Hello there Band fans....I got banded March 28th-2007.

I told myself....Bycyling would be a very good choice. Fresh air, muscles working for the sake of "Cardio". After one week passed--in April. I purchased three new bikes for me and my two sons. I have defeated many things doing that. No more not riding with my children--we ride as a crew (family). We could not conquer the hill on my street. We used to stop 3 to 4 times before getting to the top ( I did). So now the wheels have turned. My kids ask me---"Daddy can we stop--our legs are burning". Thank God I am doing well now. Now with 21 pounds gone---but just riding bikes. I am ready for the next Journey...The 1st fill--I am looking forward to the next 4 to 6 weeks--maybe 12 or 20 pounds gone...who knows...:faint: this is how I feel on many days after my ride. Today--(8.5 miles) It was walking, riding around the fair in my town--but that is what my speedometer said when it was all over...

Aww J I am glad I could inspire you =) Good shoes are definitly key. Just like getting a bike you want to go to the specialty store and get fitted. The prices are very compareable to what your would find elsewhere and they have much more of a selection. Start slow and don't give up. I started running at a slower pace than which I walked. The couch to 5K is awesome and only takes up 30 minutes a day 3 times a week. I have a treadmill you could borrow if you need it lol.

D, I put the thongs under the belly. One day they are going to look amazing on my flat surgery enhanced belly but not today.

Right, can't wait for the surgery enhanced belly too!!!!!

JC, sooooo is this the same girl you went out on a date with not long ago....and god forbid I should have to remind you of all the STD's out there....COVER YOURSELF UP!!!!

I also LOVE the running, well jogging. My calves are ROCK HARD....SORRY jc, I had to say it.

So, JC, I just have to ask. Is the real thing better than porn????

Amish girls do it manually.

Do they do it manually in the buggies?

I think JC has found a gf.....he certainly isn't spending his time with this group of ladies anymore, sooooo that can only mean one thing....he has grown a beard....and it off to buy a buggy and horses.

I am off to get a fill. Hope you all enjoy your dinner tonight while I am sipping liquids. I just want to say....I heart you all...

J. Where are you? Have you joined JC with the Amish buggy?

I will heart my dinner tonight.

I don't have anything serious going on just yet. I do however have a (few) different situations brewing!

As for the 14th date thing, what if I am not the one doing the fondling? :-)

I have decided however that the Amish thing is probably not going to work out based on the shock I was in when I saw that damn sea of grey in my beard! WTF How in the hell did that happen?

D, I heart rock hard calves.

BG, if all goes well a return to my jogging routine after work today.

J, congrats on the decision to start running!

I am going to that rock climbing gym this week to check it out. I may go on Wednesday because that is when the ladies get a discounted rate!

I also need to find a store around here that can get me into some proper running shoes.

HP, have you gone riding yet?

Ok.....lng story short...the one place that I found is only open on Monday and fridays over the winter months..guess it is considered winter here with 90 degree temps????

The other place wanted a 1200 deposit, and no bike rack......I would of been 30 some miles from where I needed to get to someplace safe.

I am not giving up...there has got to be somewhere I can go....

there is a gym and pool here at hotel...went swimming last night....man I love that......

anyway..classes are good, miss having someone to hang out with though.....been lost more times than I can count....LOL

OMG! I just discovered this thread...you guys are NUTS! I love it!

I have become an avid cyclist and excercise freak! I never thought I would see the day that I would excercise, much less LOVE it!

I'm going to keep my eye on you guys! Very funny in here!

Stefanie42467,

Well if you're going to hang you need to shorten that right there. We have an S already, but he doen't peep up too much these days.

Welcome though. We are a bunch of nuts and there are many inside jokes, but if you are bored enough to read from the beginning or from about May you'll get the gist of many of them.

Where are you etc. We want to know when you were banded, how filled you are, when did you start cycling, which state do you call home, do you have kids, are you single, JC is sorta apparently still and is in Florida.

Welcome welcome.

Or I could have read your signature and saw when and where.

Big Loud Duh

D-

I was on a field trip with my kid today. We went to a park with these giant bug sculptures. Metro Parks - Central Ohio Park System- David Rogers' BIG BUGS

It was very fun but insanely hot in Ohio for October. I then did homework at a coffee shop while she went to the after school child care, because we needed a break from each other...then dinner and then she rode her bike and I ran after her!!!! Outside and in front of people. OMFG!

It's just under a mile down my street and back, but the back part is an incline. And I walked and ran...my boobs were strapped down, but my shoes sucked. I'll be buying the new ones as soon as I get paid. I'm pretty happy!!!

Zoe is staying on her bike more too. Which is good.

Oh and about the thong, it's under the giant belly. And that just feels shitty, like, "Hey you can't forget you've got a giant pendulous belly hanging here because this elastic is a constant reminder! Hahahahah." I think the quotes belong to the panties.