hi all thought that we could start a mini weightloss challenge here for the new years. you know give each other support and have fun at the same time. say a simular one on another thread.

so here goes im china and i will be banded on 12-15-08 and my mini goal is 10lbs. hope others join in:thumbup:

Hello Everyone.

China, I'd like to join the new years weightloss challenge too. I was banded October 3, 2008. I have lost 49.5 lbs. But I am stuck there. :girl_hug: And I am getting discouraged. I would like to lose 10 lbs before Jan. 1, 2009. I was reading another thread and it seems like most people eat like birds. I have had 2 fills, currently at 3.5 cc's. But I am losing my restriction. I am going to the doctor 12-11-08 and I hope she gives me another fill. Especially before Christmas. Maybe this challenge will help me get a little more motivated. I am working out at Curves, and we have a competition going, "Maintain, not Gain". I just need to get that needle on the scale moving again.

Good Luck everyone. And Happy Holidays.

Lone Star Loser (Dorothy):thumbup:

Hello Everyone.

China, I'd like to join the new years weightloss challenge too. I was banded October 3, 2008. I have lost 49.5 lbs. But I am stuck there. :girl_hug: And I am getting discouraged. I would like to lose 10 lbs before Jan. 1, 2009. I was reading another thread and it seems like most people eat like birds. I have had 2 fills, currently at 3.5 cc's. But I am losing my restriction. I am going to the doctor 12-11-08 and I hope she gives me another fill. Especially before Christmas. Maybe this challenge will help me get a little more motivated. I am working out at Curves, and we have a competition going, "Maintain, not Gain". I just need to get that needle on the scale moving again.

Good Luck everyone. And Happy Holidays.

Lone Star Loser (Dorothy):thumbup:

welcome lonestar,

thaks for joinging. yes you are right i do see where some people do not eat very much, but, i have noticed that since thanksgiving alot have started. i guess its time for a feel. you only have 3.5cc. yes maybe you need a fill. im sure that will help.

dorthy

sorry i hit the wrong button. anywho dorthy hang in there things will get better. you came to a great place for motivation. you have done a great job 49.5lbs. that is nothing to sneeze at. you should be ever so proud. always remember this is not a track meet this is a merathon. we in it for the long hall baby. so take it one lb at a time. as it didn't take you a seconde to put it on its not gone take you a min. to get it off. so come chill with us and lets loose it together. see you and everyone else at the finish line.

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so here r the numbers in blue and white of r mini goal.

china-12lbs (12-15-08)

pete-20lbs (12-5-08)

sw.heart181-20lbs (?)

sw.kris-8lbs (?)

jewels41-17lbs (12-19-08)

lonestarloser-20lbs(10-3-08)

gmechile-16lbs(12-4-08)

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113lbs total new years loss

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we can do it:wink_smile::girl_hug::thumbup::tt1::thumbup::thumbup:

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This is great to see so many take on the challenge this month! I look forward to meeting and beat these goals!!!

Thank you for the challenge and it sure is nice meeting you too china.. I am now down six lbs since the start of my pre op liquid diet. Day 4 for me today . I never thought that I could do this liquid diet for that many days before.. but I am confident that I can and will do it... Cant wait to celebrate the new year with the new me..

Julie

Hi Everyone,

I would like to join as well. I was banded on 12/4, and so i'm working on day 4 of 2 weeks of Clear liquids. (I can't wait for milk and yogurt!) Since the diet is pretty strict, i'm going to go for a goal of 16 lbs. Good luck to everyone else!

Gretchen

hi all just wanted to update everyone and let them know every thing went alright at my final weigh in. although my blood pressure was quit low 90/60. so i have to go back on wednesday for them to read it again. i told them that i had not eaten since the 9pm the night before as my appointment wasn't till 230. so they just told me to eat before i come. so as of yesterday im down 43lbs. happy about that. see everyone at the finish line

Congrats on the weightloss China! That's awsome! Good luck with your next exame tomorrow.

I am in on this. I had set a goal when I started my pre-op of 40 lbs by the end of the year. Everyone thinks I am crazy and out of my mind. That gave me 6 weeks to lose it. I figured that cutting thousands of calories and all the soda I used to drink would make it come off easy. Well I lost 20 lbs on 2 weeks of pre-op and have lost another 6 since banding. I need another 14 to go in 3 weeks. I dont feel that is too hard. I finally started walking on the treadmill at night. I am not walking for distance yet but am putting in 20-30 minutes per night. I now have to hang my jackets up. I used to use the treadmill to hang my jackets. What an expensive hanger that is! Next week if the soarness leaves I will clean off the brand new Bowflex thats been taking up space and I might even workout. I feel very confident that I will do this but also realize that I cannot get upset if I fall short because I am greatful for every pound shed!

hi all how is everyone doing these days? so many of you have had your surgery and next week the rest have theres.

welcome mr.mike glad to have you join. and i think that is that is a great goal. i have lost 43lbs in 2.5 alittle over that its almost been 3 monthes on the 18th it will be and i did it in that short of a time. and everybody said i couldn't "sat there a$$es down" now those same people say you dont need to have surgery you lost all that weight on your own. so you look at those same people that said you was crazy and here's a inside joke say "hi hater, bye hater"

and thanks pete, im not worried everything will work out. tried to tell them that it was because i hadn't eat. so im ok im getting my band on monday that's for sure. so for those of you that have already been banded tell me how was it. and how do you feel and how much weight have you lost since them.

i kno this is for some of the bigger banders tell me how was it. and the pain.

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we can do it:wink_smile::thumbup::thumbup::tt1::tt1::thumbup:

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so here r the numbers in blue and white of r mini goal.

china-12lbs (12-15-08)

pete-20lbs (12-5-08)

sw.heart181-20lbs (?)

sw.kris-8lbs (?)

jewels41-17lbs (12-19-08)

lonestarloser-20lbs(10-3-08)

gmechile-16lbs(12-4-08)

mr.mike-14lbs(12-3-08)

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127lbs total new years loss :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::tt1: see u at the finish line:thumbup: :tt1::smile2::laugh::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

go luck all newly banders and those of us being band this week.:thumbup:

Hey all!

I did my first weigh in today since my surgery 1 week ago. I have lost 7.4 lbs in the last week. So for my December challenge I am now at 11.8 lbs lost! WOOT!

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go luck all newly banders and those of us being band this week.:crying:

great job pete your doing a great job hope i do as good.

Hello All. Well, I 'm not sure how my December Challenge will go. I went my dermatologist today to have a "growth" removed from my face, really close to my eye and she doesn't want me exercising for 1 week. She doesn't want me to get sweat in the wound, (I have about 8 stitches). I want to go workout anyway and just be careful or walk more. It is cold out now, so maybe that would work. I can't just do nothing. I really think it has helped me lose.

Any suggestions?

Happy Holidays,

Lone Star Loser

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