OH Juli

K, Post all you want! It is exciting!!!

Kathy Congratulations on your banding date! I was a happy Marchie in 07, now we have three happy Marchies and an April in 08! Please let us be a resource for you. We are here to support and encourage each other! Yippy!!!!!!!! Juli

Yeah, I saw 202 two days in a row so I claimed it! I feel bad that you notice my ticker. I'm so bad about recognizing other people's losses. But woot woot, I might just maybe see 199 before I turn 40!

Sometimes I miss the food induced coma. Burritos always = coma for me. I looked up a Chipotle burrito shortly after banded and it was like 1000 kcals for one and I nearly fell over. There was a time I'd eat one of those mothers and a pile of chips and salsa and still want more. Girls are such dainty eaters. HA!

Sleep sounds so good. I hate school. OMG, I'm sorry people to be such a negative nelly all the time about the papers and papers and freaking papers. Sounds like you'll have a great time with your family this weekend BG. The MI hand thing just cracks me up. It's effective but corny. :tt2: Okay, off to write about the HRM, business model of market overstaturation and management practices of Starbucks. Settle down, don't be jealous.

I was told walk right away. Do cardio after two weeks and no weight training until 6 weeks post op.

Marg, Thanks. When did you get your fill? Maybe you can baby it a little longer? But if you been uncomfortable for longer than a week go get an unfil. Not being able to eat at all is not good. J

seeing my collar bones. running walking in heels and not dying crossing my legs scooting the car seat forward, not hitting the gas with my tiptoes having my DD wrap her arms completely around me no seat belt extender on the plane, no look of dread from the person seated next to me

Deeply breathe. You'll be alright. I love my band and am happy for it. Weigh the pros and cons, educate yourself. Change happens when what you are doing hurts more or is more scary than doing something different. Good Luck

About self sabbotage, what scares you about being successful? Is it that you won't have new goals? Or that you'll have to redfine yourself as the no longer fat? Try really invisioning what/who you will be when you are finished losing weight. If you don't like what you see, work on that. It's a rough road...

Funny my goal is 199 by my anniversary. It was 199 by January 1st, then by Valentine's day, now it's March 8th! I saw 202 this morning, and I got a fill last week so maybe, just maybe I'll get to 199 in two weeks!

Jeni, Girl, you look fantastic! You have a nice neck and cheek bones! You're doing so well! gkeyt, I'm in grad school too. I'll tell you what, I feel for you guys who took a long pause between undergrad and grad. I took a long pause between starting undergrad and finishing it...but I'm happy to be rolling along straight into my MBA. My countdown is 16 months at this point. I love how you want to give back. I too am thinking on this. I don't know how, but I'm going to find a way. I joke about writing a book...we'll see. Gwen, I have to say I look foward to you nearly daily notes on here. You are always positive and so supportive. Thanks for being a ray of sunshine so consistentanly. Everyone else...I'm happy to be a Marchie. We are on our way to our one year anniversaries. Amazing isn't it? XO

Oh and the bike class was FANTASTIC!!!! And I'm the kind of girl that doesn't like to get all dirty but there I was learning to take off my chain, clean the gears, tighten spokes, learning about the different parts. It was so cool. And the fellas teaching the class were great. There were 6 of us, all from WOW, (women on wheels, my cycling group) and we got to get all caught up. Next week we do more. I'm am going with quatro, egg beater clipless pedals and 23's for my wheels. I have 26's on it now. I'm so geeked. W00T, W00T.

I've missed you JC. That funny feeling inside is your band.

Why so little sleep? The new fill has me unable to eat before bed for a few hours or I get reflux. That's a first. Yesterday I ate dinner at 5 and nothing afterward. I was starving at 11, wondering do I eat and not sleep or sleep and not eat. Not eating won. It was the best I've rested since Friday! (I'm a slow learner.) I know once I said sleep is for whimps, but oh my goodness, I'll take a pillow over food any day now.

I go to bike maitenance class tonight. I have to strap the bike onto the back of the car. Can I tell you how geeked I am to be getting all greased up and toy with my baby?! (There now have some fun with that!) J

naw, he's a stalker. Just Kidding. B, I love ya. Yesterday I was calling you a dirty ol' coot. Now a stalker. I'm very bad. See JC hasn't been around to take all of my abuse. XO!

Gwen, I've got the black hat on and running under the finish line all by myself in one shot. Look for the same clothing in the other one! I've got a blue jacket on with a white stripe across the front. Thanks for checking them out. My sweetie was there and my Ex brought my DD and they cheered me on. Also, a friend from work who started to train with me but pooped out showed up to support me. It was great to accomplish something I never thought I'd be able to do. I was actually very emotional a bit after the fact. Like, wow, I've got my life back. There was a time when I was ready to be done. I was too heavy and depressed to really think about the future as anything positive. Now you can't stop me from being positive. Losing weight has transformed me in more ways than just the size of my clothing. Gina, About the candy, IMHO there's something going on that's bigger than craving candy and sticking it in your mouth. Are you seeing a therapist? Can you talk about this with someone? There can be all kinds of reasons from fear of being successful to I don't know....Good luck. I feel for you. Juli

Off line for far too long. IT came and hooked me back up. I'm down for a party in Texas. The only things missing are our bikes and a ride. Oh, and a workable date. wink, wink.

J You are sweet and accurate, saying it doesn't matter. But there are parts of the universe and people out there working in it who don't feel the same as you. I'm an out at all costs kind of gal with a woman who is very slow to share with people she is a lesbian. It's a struggle, internally, for her and for many. Each person does what is most comfortable for them in every situation. There are times I wish I could wear a lesbian lable so I wouldn't have to tell another person yet again. It is tiresome. I've got to say things are always getting better so hopefully there will be a day soon where ones sexuality is no long considered anywhere but the bar when you're looking to hook up. :cursing: xo Juli

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The typical reaction to MSG is headache. You sound like you ate something you weren't allergic to before but are now. The puffiness and the loose bowels make me think so. Shell fish is a big culprit as are nuts. Good luck figuring it out. Sorry, ugh.

People sure are odd.

That made me laugh too hard! The Accidental Sodomite, could be a movie. Talking PC, there was a time, when I was the cook at the vegetarian restaurant when I was uber PC. I call it my humorless lesbian phase. Man o man, we could turn anything into a PC slur. Many of the young tattooed and pierced people working with me were college teaching assistants...the conversations were priceless. Oh and there were the stoners too. I could write a book. What a mess. :thumbup:

B, You dirty ol' coot. And that's right on the lack of history, but it's completely wrong on the willingness to give it a shot. There, TMI from me too. BG has corrupted me.