OH Juli

I'm not too crazy. Just a little hell bent on getting this weight off of me! I'm sure we'd all get on the phone once or twice before that weekend to be certain it's all good. You know what I mean? I'm pretty psyched this might work out! My girlfriend will be riding with us too, btw. So, yeah not crazy but queer. And my daughter DOES talk about having two moms at times, so if that's really uncomfortable for anyone I just want to be up front. The GF and I aren't demonsterative in front of folks, so you wouldn't need to explain why the girls are kissing, but it might come up via the kid.

I love the idea of Sept 22nd! I have my daughter that weekend, so if HP has a teenager who'd be down for some babysitting I'd be able to swing it. I'll get a room at a hotel with a pool and they could hang out there... BG what will you do with your kids? (Bring them for the pool?) I know it seems like a lot of trust and some fast ass planning...but it's really a great thought! BTW, I'd be up for the 40. :confused:

Funny, I really wouldn't want a child to touch me, but I see me poking my belly like the Pilsbury Dough Boy, like while saying, "you wanna touch"... Now if someone asked my daughter if she wanted to touch them, she'd be all over it! But she's 6 and doesn't get boundaries. :confused:

Hey Marchies... This is a huge learning curve here with the band. I'm doing well by some standards, but the food quantity has been creeping up and the bad choices are happening more than they used to, so my weight loss slowed down. After taking a deep breath I've been working hard at getting back on track. I know it's easy to sit here and type and say what everyone already knows. Calories in verses calories burned are going to tell you how much you'll lose. There are concrete steps we can take to reduce intake and to burn more, but it's got to be in your head first. I hate to see everyone struggling...but I feel it too myself. Maybe this is the 5 month hump? Let's keep up the good fight!

BTW, the dork in me got on-line and found the mid point between the three of us and Fort Wayne, IN seems like it is it. But we'd need to see what kind of trials they have there... Something to shoot for....

girls- No panties...the seams can chaffe and that's not pretty. I came across that when I was initially looking for bike shorts so I've never worn panites with, but I can imagine it would be uncomfortable. (And I'm an always panty wearer, otherwise.) I'm not doing the ride at the end of September because of the over time situation at work that weekend. A girl has priorities. $$$ always win. WTG, JC. I did ride with the group today. My speed average was 14.5 and we went 23 miles. I'm getting faster and stronger. This cycling business rocks!

Fart lighting is a HELLarious thing to watch. You need some drunk ass men...I guess women could light our farts, but we have more sense than that... It's typically done around a camp site late at night when the flame is more visible and people are more drunk.

She's in between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek...But Toledo had some fabulous parks and rides. I had such a nice meeting with the woman from California in P-Town I thought it would be cool to meet more LBT people in the flesh. And this is my favorite thread/group of folks on here! I thought why not?

HP Once upon a time you told what part of Indiana you were from and I long forgot? You wouldn't happen to be in the NE corner? BG is near Detroit and I could get to Toledo pretty easily...it would be freaking awesome to meet you both! J

Part of me wonders just how few calories I can eat and keep my energy up. I really want to knock off the next 40 pounds. After that I start running and I know I'll run all the way to my goal! This is so crazy, and I agree yous guys are the best motivators in the world!

HP that's 5.5555555 miles a day. You can do it! JC, You are such a dork. You all are talking about smoking ass and I just want to snicker. I think of hairy butt dudes lighting farts and having their butt hairs singed. I'm getting back into my groove too. I'm heading into the gym here in a minute and I'll be on my bike tonight as well. Should be a solid 23 miles again. I was thinking of a goal for September, like exercising 2700 minutes which would be 90 minutes a day...that way I could balance the biking with they gym. Any ideas? Okay, I think I need to get D's phone number next time she surfaces so she can be checked in on...I hate to worry.

December 1st is the deadline for a head count.

Thanks FBB, I do feel proud and I don't hesitate to walk around in a swim suit. What I want to do is say something to these kids who just stare like, "I can't help but notice you looking at my fat. It's really soft and squishy. Do you want to touch it?" So they don't stare at the next fat woman who crosses their paths. I'm a pretty big loud mouth advocate for acceptance of everyone. At the gym once upon a time, I was getting measured by some tiny woman and I told her she'd need the larger tape measurer. She wasn't paying me attention, and tried to use the smaller one. (I told her a few times...and was dismissed.) At the end when it didn't go around my hips she got embarrassed. I got pissed. I grabbed the manager and let her have it about Barbie's insensitivity, how it was a woman's only gym, and when a fat woman walks in she's really vulnerable, and how I'd show up at their next staff meeting and give them a lesson! Odd thing is she didn't take me up on the offer! HA

HP (get a pillow, I'm going to kick your butt) Why are you drinking sodas? The bubbles are not good for you pouch! You know that, right? And the sugar, I'm assuming they are not diet, is horrible! That is so many wasted calories! Hell, eat some creamy, milk chocolate or a piece of soft, warm French bread with melted butter (insert a drooly Homer Simpson voice here) if you're going to blow 160 calories on soda. Ass kicking over As for not feeling your fill, do you eat mostly solids? Are you a soft food eater? I hope I feel mine. Do you write down what you eat? Just curious. And being stressed is so hard. I know when you have other real life worries taking care of your self by eating well gets pushed aside. It feels too much like work. There is also the comfort of all those horrible calories. Bitch ass calories that make us feel so good, it's not comfort food for nothing. But logically we know making "less than" choices won't get us to goal as quickly as making good choices will. XO

Lucy, Marc, Stevee, Everyone.... I had the same thought as Lucy. Stevee, I don't have much but $25 I could spare. I'd be delighted to be able to help in some small way. Perhaps you can auction off your future scars. I'd like to buy two stiches. I'm being playful, but really, if you can accept our offer to send you some cash, I'll send you a few bucks. And as an aside, if you are technically savvy enough to set up a paypal account, it might be easier... Juli

BG I'm so with you about touching the bones. I love it! My collar bones are kind of like a anchor (Old WW talk here) for me now. When I'm undecided about eating something bad or not working out, reaching up for my collar bones kind of helps me think, "Make the better choice." Does that make sense? HP- They said they couldn't get the port because I've lost so much wieght. I guess it's easier to find for the initial stab shortly after surgery when people typically get filled, then they have an idea how to approach from then on. Since this is my first stab, and I'm getting all gelantinous in the belly area it just moved all over the place. The doc really tried to manipulate it under my skin too. I told the LNP, who tired first, that he was pretty aggressive...she said, yeah surgeons have no fear, they cut open bodies, they'll pinch and pull ya too. He didn't want to give up either, but I was glad when he did. Whew. It feels superficial when I stand up but is impossible to feel when I lay down. So they had me up against a wall...I feel the fluro will be better anyway, that way they'll adjust it to pretty tight and we'll know exactly how it's positioned for future fills. Isn't that something. Oh, and by their scale I had lost 6 pounds in 5 weeks. But the surgeon and I had an agreement that I'd get my first fill when I stopped losing at least 10 pounds a month. July was rough and I didn't hit that goal, I knew I wasn't going to hit it so I made the appointment. However I'm happy to report I've saw 237 today. I've got to update my ticker...I'm happy to see the scale move. It's been far too long. That's a big ass giant posting. D-baby, where are you?

"Interested in a gathering" established that Vegas is the destination of choice for LBT to meet. So it's going to happen in Feb next year. I'm thinking the first weekend of the month. Chimboree are you still on board for helping coordinate this? Lori Ann? Others? We can work as a group to set the details and get this ball ROLLING!

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/vegas-january-agenda-next-steps-39545/#post539344 SheaBird, Hit the link above to see what we are doing next...we'd love to meet you!

The fill didn't happen because they couldn't find the right spot on the port. Not for trying. I joked that when I drink Water I'm going to look like a watering can. I'll get it done under fluro on Friday. They do that at a different office...no harm. Thanks for the well wishes, I'll save them for Friday. I did get back to the gym and strength training today. My calories are reasonable too. Whew.

My doctor told me 110... I'm 5'2'', and he did the 5 foot = 100 pounds, 5 pounds for every inch there after.... I told him he was insane, and 130 would suit me just fine. I want to see 130 then maybe lose another 5-10...we'll see. When I was 10 years old I weighed 110 pounds, I was a chubby girl, but weighing what I did at 10 seems unthinkable.

Please hop on over to this thread to see what's happening. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/vegas-january-agenda-next-steps-39545/#post539344

I did go back to work today. It was nice and I feel very TAN, but everyone was like, "where's your tan?" I guess I need to walk around naked so they can see the lines. HA! That would scare um! I went for my fill today, but they couldn't hit the port. Holy crap I feel like a colander! They poked me 4 or 5 times! I said when I drink water I'm going to look like a watering can! Anyway come Friday I get it done under fluro. I'm cool with that. I miss D too. Hope she's out having fun!

I'm so sorry that happened to you, but I promise you that person will never ever ask anyone the same question again, ever. I've been asked that a few times, more so by kids saying, "Momma, she's going to have a baby!" while pointing at me. I typically say, "No, I'm not, I'm just differently sized. People come in all sorts of sizes, shapes and colors." The parents want to die. HA. Right now what is getting to me are the 9 year old girls at the pool who can't help but stare at me in my swim suit. I want to tell them it's bad manners or ask them if they want to touch my fat just to freak them the hell out...Normally I catch their eye and they turn their heads...Any pointers in what to say?

hehehehe Don't you just love that. Good for you and I'll challenge anyone who calls this easy. It's an "in your face constantly, deal with being fat so you can over come it instead of denial, let me have a second freaking helping" easy. If it were so easy everyone would sign up for it. Strut you gorgeous freaking nearly 199 pound hot self.

waist not waste. Oi. I wish editing was easier on this sight. And btw, I'm going for my first fill today. July was a hard-hard month for me and it showed in what I put into my mouth. I'm back on track the last few days but I need the boost of some restriction. I'm a little scared to be honest, but all in all I think it's time.