losingjusme

i agree. amy didnt owe Kim anything. what kim did was inexcusable. 'here, vote her off, she's not losing anything'... WTH?

ummmm .. dont think i'll be subscribing to that podcast :eek: i have decided to take this week off. i did run Monday, but am just too sore to do the rest of the week so i am going to rest until next Monday and hopefully i will be able to get back in the swing of things. i hate being such a klutz... :cry

i agree with babygrl, absolutely pathetic. when jealousy consumes people they do bizarre things, but that is just uncalled for.

JM thats really a ton of cals burned, is your weight set correctly? great job on the run and yes, its RUN!!! i didnt run today. my body still hurts so much ... i am going to train for an hour tomorrow and maybe run tomorrow.. sigh..

Josette, you look great! sorry to hear you've been having a difficult time.

always - yeah, that was a couple of weeks ago ... i'm back now

you may want to not eat a bagel for Breakfast. a lot of people (me included) are very tight in the morning. i have a liquid breakfast (high in Protein low in carbs is the key)... it will fill you up until a light lunch. if you are still really quite hungry, i say go in for the fill. it took me about 5 fills to get adequate restriction - but the number of fills doesnt really matter ... what matters is HOW MUCH Fluid with each fill.. good luck.

completely normal - search for "Bandster Hell" in here.

every morning - Atkins Advantage Caramel Latte shake ... REALLLLLLLY cold. tastes like a Starbucks frapp.... mmmmmmm

insub - that is so true

well it probably wont be next week cause he is going to lose all of that water weight plus whatever he loses next week ... grrrr ... unethical people suck!

that is SO good to hear!

JM - ummm i dont think that would be a good thing ...

ok ... you are going to call me an ignorant American ... but, TJ - how safe is it there? would i want to spend 1+ weeks there w/ my DH and possibly DD ?? i think i need to drop to about 199 before i even start thinking about the LBL... **sigh** so much more to go.

LMAO!!! ...

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ... no. this is YOUR workout.... and really truly not a competition with anyone but yourself. IF you feel you can go a tad faster, build up to it, but do not get injured (like i did - although i'm just a klutz, it wasnt running related)..

Rain, can you put the real young ones in the stroller and take a nice walk? i walked w/ my dog last night after work and burned about 300 cals in 40 mins. it was good and got us out of the house. i think i may do it tonight with my other one - although he is quite high strung

i am walking at 3.6-3.7 usually and jogging up to 4.4. i was advised by some of the serious runners on the board (jachut and JulieNYC) to S-L-O-W it down when i was doing 5 MPH. JM - how is the HRM working for you? glad you found one! i am taking today off. i am really really sore after my tumble last night. i guess i will do Thurs and Saturday for my remainder runs.

JM i only wear the strap when i am working. you may want to put the HR watch/strap around your sports bra strap. i am supposed to run tomorrow, but i tripped tonight ... i am SUCH a clutz. i am ice-ing up right now, hopefully i will be OK for tomorrow.

ahhh, i see. that's my posting time!

what about a LBL? i heard it is best to "go local" for that one since it is so invasive... thoughts??

i am really late on responding to this (just saw it, sorry)... but my answer is ummm.. not only no but ummm ... uckfay no ... you are a total inspiration to me and so many others. i look at where you started and where you are now and can really think that i can do this... you rock!

meeg - congrats on being banded!! YAY! definitely wait a couple months for the couch 2 5k program. other stuff, call your surgeon and see what they think. i started 2 weeks after with walking (very short, very slow). whos - i cant believe you find time to sleep ... sooo jealous! :mad:

Ghost that's a great site. i have no idea what i want my ultimate goal to be. for now i am working in 'mini (obtainable) goals' ... my next goal is 235 pounds. then my next will be 199 (start looking into plastics) then ???? i have my goal listed as 180 but dont think that is low enough. i am 5'9" and think i could drop as low as 160-165 and look pretty good. i'd LOVE to weigh less than DH but i dont think that's going to happen... but that's OK

Rice tends to expand in your tummy. you eat 2 tablespoons and are satisfied, it expands and you are miserable. i was ok with rice until my last fill. dont want to go through that again. miserable!