Hey everyone going through Kaiser Richmond!!

Where are you in the process?

CHEEZE ITS!!!!! Gosh they are soooo good:D I opened the box gave auds 6 and closed it i was soo proud:D

Off to bed have a nice nite!

Good luck tomorrow!

No lose today but no gain. Holding steady.

Finished off the wheat thin for breakfast and not buying anymore tis week. That is it. Luckily I bought the small box.

Band is tight this morning which is typical for me. I can't eat alot first thing in the morning.

Happy 4th to all I am hanging out with friends and family today!!

So tina you dont wanna talk to me about thinning hair... i am 24 and they already say i have bad alopecia..

I use the Nioxin hair treatments, its pretty pricey but it keeps my scalp supposedly holding onto hair and since my hair loss has slowed since starting it i believe it.. i just wish i would get growth..... Im thinking of dieing my hair and perming, any of you know how to do it??? They say a perm slight wave adds a bounce and makes it look like more hair......

SOOO last night was auds first nite in her new bed... she did awesome. Woke when i went on my c25k at 9:30 and i guess she got out of bed and walked out with all her blankets lol. NO TEARS, normally we have tears in the mornings..I am so darn proud of her, i hope she stays good.... Ill post pics later on today when i find what i did withthe camera:D

SO, since i wanna do the 5k this winter i started the couch to 5k.. i have 2 things to say.. 1. on the darn treadmill ican run for 10 min straight and im fine... on cement it doesnt work that way... lol 2. I am excited to finish it but im scared ill hurt my knee again..... What was cool is i finished mine and mikes normal 1.5 miles in 20 min so i kept going i did 2 miles in 30 min.. BUT i think i am over running or i have asthma.. my chest starts POUNDING soo hard it hurts... and i look at my heart monitor and it says 197 and up for my rate... that doesnt sound good to me what do you girls think?

Oh im gonna pay for the 5k ill email you all the info when i do:D Im really excited about it..and my hubby and baby might do it with me:D And it would be nice if some of you wanna do it too!!!

Ok happy forth everyone!

BTW question for those of us that did the 5 dpt and any other get back on track tests.. once you started eating normally again did you put back on any of that weight??? I did...

It took me a week to get back down to 188.... Just wondering if its just me or if its normal...

I just finished my first 5k in about 10 years. I walked most of it, but I did run at the end. It's funny, I was not running all that much faster than I walked, but boy my lungs were not happy! It was fun though. Then I came home and did my Wii Active, but not the running or the squats & lunges.

I'm definately doing more 5ks. I don't care if I'm fast, but I'm doing them! Hopefully I can run a little more for the next one. But I figure, I started at the very back of the pack, and I finished before a bunch of people so I'm proud of myself. And I'm totally serious about that Tri Gril Tri next year. Now I just need to get a bike. And swim better. And run more. That should be no problem! lol. Happy 4th Ladies!

Good Job Heather!!!

I would do the tri girl thing but i cant.. i have a major fear of Water so swimming i am not good at.. If its 2-4 feet im good but anything more nah.. and my head cant go under if my feet arent touching.. Im pathetic:(

BTW Auds is taking to her toddler bed very well, she grabbed her blankie earlier and wlaked me to her room got in her bed i tucked her in and she fell asleep! No tears nothin... im thinking she was ready???

Oh, ladies, I need help - I'm about to give up and quit! I broke out the scale - even though I promised myself I wouldn't - I had gained back .9lbs of the 1lb I lost. I just don't get it - I figured out my calories yesterday and even though I had the pork rinds I had a total of 700 cals. I've been power walking 4 miles a day and doing the C25K all last week - WTF????? I don't get it - so today I say the hell with it and I'm drinking crystal light because it doesn't make a damn bit of difference!

Back to 4lbs to go when I was down to 3lbs - here's the messed up part - my waist has gone down from 35.5 in to 34 3/4 in - BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP ME GET TO MY SURGERY DATE!

Sorry for venting but I'm at my whits end, my legs and feet hurt and I just want to scream!

Candra, keep at it.. the .9 is nothing, that could be a glass of Water you drank today, or a bite of food, its honestly nothing. Probably sodium. We all watch the scale mess around, and i agree 1000000% its crap.. but it is what it is. Watch your clothes!

Also id be jazzed with the waist because that is 1 more inch you don't have to worry about post op. This is how i look at my weight loss, i am sooo glad for the weight i lost during preop and im sure ALLLLL of us can agree, that it helped because it was just that much closer to goal.

We all have been hitting plateus, and to be honest ive gone back to my sugar free crystal lite kinda stuff:D I do half water bottles and half that..

Please dont get discouraged, we all have this point, and you are going to be soo much better after. Just be sure to be journaling.. i honestly think me writing down and posting to the group is what is keeping me on track.. not only am i journaling again, im posting it for the world to see so i think about each damn bite lol.

Happy 4th AND Freedom (thankful for it today)!

Did my stat bike-35 and Wii Active + Fit. Feeling good again! I put on some jams, while doing the Wii, to move w/ music!

CONGRATS Heather, I am so excited for you, I called w/ a msg, lol. Last October I did my 2nd 5K ( for Mercy Ministries here in Lincoln), the very first one, I was the last to finish...BUT finished! Last year, I was NOT last, and ran in the last .25 mile! So I rejoice with you, YEAHHHHH

I am still thinking bout the 5K that Riley is a part of in Tahoe, 9/27th, not sure in she is doing 10K. But, I would really like to try it! Any one else 'down' for it? hehehe

Candra, I am so sorry, forgive yourself, pick yourself up, and sing HIGH HOPES...everyone knows that an ant cant...move a rubber tree plant, but she has...High Hopes...

Honey we are standing with you, Jes, Tamra, all Pre-ops in here. So excited for how close you are already!

Yeah Nicole for Audrey, tis bittersweet, BUT, it is an opportunity for growth...for u 2 too!

Hope you all having a safe AND cool 4th. Donna :smile2:

Im going to do this one: Susan B. Anthony Race Website

I think, i just realized how close it is lol. I wont be done with the c25k program by then, so i guess ill see when im fit enough. The Susan G Koman race is in September..

I cant afford the tahoe one... That is too much to put out for a race right now.

I have this hair stuff sorta like the Nioxin I am gonna try. Just my hair is really thin and when I brush it more comes out...............I like losing the weight and I guess it is the trade off. I hear it comes back in about six months..........just as long as it doesn't all fall out I guess I am ok.

Candra that happens to me all the time the 1 up one down. I really think it is Water weight and 4 pounds is really, really close.............I mean think of all you have lost!! YOu can do this and your walking way more than me!!

I haven't been able to eat much today. To much PB potential. I am only eating a few bites and only the watermelon and rasberries are working right now. Lots of water. THe protien stuff is a struggle right now...........Gonna try again in a few hours. I am too full of fruit right now!!

Hey Ladies!!!

Christine I had so much fun!!! So glad you came over...the kids crashed that evening!!!Wait tell you all see her...WOW she looks amazing!!!!!

My hubby will hlep me down load the picture!! :smile2:

So I wore a skirt today....I honestly could not tell you the last time I wore a skirt.....I felt so comfortable...which made me think...when was the last time it was summer and I was not sweating in some pair of jean capris.....I love this...

I am struggling with my eating again...I guess thats why they try to push the reality of our eating issues,...the band does not cure that...thats for sure!!!! But it helps me not push it.....but for some reason I have picked up eating chips again.....my biggest weakness has always been like chips and dips.....well now with Bar B Q season there everywhere...GGRRRR.....

But because of the band I can't eat as many as I want so I'm not gaining anything BUT I'm not loosing because of it either......GGGRRR

I'm a pund away from being under 200...come on women get a grip!!!

Candra...don't give up honey...even with this band we all struggle with the same......You can do this......you had some hella drama give your self a brake and just start over......

I need to take my own advice :smile2: :thumbup:

I agree with Candi. The band is only a tool the eating issues don't disappear overnight. I still struggle with making good food choices.............the band does help you not gain because you can't eat as much. BUT.......alot of the losing is willpower and effort...........

And funny you mention chips cause I so, so, so want some with the taco bell nacho sauce they make.........luckily I don't have any inthe house.

We are watching a movie here and I think I have the urge to snack, snack, snack...................just nothing around.

I am so tempted to head up to the store and get some......being 4th of July and all............but I know I will eat to many......

Sitting trying to distract myself..............