OH Juli

Rock on, you're doing great. You look amazing.

Hi gang, It' s been a minute since I've posted about myself. I do read everyone's postings. I'm glad to see we are still moving forward together through this journey. My weight loss is slowing. But it's going well. I'm exercising regularly and back to eating vegetables. Veggies were really hard after the fill, but I need the nutrition. Apparently my HDL cholesterol isn't high enough and my B-12 isn't high enough either. I eat Protein, but mostly fiish, not red meat. So I'm trying to play with what foods I eat. I'm not ready to fry up liver, but I'm changing my foods here and there. School is going well. I'm looking forward to December because I'll have a full three weeks off!!! Then I start graduate school! ACK!!! I'm worried about the winter and exercising so I'm making plans. I've got going to a boxing gym on the agenda and friends just suggested scuba diving! I might do that. Maybe... I can't imagine getting my 220 pound body in a wet suit in front of people but maybe.............. Hope you all are well and happy. XO

Dictionary of Obscure Sexual Terms If you're wondering about the angry dragon....

I'm so tempted to get a body bugg. It might make me more OCD about tracking stuff though. Oh, the price....oh the control....oh I wish....

You are the sickest of them all.

You know I work at a deaf school full of sign language, and I've never seen that one. Now I'm going to have to ask the youngest deaf person on my staff if that sign translates into ASL. You sick ass bitches

I know that's nasty, but I don't know what it means...

JC- Talk to the plastic surgeon about a tuck when you go for the other excessive skin surgeries.

BG I have a great finger workout, I'll show you sometime. Suzzie You need to shorten that. We don't allow for anything over two letters. ZZ or SZ or create your own.... As for a bike let me tell you that the biggest problem you'll have is under buying a bike. Ask HP or D. You say oh, I'm only going to ride 10 or 15 miles and you spend $300 on a regular/hybrid bike. Later, like a few weeks, you'll wish you saved that 300 and put a bit more with it to get a road bike. Really, honest and truly, unless you plan on riding on dirt, don't get a hybrid and go straight for the road bike. Don't let the skinny tires scare you. They make for a smooth ride. I was a good 260# on a road bike and it was fine. As for fit, what B said, your bike will tell you when it feels good. Test ride at least 4 and go at least 10 minutes on each...the LBS expects you to ride. And don't worry about being chubby with all the sporty folks working there. They love biking more than they care about your weight and they'll talk your ear off. We heart biking and getting fit. Welcome to the craziness.

Hi my little happy gay people. We are getting littler (no spell check) every day, right?! I'm overwhelmed with life right now and not checking on here as much as I used to. But yes, I too come and see what's shaking. I'm always down for a good bump....

That sounds like a ringing endorsement!

I don't have a trainer but I'm thinking about getting one. I don't really have the space to set it up. I'll be heading to the gym more and maybe do some cross country skiing. My cycling buddies do that and have offered to hook me up. J

I use a straw at times. What's the reasoning for no straw? I've never heard that one. Funny, soda just isn't of any interest to me. I used to LOVE it before, but I can say I've not had a drop nor do I miss it.

Hi my people. I'm back at work, thinking about my work out and jealous as hell of you people who can ride year round. I hate you. Actually the weather is fine right now, it's just that it gets dark so early, hopping on the bike at 6pm only gives a girl an hour to ride. Maybe Wednesday if it's not raining I can do a bit. Glad to see we're all here. B and TX, you two are such nice additions.

Hi everyone. Tia, sorry the picture thing didn't work out. Juli

I wanted to get the hell off of my bike. I've found that every time I do a new all time high (my first 20, 35, 40, 56, etc.) I was wiped out for the day. You'll be able to do a 100 mile also called a century, by August. Really. BG- I'd kill to be able to get a picture like that camel toe. Now you'd have to life my stomach ass out of the way. UGH!

BG How'd you get that picture of me?! TX- I wear shorts that have a pad, though it's not gel. I don't have a biking top, I just wear a t-shirt, but that will change in the spring. I just didn't want to invest in bike clothing at my size this past summer. I have a Giant road bike, the entry level bike. My pals and I stopped and ate at a restaurant at 28 miles. (it was 56 total). I don't usually take food with me and I only drink water. I make sure I'm hydrated before I ride, and well fuled, like bananas and yogurt a half hour before I head out. More questions?

TX All I can say is get a camel back water system. Much different than an camel toe. And start training. I did my first 50+ mile ride after 3 months of riding seriously. If I had a few more months of warmer weather I'd had been able to do 100. So with 9 months I predict you can kick your BIL's ass. I weighed lots more than you do now too. So go girl. We'll cheer you on! BG- If you ever find yourself in Columbus, CALL ME. We'll get together. I'm in your state as I type. I finished my paper and we are off to go to a movie and get dinner out. YIPPIE. A normal Saturday night date!!! J

I've been thinking about you all week! Take care of yourself!!!!

B, I'd love to have that self compeleting homework write my paper on Classical Era Mangement Theorists that's due tomorrow and was assigned last week. I'm just getting started. I'll do well, but this is cutting it close for me. Ugh. The workout was fantastic by the way. Getting good and sweaty is always a good time.

Hi my biker buddies. I've got tons of homework to do today. I will however make it to the gym today. No biking. It's too cool and I don't have the right gear. I was happy not to have to put my bike on the car for the drive to MI. XO you all.

I was just eating some scrambled eggs at work, at my desk, and the texture was off, too hard, so with out thinking I spit it back on to my plate. I didn’t even think someone might be looking. The second the food hit the plate I look up with a line of spit from my lip still attached to the yucky little pile, just to catch a co-workers’ eye. Nice. That’s right, I might be getting all sexy-fine as another co-worker calls me. But that, that was really hot. I'm so proud.

Hi TJ welcome. I'm busy going to as busy (as my brother says) a one eyed cat watching two mouse holes until Saturday. Catch up with all then.

Oh, I'm not buying those boots. There is no money for that kind of stuff...that's me jonesing is all. But uber cool exercise news: There's a boxing gym close-ish to where I work. And there are two people that I work with that go there. I just talked with one of them. The gym has a "three people is cheaper" by the hour package. It's $25 per hour per person, which is pricy, but considering I don't pay for my regular gym and I'd only go the boxing place once a week, I might do it. Hell, I don't spend money at restuarants and I'm scared to buy clothes and my hair lady is stupid cheap...I could spend a little on this??? Right? Oh and the aerobars and other bike enhancements will happen in the late winter, early spring with tax money. I am practically shaking from so much caffiene but I can't seem to get focused. And, Michigan girl, what's the weather supposed to be like this weekend? I know I could look it up, but if you knew, I wouldn't have to. Think it's bike-able?

I hate a lot of things right now. I want to buy some boots. I'm unable to pull myself away from Zappos.com The boots I want, I really really want cost $291. How fucking insane is that?! I refuse to spend $100 on a winter coat and I actually am drooling on threefuckinghundred dollar boots. I need a reality wack in the head. And I need to get to that pile of homework that is refusing to do itself. Grumble. grumble.