OH Juli

What ?! And you have a 7 year old? You what they say? "It's about damn time!" Actually, that pretty lucky. Did/Do your kids do preschool or day care? I wish that wasn't what we've had to do for Zoe, but it's not the worse thing either...Well it's great when you have good teachers and it sucks when you have some freaking psycho. The pnly psycho we had was when we took her to someone's house. She was so mean. That lasted 8 weeks. Homework, must do h o m e w o r k....don't wanna!!!!!!

The teachers come back on Wednesday and they are more difficult to deal with than the students. (Sorry Pamela) Their whine is monumental..."summer's over...boo hoo." Those of us who work 12 months a year at the school are full a big ol' plate of bite me. Funny, it's always the same few teachers who gripe. Got my fill yesterday under flouro. I can feel the difference, I haven't tried anything more than mushies, and they do go down...along with drinking plenty, I'm feeling great! As of right now I'm only 100 pounds overweight!!!!! A new mile stone!!!

Hellow my cycling pals. I got out today for a group ride that started at 7:30. I rode 28.5 miles in just under 2 hours. Why my average speed registered 14.5 mph!!! I love that on fitday.com 14.0 mph kicks you up to a new range of exercise...do any of you folks use fitday? I'm going out again tomorrow morning. I know my band will hold 4 ccs. I don't know what kind of band it is...I guess I should know that. I too think of things in relation to March 8th. Soon, I'll be at my 6 months out...I also think in terms of the first of the year, because that is when I quit fucking around with eating poorly. I ran out of excuses/saw a nutritionist/had insurance approval...So I have two major dates I think of. I could be a more fun mom, but it's true because my daughter isn't with me half the time I have to caution myself against entertaining her all the time when I do have her. I know other single parents who go nuts trying to clean house and do all the shopping when they don't have their kids so they can be 100% engaged when they do have them. That lasted about a month for me! Little Miss (which I do call her, LOL-BG) needs to see how the real world works. HP- I'd prefer electric. What's the going rate for baby sitting in your world? I pay $5 an hour. If BG pays the same, Leslee would be getting $10/hour. Is that even motivational these days? B, S, JC- Good to see you all present and accounted for. Slack, are you anywhere close to Indiana? J

BG, I see my future in your posts. She is just becoming aware of non cartoon shows. I know it will happen full force before the end of the school year. We don't have many older friends, most are her age or younger. That's cool about your mom, but what do you and your man do for fun?(Keep it clean). Great shopping too. We didn't spend a whole lot this year on clothing because I bought twice in the summer. The beginning summer clothes are too small too tight. So she's got plenty of Tshirts. I'll wait a few weeks for the pants... too much detail...sorry. D, I don't have the stomach issue you talked about or if I do I attribute it to something like my period. But now that I've got a fill all bets are off on how I react to stuff. I just ate some watery cream of wheat, or more like milk slightly thickened with cream of wheat. It was so delicious.

Slacker, That's a fun hill in my book! Watch out for pot holes. The key with pedal is to unhook your foot before you come to a halt. You probably already know that. And i say that as if I have them. Which I do not. I had toe clips and took them off because I was trying to figure out a pressure point situation. (It was the saddle btw) I haven't put them back on thinking I was going to get a new pedal/shoe system. I haven't done that yet either. I want aero bars next. You know the forearm rests...They are next on the list... Chuck E Cheese's wasn't horrible. They are playing in my kid's room as I type and we are going for ice-cream here in a minute. Look at me, feeding my kid pizza, pop and ice-cream...Doesn't happen often but it does happen.

BG Now that this is camping, will you bring your husband and son? Zoe is getting a new bike for her birthday the weekend before our ride. So I'll bring that too. I think two sites would be better, my tent is really big. Or back in the day, my pals and I would rent a shelter house and put all our tents around it. The shelter house would give us a central covered place to play cards and get out of the rain. Typically they weren't that expensive shared between the group. Just a thought. I'm glad you all have the equipment, because I don't.

The only thing I drank was when the needle was in my belly, to see how much or little saline to put in the band. I think it was Barium. Kind of gross, but could have been worse. They did it at the hospital, not the office.

JC Dude, compress the file. Aren't you in technology? Actually it's funny. Good picture too. You look great.

D. How close are you to Bellingham WA? They fly to Columbus via Skybus for super cheap sometimes. But then there would be the issue of getting your bike here. HP. Thanks for looking up the camp sites and taking care of that piece of this. I got my fill today. It was cool to see the contrast move through the opening. 1.5 was too loose and 2 nearly closed it off completely, so he gave me 1.75 cc. No food for Juli today. I'm taking Zoe and a friend to Chuck E Cheese's today...take pity on me. I already have a no caffiene head ache.

Thanks everyone. Apparently due to the amount of weight I've lost, my port is tilted way down. I was told all fills will be done under flouro from now on. He put in 1.75 cc, as 1.5 didn't restrict much and 2 closed me off. I've got a trickle. So there you go...sipping my Grape Frost Isopure (Thanks for the tip Mary!) and back to work.

Wow, morning gang. HP-thank your daughter. We do need her. And we'll pay her too. I could stay at a camp site. I've done it before, I'd do it again. I've got a giant 9x12 foot tent. Zoe would have a blast. I thought hotel because it would give the children something to do (swim) while we were biking. But really I don't have giant money right now so camping would be the better choice. And if we did the hotel it would be two nights..because of travel time and check out time. That's serious money. I will leave finding the camp site up to you guys. Also, all the fun extra equipment like camp stoves and lanterns... I'll get a tent, bedding, and cooler but I'm not much good for much else. Remember I'll be taking a final the Thursday right before we go. And I'd want to get there Friday night since the ride starts at 9am.

Denise- I'm doing alright. I get my fill tomorrow under fluro. I'm excited for some restriction, but scared it will zap my energy. But I'm doing it! The teachers come back on Wednesday next week and our kids come in the following Monday. More importantly, my little girl starts Kindergarten on Wednesday next week!!! She's psyched, I on the other hand, want her to stay little. But she is so ready. Enjoy your last few days of summer!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/vegas-january-agenda-next-steps-39545/#post539344 This talks of what's on the agenda. But it’s pretty loose. The bike ride is for anyone who is interested in going. It too costs around $100 per person. You'd think I shit money they way I'm trying to spend it. Frankly, I live pay check to pay check...but the GF makes more money than is reasonable for any one person. She helps with the travel expenses sometimes. And other nice things though I'm holding out for a solitaire, one or more caret, diamond ring… I told her two months’ gross salary... I like sparkly things. Where was I? Thanks for the props on the weight loss. I stepped on the scale twice but it read 234, I think it’s artificially low, but I’m owning it. The next 3 days of liquids will make it real. School is weird. I start grad school in January though I won’t have my BS in Business Management until August 08. It’s a combo program where my grad stuff goes toward my undergrad to make it go more quickly. It shaves off 8 months. However I have to pay for and take graduate level classes for 8 months to get a Bachelor’s degree. I’ll have my MBA in August of 09. You all will have to come to Columbus for that party! After the MBA I’m looking to go back to the private sector, some huge global food organization, like Starbucks or Busch Beer or Borden. I want to do that for a while then move to something smaller where I can be a big fish. Also, I’m a Certified Public Manager, and I do have a piece of my heart in public service, so I’ll look at better run agencies before I write them off completely. Right now where I work is being lead by people I have no respect for and I’m frustrated beyond words.

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDdddd If you make to vegas I'd....I'd just burst or something! That would be so freaking awesome! We are biking on Saturday. They pick you up from the strip, give you a bike, helmet and a guide (i think) and bring you back! Who thought when I got this band it would involve meeting traveling and meeting people?

I leave for 3 hours and I get more of JC's farts...it figures. I'll start reserving things when or if we get a sitter. HP said she'd ask her daughter tonight so we should know by tomorrow. Woot! I'm seriously stoked by the idea of the ride. That weekend falls between two classes so I'll have just finished a final and not yet started on the new stuff. I love that you are a Googling Maniac! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUBJECT CHANGE I don't talk about my job much because I hate it. Next week the teachers return and the week following the students return. Yuck. We had camps all summer so it wasn't like there was a big lull like what is typical. I am not excited by the new school year. I manage a staff of 6 and I really love most of them most of the time but there is one who gives me a freaking ulcer. They are union and it's a state agency so just firing her ass isn't a choice so now I have to put a disiplinary grid into effect and watch her like a hawk. We work in a kitchen (not rocket science0 and there are more people than there is work to do, but she still manages to fuck around too much and doesn't do what she needs to do. There are language issues, deaf/hearing, cultural issues, she went to the school so she feel intitled...I'm just feeling pissy and realized that's the root cause. Bitch ass bitches...OH and it's a kitchen so yeah, it's like an alcholic working in a bar. I used to be a professional baker and cook...so I can make some rocking food, and do use my powers for good, I make healthy stuff often, but yesterday I made sweet potato cake with cream cheese icing. It was awesome and I ate too much of it... WTF.

Blowing it off sounds like a reasonable thing to do. I like to think of myself as "Lady Justice" with a scale in my hand, always balancing right and wrong. HA! Nope, the scale is glued to my feet, but I have a reasonable relationship with it. I try not to let it influence my attitude. I've got a healthy enough perspective on the thing-or so I believe. Kids can I tell you my motivation to do anything work related is just out the window. I had lunch with my daughter's grandma today. (EX's mom.) and it was lovely, but carb loaded...now I have to get in the gym. She and I have always gotten along and we chat regularly on the phone, but she wanted my nicer big clothing so we had lunch and I passed them on. We looked through the bag a little and I was sad to see some of my favorite things go, but they were too big anyway now.... Wow, my emotions are all over the place. I need to get in the gym.

Denise, Do my eyes deceive me or are you one pound away from half way to goal?! What a fantastic mile stone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I posted on the pic site and I will here too. BG, you are doing fanfuckintastic! You look awesome! D-The same is better than a gain. You'll drop a bunch at your next weigh in. How often do you weigh? You know me, I'm a daily paranoid freak. HP-I love this tread too. I feel you guys are genuine friends. Who'd a thunk it?

How To Shift Shimano STI Levers! - genesisbicycles.com This is on shifting gears. My WOW (women on wheels) group just sent this around. FYI. Who would have thought, an actual bike related post, by me.

Just Crazy......LOL....I love it.

JC I'm down for all kinds of sharing, but really you can keep the particulars, like what you like to do with asses to your self! LOL. Sicko. D- I forgot, YOU ROCK YOU AMAZING HILL CONQUERING DIVA! BG- It does feel good to get the praise. I've talked before about how I typically wear a uniform at work. (3X polo) and when I wear my fit me clothes I get all kinds of shout outs. Yesterday I wore my size 22 jeans and a scoop neck Tshirt, it's casual here in the summer, and people were just falling over themselves to say nice things. I even got a "you're georgous!" from an older woman, which made me happy. I try not to get hung up on the "I was cute before, just fat" mentality. People want to be happy for me, so I am happy with them. Before it's all said and done you'll be wearing size S scrubs!!!

D- How soon until you are done with school? The scrubs are going to fit you very differently now that your are getting skinny. JC- Typos are so allowed. If I fretted about them on here I'd be a mess. don't worry. B- Like D said, you get points for jumping in. We've been all over the place with talking about our bands, biking, near death experiences, frustrations, vacations, pets and children. We share the love. HP- Girl, you must be working at work. Hello. BTW, glad your DH will be coming on the ride. My GF said she was going to pass unless others brought their SOs. I don't want her to pass...so thank your man for me. BG-and ya'll, have you tried to talk about our little group with the outside world? I was telling the GF about you all last night and saying, "H.P. and B.G. and I were talking about a mid point"...finally I called you Detroit and Indiana, because I really can't remember your names...Traci and Stacy maybe....and it's all JC's fault. Because of him we've initalized. And JC, do people call you that or do they call you Joe, Jim, James, John, Justin, Josh, Julius? What the hell? Obviously I'm not getting much work done this morning. That will change...must get busy.

What about walking for exercise; in a mall or outside weather permitting. You don't need to wear anything fancy and take it at a pace that's good for you. Also if your house has stairs you can do a set amount of stairs each day as your exercise. You might feel a little silly, but there won't be any eyes on you. Really burning calories will help you lose just as much as restricting calories. xo

Do you all ever sleep? I logged off very late and there's a full page since then! JC-I'm really scared of being bitten by a dog...well more like chased by a dog while riding. It happened when I was a teen and I freaked out. I think I'd do better now, but non-the-less...I can't believe you didn't miss a beat. You're insane. HP-If your daughter is game for babysitting let us know. She can name her price. We'll probably be out for 5 hours. I'll start looking for hotels if she says yes. HP and BG, are you going to camp or hotel it? I used to camp, but I happily gave up all the stuff when I split with the ex. I'd rather sleep standing up than on another air mattress. JC will you really come up here for that? I don't know where you are in Florida, how long of a drive you'd have to do, but for real let us know. Would you be camping in your hammock or staying in a room? B-We've got to ride what feels right...and you can always cover your biking shorts with a regular pair or even moutain biking shorts which I believe have better placed seams. And for real, I don't look so hot in mine but I dare anyone to say anything to me. BG, I feel ya about the squished thigh mass.

Mary you can see you've lost weight in your face in your new picture! Wow-wee!!! Will you smile again in the next one? (Just being silly) You look great.