Hello all

I am starting my holiday detox early. I fell off the bandwagon and gained.....gasp 7 pounds! SH*T.....so instead of waiting for the holidays to officially be over and add to the total I have decided to start a detox program for myself early....

I am going on a few days of liquids only, followed by the 5 day pouch diet. I figure it it an easy way to get back on track.

Anyone want to join me and NOT wait until 2009 to get those holiday pounds off?

Well, I have two "official" weights - what I weigh at the doctor's office (clothed but shoeless) and what I weigh at home (nekkid, on Friday mornings after ...umm....elimination). I don't worry about the difference.

My doctor's office subtracts 2 pounds for clothes automatically. Good morning everyone!

I haven't had a chance to read all of the replies, but I'm with ya! I slid a little bit over the holidays, but I went to the store yesterday and got some Carnation Instant Breakfast and loaded up on Lean Cuisines! They have a really good price at Kroger right now. I am so ready to get my butt back in gear.

Mine too slim :-)

Things are going great! I'm not doing the detox exactly, but I've kicked myself back onto plan. As of today I've lost the 3.2 pounds I put on during Christmas (and even more than that if I measure from last Saturday's horrible numbers on the scale - but I didn't write those down and consider them a bad dream lol).

Keep up the great work everyone! Here's to a slim and trim 2009!

But I am curious to see if the amounts of food I can eat change at all. I was dealing with a fill I thought might be too tight since september then it's slowly loosened the last month and I feel like I might be eating too much now.

i've confirmed i don't need a fill yesterday. my food portions were much less, and even after doing an hr of cardio - i didn't have my normal 2 snacks a day. good sign.

Mornin Y'all!

I am starting the detox today! I go to the Dr 1 week from today. It would be great if I could lose at least 2 lbs this week! I hope all of y'all have a good day!

My doctor's office subtracts 2 pounds for clothes automatically. Good morning everyone!

Thats doesn't work when you are naked at home...tee hee...

How is everyone doing? :wink2:

Well yesterday was my last day of the 5 day p.t. Official weight loss this morning was 6 lbs. YAY!!!! I am so happy. I will definitely use this when I plateau. I think it would be great then.What a new year this is going to be. My goal is that I will be down 80-100 lbs. by bandiversary! Which is totally do-able. I made a NYs resolution years ago not to make any more NYs resolutions, but this yr. I am. I am going to exercise on a regular basis instead of haphazardly.

How is everyone else doing? Great I hope.

Oh WOW, g4e, that is FANTASTIC!!!!

You updated your ticker with the new loss, right?? :wink2:

I can hardly wait for my bandiversary so I can see how far I have come. I'm very excited now that I'm no the "weight loss" portion of my banding.

Oh WOW, g4e, that is FANTASTIC!!!!

You updated your ticker with the new loss, right?? :wink2:

I can hardly wait for my bandiversary so I can see how far I have come. I'm very excited now that I'm no the "weight loss" portion of my banding.

Ticker's are supposed to reflect your weight loss? Damn missed the boat on that one (I took mine down because it lied all the time!)

Contrats g4e...My "official" start date is tomorrow...liquid hell (sigh)...can't wait!

Heck, I even changed mine! The one I had only reflected whole pounds, and dammit, I want those halves and partial pounds to count too. :laugh:

Yes updated ticker first thing. Called my sister and bragged a little while ago. It feels good bragging to her. I am so close to 50 lbs lost. I really can't tell much of a difference at times. Then other times it is like Oh My Gosh! The pics at Christmas made me look fatter than when I first started 46 lbs ago. Income tax time I have to get some new over the shoulder boulder holders:smile:. Mine are getting to big. This time I will get professionally fitted. cups are really getting big. I don't want to lose anymore there. A "c" is a good size. But who knows if I get proper fit and hold....

Right now I am a "c double long":laugh:.

Hi.. Can I start tomorrow with Leslie? I'm scheduled to get a fill on Friday, so that would fit right in. But maybe I should just wait and see if I really do need it? I had my 2nd fill 6 weeks ago and have gotten stuck twice. But it was in situations where it was really my own fault (busy at mall not focused on chewing). I do feel restriction sometimes though. I don't know.. I'll ask the doc what he thinks and go from there.

I do know I indulged in christmas fudge and potato pancakes a bit more than I should have though... So count me in please!