OH Juli

Again to give the guy some slack, if I may. If he had said, "Looks like your t!ts and as$ are getting smaller/firmer/tighter." you could sue him considering you work together. Also, talking about your body below your chin just isn't comfortable for some fellas. And, I too get, "wow, I can really see it in your face!" Which is where I see it the most too. I feel like I'm melting from the top down. HTH

Chris I'm assuming you're talking to me--the Columbus mention and all. If not, oops. I didn't get any PMs lately. They must be messing with this site. So many things change on here. Like now I've constantly need to log on, it's no longer automatic. All is groovey in Columbus. Juli

I don't know how we fall to the 3rd page. I'm on here all the time! I know you all have got to be sick of me. Denise is riding drunk in wine country this week. And TammyJ went on a trip too. Yenken is MIA. They tend to add a lot to the conversation. We miss you! I know I'm missing some of the other regulars who must be having too much fun getting skinny to be bothered with this board. :biggrin1: Just to chitty chat about myself for a minute, I did do my 20 mile ride yesterday on the new bike. It feels pretty unusual, but great to be getting fit and meeting my personal goals. The weight dropping off is a bonus too! A new NSV, I'm a solid size 24 now, which though is still a plus size, it's a size you can find in a department store, not just at LB or AVE. Yesterday I got some new clothes at Kohls! Not much, but it was great to try on things and go, yuck, bad look. Not yuck, but I guess I'll buy it cuz it fits! Lord help me when I see 14! Juli

Well, berries and cole slaw are good for moving you. But maybe it's the Protein powder. It does have a way of backing things up. I'd get some prune juice/plum juice. (I think it's funny, they are calling it plum juice now. It's the same fruit!) Also, I'd try putting more whole fruit in your diet. Nectarines and peaches are in season. Also, if it were me, I'd drink half or full caffeine, it does something to stimulate the bowels. HTH.

I think it's interesting and great how we all make our families. My partner at the time, and I looked at using a known doner, but the men we asked had different expectations than us. So we went to the bank. The first time worked but we miscarried. Try #19, at $500 a try, finally took! Zoe was born in 2001! My ex and I raise her 50/50. She stays at one house M/T/F/S/S the other W/Th one week then we rotate. We talk everything through, she has the same style bed at both houses. It's really quite nice. Next year we are all taking her to Disney. We being both moms and our girlfriends. I think we need to borrow a kid to keep Zoe company too. She starts Kindergarten in the fall, so I should be regaling you all with those tales. Happy Tuesday my banded buddies. ConSafo-Welcome. You'll do great!

areellady- Maybe you need two bikes. One for off road, the one you have now, and one for the road for specifically. If you're wanting something new already, it would make sense to get something rather different, than yet another hybrid. (I don't know exactly what your schwinn is, but I'm assuming.) Good luck. And about recumbants, I understand they are FUN and great, but they are hard to shift when going up hill, you just don't have the same strength in your quads in that position as you do on an upright. And sounds like you want more ability to shift... just a thought.

Well Hi There! In which state are you having the banding done? Is your honey here in Columbus still? If you are getting it done here, then the question is where? I'll wait to hear your answer to the many questions above before I start with opinions about the different places... So nice to meet you, Chris!

I swear Starbucks puts crack in their espresso. I've been getting half decaf doubles over ice. Pour in the skim milk and the sweetener. OMG, I love those! I'm going to Target in 15 minutes and they've got a Starbucks in the store...Gonna get me one, again....

This one makes me laugh more than anything. I was driving my 75 year old step-father's mother back from a family event. She's been 250+ for 40 years. I'm a lesbian. She asks me if I'm a lesbian because I'm fat and can't get a man? I asked where she's been hiding her female lover all these years? Oi.

I was thinking some suburban moms where going to be offended. I was a party with some citified, dressy women, they were talking about "mom jeans" and I was like, "what's that?" and they said, "you know when a woman just gives up and leaves the house wearing old, tired jeans." I was wearing old, tired jeans.:embarassed: Hopefully soon gone will be the days when "clean and not stained" are not the only concern I have for how I dress. I hear people try on different pairs of the same kind of clothes, like black pants, to see which one they prefer. I'm used to buying whatever I could get to fit! As an aside, I was wearing some new shorts, in a new size. After I left the potty, I had to double check that I had them fastened. Why? They felt like they were going to slide off me, but they were buttoned and zipped! I'm a bit scared to buy the next size down, but I need to get a few pair for vacation in August. I worry that if I wait until then there won't be any in the stores! Also, I want to pick up a few things a week between now and then instead of going hog wild... Oh the problems of having to buy clothes! I'm so happy to have such problems.

It has 24 gears. It's a racer style bike, but not as expensive. So it is light and sleek. You want more gears to be better able to do a range of levels. You might also want to not get a mountain bike unless you plan on going off road. They are designed with chubby tires to hug the ground. That takes more effort to move forward, all the ground hugging. Really, the best thing to do is figure out what kind of biking you want to do then find a bike from there. HTH.

Kim You can still plan new and better for you food. You can still plan to go to restaurants, but go less frequently to better quality places. Exercise (go ahead and smack me) is a great hobby. My new interests are seeing my collar bones and feeling stronger. Again, you can smack me--but seriously, you had this surgery so you could shed the past that got you heavy. Look at the new uncharted territory you get to blast through, instead of where you have been. Where you were might have been cozy at times, but I'm sure it had it's bad points too. Good Lucky. J

Rosi If you want some real suggestions about what to eat post a typical day's meals so we can offer some. Sorry you're having issues. Juli

It's a Giant OCR Giant Bicycles | bikes - women - OCR® 3 w Brushed/Light Blue since you asked. I can't wait to get all sweaty today! Juli

Wanabethin It's obvious you know you shouldn't eat like that, so no lecture. I too have done it. But what really worked for me was putting all my food into FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal It's a free web based tracker. And so you can totally freak the hell out, put in what you ate a the BBQ. My first day of tracking was when I thought I was being good and I still nearly reached 4000 calories. I thought no wonder I'm slowly gaining. I typically burn 2600 with out extra activity. Let's say I did something that burned 400 more calories that day, that would have left me an excess 1000. 3500 too many equal one pound gained. But the flip side is, the band will help you from binging, and tracking your calories will help you go, "I could make changes there, and there." It's something to think about. Good luck regardless.

I'm still rather new, I was banded in March. I'm with out a fill. I call my band Phyllis. At anyrate, if you are in the right frame of mind, one where you are ready to do what it takes to lose weight, eat properly and exercise, you CAN do it without a fill. An empty band does make some physiological changes. In your head you need to have the behavioral parts and the congnative parts in line too. I think it takes all three. I've lost 2.5 pounds a week average since the first of the year, when I started eating like a loser and moving more. HTH.

Okay, I've posted this on some of the other places I frequent on here, so if I'm being redundant forgive me. I bought a road bike. A new slick I'm shooting for speeds of 20 mile per hour by summer's end, bike. I've hooked up with a group of women riders and they are so encouraging. They go on 30-50 mile trips every weekend. I hope to get with them soon. I'm going on a baby ride with some members on Tuesday. For you running chicas, I so want to run. I tried when I was about 270 and after a week, my knee said no, you've got to weigh less. So I hopped on a bike. I still want to run and I will. I thought I'd pick it up again around 225. At what weights did you start running? Did I tell you I'm excited about my fancy new bike??? Juli

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Okay Gang I spent the weekend at the pool, at the zoo and for a bike ride dragging the kid behind me. Whew. But Friday I bought a new bike. A road bike with skinny tires...etc. Saturday I bought bike shorts with the pad, and gloves and an odometer and a mirror and and and....hehehe. I've hooked up with a group of women riders and they've been very welcoming. I go out with them on Tuesday for my first group ride! Tomorrow I'm going to shoot for 20 miles, I've only done that amount once before and I was beat afterward. I'm hoping the new bike will help make it easier. I'm still fill less but I'm keeping my 2.5 pounds a week average going. Have a great week everyone! XO Juli

Newfie Welcome. You're just knocking those pounds off! Dude, get some new clothes, at least a one or two things. It really help you appreicate how good you are looking! Congratulations.

I did buy my new road bike on Friday. I didn't get a chance to take it out this weekend, but tomorrow I'm hoping to hit upwards of 20 miles on it and Tuesday I'm riding with a group on an 18 mile jag. I'm so stoked!

I did buy my new road bike on Friday. I didn't get a chance to take it out this weekend, but tomorrow I'm hoping to hit upwards of 20 miles on it and Tuesday I'm riding with a group on an 18 mile jag. I'm so stoked!

Cheri Click on my ticker and it will take you to tickerfactory.com. Follow the directions, pick a marker, pick a line, put in your info. The it will give you different kinds of html laungage lines, the first one says for b.b. (for bulletin boards) copy that. Come back to LBT and up top at CP User you can modify your signature. Paste it in there. HTH

Eddie Where's your post? I got it in my email but it's not on here? LBT is something some times. Your ADHD joke made me laugh out loud! Not seeing the honey this weekend but flying into Chicago next Friday for their Pride weekend. Woo hoo. The Newport Aquarium is pretty good, in Newport KY. But I'm not huge on watching fish swim. The kiddo loves it though. Take care and squeeze that man. Kisses,

Thick Chick That's is out of control! OMG! You win the horrible date contest, hands down. God love you for trying. You know, it's not too much to ask for a little respect, a little dinner, a decent car ride and not getting pushed up on. Thanks for sharing.