OH Juli

I'm going to guess you've figured this one out, but if not, here goes. Go to the forum you think best suits your questions. If you don't know hit the genral forum. There will be a start a new thread button. Hit that and a typical box will appear for you to type your question. Hit submit and wait. Someone will give you an answer. Or you can post it here, we get off topic all the time, but you'll get limited points of view because most people don't read this thread, just 10 or so regulars... HTH. Juli

Stormy That's so cool that you've discovered cycling is fun and a great way to burn calories! Welcome to the biking thread! Juli

What songs do you have on your MP3 player? What songs get you super stoked for exercise? Come on share, maybe you'll inspire someone to change up their playlist. Right now my favorite list that you'd find on my iPod: Superwoman Alicia Keys As I Am Golden Jill Scott Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol. 2 Put Your Hands On Me Joss Stone Introducing Joss Stone Candyman Christina Aguilera Back to Basics Not Tonight (Ladies Night)Lil' Kim & TLC & Missy Eliot 8 Minutes To Sunrise Jill Scott Collaborations No One Alicia Keys As I Am I Wanna Thank Ya Angie Stone Stone Love I'm Concieded...I Gotta Reason Remy Ma Hate On Me Jill Scott The Real Thing - Words and Sounds, Vol. 3 Baby Baby Baby Joss Stone Introducing Joss Enough Crying Mary J. Blige The Breakthrough Running No Doubt Rock Steady Alternative & Punk Thank You Dido No Angel Pop That Kind Of Love Angie Stone Feat. Betty Wright Stone Love

I rode in KY yesterday. 57 miles of HILLS. Funny the people from southern Virgina called them bumps. But it was fun and good. I didn't ride today, too stressed about getting home to get homework done, so we drove back this morning. The saga of my shoes/pedals continues. Apparently I lost a screw from my shoe at lunch time 3/4 of the way though the ride. (Don't tell me to check my screws on my shoes, I will be.) Anyway I clicked in and at the first stop could not click out. I however called to my friend and stayed up right until she could help me get my foot out of my shoe. Two guys stopped to help and they got my shoe off the pedal after some doings...I took off both cleats and rode the rest of the ride on the platform side of the pedal. Fortuneatly most of the monster hills were behind us and it was only 17 miles from the end.... The people were great and the ride was organized. Good to be out in it. J

That's one way of using the tool isn't it? Funny. Gross, but I've got to say, I'm laughing. :blushing: :thumbup:

There are all kinds of sliming. Projectile being the one that will make you run, not walk away from people as quickly as possible. You, grasshopper, have much to learn and experience. There's the slow steady build slime and PB. And the how not to have the toilet Water splash you in the face stance. But believe it or not there's the returning to the table and looking at your plate and actually wondering if you should continue eating or throw it away debate. That's some real crazy stuff. You'll only decide to continue eating once or twice. Promise.

I did run three miles today. I didn't want to do it, but I did it. I get a gold star on my exercise chart.

ZZZZ Zoe loves the fuzzy flops!!!!!!!! She was thrilled and was happy to have a pair for the BFF! They are tooooooooooooo cute. Thanks so much!

Oh and sweet tea isn't available unless you go some place that's "southern", otherwise you get unsweetened tea.

In my part of Ohio we say soda. Pop is your dad. People order Coke when then mean cola though.

Accounting is horrible horrible stuff. It was my lowest grade in undergraduate school and it still makes me miserable at a graduate level. Kill me. And expect this to be a theme for the next 6 weeks.

No doubt she's projecting herself on to you and your efforts. It shouldn't be your burden to carry. You seem good at keeping it together. Don't slam me on this, but you might want to show her some sympathy for having an addiction/illness that she can't control. I'm sure she hates herself for it more than you realize and it comes out as daggars at you. I'm not saying be her best friend, but she's got to be torn up that the surgery didn't work for her and seeing you succeed is going to be painful. Just a thought.

Did Spinning yesterday. Will run 3 miles today. What's everyone doing for exercise today? Will ride 60 miles on Saturday. Come on my slacker bycylers...confession time.

Studies say 50% of men go for body and 50% go for pretty face. I suppose if you have a great body and a pretty face 100% of the men will want you. But who wants 100% of the men out there? The underlying issue is be yourself. Make sure yourself is someone you'd want to date. Is she interesting, clever, funny, caring, easy going, healthy, romantic? Mr. Worth a Shot, will come along and be a good fit. Pinky Promise.

Oh heavens where's your sarcasm? I'd be like, "Yo, Cookie Momma, you go on and eat two Cookies for me. The fat has got to go somehwere, because it's flying off of me!" Or if you want to be more kind, "Wow, those look so good, if I were more paranoid I'd think you were trying to sabotage me. But of course I'm not the center of the universe, I'm sure you made those delicious looking cookies to Celebrate the insert reason here. Everyone will enjoy them I'm sure." Then there's blunt, "Keep the cookies away from me, I still need to keep temptation as far away as possible!"

I call my new ventures into sporty things, "Searching for my inner athlete." I know what you mean about growing up thinking I didn't have any abilities... Phooey on that.

The wedding of me marrying the gym I'm going to. Don't pay her any attention.

Went to spinning class over my lunch break. Holy cow, I was soaked through and through. Good thing I don't share an office. Actually I smell like flowers, so really isn't not an issue. I love my new gym. I'd marry it if I could. D, you're insane. I've missed your insanity. HP, friend wants a road bike, so, nevermind. Good luck selling it though. I'm sure you can get a closer buyer! B, I MISS YOU. ZZ, I'm excited for the fuzzy flops. BG, I miss you on here too. TX, How's the yard coming? What's the new work out? How's that working for you??? C, Hi chica. 2 weeks and we ride. You ready?

Gwen, Run the 5K this year. You should do one before you do a 12K, don't you think? You can train for it. It's 40-45 minutes of running a couple times a week, not a huge time commitment. Come on!!! XO

Traci Which bike are you selling? How tall are you? I have a friend who is looking to buy a bike.

Yo Carol, You aren't comparing yourself to other people are you? Chances are they have a bigger BMI... Really, C~ The further you get away from your surgery date the more you'll realize you can't compare yourself to other people... Think about exercise not so much as something you have to do to lose weight but as something that you want to do to be healthier and feel good. That might be a stretch, I realize, but try to shift your focus, you know. And really you can not CAN NOT do this with out exercise if you really want to transform your body. Hugs, etc.

I want to be an April banster!!!! No fair, my Marchies aren't nearly as tightly knit as you guys!

WE all have our struggles, exercise isn't one of mine...I don't mean to be unsympathetic. Cookies are my struggle. My weight hasn't moved much because I'm eating too many calories. On that note, I met my new trainer today. I'm not feeling a whole bunch of love for him, but I figure we'll see how it goes for a few weeks. I did do a bootcamp sculpt class tonight. I thought I was fit. I'm so not in shapes....I did so many squats... BTW, BG is well and good, just busy with family stuff. I'm sure she'll be back when stuff slows down.

Your words, bolding done by me. You know what you need to do.... Congrats however on meeting your -25 pound goal! That's fantastic!

Well Bullpen, There's something in looking for a fix a quick one or otherwise. Certainly there are better and worse ways of behaving but thinking of oneself (and I'm extrapolating greatly here) as broken before the band and fixed after is setting oneself up for disaster, IMHO. Be encouraged to know that the band helps one regulate their behavior and successful weight management is made more possible with it than without it. And to be sassy, why in the world are you focused on the "end" and not the now? That's just filling your head with noise, it's really okay to not know the outcome of something, but still work toward a fulfilling goal. We get married with the hopeful outcome of a happy life together, but you never know the end until you get there. You and your band journey are not over until it's over, you know what I mean? We don't put matching burial plots on the gift registry when we get married because well that's morbid but you don't know what the future holds....