It's our bandiversary month and we should be celebrating our successes! We have all come a long way on this journey and have made life altering changes. This is the time to toast ourselves and ring in the holidays with a new outlook on life! 2009 will be the year that most of us get to or close to our final weight loss goals. Let's take this challenge to New Year's Day. It's our time to shine so let's ring in the New Year with a New You!!

:cool2:

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

CindyG...........191...........191...........178........13

Edited November 2, 200817 yr by cindyg1212

Sades - I'm so proud of you - just look at your ticker. A lot of that was without restriction!!!

Sades, I can't imagine getting 1cc at a time. I won't be able to swallow water with that much. My last fill was .25 and I had to take it out a few days later. I'm only going to put in 1/8 this time. I know it's wimpy but I have a really hard time with fills. It takes almost nothing for my tummy to react and swell closed.

Sades, I can't imagine getting 1cc at a time. I won't be able to swallow Water with that much. My last fill was .25 and I had to take it out a few days later. I'm only going to put in 1/8 this time. I know it's wimpy but I have a really hard time with fills. It takes almost nothing for my tummy to react and swell closed.

Doesn't sound like much fun Cindy. What no are you at now? I ate a very small roll last Sunday which got stuck and nothing helped so I stuck my finger down my throat and threw it up, so I'm definitely restricted but other things seem to just slide through. I'm thinking now after that episode and other stuck episodes I might just go for .5cc instead. I don't want to be too tight for Christmas! I'll see what the doc says. I know a guy who lost the bulk of his weight at 5ccs... I guess we're all different.

Sades - I'm so proud of you - just look at your ticker. A lot of that was without restriction!!!

Thanks Linda :smile2: Now hopefully with restriction I can start losing the next 40 lbs!

I have changed my ticker to lbs... easier to compare.

Sades, I'm between 7 and 7.5cc's. It's been so long since I got a fill, that I forgot where I'm at! I haven't been able to get a roll down since surgery. Helps you cut down on the carbs. I NEED to get into the 180's! I've been in 190's land for way too long. Guess I'll go for that fill. It will be worth the misery!

I guess you could have it taken out again if it is too much Cindy. I will get more put in but will make sure that I have another appointment set up in case of trouble. Drastic could be the way for both of us to get the weight loss moving again... been at this weight way too long!!!

Got a tiny fill today of 1/8th of a cc. This brings me to 7.3. I also got a prescription for an x-ray with barium. Just want to make sure everything is OK for peace of mind.

I have a fill appointment on Wednesday. I will wait and see what the dr says about how much I should get. Let me know how you go with the extra fill. Good luck with the weight loss.

Well, I'm definitely not hungry tonight. A little blended soup kept me satisfied. Wish I felt like that everyday! Hopefully, this will get me into the 180's. If the x-ray shows that everything is OK, I'll get another tiny fill in a couple of weeks.

I'm down two since the start of this challenge which I cannot believe because I'm never on track for these challenges!

I'm definitely going to need another unfill though. Last night I pb'd a lot.

We seem to have left this behind! :thumbup: Congrats on your loss Linda, I changed it for you. Hope your restriction keeps going Cindy and the weight loss comes! I'm hoping to post a loss in the next week... fingers crossed!

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

CindyG..............191...................191.............178......... .......13

Sades................186...................185....... .....175................11

Stephanie.........175..................169.5..........155............. ..14.5

shortgal.............173.6...............172..............168......... .......4

Bandpal...........172.26..............170.6........150................ .20.6

Momto1plus1...187....................185............174............... .11

lindata...............174....................172............169....... ..........3

Skinny_Jill........151.....................150...........143.......... ........7

mrskrzyz...........172.....................172...........162.......... .......10

kalipso2...........172.....................172...........165.......... ..........7

scarecrow.........190.....................190............180.......... .......10

Foofy.................226....................223............212....... ..........11

Hollyberries......245.....................245............240.......... ........5

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

CindyG..............191...................191.............178......... .......13

Sades................186...................185....... .....175................11

Stephanie.........175..................169.5..........155............. ..14.5

shortgal.............173.6...............172..............168......... .......4

Bandpal...........172.26..............170.6........150................ .20.6

Momto1plus1...187....................185............174............... .11

lindata...............174....................171.5............169....... ..........2.5

Skinny_Jill........151.....................150...........143.......... ........7

mrskrzyz...........172.....................172...........162.......... .......10

kalipso2...........172.....................172...........165.......... ..........7

scarecrow.........190.....................190............180.......... .......10

Foofy.................226....................223............212....... ..........11

Hollyberries......245.....................245............240.......... ........5

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

CindyG..............191...................191.............178......... .......13

Sades................186...................185....... .....175................11

Stephanie.........175..................169.5..........155............. ..14.5

shortgal.............173.6...............172..............168......... .......4

Bandpal...........172.26..............166........150................ 16

Momto1plus1...187....................185............174............... .11

lindata...............174....................171.5............169....... ..........2.5

Skinny_Jill........151.....................150...........143.......... ........7

mrskrzyz...........172.....................172...........162.......... .......10

kalipso2...........172.....................172...........165.......... ..........7

scarecrow.........190.....................190............180.......... .......10

Foofy.................226....................223............212....... ..........11

Hollyberries......245.....................245............240.......... ........5

4 more pounds lost, nice to see the scale moving again- and what's more, in America, land of the four major food groups: pizza, Chinese, Italian and my family's cooking (of these four, I have only had very small portions of 2,3 and 4. My pizza days are over).

Edited December 9, 200817 yr by bandpal

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

CindyG..............191...................191.............178......... .......13

Sades................186...................185....... .....175................11

Stephanie.........175..................169.5..........155............. ..14.5

shortgal.............173.6...............172..............168......... .......4

Bandpal...........172.26..............170.6........150................ .20.6

Momto1plus1...187....................185............174............... .11

lindata...............174....................171.5............169..... .. ..........2.5

Skinny_Jill........151.....................148...........143.......... ........5

mrskrzyz...........172.....................172...........162.......... .......10

kalipso2...........172.....................172...........165.......... ..........7

scarecrow.........190.....................190............180.......... .......10

Foofy.................226....................223............212....... ..........11

Hollyberries......245.....................245............240.......... ........5

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

CindyG..............191...................191.............178......... .......13

Sades................186...................185....... .....175................11

Stephanie.........175..................169.5..........155............. ..14.5

shortgal.............173.6...............172..............168......... .......4

Bandpal...........172.26..............170.6........150................ .20.6

Momto1plus1...187....................185............174............... .11

lindata...............174....................171.5............169..... .. ..........2.5

Skinny_Jill........151.....................148...........143.......... ........5

mrskrzyz...........172.....................172...........162.......... .......10

kalipso2...........172.....................172...........165.......... ..........7

scarecrow.........190.....................190............180.......... .......10

Foofy.................226....................223............212....... ..........11

Hollyberries......245.....................245............240.......... ........5

TxArcher...........308.....................308............299.......... ........9

Well, I will put in for this in the final weeks of the challenge. I plan to do the 5 day pouch test and expect to lose some weight with that AND I am getting a fill on the 22nd. YAY!!!

So.. 9 pounds... may not be doable, but it gives me something to shoot for.

Congrats to those who are losing weight on this challenge! Me? I had gained 4 to bring me to 195 and lost 4 these past few days with my little fill. So back to 191. Hopefully I'll cross over into the 180's in a few days.

Bandpal, you can hit those food groups in one town. I can't eat pizza either but my family thinks its funny when I strip the cheese off and leave the dough which cuts out half the calories. The cheese is the best part anyway.