Several people have suggested a place to post on a regular basis to save time going from one thread to another! I thought this would be a good title. Like reading the daily newspaper!

We are all banded now, and I will still update the line up when new people discover this site.

I look forward to hearing from everyone as we transform!

Hey there... I am shooting for 176 which is what I weighed after I had my two girls and I felt awesome.. I guess anywhere between 165- 185 is where I am shooting for. At 165 I am skin and bones... Today I am 228 I have to update my ticker. My hubby weighs 227 and it frustrates me to no end!!! I am hoping by sunday to weigh less than him..lol..

Hey there... I am shooting for 176 which is what I weighed after I had my two girls and I felt awesome.. I guess anywhere between 165- 185 is where I am shooting for. At 165 I am skin and bones... Today I am 228 I have to update my ticker. My hubby weighs 227 and it frustrates me to no end!!! I am hoping by sunday to weigh less than him..lol..

Same here, Allie! I am one pound heavier than my guy and can't wait to weigh less than he does. He's so sweet, took me to the store to get a pair of blue jeans tonite since I don't have any 16's. I tried on several styles and settled for a petite 16 that I wont have to hem up. Then just for kicks, I grabbed a pair of the same kind in 14 and Holy Cow!!!! They fit very nicely, not tight enough to cut off circulation. a 14!!! I was stunned. I musta told him Honey, these are 14's about 6 times. He just said yep and grinned at me. I still cant believe it. I feel sexy!!! Well, until I see the belly I still got. But its going! Wow am I jazzed!!!:thumbup: Can't remember when I last wore 14's. Probably back in college. Lets lose that one more pound, it will be such a milestone! Let me know when you get there.:smile2:

I just passed hubby and it felt so good. He's 6'6 and 235, so I am officially lighter than him. It feels so good to know that.

Allie, sounds like we are shooting for close to the same goal. It's been forever so I am not exactly sure where I want to be. But figure I'll know when I get in that ball park.

Strike.. congrats on the 14's woo hoo! I am trying not to weigh myself everyday.. I seem to have gotten compulsive with it. Go figure.. me compulsive..lol. So instead of weighing myself 30 times a day, I am trying to weigh every 3 days. My family was getting worried about how obsessed I was. If I ate anything I would run up and weigh in. Bahh.. I know it's crazy. Then if it went up even a smidgen I was depressed. So my compulsive eating has merged to compulsive weighing. I have to find something else. I used to smoke of course compulsively.. 2-3 packs a day! My father passed from lung cancer and it was a wake up call for me so I quit cold turkey... and gained 130 pounds.. nice. Why can't I just be normal (I guess there is no normal). Wow that was some rambling..lol..

Long congrats on being less than hubby!!!! My man is 6' but he's a body builder so he carry's most of his weight in his chest and arms. mmmmm.. sorry i was thinking about last night.. I love being thinner.. being able to do things in different ways (blushing) is so friggin awesome!!!!!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Me too!!! Mine was on sale at Kohls for $69.99 plus I got a $10 coupon to go back since I spent $50. you didn't get the red one at Kohls did you? LOL

Long ~ Too funny, I did get mine at Kohls! Not the red one though, red is not my color. After a long debate with myself on the color, I chose a brown short double-breasted, belted trench. Could be worn Spring or Fall. Mine was half off for only $50 and I got the $10 coupon too. I actually worked at Kohl's for about a year in the Jewelry dept. for a second job. Just quit a few months back, because it was conflicting with all the extra hours I put in with my "real" job.

:w00t::laugh:Great Stories!!!

Finally.... Hit 50# today. Banded on june 11. Have 4cc in 10cc band. Got stuck for the first time last week. I read on this forum to try pineapple juice, something about the acid and getting un stuck.. Got a get some. Good luck to all.

hey there.. also try papaya enzymes.. you can get them from gnc they are chewable and taste pretty good.. i think it's like 2.99 for 50.. they really help when stuck. I try not to use them because I found that I was using them to overeat things.. bahhhh.. so when i get stuck I have been forcing myself to deal with it so that I learn to not overeat or eat to quickly.. but the enzymes do work.!!

Finally.... Hit 50# today. Banded on june 11. Have 4cc in 10cc band. Got stuck for the first time last week. I read on this forum to try pineapple juice, something about the acid and getting un stuck.. Got a get some. Good luck to all.

Congratulations on hitting 50 pounds, that is great! Hopefully I will hit that in the next few weeks. What a great milestone that will be.

Finally.... Hit 50# today. Banded on june 11. Have 4cc in 10cc band. Got stuck for the first time last week. I read on this forum to try pineapple juice, something about the acid and getting un stuck.. Got a get some. Good luck to all.

Congrats on the 50# milestone. I bet you feel wonderful. Hate getting stuck. It's only happened twice and HURT for about an hour. I have never taken anything to get unstuck. I just ride it out. It's a great reminder to chew and eat slowly:blush:

VZG, congrats on the 50!!! Have you worn that new coat yet? I haven't but it's starting to get cold enough

VZG, congrats on the 50!!! Have you worn that new coat yet? I haven't but it's starting to get cold enough

Long ~ I wish it was me that hit the 50lbs, that was jdrocks you owe the congrats too...LOL However, I am just 7 pounds away!!!

And yes I have worn that coat, it's gotten very cold here in Michigan this week. 31 degrees this morning and I actually had to defrost the car windows...ugh i hate winter.

Long ~ I wish it was me that hit the 50lbs, that was jdrocks you owe the congrats too...LOL However, I am just 7 pounds away!!!

And yes I have worn that coat, it's gotten very cold here in Michigan this week. 31 degrees this morning and I actually had to defrost the car windows...ugh i hate winter.

OOPS my apologies JDRocks! That's what happens when I try and speed read after getting behind on reading posts after a few days off. Congrats on your 50!!

My daily news for today!!! I'm on my way home from the best vacation I've ever had!!! I spent a week in Key West and after losing almost 70 pounds I can finally do activities with my family. I went sailing on a catamaran, rented wave runners, and the best part...I went parasailing. That's right I had my fat butt hanging in the air up 300' and it was awesome. I never would've done that 4 months ago. Life is changing so fast and so am I. This is incredible! I love my band!! Its true what they say about my new birthday, June 9, 2008, I finally started living again!

That's aweseome Katies!!! I'm anxious to go some place beachy and well be beachy! Not worry about bathing suits, not worry about water activities, not look to see if I am the fattest one on the beach, etc. etc. Not sure I could ever parasail though, kindda hard to do that and leave one foot on the ground!!