Exercise Challenge

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Thanks Cyrena for formatting this challenge, you totally rock

sister!! :-)

ttys,

hugs,

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> I uploaded the spreadsheet to the group. Click on " Visit your

group " on the right side of this email and then go to " Files " I called

it " Exercise Log Sept 2007 " . I think I'm the only one that can edit

it, but if you keep me updated on your minutes, I will keep it

updated. Please make sure and let me know if I missed something!!

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> It's not too late for anyone to join us, we are tracking our minutes

and keeping each other accountable, that can't ever be a bad thing

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HI there add me please for 60 minutes walking/fast walking. Im getting my body ready for more workout.. but wanna take it slow!! thanks for doing thispeninsulahair <peninsulahair@...> wrote: Thanks Cyrena for formatting this challenge, you totally rock sister!! :-) ttys,hugs,>> I uploaded the spreadsheet

to the group. Click on "Visit your group" on the right side of this email and then go to "Files" I called it "Exercise Log Sept 2007". I think I'm the only one that can edit it, but if you keep me updated on your minutes, I will keep it updated. Please make sure and let me know if I missed something!! > > It's not too late for anyone to join us, we are tracking our minutes and keeping each other accountable, that can't ever be a bad thing Let me know if you want in on this encouragement > > Cyrena DOB: 1/19/07> 240/159/150> http://cyrenaweeks.blogspot.com>

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Thanks Cyrena. You can put me down for 45 minutes on Saturday 29th. KristiCyrena Weeks <cyrenaweeks@...> wrote: Terrina, the last email I got from you was 9/27/07, they were coming everyday so I don't think they are going into my junk mail. Would you check if can see a spreadsheet that has 6 names on it and number until Sept 29? That is the most updated one., Kristi, Kate, Shahlaa, and Terrina - I

don't know what happened to the last spreadsheet but I had to recreate it so if I'm missing anyone's number please let me know. Thanks everyone! Cyrena

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HI Kristi, you are doing great! I am like you I want to see some

action on that scale. It has almost become a obsession with me. I

need to stop weighing every single day and like only weigh once a

week! but I dont know if I can do it. :-) But again you are doing

great, keep it up!! :-)

take care,

hugs,

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> Put me down for 60 minutes today. I want that scale to move, darn it!

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> Kristi

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I continue to weigh myself everyday too, I just can't help myself! I purposely went and bought a scale when I got my band so I could keep track. Before that, I avoided any and all scales at every turn. I know I shouldn't be doing it, but I keep right on. Right now I am wanting another fill so bad I can't stand it. It's been three weeks since my last one and I don't feel like it has made that much of a difference. I might be dealing a little less with hunger pains, but most of the time I can eat pretty much all I want, I just don't let myself. Getting a little frustrating, but I'm hanging in there. Kristi DOB 8/3/07 219/180/145peninsulahair <peninsulahair@...> wrote: HI Kristi, you are doing great! I am like you I want to see some action on that scale. It has almost become a obsession with me. I need to stop weighing every single day and like only weigh once a week! but I dont know if I can do it. :-) But again you are doing great, keep it up!! :-)take care,hugs,>> Put me down for 60 minutes today. I want that scale to move, darn it!> > Kristi> DOB 8/3/07> 219/180/145>

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I'm sure many will want to throw rocks at me for saying this but I have to admit that I have weighed myself TWICE every single day since my surgery. When I have traveled, I pack my scale. Insane, isn't it? But, you know what? It honestly helps me. When I see the scale start moving up, I know what I need to do to get it to move back down. I know that I weight 2 pounds more at night than I do in the morning so I pretty much know what to expect when I weigh when I get up. Now, what good does this do? Well, I went for YEARS without stepping foot on a scale simply because I was so afraid to weigh myself. I can't help but wonder if I had been more conscious of my weight in numbers, I might not have let it get up so damn high. One thing I have had to really train myself to do was to WORK with the numbers, not let them work against me. For instance, like I said before, when I see

the numbers start creeping up, then, I know what I MUST do to stop it at that point. If I only weighed once a week, I'm afraid that I would let things get a little out of hand. YOU have to figure out what works best for you. Most people use their scale almost as a form of punishment or a source of depression but I have used it as a tool all the way through my weightloss journey. I sure do like seeing the numbers get lower and lower but I also know that the reality is that those numbers will, at times, get a little higher but that just provides a visual that I need to do something before it is too late. Just my thoughts..... Jenni Currie DOB 2/23/06 247/140/145 4 fills 3 unfillsKristi Wallace <puffpuff60@...> wrote: I continue to weigh myself everyday too, I just can't help myself! I purposely went and bought a scale when I got my band so I could keep track. Before that, I avoided any and all scales at every turn. I know I shouldn't be doing it, but I keep right on. Right now I am wanting another fill so bad I can't stand it. It's been three weeks since my last one and I don't feel like it has made that much of a difference. I might be dealing a little less with hunger pains, but most of the time I can eat pretty much all I want, I just don't let myself.

Getting a little frustrating, but I'm hanging in there. Kristi DOB 8/3/07 219/180/145peninsulahair <peninsulahair > wrote: HI Kristi, you are doing great! I am like you I want to see some action on that scale. It has almost become a obsession with me. I need to stop weighing every single day and like only weigh once a week! but I dont know if I can do it. :-) But again you are doing great, keep it up!! :-)take care,hugs,>> Put me down for 60 minutes today. I want that scale to move, darn it!> > Kristi> DOB 8/3/07>

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kristi, how much did they fill you with? how long are you going to

wait? I know fills are not cheap, huh?! I was glad that all i had

to get was two. I only have 1.7 cc's in my band. so I am not really

that full. But I have just not loosened up after my last fill.

something I Notice being tight is that if I am good and behave and

dont push the band I do much better. But if I eat to much, to fast

or dont chew well I am basically messed up. so if I do what I know I

am supposed to, I do fine. I think for me, irritating the band is a

bad thing! It must cause it to swell and there fore make you tighter.

I have thought about putting my scale down stairs somewhere. Because

I like to weigh right before I get in the shower in the morning and

if I had to walk down stairs with no clothes on, I wouldnt bother.

so I am thinking about doing that, to see if it helps me not to weigh

so much. :-)

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Jenni...

I'm the same way. I weight daily, sometimes twice daily. But.... I don't take my scale with me when I travel! HA! But it keeps me honest and keeps me in check.

If I gain a pound I don't sweat it because I never gain more than a pound or two. If I do nothing I usually stay the same, if I work at it I lose. Weight fluctuations are going to happen, it's a given. But to keep me motivated and keep me going I do weigh daily. I think that's another issue that is unique and individual and there are no hard and fast rules. It's whatever works for each person. That's my thought anyway.

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On 10/2/07, J Currie <giftedtch@...> wrote:

I'm sure many will want to throw rocks at me for saying this but I have to admit that I have weighed myself TWICE every single day since my surgery. When I have traveled, I pack my scale. Insane, isn't it? But, you know what? It honestly helps me. When I see the scale start moving up, I know what I need to do to get it to move back down. I know that I weight 2 pounds more at night than I do in the morning so I pretty much know what to expect when I weigh when I get up. Now, what good does this do? Well, I went for YEARS without stepping foot on a scale simply because I was so afraid to weigh myself. I can't help but wonder if I had been more conscious of my weight in numbers, I might not have let it get up so damn high.

One thing I have had to really train myself to do was to WORK with the numbers, not let them work against me. For instance, like I said before, when I see the numbers start creeping up, then, I know what I MUST do to stop it at that point. If I only weighed once a week, I'm afraid that I would let things get a little out of hand.

YOU have to figure out what works best for you. Most people use their scale almost as a form of punishment or a source of depression but I have used it as a tool all the way through my weightloss journey. I sure do like seeing the numbers get lower and lower but I also know that the reality is that those numbers will, at times, get a little higher but that just provides a visual that I need to do something before it is too late.

Just my thoughts.....

Jenni Currie

DOB 2/23/06

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4 fills

3 unfillsKristi Wallace <puffpuff60@...> wrote:

I continue to weigh myself everyday too, I just can't help myself! I purposely went and bought a scale when I got my band so I could keep track. Before that, I avoided any and all scales at every turn. I know I shouldn't be doing it, but I keep right on.

Right now I am wanting another fill so bad I can't stand it. It's been three weeks since my last one and I don't feel like it has made that much of a difference. I might be dealing a little less with hunger pains, but most of the time I can eat pretty much all I want, I just don't let myself. Getting a little frustrating, but I'm hanging in there.

Kristi

DOB 8/3/07

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HI Kristi, you are doing great! I am like you I want to see some action on that scale. It has almost become a obsession with me. I need to stop weighing every single day and like only weigh once a week! but I dont know if I can do it. :-) But again you are doing great, keep it up!! :-)take care,hugs,>> Put me down for 60 minutes today. I want that scale to move, darn it!> > Kristi> DOB 8/3/07> 219/180/145>

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Girls...I weight myself 3 times a day. I am crazy waiting for it to move. UGH. I hate to excerise. But, today...I am going to go for at least 30 minutes. I want to see the scale move. My metabolism is soooooo slow. I need to speed it up. Jodipeninsulahair <peninsulahair@...> wrote: kristi, how much did they fill you with? how long are you going to wait? I know fills are not cheap, huh?! I was glad that all i had to get was two. I only have 1.7 cc's in my band.

so I am not really that full. But I have just not loosened up after my last fill. something I Notice being tight is that if I am good and behave and dont push the band I do much better. But if I eat to much, to fast or dont chew well I am basically messed up. so if I do what I know I am supposed to, I do fine. I think for me, irritating the band is a bad thing! It must cause it to swell and there fore make you tighter.I have thought about putting my scale down stairs somewhere. Because I like to weigh right before I get in the shower in the morning and if I had to walk down stairs with no clothes on, I wouldnt bother. so I am thinking about doing that, to see if it helps me not to weigh so much. :-)ttys,hugs,> >> > Put me down for 60 minutes today. I want that scale to move, darn it!> > > > Kristi> > DOB 8/3/07> > 219/180/145> >> > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join 's user panel and lay it on us.>

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I am the same way! I have to weigh everyday. I just have always done better when trying to lose weight if I stay accountable to myself on a daily basis. The important thing in weighing everyday is not to sweat 1 or 2 pounds, and remember some things are going to cause us to retain fluid occasionally. I can always tell by the scale if I am getting enough water in, I will always be up a pound or two. So it makes me try harder in eating right and drinking all the water that I need. So I personally don't think weighing daily is a bad thing! bobo DOB 6/22/07 253 245/208/145Bipley <Bipley@...> wrote: Jenni... I'm the same way. I weight daily, sometimes twice daily. But.... I don't take my scale with me when I travel! HA! But it keeps me honest and keeps me in check. If I gain a pound I don't sweat it because I never gain more than a pound or two. If I do nothing I usually stay the same, if I work at it I lose. Weight fluctuations are going to happen, it's a given. But to keep me motivated and keep me going I do weigh daily. I think that's another issue that is unique and individual and there are no hard and fast rules. It's whatever works for each person. That's my

thought anyway. 252/151/150 Banded 12/06 On 10/2/07, J Currie <giftedtch > wrote: I'm sure many will want to throw rocks at me for saying this but I have to admit that I have weighed myself TWICE every single day since my surgery. When I have traveled, I pack my scale. Insane, isn't it? But, you know what? It honestly helps me. When I see the scale start moving up, I know what I need to do to get it to move back down. I know that I weight 2 pounds more at night than I do in the morning so I pretty much know what to expect when I weigh when I

get up. Now, what good does this do? Well, I went for YEARS without stepping foot on a scale simply because I was so afraid to weigh myself. I can't help but wonder if I had been more conscious of my weight in numbers, I might not have let it get up so damn high. One thing I have had to really train myself to do was to WORK with the numbers, not let them work against me. For instance, like I said before, when I see the numbers start creeping up, then, I know what I MUST do to stop it at that point. If I only weighed once a week, I'm afraid that I would let things get a little out of hand. YOU have to figure out what works best for you. Most people use their scale almost as a form of punishment or a source of depression but I have used it as a tool all the way through my weightloss journey. I sure do like seeing the numbers get lower and lower but I also

know that the reality is that those numbers will, at times, get a little higher but that just provides a visual that I need to do something before it is too late. Just my thoughts..... Jenni Currie DOB 2/23/06 247/140/145 4 fills 3 unfillsKristi Wallace <puffpuff60 > wrote: I continue to weigh myself everyday too, I just can't help myself! I purposely went and bought a scale when I got my band so I could keep track. Before that, I avoided any and all scales at every turn. I know I shouldn't be doing it, but I keep right on. Right now I am wanting another fill so bad I can't stand it. It's been three weeks since my last one and I don't

feel like it has made that much of a difference. I might be dealing a little less with hunger pains, but most of the time I can eat pretty much all I want, I just don't let myself. Getting a little frustrating, but I'm hanging in there. Kristi DOB 8/3/07 219/180/145peninsulahair <peninsulahair > wrote: HI Kristi, you are doing great! I am like you I want to see some action on that scale. It has almost become a obsession with me. I need to stop weighing every single day and like only weigh once a week! but I dont know if I can do it. :-) But again you are doing great, keep it up!! :-)take care,hugs,>> Put me down for 60 minutes today. I want that scale to move, darn it!> > Kristi> DOB 8/3/07> 219/180/145> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join 's user panel and lay it on us. Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Games.

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I got 1.6 cc's in my first fill. I think I will call today and see about getting an appointment this week or next. I really think that it shouldn't take me more than one or two more to get what I need. I can feel restriction if I eat too fast or don't chew well enough, but I can still eat too much to begin with, so I really think a little more would be good. I've also lost about 9 pounds since my last fill, which was 3 weeks ago, so that makes a difference too. I was glad to see other people admit to weighing every day (or more often than that!). I guess if we look at it as a tool, it's OK and I think that is what I do. I used to look at it as an excuse to just eat more, "Well if I'm already that fat, there's nothing I can do about it!" What a sick way to think of it. I'm glad that is not where I am today. My biggest encouragement is the fact that I know the

weight will not come back. That really makes the future look so much brighter. Kristi DOB 8/3/07 219/180/145peninsulahair <peninsulahair@...> wrote: kristi, how much did they fill you with? how long are you going to wait? I know fills are not cheap, huh?! I was glad that all i had to get was two. I only have 1.7 cc's in my band. so I am not really that full. But I have just not loosened up after my last fill. something I Notice being tight is that if I am good

and behave and dont push the band I do much better. But if I eat to much, to fast or dont chew well I am basically messed up. so if I do what I know I am supposed to, I do fine. I think for me, irritating the band is a bad thing! It must cause it to swell and there fore make you tighter.I have thought about putting my scale down stairs somewhere. Because I like to weigh right before I get in the shower in the morning and if I had to walk down stairs with no clothes on, I wouldnt bother. so I am thinking about doing that, to see if it helps me not to weigh so much. :-)ttys,hugs,> >> > Put me down for 60 minutes today. I want that scale to move, darn it!> > > > Kristi> > DOB 8/3/07> > 219/180/145> >> > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join 's user panel and lay it on us.>

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No rock throwing here. Whatever works for you, works for you, and that is the bottom line! Kristi DOB 8/3/07 219/180/145J Currie <giftedtch@...> wrote: I'm sure many will want to throw rocks at me for saying this but I have to admit that I have weighed myself TWICE every single day since my surgery. When I have traveled, I pack my scale. Insane, isn't it? But, you know what? It honestly helps me. When I see the scale start moving up, I

know what I need to do to get it to move back down. I know that I weight 2 pounds more at night than I do in the morning so I pretty much know what to expect when I weigh when I get up. Now, what good does this do? Well, I went for YEARS without stepping foot on a scale simply because I was so afraid to weigh myself. I can't help but wonder if I had been more conscious of my weight in numbers, I might not have let it get up so damn high. One thing I have had to really train myself to do was to WORK with the numbers, not let them work against me. For instance, like I said before, when I see the numbers start creeping up, then, I know what I MUST do to stop it at that point. If I only weighed once a week, I'm afraid that I would let things get a little out of hand. YOU have to figure out what works best for you. Most people use their scale almost as a form of

punishment or a source of depression but I have used it as a tool all the way through my weightloss journey. I sure do like seeing the numbers get lower and lower but I also know that the reality is that those numbers will, at times, get a little higher but that just provides a visual that I need to do something before it is too late. Just my thoughts..... Jenni Currie DOB 2/23/06 247/140/145 4 fills 3 unfillsKristi Wallace <puffpuff60 > wrote: I continue to weigh myself everyday too, I just can't help myself! I purposely went and bought a scale when I got my band so I could keep track. Before that, I avoided any and all scales at every turn. I know I shouldn't be doing it, but I keep

right on. Right now I am wanting another fill so bad I can't stand it. It's been three weeks since my last one and I don't feel like it has made that much of a difference. I might be dealing a little less with hunger pains, but most of the time I can eat pretty much all I want, I just don't let myself. Getting a little frustrating, but I'm hanging in there. Kristi DOB 8/3/07 219/180/145peninsulahair <peninsulahair > wrote: HI Kristi, you are doing great! I am like you I want to see some action on that scale. It has almost become a obsession with me. I need to stop weighing every single day and like only weigh once a week! but I dont know if I can do it. :-) But again you are doing great, keep it up!!

:-)take care,hugs,>> Put me down for 60 minutes today. I want that scale to move, darn it!> > Kristi> DOB 8/3/07> 219/180/145> Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join 's user panel and lay it on us. Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Games.

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Kristi and ,

I'm with you guys all the way! I've been gaining and losing the same

6 lbs. for six weeks now. It is SO frustrating! Last week I went on

the South Beach Diet and increased my exercise intensity. It looks

like it did the trick... finally! This morning the scale was down 4

lbs. instead of up 6! Yay! My only concern is that I won't be able to

keep up with yet another " diet " and exercising as much as I have in

the last week.

I think I might need a fill as well. The food just slips right

through my band most of the time. The only thing preventing me is

that when I got my last fill, said I wouldn't need another for

a long, long time. But it seems like my band loosens with every 20

lbs. I lose. Is that normal? I'm tired of eating dry chicken or

turkey in the hopes it'll stick in my pouch.

Setje

DOB: 3/15/07

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Hi, I'm totally brand new to this board and I'm looking into Dr. A as

a surgeon possibly. In my research, I came across your answer. The

reason you feel less " restriction " is because the residual fat pad

between your pouch and the band has lessened due to you losing 20 more

pounds, so you need a fill. This will continue happening until you

stop losing weight.

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Setje...It seems like forever since I have heard from you. Your progress is awesome! It sounds like you need a fill. I have decided I don't care how long I stay where I am, if I can't maintain what I start for the rest of my life, I'm not doing it. I remember in the beginning when I wasn't losing my friend told me to fast, to do liquids again, to do an internal cleansing, blah, blah, blah. I decided after my band, if I can't live that way I'm not going to start. Maybe that is the wrong attitude, I don't know. Anyway, it's good to hear from you and I'm sorry you are battling that same 6lbs UGH!!! But good job on losing 4lbs and I hope it sticks this time Cyrena

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Hi Cyrena!

I'm still here and I still read the posts every morning! I've been so

busy at work and traveling quite a bit, and my weekends are spent at

the animal shelter. Saturday alone I clocked in 9 miles of doggie

walking. They were all pooped out in their kennels when I was through

with them. Haha!

Cyrena you look absolutely beautiful as you are. In my opinion, any

extra weight you lose would be just a bonus! My stall was depressing,

but it will pass. Just not losing weight as fast as I'd hoped, but I

am losing and that's all that matters. I'm a size 12 now and just

happy to be here instead of a size 22 like I used be!

Setje

DOB: 3/15/07

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> It seems like forever since I have heard from you. Your progress

is awesome! It sounds like you need a fill. I have decided I don't

care how long I stay where I am, if I can't maintain what I start for

the rest of my life, I'm not doing it. I remember in the beginning

when I wasn't losing my friend told me to fast, to do liquids again,

to do an internal cleansing, blah, blah, blah. I decided after my

band, if I can't live that way I'm not going to start. Maybe that is

the wrong attitude, I don't know. Anyway, it's good to hear from you

and I'm sorry you are battling that same 6lbs UGH!!! But good job on

losing 4lbs and I hope it sticks this time

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Hey, thanks for that! I'll bet that's what's happening because the last

20 lbs. I've lost has been a lot of belly fat. My band has always been

finicky, reverting from loose to restricted every other week. But

lately I've been mostly loose (my sister always tells me I need to

watch it when I talk about my band... I've gotten some funny looks from

men when I blurt out " Man, I'm loose today! " )

Best of luck to you on your new journey. Dr. A and his staff really are

the best, hands down. I am so happy I chose them.

Setje

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> Hi, I'm totally brand new to this board and I'm looking into Dr. A as

> a surgeon possibly. In my research, I came across your answer. The

> reason you feel less " restriction " is because the residual fat pad

> between your pouch and the band has lessened due to you losing 20 more

> pounds, so you need a fill. This will continue happening until you

> stop losing weight.

> Hope this helps! Contgrats on your weight loss so far!

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Kristi,

That is so awesome to have a Dr. that visits and is that compassionate! She is

right, we forget that this takes some work on our part and we need to take some

time for us, not always everyone else. I'm glad you got your fill and I hope

you notice a difference right a way

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Kristi, I am just so proud of you!!!!! Wow you are amazing!! Isn't

that funny that you wanted to run, this exercise stuff is addicting

huh?!!! :-) they say that exercise releases those endorphins so we

actually get kind of a " high " from it, and it does become something

your body " wants to do " . You are doing so awesome!! Keep it up

girlie. :-)

Your doctor sounds amazing!! where is she at? I like the fact that

she mentioned your mental health too. This whole process is like a

full circle, it involves our mental health and state of mind too.

Her advice was wonderful!! :-) I hope you took it. :-)

How is your restriction? I hope you find a " good spot " for you. I

also need to start to add more " rougher " stuff. I have been to

tight, to long. But my band is loosing up and I am eating more

varieties and having way less Paying " incidents " . so I am going to

start adding more fruits and veggies.

keep it up! you are doing great!!!

have a great day!

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> Got another 60 minutes in today and feeling great! I never thought

I

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> just feel like this is going to be a good spot for me. I love Dr.

> Fitzpatrick! She spends all this time talking with you about all

> aspects of your life and what you can do to improve not just your

> physical health but your emotional health as well. I told her

about

> how I haven't felt full and am just making myself not eat. She was

> totally supportive and gave me lots of tips on why that might be

> happening. She thinks maybe I've been eating too much soft food,

> stuff that just turns to mush and slips through my band way too

> easy. I hadn't thought about it that way - lots of cottage cheese

> and yogurt and crackers. Then she told me to go home and take an

> Epsom salt bath, relax and find some time to myself instead of

always

> taking care of my family who are fully capable of taking care of

> themselves. Hmmm . . . what a concept!

>

> Anyhow, I've gone on too long here. I just feel so energized after

> my fill appointment and then an hour on the treadmill!

>

> Kristi

> DOB 8/3/07

> 219/180/145

>

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Hi Setje, I am ROFL about " your being loose today comment " !!! I know

when I say " I am so tight " I get raised eyebrows, like " oh really " !!

lol lol You know my band does this too. I think my band tightens

when I irritate it. when I eat something that causes a pb or makes

it swell. Because when I am " behaved " everything flows really good.

but when I scarf my food or eat the wrong thing, I will be tight for

the whole next day. I had a bad day yesterday. It is crazy how

stupid we can be sometimes. I was running late yesterday and I

didn't make a protein shake, and I was taking some cream of potato

soup to work that I had made. so I decided to take a bite (more like

scarf a bite really quick), and I Think a potato, or carrot got

stuck. Because all day I was stuck. and it made me think or poor

Rena. But by the end of the day, I was able to feel some relief. I

drank 2 cups of hot cocoa and then it passed. so today, I am feeling

good. Not that stupid " stuck feeling " .

congrats on that 20lbs, you are doing awesome!! :-)

hugs,

> >

> > Hi, I'm totally brand new to this board and I'm looking into Dr.

A as

> > a surgeon possibly. In my research, I came across your answer.

The

> > reason you feel less " restriction " is because the residual fat pad

> > between your pouch and the band has lessened due to you losing 20

more

> > pounds, so you need a fill. This will continue happening until

you

> > stop losing weight.

> > Hope this helps! Congrats on your weight loss so far!

> >

> >

>

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Thanks . Encouraging words always help! It's funny, I was just in the car driving across town thinking, "I can't wait to get home and hop on that treadmill." I hope those feeling last. Endorphins - what a wonderful thing! My fill doctor is Dr. Fitzpatrick in Eugene. She a Naturopath who used to be an oncology nurse, so she has lots of experience in dealing with ports and such. Her main focus is seeing people with gastric bands. Here's her website www.gastricbands.com. I hope my band is in the best spot possible too. It just "feels right" even though I can't eat any solids yet. Kristi DOB 8/3/07 219/180/145peninsulahair <peninsulahair@...> wrote: Kristi, I am just so proud of you!!!!! Wow you are amazing!! Isn't that funny that you wanted to run, this exercise stuff is addicting huh?!!! :-) they say that exercise releases those endorphins so we actually get kind of a "high" from it, and it does become something your body "wants to do". You are doing so awesome!! Keep it up girlie. :-)Your doctor sounds amazing!! where is she at? I like the fact that she mentioned your mental health too. This whole process is like a full circle, it involves our mental health and state of mind too. Her advice was wonderful!! :-) I hope you took it.

:-)How is your restriction? I hope you find a "good spot" for you. I also need to start to add more "rougher" stuff. I have been to tight, to long. But my band is loosing up and I am eating more varieties and having way less Paying "incidents". so I am going to start adding more fruits and veggies. keep it up! you are doing great!!!have a great day!hugs,>> Got another 60 minutes in today and feeling great! I never thought I > would actually WANT to jog! What's that about?> > I went and got a fill today. I'm up to 2.4 cc's. For some reason I > just feel like this is going to be a good spot for me. I love Dr. > Fitzpatrick! She spends all this time talking with you about all > aspects of your life and what

you can do to improve not just your > physical health but your emotional health as well. I told her about > how I haven't felt full and am just making myself not eat. She was > totally supportive and gave me lots of tips on why that might be > happening. She thinks maybe I've been eating too much soft food, > stuff that just turns to mush and slips through my band way too > easy. I hadn't thought about it that way - lots of cottage cheese > and yogurt and crackers. Then she told me to go home and take an > Epsom salt bath, relax and find some time to myself instead of always > taking care of my family who are fully capable of taking care of > themselves. Hmmm . . . what a concept!> > Anyhow, I've gone on too long here. I just feel so energized after > my fill appointment and then an hour on the treadmill!> > Kristi> DOB 8/3/07>

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Thank you Cyrena. I have a feeling that I'm in a good spot right now with my band. I want to thank you for keeping the exercise challenge data for us. I look at it all the time. It is very encouraging!Cyrena Weeks <cyrenaweeks@...> wrote: Kristi,That is so awesome to have a Dr. that visits and is that compassionate! She is right, we forget that this takes some work on our part and we need to take some time for us, not always everyone else. I'm glad you got your fill and I hope you notice a difference right a way

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Hey...I think I found the file where I am supposed to log my exercise

minutes, but I can't access .xls files..so how do I log them and how

much fun is it to do if I can't even view the file?

I did 30 min yesterday and 30 min today...

Thanks!

Dawnita