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insub - that is so true

well it probably wont be next week cause he is going to lose all of that water weight plus whatever he loses next week ... grrrr ... unethical people suck!

that is SO good to hear!

JM - ummm i dont think that would be a good thing ...

ok ... you are going to call me an ignorant American ... but, TJ - how safe is it there? would i want to spend 1+ weeks there w/ my DH and possibly DD ?? i think i need to drop to about 199 before i even start thinking about the LBL... **sigh** so much more to go.

LMAO!!! ...

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ... no. this is YOUR workout.... and really truly not a competition with anyone but yourself. IF you feel you can go a tad faster, build up to it, but do not get injured (like i did - although i'm just a klutz, it wasnt running related)..

Rain, can you put the real young ones in the stroller and take a nice walk? i walked w/ my dog last night after work and burned about 300 cals in 40 mins. it was good and got us out of the house. i think i may do it tonight with my other one - although he is quite high strung

i am walking at 3.6-3.7 usually and jogging up to 4.4. i was advised by some of the serious runners on the board (jachut and JulieNYC) to S-L-O-W it down when i was doing 5 MPH. JM - how is the HRM working for you? glad you found one! i am taking today off. i am really really sore after my tumble last night. i guess i will do Thurs and Saturday for my remainder runs.

JM i only wear the strap when i am working. you may want to put the HR watch/strap around your sports bra strap. i am supposed to run tomorrow, but i tripped tonight ... i am SUCH a clutz. i am ice-ing up right now, hopefully i will be OK for tomorrow.

ahhh, i see. that's my posting time!

what about a LBL? i heard it is best to "go local" for that one since it is so invasive... thoughts??

i am really late on responding to this (just saw it, sorry)... but my answer is ummm.. not only no but ummm ... uckfay no ... you are a total inspiration to me and so many others. i look at where you started and where you are now and can really think that i can do this... you rock!

meeg - congrats on being banded!! YAY! definitely wait a couple months for the couch 2 5k program. other stuff, call your surgeon and see what they think. i started 2 weeks after with walking (very short, very slow). whos - i cant believe you find time to sleep ... sooo jealous! :mad:

Ghost that's a great site. i have no idea what i want my ultimate goal to be. for now i am working in 'mini (obtainable) goals' ... my next goal is 235 pounds. then my next will be 199 (start looking into plastics) then ???? i have my goal listed as 180 but dont think that is low enough. i am 5'9" and think i could drop as low as 160-165 and look pretty good. i'd LOVE to weigh less than DH but i dont think that's going to happen... but that's OK

Rice tends to expand in your tummy. you eat 2 tablespoons and are satisfied, it expands and you are miserable. i was ok with rice until my last fill. dont want to go through that again. miserable!

eww that is just nasty.

wasa ... <holding breath>

i didnt even do that ... i asked DH to get food / drink for me ... gee ... wonder how i got so big?? :mad:

i dont use my display thingy much either. i used to use it while i was working out to get a feel for things, but now i am concentrating on working hard and dont want to lose that concentration and look at the display. silly i know ... :mad:

yummie, see the very first post in this thread for details.

i have a polar f11 (? to the model) and it calculates cals burned. i love it!!

JM, i dont trust the cals on the machines. i either use my body bugg or my heart rate monitor. i got on the treadmill yesterday and it said my HR was 52.... ummm ... dont think so.

awesome Karen!!!

i LOVE LOVE LOVE running! OMG .. i just logged my body bugg info for the time i ran and at my peak, burned 15.7 calories a minute!!