August All Stars Easter Challenge! Final Weigh In!

[heartfire 4]

Blessed Easter!

I know everyone is struggling right now. That is why it's so important to stay with the website and our threads. To give support as well as receive support!

Take any losses we have, whether it be in pounds or inches and Celebrate them!

Celebrate our NSVs!! A lot of us are having those even tho the scales may be stuck or not moving in the direction that we'd like.

Let's finish up this challenge and move on from our disappointments! There are some of us who have done well. Let's celebrate with them!

Post your final numbers!

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and a very Blessed Easter! HE LIVES!!!

[tutornmom 1]

He is Risen! Risen Indeed!

Thank you Heartfire for your inspiring words!

I didn't make goal but I am not completely disappointed in myself. I really ready to get serious about tracking food and exercising. I need to do better with exercising but I did get 3 days in this week. I started using the daily plate tracker and although calorie wise I don't do so poorly, I do see an imbalance already that I will be working on.

My goal was 225 and I am at 227 (oh so close).

I am not good at keeping up with things but I wish someone would start a Memorial Day, Start of Summer (6/21/09), or 4th of July Challenge. I like the challenges!

[krtork 0]

Well, I didn't even come close. The scale is not budging - very frustrating! I am thankful that it is not going up.

It is hard to not get so frustrated when the scale won't move - it has been weeks! However, my back is feeling better, I am able to start moving and exercising again. That is a plus for me, I have found exercise to be good for the mood! I am hoping as I am able to get back to pre-injury exercise my weight will respond!

WTG to all that met their goal! Keep up the good work!

[di1138 8]

well I had hoped for 20-25 lbs but I lost 16. I am happy it that. As I get closer to my goal weight I have been losing slower. Happy Easter,Passover or spring which ever you celebrate!!

[liquidbluegal 0]

I didn't do so well...gaining weight....My goal was 197 and I am 205.8 this morning. Crappy......

[heartfire 4]

I waited to WI yesterday AM then never got online to post. Got stuck on my pills first swallow of the day and was sick ALL day yesterday. Still kinda iffy this AM. Able to keep Water down but just PB's something but it wasn't the Water. Strange. I'm wanting to try some milk but a little afraid too!

Anyway. Hit no where near my goal.

Start: 184.4

Goal: 174:4

End: 182.6

Loss: 1.8

That's just pitiful! LOL!

Since I couldn't even keep even my own saliva down yesterday, I woke up to 177.4 this AM! That's not going to be a keeper but I thought it was interesting. And too bad I couldn't keep that number! I worked hard enough for it! LOL! If I'm still having problems today, I WILL get in to my surgeon tomorrow. So no worries!

Have a beautiful week everyone!

[krtork 0]

Michelle~

Hope you are feeling better and able to keep everything down! I had a fill last week and have had some problems with being pretty tight, but still not losing! Argh!

[heartfire 4]

Well, hell. Here's my story for what happened today after getting stuck Easter AM and since my earlier AM post.

I called my surgeon's nurse knowing he's in surgery all day on Mondays. She made me an appt for WEDNESDAYYY!!!! But said she'd talk to him when she could to see what he wanted her/us to do. This process is new to my facility and he's new to Kaiser AND they hadn't had an emergency yet so there was no plan of action.

By mid-afternoon, I was puking bile. NOT good!

HE called me himself at 5PM. Nurse only heard I was now getting things thru, not the part that it was coming back up again! As soon as he heard that, he was mad. At her. Then he heard about the bile and ordered me in the car NOW! Well, lovely for me, I live ONE HOUR away. He was NOT happy.

Anyway, he completely unfilled me. All 6.5ccs. I came out of surgery with 1.5 already in my band so I'm actually starting back before surgery! I'm scared! He's not worried about a slip. Whew! I'm to do liquids for a day or so (I'll try to go a little longer) before re-introducing foods. I'll basically, be doing a shortened version of my post-op diet. liquids, soft/mushies, then harder foods.

Oh! Then the nurse called my DH's cell phone and left a message. We were on the road and missed the call. She said DON'T go to urgent care, go to ER, then have him paged. They don't do that at ER, no matter what, you have to wait and see their docs first! We were there almost an hour when my surgeon came looking for us! His poor nurse is going to get an earful in the AM!!!!!

As soon as he took the fill out and sat me up, he had me drinking. I was so afraid to take that drink as much as I wanted it! He said, drink, no worries! I drank and drank and drank! And then it dawned on me! NO PAIN! I'd been in sooo much pain and it was gone immediately!! I've had 2 bottles of Water since 7PM and a bottle of chocolate milk (good for the electrolytes, plus nutrients) and am now working on a shake before I take my exhausted butt to bed!

Yesterday AM I weighed 182.6, this AM I weighed 177.4! NOT a recommended way to lose 5lbs! Wish I could keep the loss tho! I go see him again in 2 weeks and he'll start re-filling me.

So, that's my drama. Thought I'd share! Have a great Tuesday!

'Night!

[lellow 1,713]

Heartfire,

OMG! How scary for you! I'm so glad you got sorted out so quickly, though boooo to his nurse for not taking care of you properly the first time so there was unnecessary waiting for you.

Don't be scared about being unfilled. I was completely unfilled too for my body lift surgery and despite gaining a little, once you get your fill back it'll go again. This is a small set-back but you need time to heal so you can carry on in future, hopefully without any other similar such incidences preferrably!

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Michelle~

OMG! You poor thing! At least you are feeling better. It must feel great to get some liquids down and know that it will stay down. Take care of yourself and keep us posted on your progress.

[MistyD65 1]

Glad you got that taken care of Michelle! What a scary experience.

Here are my challenge results. I didn't make goal, but I did lose, and now that I have more fill I'm hoping things keep moving!

Start: 243

Goal: 223

End: 233.4.... So I was practically halfway there!

[TheCHERF 0]

Im abit late but its worth posting....186lbs.

Start: 255lbs

Goal: 145lbs

My goal is in sight and lots of good stuff has been happening in my life so I am grateful this Easter!

Where can I get that neato "August All Stars" banner?

[TheCHERF 0]

Diane,

Was this a month goal? BC 16lbs in a month is awesome!

[heartfire 4]

Thanks, y'all! I'm doing pretty good now. I'm really sore from all of the trauma but that's okay. Taking it easy and going slow. I'm whooped but that's to be expected.

Lellow, thanks for letting me know how you did un-filled. It is so scary to me! I'm not too interested in food right now, I do get hungry but I fill up fast. I know that will change once the swelling all goes down!

I've got my next appt w/him on the 30th. Hopefully he'll be re-filling me starting then. I'm sure he'll want to go slow.

Thanks again! I :wub: you guys!!

Im abit late but its worth posting....186lbs.

Start: 255lbs

Goal: 145lbs

My goal is in sight and lots of good stuff has been happening in my life so I am grateful this Easter!

Where can I get that neato "August All Stars" banner?

:wub:

Welcome! Congrats on your numbers! Great job!

We just finished up an 8 week challenge. We just picked a number of lbs that we thought we could lose (all individual) and worked on trying to lose it by Easter!

If you just click on one of our banners, it will take you to the site to make one. Then you put the code into your signature. I can't exactly remember how to do it tho. I think there is a thread somewhere on the site that tells you how it works.

Take care and keep posting!

[atenciym 0]

I didn't get a chance to post, but I did reach my goal -2pounds. I am down to 188 and goal was 190!!!