OH Juli

We heart you DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD And I still love me a potato here and there. Baked with sourcream is the favorite all time....

You should eat before, just so you don't pass out from lack of calories. Think about being active at the pool and baking in the sun. The Protein Water is a good choice for when you are at the pool, but it's important to fuel your body. That's my opinion.

All that I can say is ignor the head hunger and very deliberately do what you should do. Drink your Water, measure your food, stay away from simple carbs. IT does become second nature at a point. The head hunger does slip away too. good luck.

Corn... You crack me up. I laughed out loud. LOL even.

Don't you know that we on the eastern part of the midwest or the western part of the east coast think there is NOTHING between Illinois and the Pacific Ocean? It's like you have Chicago then Seattle. Nothing in between.

I absolutely ditto that thought.

Newbies: 2BHealthE=KY LongtobeThin=LT BigB=BB Oldbies: HoosierPoms=HP=Traci areellady=D=Deanna Babygrl1234=BG=Stacy Suzzzie=ZZ=Suzzie OH Juli=J=Juli Whosyerdaddy=Whos There's TX for Stefanie B for Brandon JC for JC, who I think started this mess. We've had a few others here and there.

That's what I'm talking about.......I've not walked into a video store in a million years. Netflix rocks. you do get the US postal service there, don't you D?

This is D's first.......... My only comment is, There are still video stores where you live???

How soon do you think? Shall we let it come naturally? I have to go run and don't want to...but I will. Oh crap! I left my iPod at home. :eek:

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Yeah the sweat that collects under there is worse than the sound it makes. Try doing jumping squats in a room full of skinny women with the slap slap of the stomach on the thighs--always a good time.

I've taken to wearing lined shorts ontop of my panties. They help some. Really it's just annoying to have the Pannus in the way, but it's there and I can't change it... The friends' well wishes are nice. Awesome...it's a great attitude boost.

I'm an exerciser. I ran out of excuses not to exercise a few months before I was banded. And really I'm not here to pee on anyone's parade, but you'll be more healthy, not just weigh less if you exercise. Oh, I'm a single mom, work full-time and am in school full-time. I know about being busy...it's just part of what I do. And yeah, I get to eat more because I exercise, which is pretty awesome by my standards.

As in some sourdough I made, sliced and baked with buttery garlic stuff on it. It was my only no-no yesterday, which is saying something. I probably was under 1200 with the bread. The swimsuit trial gave me and epiphany about this body stuff. I know that it’s not going to be perfect, not even with plastic surgery, so I’ve been strutting around thinking I’m looking good. Well as good as it's going to get...but that's a lie. And it's given me the go ahead not to finish this game. I’ve been functioning like here is good. But here isn’t good enough. The game isn’t won. I’m not finished. It helped me get my head back into yesterday. Today I’m going to be back on track again. I figure if I take it one day at a time, one meal at a time, one decision at a time and remember I’m shooting for the big pay off… It’s like I lost sight of my goal because I’ve gotten closer than I ever thought I would. It would be like quitting school right now since my I’ll be getting my BS in a few weeks. I’ve been working on my MBA, and I know I’m smart enough for grad school so I should stop. Where’s the goal attainment in that? Just do it, to quote Nike. I know I can lose weight; I just need to do it. I want to see 150 by January.

keep the girls under control

I'm saving to pay for the plastic surgery. One of my tattoos is going to be cut away with the skin if I'm lucky....it's on my hip, or so it was, now it's on my pannus (stomach flap). The only ones that might be effected will be your shoulder tats, but worry about how they'll look on your taught musuclar back...

BTW, the GF has me convinced that my newly vein popping hands are happening due to my old age, not my weight loss. How not very nice is that?!

Smells like peanut butter and chocolate! (Buckeye candy). I'll stop. Okay, I had a great day with food until dinner. I ate two pieces of garlic bread. TWO! How the heck did those go down?! Now I'm going to crave carbs all over again. Damn it, damn it, damn it!!! Oh so the simmones sisters just don't have the where with all to pull it off? We'll we'll look hotter with our costumes than we would have with their idea...But not nearly as funny. I ran today too. I kept my butt on the treadmill eventhough I didn't want to...I'm walking 2 minutes, running 8 minutes, three times to make my 30 minutes. I'll shoot for getting outside tomorrow, earlier in the day. It was HOT here today.

oh that's right you have to ORDER from Performance...you can't just walk in the store, like me in Columbus, which is in Ohio, you know the home of The Ohio State Buckeyes, you've heard of them, right? You know the football team, yeah, college team, they're rivals of that school in Ann Arbor Michigan something. Yeah I'm totally into Performance. I heart Stewie.

TWO I want to be a size 2. There I said it. I'm 5' 2" tall. Actually I probably want to be a size 6. I'm trying to figure out where that might fall on the scale. Because I'm 5'2" weigh about 185 and I'm a size 16. When is was around age 16 I wore a size 16 but I weighed 155. At 155 now I should be a 12 or 10. How does that happen? With all the extra skin I thought I'd weigh less to be the same size. I'm muscular like never before, perhaps that's the difference. Or they are making sizes bigger these days. I dunno.... We'll see where I am this time next year. Hopefully recovering from PS...

PB's are horrible and kind of fun to talk about after the fact. Like never in a million years would I think I'd be telling people about how I threw up on the airplane because I ate too fast. But I did and you do and you'll have even more stories to share, I'm guessing. So what's the lesson? Not to allow yourself to get that hungry or to control your bites? I know lunch meat gets me most of the time...maybe Arby's does the same. Peace

Hi Meg. I'm in Columbus. I'll be happy to help you out, coach/mentor you as you move forward. Hit me up with some specific questions and concerns you have. Tell me your plans for getting the weight off. What goals have you set for youself? Hope to hear from you. Juli

5 pair? Go on with your bad self. It's only money and we need to get our joy where ever we can. I've cried as I've given away my shoes from when I was heavier...but alas, that just means I need to get new ones! I've learned some self control when it comes to buying clothing, I buy only what I need now, but when I get to goal, watch out! I want to drop REAL money on clothing...you know the $400 coats, $100 pants, that kind of thing...

I love that HP and D have teamed up to stoke each other's goals. I love watching you two talk it up! D, don't worry about what other people think about your size. He's just a dork. You seem like the type to call someone on not being very sensitive. I hope he felt like a heel or that heal? You know what I mean... On the same thought as not being as far advanced with the weight loss, etc. I went swimsuit shopping yesterday. Yeah, not pretty. This girl needs a skirt to cover the hanging apron and the droppy inner thighs. No one told me the inner thighs would drape like curtains being tied back. I tried to rejoice that I'm wearing a size 16 and I'm not buying the matronly suits. Bikinis have long since been too young for me, but woo hoo, I was buying the ones at the back of the rack behind the 8, 10, 12, 14, 16....and I tried on some 14's and they got on my body but weren't right. What a wierd head-space to be in, like Yee HAW I'm a 16! But damn, it's not all that pretty.