OH Juli

I got all messed up today with my schedule at work, then there was a baby shower....so I didn't work out after and it's 95 degrees out today so I'm keeping my ass in the house right now...so boo hoo, all that grief I gave JC about only working out in the morning and I did nothing. Karma But about the baby shower, I found a new way not to eat through one of those events. Offer to use the guest of honor's camera and take pictures of everyone. It keeps you busy and if your bossy like me, you get to tell people what to do. I got away without eating ass loads of food, enjoyed the party and was helpful to boot. ye-haw.

D. That one mother effin hill!!!!!!!!!!!! And don't you look cute?! And ohhh ahhhh nice bike. You are one rocking ass chica!

No flooding for me either. I live part way up a good sloping street with a river at the bottom and about 100 houses between me and it.

oi. boys r gross You know, I have thongs now. The are in the "really really bad idea" drawer. Who in their right mind makes size 26 thongs? Or worse yet, what kind of insane woman buys them? Oh wait, me.

Apparently myspace is blocked at work. Makes sense...but argh. I'll look you up at home tonight.

I love Old Navy too. I had on a pair on low rise dress pants yesterday from there and I LOVED them. But the low rise I liked because it helps with the muffin top, you know the roll a WLS woman can get above the waste of her pants. Too much loose-ness in the skin thing. Okay, talking clothing...I think I've talked about not having bought new panties yet....It's generally not a problem, and I did try but Target only had white granny panties in my size, (and I buy package-panties, not hanger or table panties, because I'm cheap) and I've not been able to get to other stores lately, so I didn't get any yet. Bottom line is I'm still wearing GIANT underwear. Well, I did get some rather short exercise shorts. They have a 3 inch inseam, so they are short...but longer ones don't work.. Well, yesterday for the first time, the panties were hanging lower than the shorts!!!! I had to roll the waste band! HA. Calm down boys, I know, that's HOT. :eyebrows:

Hazel YOU LOOK SO GOOD! You can really see the difference in your tummy and butt! Keep up the good work! You hair is getting long too! Woo Hoo!

Restriction is something very new to me. HOLY COW, but over all it's all good. Pamela, while PBing chicken and Broccoli the other day I thought of you. My first major PB since getting filled. That was something.

Bitch ass work, getting in the way. HP, I too have had to focus more while at work, but alas, no 11.5 hour days for me. What is it that you do?

hit sent, con't post. THEY LOVE RIDING. And when I was 300+, 5'2'' woman, so as wide as I was tall, I was NEVER antagonized or eye rolled at, going into a store and asking questions. I shopped in 4 different stores and talked to a bunch of bike people before I got my bike. Talk to them!

Job Giant Bicycles | bikes - mountain - Rincon Blue/Anthracite This is what my LBS dude recommended. I own a giant road bike and LOVE it. He said it's good because it has oversized tires and stronger rims. Also you'd want to change out the seat for a cruiser saddle, not the performance saddle that comes with it. $350 is the MSP. You can typically get last year's modle this time of year 10-15% off. Shwinn also has cruiser bikes that would work. Apparently reinforce rims and oversized tires are the key words you want. And about LBS people. THEY

JC, you had better. Really I don't don't know why you are waiting until tomorrow to try harder, you have the rest of the day. I've actually been working this morning and neglecting you all. What's up with that?

D Couch to 5 K? You're inspiring! Jenn Welcome. We have been there. Change is a-coming soon enough. It will happen when you are ready.

BG- What's your myspace page?

The Cycling Gangsta Bitches' are at your beck and call. Sorry to know your pooch isn't 100%. That's rough. JC- You are amazing. But you know that. You get props though for not turning the table over on the crowd ala the Incrdible Hulk. We'd be calling you Bruce, if you did. You get props for recognizing the frustration with your sister to manipulate you, gulit you and hashing it out with her to a good resolution. All that and not a bunch of calories you have to work off. Fantastic. Enough about you, now about me. Today all the teachers came back to school and we had a big opening of school thingy. You would have thought I grew a second head and a tail with all the attention I got. I have to say, I wore my favorite new pants and a clingy T with my hair down..you know looking extra cute, but I was surprised at the amount of the response about my weight loss. Some people were discreet, some jackasses looked at me and were like, "You lost weight." What do you say to that? "No shit"? Really, I said, "been trying". My favorite one, because it's so accurate, is the phys ed teacher who has helped me create my strength training rountine said, "You've been working HARD!" Damn right I've been working hard. And I busted ass in the fitness center today. I'm determined to get up to a half hour on the stair master. Bitch ass thing just kills me.

Rock On Canada! My heart bleed red, white and blue....but I love you guys up north!

BTW it's still okay to poke fun at gays and lesbians. As for the sterio types they happen for a reason. And because there is so mush information swirling around we try to compartmentalize as to who is who and what is what. Gender, race and size are the first things they clue into. Gender is really the first. When a baby is born or hell, before it's born we want to know girl or boy so we can catagorize it. As for looking like hell, there are a bunch of typically sized people looking ragged and dirty. We just see the fat people because we ourselves are fat. Kind of like when you buy a new make of car only to see the same make all over the place. It's what you are tuned in to.

Wow, not telling your SO something that important boggles the mind. Either you think the surgery is a cake walk, which it is not, or you don't trust your husband, which is very sad. The band will change your life immeasurably. Doing it alone when you have a partner for life, to have and to hold seems very selfish and cruel. Something is amiss. Harsh words I know...

I don't pour myself anything at home. I tend to drink up until the moment I start eating. When I'm finshed eating I look at the clock and say "Okay, 30 minutes." After that set time I start drinking again. I dearly loved my beverages before being banded, but it's a small price to pay. EVENTUALLY, you'll not miss it so much. It's a new habit. That's all. You'll not die. you're taking small bites anyway. You don't need the liquid to wash down the food. Good Lucky.

Job- Come on over to the bycycle thread. It's being spelled wrong kills me! We move pretty quickly but we love talking bikes and you'll get all kinds of information. B recently joined the discussion and we didn't treat him poorly. Juli

I say, tell her to grab a quick lunch and you'll meet her for coffee afterward. You aren't going to go into a restaurant. Do we have the kick her ass too? Put her on the list with the x-gf. We're going to become JC's cycling gansta bitches.

JC- You are such a big effin' dork! God love ya! I love me some nerdy ass folks. I do. I know it sounds like I'm insulting you, but I'm not. I'm recognizing a soul-sibling.

JC and BG You two are on fire this morning. I want to kayak too. But I'm not the best swimmer. But next year, I see me trying. Hi Jenn. Hope you can keep up. Things move quickly on this thread. Has Stacy got you out on a bike yet? Where are you in the process. Tell us about you. In meetings most of today. Can't eat much, I feel irritated from yesterday's PB. I really don't want to do a day of liquids. Boo Hoo. The weather report is rain, rain and freaking more rain. Could be worse I suppose, could be snow. At least we can still get out and get from place to place. XO

Well JC maybe you need to go the STUD route. But that just makes me think of reproduction. Well that will get you a few more bites as well....hehehe Now do any of those single chicas know that you'll be up in Indiana in a few weeks? Oh, who am I kidding, of course they do, becuase if they're interested they are, unbeknownst to you reading, you over here too. [remember I did call myself psycho before....not that I've ever stalked anyone, I'm just saying I know how to act interested...] I love when I go to tease and end up revealing more about myself than I intended! I did get my Fianance homework done today, it's due tomorrow. That was so much better than sweating it like I did last week. Whew. B- Take it easy with trying to do too much. Remember you had someone poking around in your insides. My recovery took longer than I expected...it was a bitch. But by the end of the month I was 100%, sleeping on my belly and everything. As I recall, the sleeping position situation was the worst part. HP Hope you got the checking situation all taken care of. That's horrible. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I PBed with the best of them today. HOLY SHIT. Not fun. Of course the kid wanted to be all up in my business, "what's it look like?" Can you imagine? Anyway, chicken breast and broccoli are off the list of foods I'll be eating for a few weeks. :mad: Boo hoo. Now, what's the minimal amount of protein a person should get? I know I have that notebook here somewhere.

BG, I hope you will stay my friend forever and I never make you mad, ever.