less food. We all need to decide what feels like "too much" for ourselves, and to abide by that feeling. In my opinion, serving sizes are nothing more than social conventions, all too often influenced by the same feelings that got us in so much trouble in the first place. Look at it this way: If, for most of my life, I was able to eat far more than those around me (and was I ever able to) , then there's certainly nothing wrong with eating less than others for a while, and I don't care what anyone else says or thinks about it. I know that the "sweet spot" is a physical phenomenon (who knows this better than you!) but I believe that it is also a state of mind. Sounds like we're getting there - together.

At the risk of sounding like a certain Vice-Presidential candidate , I want to give a "shout-out" to Hollyberries, Skinny Jill, TxArcher and all those other nymphs hiding their halos under their bushels. You are all so important to me, and I will never forget the road we have walked side by side during this year of miracles. And it ain't over yet!

Love,

Edited October 16, 2008 by bandpal

[Sades 4]

I agree Bandpal, we've had a great group to work with for the last 11 months. I for one have gained great strength from talking to each and every one of you, no matter what stage everyone is at.

Kendra, how are you going? Getting better by the minute I hope!!

[shortgal 5]

Hopefully this is a link to a photo from the wedding!

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Still going betwen 173 and 175 for several months now. I can maintain but losing is hard without a band, even with all my walking. I just have to get more serious about reducing the food. Back to the dreaded dieting.

As if you didn't know I'm the short one! Ha!

[cindyg1212 0]

Shortgal, what if we don't have a Facebook account? Can you post the photo another way?

[bandpal 7]

Shortgal, that is a great picture and you look fantastic. Mazal Tov (congratulations)!

[shortgal 5]

Shortgal, what if we don't have a Facebook account? Can you post the photo another way?

Does it say you need a facebook account to open the link? The photo is not on my computer, so I put a link from my new daughter in law's facebook page.

Did you try just clicking the link?

Edited October 17, 2008 by shortgal

[stI24nger 1]

Well, I just wrote a big long post praising bandpal and shortgal and saying all sorts of inspirational, wonderful things. But, when I clicked Post, I got a "Network Error," so suffice it to say I'm not feeling as inspired as I was 5 minutes ago. So, I will just say this one thing: I, like shortgal, have also been swinging between 172 and 175, but I'm going to go ahead and formally claim 173 as of today. I'm going to go ahead and post it here, and change my ticker. That officially puts me 4 POUNDS AWAY from being out of the obese category and into overweight. This is a huge step for me! Here goes:

Name Lbs Lost % of orig. wgt lost BMI

QatarPhil..................55...........................19%........... .......32.2

Foofy.......................48............................17.7%....... ........36.4

Sades......................44.8.........................19.5%......... ......33.7

Shalee04..................70............................28%........... ......29.2

Bandpal...................107.36 ......................37.5% ..............29.3

Skinny_Jill................59.5.........................26.8%......... ......30.8

Stephanie.................60............................26%........... .......27.1

Hollyberries..............113...........................31%........... .......36.2

linda.........................52............................23%....... ...........29.9

Abbisgood................53............................23%............ .......??

want2lose.................91.8.........................32%............ .......31

kandiceb..................63............................26%........... ........27.6

Momto1plus1............81.4.........................30.2%............. ...29.4

MollyBrown......... .....36...........................12.5%.................36.5

TxArcher..................103..........................25.75%......... ......39.2

Cindyg......................62...........................24.5%........ ........34.5

Close........................50...........................20%......... ...........33.1

Tmusicmaker123........73..........................19%................. ...48.7

plump_princess..........57...........................22%.............. ......36

Mariegabrieleee..........73...........................24%............. .......39.1

gabeekeeper.............101..........................30% ...................40.2

strangeratx................57............................25%.......... .........30.6

Shortgal....................44.5.........................20.5%........ ........32. 9

Robin_Bird................113...........................37%........... .......29.2

Staysee....................70............................20%.......... .........48.4

Hajohnson1...............49.8........................18.2%............ ......39.8

lindseyann2u.............80............................N/A.....................N/A

Cherlita.....................60............................20%........ .............55

BandChick64............104...........................34.67%........... .....31.6

tyman311..................61............................31%........... .........28

BarbBee....................94............................31%.......... .........35.7

Huskerette.................54............................22%.......... .........30.5

Firebolt......................45............................19%....... ............33.5

Rachel.......................63.............................?%....... ............28.3

Teresajo.....................93............................36%........ ............27. 3

Aubrie........................65.............................?%....... ..............31

NYGirl1.......................02............................33%....................32.6

Maincat......................131...........................43%.....................23.3

TOTAL..............2738.82 (Lets Keep this TOTAL on the list)

[shortgal 5]

Don't ya hate when computers do that! Congrats on the weight loss and making it official.

My ticker shows 2.5 pounds less than I have been for about a month. I am determined to get back to my ticker and already put in a five mile walk today! My feet look it, too!

At my height I have a long way to go before I hit just the "overweight" range. And "normal" weight at my height is almost ridiculously low. In my entire life, I don't think I was ever at "normal"!

[cindyg1212 0]

Does it say you need a Facebook account to open the link? The photo is not on my computer, so I put a link from my new daughter in law's facebook page.

Did you try just clicking the link?

The link on my screen says log in/face book. When I click the link, I get the log in page.

[shortgal 5]

I'll see if my daughter in law can send me the photo so I can attach it. But Facebook is fun, you should consider joining :tongue_smilie:

[shortgal 5]

Shortgal, that is a great picture and you look fantastic. Mazal Tov (congratulations)!

Thanks Bandpal, I still look "rounder" than I would like to, but it's a heck of a lot better than a year ago.

It is so wonderful when your "children" find the right person and start their own family.

:tongue_smilie:

[Sades 4]

As I said on Facebook, you look great Judy. I am so ready to get down another 10 lbs but it has been hard. I have been losing the same 2-3 lbs in the last 2 months. I will do another walk today and I'm going to make sure I stick with a good food plan this week so that I can be down another few lbs by the time I get my next fill on 5 Nov. The second half of our weight loss is certainly going to be much harder than the first lot so we must work even harder to get it off.

[Shalee04 7]

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Very pretty wedding and you look marvoules Judy!!!!:biggrin:

[shortgal 5]

Thanks Shalee,

You must be getting excited (and maybe a little nervous, which is natural) about your upcoming PS. I'm following your thread on it.

I hope it goes smoothly and that you get the results you want.

I am considering some PS,a neck and face lift and will schedule a consult soon. Additionally, I would love to get rid of my belly and get a thigh lift. My legs did not fair well even with my not so big weight loss. They totally deflated. But face and neck are bigger priority for me first.

[Shalee04 7]

Thanks Shalee,

You must be getting excited (and maybe a little nervous, which is natural) about your upcoming PS. I'm following your thread on it.

I hope it goes smoothly and that you get the results you want.

I am considering some PS,a neck and face lift and will schedule a consult soon. Additionally, I would love to get rid of my belly and get a thigh lift. My legs did not fair well even with my not so big weight loss. They totally deflated. But face and neck are bigger priority for me first.

Yes I am excited, but the last couple days very nervous. I am just trying to keep busy and get everything in order here at home, today I will be cooking and freezing some more meals. (and trying not to eat too much of them)

I have issues with my thighs and arms, but my tummies are what bothers me the most.

Now the wrinkles around my eyes,,,,,, Maybe some day....