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It might but thats why I keep it painted. I can't help that my toenail is gross. Nothing I try will fix it. lol My feet are ugly anyhow. Short stubby toes.

Maybe you said that to make him feel better. It doesn't make you weak, just compassionate. Besides don't like 95% of diets fail after like 5 years? I don't feel weak for having the surgery I feel smart. I don't want to put forth all this effort to lose weight if I am just going to gain it all back again. The band is my insurance policy. You are a strong amazing woman. Don't let anyone make you feel like anything less. Because if they do I will dig a pit in my basement and make it put the lotion in the basket.

I like to paint my giant yellow toenail.

Well hopefully she won't be too obsessed with them... *It rubs the lotion on and puts the lotion in the basket* I am a googling maniac.

Juli YOU"RE GAY?!?!?!?!? I would love for my daughter to meet you guys. There was a special on HBO awhile back about that cruise that Rosie O'donnels had. We watched it together so I could show her that some families may be different but they still are a family and still love each other just the same. I want her to understand that it is okay for people to love whom ever they want and just because you have two moms, or two dads, or only one parent it does not make you any better or worse than anyone else and you can still have a great family. I want my children to be loving tolerant people, not racist bigots.

I would think a thong would let the gas pass more freely. I am running at the track later. My workout partner is a runner but not a biker. I am going to push her at biking and she is going to push me at running.

Well if HP has a teen that wants to sit and you bring your daughter I would bring mine too since they are close in age. My son could stay home with DH or my parents unless he decides by then to be wonderful with his toilet use. I trust you guys so hopefully no one is too crazy! I would be up for the 40 also.

I am with WasA. The Matrix is awesome. I have put a scoop of peanut butter in there for flavor which is awesome. I do want to try the davinci peanut butter syrup to not have all the fat of regular pb.

Did you get some handy dandy instructions? Go to your local gym, find a good looking man and ask him for some help =)

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Well duh JC...I figured you just wear them when you light your farts on fire. As for the panties I wasn't sure if it was just because I wear thongs or if it was all panties that chaffe. I want to do the ride at the end of September but I don't want to go alone. Plus my bike is a piece of crap. I don't think I am going to be doing too many more long distances on it. The back wheel kind of feels like it is wobbling and even though the whole thing is tightened on it still makes me a bit nervous going fast down steep hills. If I could just win the lottory I could get a new bike. J you rock at 14.5 mph. You would definitly smoke my ass. I would totally do Fort Wayne. I'm not gonna lie, Toledo would be better since it is only a 30 minute drive but I guess I should not be too selfish about it lol. D...I heart you =)

D if you want I can come bend over in front of you and you can light one up. With the gas I have it shouldn't be to difficult. J I have no idea why I thought she was in Ann Arbor. I think I just make stories up in my head sometimes....er often. JC you kick ass. Nuff said. HP you should check into the Toledo thing. So I am feeling like the saggy baggy elephant today. I just want to grab a machete and hack off my tummy skin. Oh and have a question for the females...sorry JC this doesn't really pertain to you (hopefully). DO you ladies wear panties under your bike shorts? Mine always seem to ride up and bother me so I thought maybe I wasn't supposed to.

Ewww I just read the lighting farts part.

Hmmm....50 miles I could almost ride to Toledo. Juli isn't your GF in Ann Arbor? You guys should come to the metropark where I ride...it is only like 15-20 minutes from there.

I barfed once on diet soda. I rarely touch the stuff now and if I do it is very flat and only a sip or two. I would much rather eat my calories than drink them though. The french bread sounds lovely though I am sure it would make me sick. I can only eat the crust or toast. Speaking of which I had a slice or rye bread with some diet jelly on it for breakfast....it was dreamy. 237 is awesome J! You are doing so well. Just wait until you have good restriction. It really is a kick in the butt when you realize you can't eat what you could before. But you get used to it.

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I don't know if it is just me and I am a weirdo or what, but now that I am starting to have bones again I keep touching them. Like I can't keep my hands off my neck because I am constantly touching my collerbones. Or I have my hands on my hips because I can feel hip bones.

And thanks JC. Maybe in a year or ten I can smoke your ass on a bike!

I think it is just lack of knowledge for those who don't know about Lapbands. Since the band is relatively new when people think of bariatric surgery they think of a bypass. Not to put down people who have bypasses but it is easier for them to lose weight. They can't eat the sugar without becoming violently ill. They do not absorb the calories we do because they have less intestine for their food to go through. People who have bypasses usally lose their weight very, very quickly and the effort they have to put in come 18 months down the road when they begin to be able to strech their pouches and test their dumping. With a band it is a constant battle. The only thing it does is restrict our consumption of solid food. It helps us to stop. But only if we work with it and eat the right foods. People are not educated enough to know that we could eat milkshakes all day and not loose. Or eat chips and crackers and gain. I think too many people put too much confidence in their band doing it all for them and then get pissed when they don't lose. Okay I don't know why I am ranting now lol but I will step off my soapbox.

Oh I will be strutting all right.

Thanks guys. To be honest I am going up north to see some family and one of my cousins who said I took the easy way out by getting surgery. I just want to show her how good the easy way out looks and feels. She is big too (most of my family are) and 8 months pregnant. She is going to have a shit fit when she sees me.

Um okay so it is bragging time. I know I am only supposed to weigh once a week but since I have to go to the doctors and be weighed today I figured I might as well give myself a heads up so I know what to expect. I lost 7 POUNDS this week!!!!!!!!! Holy fricken crap. I am 14 pounds away from onederland and I don't even know what to think about that. This miserable diet and exercise routine I am on is starting to seem less and less miserable. I was only going to stay on it to get myself below 200 but hell if it is working so well I may not stop. Oh and my BMI indicates I am just plain obese now, not severely obese. lol

I have had both beer and Mike's with no problems. Drink them slowly. Mike's also has a "light" hard lemonade with less carbs.

Those do look pretty sweet JC.

The hammock tent could very well be one of the coolest things ever! I did another 15 miles today,