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For some reason, I couldn't get my ticker back. I'm good and lost another pound! Hang in there everyone! :wink2:

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50 lbs. 20 to go.

Woo Hoo! 50 lbs! CONGRATULATIONS!

I'm hoping to hit the 50 lb mark by Halloween. Gotta stay focused.

Good luck on hitting your future goal.

Joan

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Hi guys. I just wanted to check in. I joined the Thanksgiving Day challenge (Im hoping for onederland by then!). A few days ago my BMI went below 40 and I'm so happy about it! Really hoping to meet the Thanksgiving goal. We'll see! Good luck everyone!

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Hi guys. I just wanted to check in. I joined the Thanksgiving Day challenge (Im hoping for onederland by then!). A few days ago my BMI went below 40 and I'm so happy about it! Really hoping to meet the Thanksgiving goal. We'll see! Good luck everyone!

So glad you've joined the challenge and congrats on your new BMI. Good luck on meeting your Thanksgiving goal. So great to have so many of us working hard on the challenge.

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50 lbs. 20 to go.

You are soooo awesome!!! That last 20 will be a piece of cake! (No pun intended):thumbdown:

I've got 50 to go, but you inspire me!:angry:

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50 lbs. 20 to go.

June was such a good month, well done ladies, you're amazing :thumbdown:

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Hello All and congrats on all the weight loss and success stories. This is hard work and forget what all the haters have to say, WE KNOW!!!!!......I had my 4th fill on 10-13, I have a 14cc band and now have 9.5 cc's in my band....I love it....Its hard to know what I can eat from day to day. What I can get down today may send me running to the restroom tomorrow but hey, this restriction is what the band is all about....I hope this is my "sweet spot".

I sure know when I get a "soft stop" however....my clue to stop eating is a small burp, hiccup or as soon as I feel the slightest discomfort in my mid chest. I've learned that if I try to go pass that....PB CITY for me!....so I stop no matter how good the meal is.....I'm down 69 lbs and my energy level is through the ROOF!....Im down 10 sizes from last winter and love shopping again. Good Luck to all and keep up the hard work!

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Hello All and congrats on all the weight loss and success stories. This is hard work and we all don't care what haters the say, WE KNOW!!!!!......I had my 4th fill on 10-13, I have a 14cc band and now have 9.5 cc's in my band....I love it....Its hard to know what I can eat from day to day. This restriction is what the band is all about....I hope this is my "sweet spot".

I sure know when I get a "soft stop"....my clue to stop eating is a small burp or hiccup. I've learned that if I try to go pass that....PB CITY for me!....so I stop no matter how good the meal is.....I'm down 69 lbs and my energy level is through the ROOF!....Im down 10 sizes from last winter and love shopping again. Good Luck to all and keep up the hard work!

Fantastic!

I never get to the burp stage or I'm on the BP trail already. It's working though and I'm trying not to have another fill this year. Tell you what I do have though, a strapless dress for my work Christmas Party! with a shrug, not that brave yet to bare my bingo wings LOL

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Fantastic!

... Tell you what I do have though, a strapless dress for my work Christmas Party! with a shrug, not that brave yet to bare my bingo wings LOL

Woo! Woo! You go girl!

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Way to go everyone. Goals are great. They keep us focused. Eyes on the prize. Maintenance will be the final goal. Never mastered that before.

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Hey everyone! I'm going in for a fill today, so I'll let you know if I get to my sweet spot (I feel like I'm close). I was just wondering if all of us banded in June were at, or close to our sweet spots yet? I'm really hoping this fill does it for me. If you've reached your sweet spot, how many fills did it take?

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Hi there! I had my fourth fill on October 2nd. Since then I've lost another 8lbs, so I think I'm at the "sweet spot" just prior to my last fill I was up and down with the same 3 pounds for almost three weeks it was getting really old. I'm scheduled for another fill on Nov 20th, not sure if I'll take it or not.

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Hey everyone! I'm going in for a fill today, so I'll let you know if I get to my sweet spot (I feel like I'm close). I was just wondering if all of us banded in June were at, or close to our sweet spots yet? I'm really hoping this fill does it for me. If you've reached your sweet spot, how many fills did it take?

Last week I just had some of my second fill that was taken out replaced. The scales are finally moving in the right direction again, and I finally managed to loose the 5 extra lbs I regained since the beginning of the month. I hope I can keep this up. I was hoping to loose 50 lbs by Halloween, but if I can maintain today's weight for the rest of the week, I'll be a happy camper.

I now have 3.9 cc's, and am feeling a bit of restriction, especially when I drink, which never happened before, so I guess that's good. But I think it will be awhile before I hit my sweet spot.

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