2labpups

I am feeling your pain! I am down 10 lbs post op and I am getting hit on again and I too am feeling pretty perverted! I too was a promiscuous little vixen before I got married :eek: I am seeing a fantastic shrink and I know that I have addictions, food, SEX and ALCOHOL. I have to be extremely careful with this transition from being a food addict because I can easily become addicted to sex and booze, which could bring on the promiscuous attitude ie: potential affairs or a full blown alcoholic. Everything you said about hiding behind the weight is so dead on with me. It is my "fat suit" that I hide behind. Do some research on addictive personalities and identify your situation so you don't get into trouble :eek: in the mean time have fun :thumbup:

Yes, I am, thank you! I was just sharing with Amanda my experience when her trainer wants her to lose some more weight. It IS hard on your joints. It's a HUGE and AMAZING accomplishment and the journey getting there is well worth it. And all I was doing was sharing my experience. I loved the discipline of the training and even though I am still my same weight I am a lot fitter. Congratulations! And thanks for the warm welcome :wink2:

Hi Everyone. First post here in the cycling forum, how exciting! Amanda, I just got off a year of doing sprint triathlons. I ended up doing 4. I started doing triathlons because I thought I could drop the weight faster. It didn't work, I just injured myself. First was almost a year ago, a shoulder injury. This past June I did Danskin Women's Tri and I ended up with shin splints which are extremely painful not to mention the damage I was doing to my knee joints. To this day, I am still the same weight I was when I first started training, 220 lbs. The pain and damage that you do to your joints isn't worth it. Try and lose the weight BEFORE you run. Swimming and bicycling is easier on the joints. My husband is an avid cyclist and has really been getting out riding my bike with his training group. He is extremely supportive and so is his training group. 6 months ago I signed up to do a 63 mile bike ride this Saturday. Well, there is no way I can do 63 but there is a 32 miler being offered and I will modify to that. My surgery is scheduled for August 27th. I am trying to get in as much cycling in as I can, I need some strong legs while I am recovering. Jon, I have bought and sold several bikes online without a problem. Good luck with it!