OH Juli

I'm in Ohio. Idaho/Ohio they're the same, right?

Five pounds a month isn't bad. It's where I'm at. But mind you I'm more than a year out of surgery, so w00t I'm still losing. It's the 0 pounds a month club that scares me.

Bebe, Where do you live? I want to come to your parties! I'm not a chef but I've worked in food service all my life, as a server, a cook, a baker, manager of an independantly owned restaurant. Now I'm the cafeteria manager for a state school. So, yeah! no weekends and evenings and state benefits, but boo, I'm still around food 45 hours a week while I work. I'm working on my MBA to get out of the part of the industry where food is produced. I can't walk away from food entirely because I've got 20 years in, but it's hard.

ZZ, I was told no ibuprofin because it's rough on the stomach. So I only do aceteminophen. My baby's momma is a RT and talks about sputum being the butter on their bread. It' grosses me out to no end.

Well the itty bitty head ache became a migraine. I've had worse, like I didn't have to go to the hospital this time. What a mess. I live a fully scheduled life and I don't have time for the innterrupptions. -gawd, that's really wrongly spelled- but I don't care. Needless to say, I did not ride. I would have been chuckin' on the side of the trail. My dog got a friend's tampon out of the trash at my house once, she was mortified, the dog was pretty pleased with herself and her tastey treat. Snakes creep me out, but worms are worse. I can't stand them, I can't fish, not like I have ANY desire to, but the night crawlers are GROSS!!!

What's cool is you can make fantasic things like (good) meatloaf and make them mushy! You will eat again. And be amazed that half a sandwich does fill you up. Wine is part of my life. It's all really great. The thing you'll probably not do is bother eating questionable food if you ever did before. Really if you only get a cup of something you're going to go for something delicious, not just available. Cool!

I suppose tampon conversations are not okay? Oh wait, we did talk about the Diva Cup. What's left? Really?! It's gorgeous outside. My babysitting gig for my pal was canceled so I'm able to ride. But...I have a head ache, ever so slight. Do I go or do I stay...it could get worse. It was worse, I took some tylenol (Who else misses ibuprofin?) and it's better, but it's not FANTASTIC. Dear me. What a cunundrum.

We are doing something called Woodstock. They have 30-50-100 mile routes. We are doing the 50. It's somewhere east of Columbus, so mostly flat. Columbus Outdoor Pursuits-COP, puts on the big mother's day ride, and they have many training rides before. This is one of them. This time next year C will be riding with us, training for the mother's day ride. Her DH and DD will be riding it this year. Maybe C will SAG for them and I'll get to see her. She's not riding for some reason, surgery or something...having a band put in I think...:thumbs_up: I might be down for something in July. Look and see what's out there.

I'm able to ride with a group on a ride tonight out on the streets so woo hoo. I thought I was going to be in the park again, but my evening opened up. Yee Haw. Yeah, I keep telling myself it was a victory that I didn't land in the mud. Funny about the potty and the .5 pound ZZ wants to be done with. When I was doing Weight Watchers, I used to strain to pee, etc. before weigh in. I'm so glad to be done with WW forever!

I know where you are coming from on many of your points. I saw the lack of fairness, I got over it. I did many things that "fat people don't normally do." Or as a co-worker says, "You didn't let it hold you back." I'm now also wary of unsolicited compliments and random kindnesses in regard to my weight. When I'm not feeling so generous I want to say, "When I was fat, I was more than my weight, now that I am not as big, I'm still more than my weight." Find something else to talk to me about. But mostly I just nod and smile. When people ask how much, often if they are the ones who only engage me in weight loss conversations, I say, it's just a number and I don't share it. But if you are a friend, and chat me up about my life in general, I'll tell you. Weird, I wonder what kind of power dynamic I'm playing there... You post was thought provoking and cool. Thanks for sharing it.

Lara, Nice to see you back here again. What's fantastic about the band is you CAN get back to it. And here you are. If you logged what you ate while you were losing re-read those logs to help remember and to get some ideas again. Make a plan to exercise, start with as little as you need to commit to, and get it done. Plan on increasing your exercise when you can. We are here for all the support and encouragement, hugs and butt kickings you need. Just let us know. XO

Awesome ZZ! Way to Go! TX, you so feel my pain, which makes me happy. I have a Giant and I love my sissy brakes. I'd rather have them than aerobars. And he did unwrap and rewrap my bars for nothin' to try a few different things. They look great now though. TIP-if you have white tape on your bars and they start to get dirty, Windex and paper towels makes them white again. Did I say, I got a loud ass bell for my bike though? I'm going to be ringing my heart out. BTW, I do say, "On your left" as I pass most folks, or I'll holler ahead at a gaggle of girls, "I'm coming at you, get over to your left." And BG, the "The" business is so ingrained, it can't be helped. And please do wear all the Michigan blue and yellow you've got. I'll try to keep it lower case t in the future. I am however going to The Whole Foods Market in an hour, for work. t-hee.

Thanks for the link!

Okay, if you didn't know I was an angry ol crotch you'll be in for a surprise by the following story. Holy crap people pissed me off today on the bike trail. I live 3 miles away from The Ohio State University and the metro bike trail at the end of my street connects to the school (yeah, BG, you'll be seeing good ol' OSU Friday). Freakin' Lance wannabes take off from there and they have bad manners. At the end of my road is "Dog shit park" where dogs are off leash, and pretty much away from the trail, but some people don't understand you don't let them off leash until they are out in the field! It goes north and additional 7 miles through some nicer neighborhoods, all along a little river past a few high schools. It's track season and if you haven't gotten the memo high school kids are pretty self absorbed and don't pay attention to bikes. Old people walk dogs and don't keep them close. Young couples walk and kanoodle or pout while standing in the left lane. I actually told some teary eyed young woman to get the hell off the left side of the bike path espeically if she's just going to stand there. Immediately I see this 20 pound dog not on a leash, so I start yelling at the two people closest to it, "get your dog, get your dog" because it is trotting directly at me. There's a pile of mud to my right and other bikers coming at my left. I unclipped quickly and landed on my feet, thank god. As I yell, "FUCK, FUCK, FUCK!" The people who I yelled get your dog to, say, "it's not ours, it's hers". That would be the teary eyed girl...Who now thinks I'm the world's largest bitch...but who I hope never walks on that path without keeping her dog leashed and is mindful of her place. I almost got off my bike and screamed in her face, "A 200 pound woman on a bike going 15mph traveling north and a 20 pound dog walking 5mph south collide. What do you think happens to that dog? I'll will be smashed, I'll be hurt and my bike will be damaged." But I didn't say anything... Holy crap it was stressful. I only rode ~20 instead of more because I needed off the bike path. Mind you there were times it was delightful. I got out earlier than the after work crowd, so it could have been worse. I didn't fall either. That would have been really ugly. Bored yet, wait there's more. I get home by 6:00 so I think get those aerobars installed. I go, I wait, I get coffee, it's not 8:30, Rick the LBS Dude who is amazing starts working on my bike. (They closed at 8, but he's cool with me hanging out) only to find the aerobars won't fit my itty bitty handle bars for my woman specific designed bike with the sissy brakes I love. Narrow bars and the second set of breaks don't leave enough room for the bars. So no aerobars for me. But my cycling mentor met me at the shop and talked bikes and gossiped for for a few, which was cool. All in all, biking was good, seeing Rick was good, seeing Joanna was good. People who don't bike are bad.

Oh yeah. I'm at a size 18 or 16 which I call regular fat. I have been as large as a 32. People treat me regular now. I tried to not let negative stuff affect me before but really, how much can you brush off? What do you say when the 4 year old yells, momma she's pregnant and the mom just wants to say, no, that's a fat lady? I'm friendly and out going. Now fellas think I'm flirty. I'm the same, they just want to think I'm flirting with them. As if. LOL.

Name........................Current.......Goal....... Lost.......Still to Lose Renewed Hope...............201...........195...........9....................6 georgia girl....................254...........244...........0............... ...10 darr5380.......................174...........160...........2......... .........14 KarenG.........................179...........173...........0.......... ..........6 Chocolate_Snaps...........274...........260...........0............... ....14 Wannabthin..................197.5........187.5.........2.............. ......8 OH Juli..........................197...........190...........4........... .........7 jfran.............................165...........160...........3....... .............5 Candle..........................190.5.........186..........3.5....... .........4.5 destiny79......................245...........235...........2.......... ..........8 Jennypoo......................194...........184...........2........... ..........8 luvinke.........................220............210..........0......... .............10

You all kill me. Did I tell you about how my shorts give my thighs that hour glass shape? Ugh. But yeah, shorts it will be....Yee mother effing Haw! (nod to JC)

ZZ, Get that new seat and get on that bike!!!! Girl come on! And don't forget to eat about 30-40 minutes before heading out. Even if it's just a few triscuits or something small. You don't need to keel over! Now here's the question, do I go out in shorts or long pants to cycle? It's 3:25 and I leave in 35 minutes. I've cleared off my desk, packed up my bag so I can run, not walk out the door at four. If I'm still on the property at 4 does that count? It takes a minute to get to my car and drive to the end of the entrence way... I think they call this SPRING fever!

EWWww Snow. You can keep it. I'm tired of snow. I don't want to see it again for a long time.

I'll be eating broccoli Soup made from scratch with lovely thyme for dinner tonight. I need to find some Protein to go with it. Perhaps some smoked salmon rolled with laughing cow cheese. Not gourmet, but yummy.

Jaime If you think you are going to solely ride on the road or pavement only, get a road bike and forget about a hybrid. You essentially are riding a hybrid. Let me add, if you think you'll want to ride more than an hour at a time a well fitted road bike will be more conducive for that. They just feel better. I may be biased but this time last year I was asking the same questions you are asking. I have been very happy with my road bike.

Don't worry about not liking mashed potatoes....there's plenty of food you can mash and eat! Can't wait to meet you!

GWEN, I've missed you!! "Good" restriction is something else, isn't it? My last fill had me super tight, it took a few weeks but it eased up. Rice has always been a challenge for me, even when not so tight. But restricted eating is what we signed up for, isn't it? Why isn't your daugher on the computer as much? Gone away to school? Mary, spring is happening in Ohio, how are things in northern MI? Warming up yet? I too am always cold now. Burrr. Hope eveyone else is well.

Hi everyone!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> I started this thread last May and I'm so delighted to see it resurrected. I can tell you, a year out from surgery my relationship with food has evolved all for the better, I’d say. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I’ve gone on a quest to learn about wine since juice based drinks and beer are off limits. It makes having a drink special, and like a little lesson. Also, I’ve discovered www.stashtea.com as a favorite tea retailer. I’m into cheese now too. I think because a little packs a lot of flavor. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Because what we eat is limited my focus on quality has changed dramatically. I’ve always liked strong flavors but now I just don’t have room or patience for sub par food offerings. I don’t want to take a bite of my kid’s Easy Mac. (I tried fancy mac & cheese for her, but she refuses it!) I have to admit, I’m dying for summer and all the delicious produce that comes with it. It’s been a long winter! <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> So, what are you cooking? <o:p></o:p>

I am not off work, but I will RUN out the door at 4pm, get home by 4:10 and be on the path by 4:30. I can ride until 6:30 or 7pm. I wish I was off of work. Depending on the weather tomorrow I'm coming in early so I can leave early so I can get my ride in before a 6pm obligation. I forgot how much I'll rearrange my life to fit in cycling. God, I love it!!!