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ok i am at 5lbs weight loss i am at 180 whoooo!!!

i am coming 160.........i am working hard at the gym cant wait for my first fill!! i am watching what i eat ......

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Good to hear that everyone is doing well. For me I have hit the wall. I have not lost any weight, maybe gained 1/2 pound the last 10 days and I feeling a bit lonely in my Quest right now. I went to group last night and that helped allot to talk with other people who are walking the same path that I am. It's so frustrating when I realize that I live in a glass house at work, home with friends. Everyone questioning? Can you eat that? Are you suppose to eat that? Are you exercising enough.

I've lost 21 pounds since my surgery and 53 since I started the pre-op regiment. But I'm stuck at 354. I got this sinus/chest congestion virus that's going around here in Indiana and I don't feel like exercising. I'm afraid that I might fall back into my old habits.

How do you and can you find a way to execise even when you don't feel like it. Knowing exercise is essential in losing the weight? :thumbs_up:

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ukcatsfan,

I hear you.. hit a wall, too. Also have a sinus infection ,. The meds make me better but also keep me up and make me hungry. :) A BAD mixture.. Am so tired, don't want to exercise either ... I am trying to stay out of the kitchen.:D. Plus they changed insurance companies at work since the surgery and the new one is fussing about covering the fills.....

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I am down a total of 40 lbs now which is 25% of my total goal of 160lbs. It has been 3 months so far since surgery. This is not as far as I thought I would be by now, but I am still happy. I will keep pushing farward. As far as my V-day goal, I am down 8 lbs and 10 lbs to go. I WILL make it!!! I hope (LOL). Good luck to everyone.

Karen

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Checking in. Hows everyone doing today. I'm down 1 more lb 6 more to go. I've even had enough motivation to get up and do some extra exercise. Thanks to you all for getting me back on track.

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Boy am I confused. Went 10 days without losing and even gaining 1/2 pound, then in 2 days lost 4 pounds. Go figure.

I too now have a sinus infection and I even exercised thursday and I think I made myself sicker. Dumb move there.

Anyways I have 11 more pounds to go to get to 340 so I lunge further.:grouphug:

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first and foremost everyone is doing great. update on me. I am now 316.4 started challenge at 322.4 down, soooo 6 pounds down 26 to go by vday dangit good luck everyone.

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skyjoe, Congrats. Afraid i am stuck. Lost 3 # since started the challenge but have changed insurance Companies and have to wait for the authorization to get my 1st fill.:thumbup: Am just trying not to over eat in quantity

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YES!!! I lost 2 more ### am down 7 # since the start !!1 Finnally

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OK, so I went back to the basics and did the pouch test, counting calories by using Fitday.com and exercising. I'm down 6 lbs 4 to go and God willing I'll be able to up my goal a little, and reach it by Valentine's day. If it weren't for the support of all my fellow Lapbanders, I'm sure I'd still be sitting on the bench. Thanks to You All.

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27 days left till sweeties day. Are you getting closer to your goal?

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Hey Everyone! I just found this thread. Back on the 1st of January, I set a target of 15 pounds by Valentine's Day. I have lost 5 pounds so 10 pounds to go!

Thanks for all the inspiration I found reading this thread.

-Fran

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Am Down 7# , need a fill but insurance ( new company) is dragging their feet as they didn't authorize the surgery. :) am halfway to my goal , and at least haven't gained:thumbup:

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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