Calling all Goblins and Ghouls! Summer is nearly over and there is a chill in the night air. Autumn is almost here along with falling leaves and falling pounds. It would be great to have everyone join this challenge as we head towards our bandiversary month. Let's take this to Halloween and see who can scare off the most pounds in 2 months! :thumbdown:

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......To Go

CindyG...........195...........195...........185........10

I'm shooting for a more realistic goal this time.

Edited September 1, 200817 yr by cindyg1212

I agree Shorgal, that I am to tight. I am seeing the doc in October...I think feeling this way since May is long enough. I guess I keep thinking that it will loosen up but I just may be a bandster that can only have 2 cc's in my 4cc band. Right now I am at 2.25. I also find that some days I don't have problems but then the band shows that it is still there. I don't get it it is just so finnicky.

Cindy

Cindy, I'm glad you're getting a little taken out. I don;t read many threads on the forums anymore except for the Nov group, but previously I would read people posting about getting stuck and being too tight. They would never want an unfill because they thought they would gain but they weren't losing having a too tight band either. Everyone would convince them to get a slight unfill and once they did, they would feel better and lose a few pounds. That's why it sounded like you were too tight.

Maybe you need something in between the 2 and 2.25 cc's? With or without a working band, this losing weight thing is not easy but we've all done well.

I hope your pants are not falling down these days!

Looks like we're all having some challenges as we head to our bandiversary. I'm stuck at 193. I was 192 for about 5 minutes! Its so weird. Before my unfill of .25, I couldn't eat more than a baby food consistency without getting stuck. Now, I feel like I hardly have restriction. There is no in-between with me. I think at this point, we can't rely on the band to do all the work for us. We need to find a good weight loss plan that we can stick with.

Cindy, I think you have the right idea of getting back on high Protein, low carbs. That always worked for me in the past. We're not done, yet. We can all get to goal but we need to put in more work now.

Cindy...totally agree. There is no in between just extremes. I agree that we may need to more on our own.

Cindy, I'm glad you're getting a little taken out. I don;t read many threads on the forums anymore except for the Nov group, but previously I would read people posting about getting stuck and being too tight. They would never want an unfill because they thought they would gain but they weren't losing having a too tight band either. Everyone would convince them to get a slight unfill and once they did, they would feel better and lose a few pounds. That's why it sounded like you were too tight.

Maybe you need something in between the 2 and 2.25 cc's? With or without a working band, this losing weight thing is not easy but we've all done well.

I hope your pants are not falling down these days!

No pants falling down lately but getting to a size 18....haven't seen that in 20 years. Most of my weight is left in the stomach area. That will be the last to go I am sure. BTW...I am glad you are still around. Wouldn't be the same with our Shortgal.

C

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......To Go

CindyG...........195...........193...........185........8

Momto1plus1......193.6.........190.6.........185........5.6

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........172.4.........168.........4.5

Wnt2Lose.........195...........195...........180........15

Stephanie......182.5.........182.5...........167......15.5

Linda............183..........181.5..........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........180...........174........06

Bandpal..........185...........182.82........175........7.82

A couple of good days, a couple of bad days... the only thing is, there are more good days than bad days now.

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......To Go

CindyG...........195...........191...........185........6

Momto1plus1......193.6.........190.6.........185........5.6

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........172.4.........168.........4.5

Wnt2Lose.........195...........195...........180........15

Stephanie........182.5.........182.5.........167........15.5

Linda............183...........181.5.........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........180...........174........06

Bandpal..........185...........182.82........175........7.82

Down 2, yay!! So strange. I don't loose an ounce in 2 weeks, then suddenly 2 comes off overnight. It seems the trick is to cut down the late night carbs. I am officially halfway to my goal!!

Edited September 26, 200817 yr by cindyg1212

Re: Scare Off the Pounds for Halloween Challenge

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......To Go

CindyG...........195...........191...........185........6

Momto1plus1......193.6.........189.2.........185........4.2

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........172.4.........168.........4.5

Wnt2Lose.........195...........195...........180........15

Stephanie........182.5.........182.5.........167........15.5

Linda............183...........181.5.........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........180...........174........06

Bandpal..........185...........182.82........175........7.82

The only thing I'm scaring with this challenge is myself !! :bolt: I can eat like there's no tomorrow at the moment. I have a fill coming up next Wednesday, 1 Oct so that will give me almost a month to meet my goal. I've been walking regularly which has to be helping a little. No plans to weigh myself until the day of my fill.

Name............Start........Current........Goal.......To Go

CindyG...........195...........191...........185........6

Momto1plus1......193.6.........189.2.........185........4.2

Foofy............226...........226...........216........10

Sades............185...........185...........175........10

Hollyberries.....245...........245...........235........10

Shortgal.........174...........172.4.........168.........4.5

Wnt2Lose.........195...........195...........180........15

Stephanie........182.5.........182.5.........167........15.5

Linda............183...........181.5.........170........11.5

Shalee04.........180...........178...........174........04

Bandpal..........185...........182.82........175........7.82

OK that took me forever but I lost 2 pounds!!!!! I'll take it. That puts me at 70 total lost so far. Hopefully I am finally over my platue!!!

Good job Wendy and Shalee!!! I want to get into the 180's so bad!

Sades, how do you know you didn't lose asnything if you're not getting on the scale? You'll hit restriction soon. Your next fill will get the scale moving again.

Good job Wendy and Shalee!!! I want to get into the 180's so bad!

Sades, how do you know you didn't lose asnything if you're not getting on the scale? You'll hit restriction soon. Your next fill will get the scale moving again.

The last time I weighed myself I hadn't put anything on but I feel fat this time around so I'm sure I've put on some. Unfortunately my uncle passed away yesterday and his funeral is this Wednesday, the day of my fill, so I will have to change it. Hopefully I won't have to wait another month to have it. I'm hoping they will help me out given my circumstances. Fingers crossed!

You'll get to the 180s before you know it. I can't wait to get into the 170s... now that will be an achievement!!

Good luck everyone. :teeth_smile:

Good job Wendy and Shalee!!! I want to get into the 180's so bad!

Sades, how do you know you didn't lose asnything if you're not getting on the scale? You'll hit restriction soon. Your next fill will get the scale moving again.

Thnaks Cindy!!!! I just can't believe that I'm in the 180s and that I can get my behind in a size 12 pair of pants.

CindyG your almost there to the 180's!!! it took me over 4 months to get out of the 180's!! I thought I would never get away from 182...

Sades, my condolences on the passing of your uncle. Hope you get your fill soon.

Thanks Cindy. I was able to get a fill appointment on the 8th, so only another week to wait.

Only a couple of pounds and you should be in the 180s.. you go girl!

Sorry to hear of your Uncle Sades. Glad you don;'t have to wait too long for the fill.

The wedding day has come and gone and what a success! It was all so beautiful and we were lucky the rain held off at the most important times, so the couple got some outdoor photos.

I can't even believe I did not hand my camera to someone to catch a photo of my husband and I! I will have to wait for the photographers photos. I was so busy taking photos of the couple, ceremony and wedding party.

I did post a few pics on my facebook account of the wedding party and bride and groom. If you have a facebook account, just add me as a friend to see them.

The bride looked absolutely beautiful. Her dress was all lace with a cream sash, on the back holding the sash was a rhinestone brooch, which looked very pretty as she stood at the altar and you could see the back of her gown.

I ate and drank ( and danced) a lot, but not enough dancing to work off what I ate! Time to get back on track and get back walking!

The kids are off to Hawaii, I'm sure they need the rest!