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Yay for you Mal!! I used to roller blade and loved it! That was pre-knee...if you catch my drift!! Still fun though!

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No Problem John!

Thanks Sweetness!

I'll forgive you!

But don't forget to pop on tomorrow and post your weight, please.

Edited by Tied2BFit

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Bandito Goal ----1st week----

Dee = 20lbs +4.6lbs

Bookholder = 15lbs+0.0

Brandy = 25lbs-4.5

Woofay = 15lbs+4.0lbs

Mal = 15lbs +0.0

LA = 23lbs+1.0lb

Marcy = 15lbs+0.0

Lapdancer = 20lbs +4.0

Shelbi = 20lbs -2.6

Amieru = 20lbs-2lbs

Sidann = 20lbs-4.5lbs

Lifesaver = 20lbs-1.0lb-1.5lbs

John T = 15lbs-2.0lbs

bahotmamma = 20 lbs -1.5lbs

Week One Losses - 18.1lbs (6.8%)

Don't forget to weigh yourself in the morning (tomorrow) and post your loss.

Edited by Tied2BFit
To add Lifesaver! Yippie!

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Hi, all, sounds as if everyone has had a pretty good week.

for those of you yearning for a sports car, I have one for sale!! Primo 1978 Fiat Spider with 104K original miles! Nothin' like a convertible to make summer come alive!

Beautiful Xterra and lovely young woman! My first car was a four-door 1962 Pontiac Star Chief!! Woooo! It did have power though:cool2:. But then gas was only 19 cents a gallon....oh, those were the days!:tongue2:

Hope y'all have a good weigh in tomorrow.

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My first car was a GIANT blue cargo van that we used to call the Gator Mobile...it was horrible. Now I want to do it to my kids! LOL! LOL!!!

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My first car was a GIANT blue cargo van that we used to call the Gator Mobile...it was horrible. Now I want to do it to my kids! LOL! LOL!!!

Brandy!

My first car was hideous! I actually never got to drive it once. My father bought me this 1977 Impala. I turned 16 years old - 2 months after I graduated from High School. My dad said he'd fix the car up for me. It had no steering wheel and was missing some other important parts. First he said he'd have it done by my graduation, then by my 16th birthday, well, I headed to college 2 weeks later and I never got to drive it. While in college, I would house sit for different professors, they asked if I had a license, I did, so they would leave me their cars. One time, I had a Benz SLK, A Lincoln Towne Car and A Jag at my service all in the same week! Little did these people know, my driving experience consisted of driving my Mom's Dodge Cornet Stationwagon to church once a week, at the incredibly quick speed of 30 mph! "Slow down you're going too fast! Do you want me to drive?" Words, I heard every time I was behind the wheel!

Then I went to Haiti my sophomore year and drove all over that island! They have a motto when it comes to driving in Port-au-Prince, "First one there wins." All my roommates were too scared to drive, I had no fear! I think I was too stupid to fear!

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My first car was a green VW beetle from the 50's. The floorboards were rusted through and you could see the road below. The back seat was "sprung" and if you sat on it it would catch on fire from pressing on the battery (yes, the battery was under the back seat). You could shift without putting in the clutch as long as you listened for the "sweet spot" of the rpms. I was driving on the highway once and somehow got it up over 45. Both running boards blew off and flew down the road.

No wonder I'm afraid to drive!

Can't wait to see how you all do on your weigh in tomorrow. I can't WAIT to have my surgery. I am so ready for this.

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what a fun subject! My first car was a soft top black jacked up jeep and I had "Flyin Hawaiian" printed on it! aww memory lane. I had to get rid of it because I was pregnant, not a practical vehicle for a family. I want my next car to be a jeep!

But the first car I drove in HS (I had to share it with my brothers) was a red VW camper, we called it "the magic bus."

fun times!

The scale has been up and down daily, I am nervous for tomorrow...

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what a fun subject! My first car was a soft top black jacked up jeep and I had "Flyin Hawaiian" printed on it! aww memory lane. I had to get rid of it because I was pregnant, not a practical vehicle for a family. I want my next car to be a jeep!

But the first car I drove in HS (I had to share it with my brothers) was a red VW camper, we called it "the magic bus."

fun times!

The scale has been up and down daily, I am nervous for tomorrow...

Ooo, your first cars sound fun! And, yes, you should get yourself a Jeep!! And how fun that you skated!

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it was more like fun-ny that I skated. i haven't laughed that hard at myself for a very long time...oh wait, I did say "oh look at the Unicorns" at the zoo! It was a fraction of a second, but the remark was out and everyone around me heard. I was doing a Colitis/Crohns walk at the zoo with a group of physicians. Talk about embarassing! I managed to laugh hard at myself then too!

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About 20 years ago, I had a 72 VW Beetle..a beautiful green with custom roll and tuck interior. One day I looked out to the driveway and couldn't figure out why my car's windows were all blacked out. I ran out, opened the door, black smoke billowed out! I pulled the bottom of the back seat out and threw it on the lawn as it was smoldering (thank god no flames). What had happened was I had set two gallons of paint on the back seat earlier in the day. Whoever had the car before me put in a battery that was "too tall" for a VW (as mini said they are under rear seat). Anyway, as the cans bounced onto the seat, the springs touched the battery terminals causing sparks to fly and stuffing to begin smoldering. Three hours later I had a car full of smoke, a rear seat with a foot-wide hole burned into it, and a ruined interior!! Needless to say, insurance claims guy was a bit skeptical of my story, but the evidence proved me truthful. Story of the too-tall battery still amuses the men in my family.:tongue2:

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Hi ~ I see you all are very closeknit here, it seems wonderful! I am getting closer to my consult, and getting even more nervous. I just wanted to pop in and say hello, "Hello"

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WELCOME bikini!!! I like your name.

My official weigh in for the week...down 2, did I say down???

FINALLY DOWN!!!!

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Bandito Goal ----1st week----

Dee = 20lbs +4.6lbs-7.0lbs

Bookholder = 15lbs+0.0

Brandy = 25lbs-4.5

Woofay = 15lbs+4.0lbs

Mal = 15lbs +0.0-2.0lbs:thumbup:

LA = 23lbs+1.0lb

Marcy = 15lbs+0.0

Lapdancer = 20lbs +4.0lbs-5.4lbs:thumbup:

Shelbi = 20lbs -2.6

Amieru = 20lbs-2lbs

Sidann = 20lbs-4.5lbs

Lifesaver = 20lbs-1.0lb-1.5lbs

John T = 15lbs-2.0lbs

bahotmamma = 20 lbs -1.5lbs

Week One Losses - 18.1lbs (6.8%)

Edited by Tied2BFit
to update Lifesaver's loss! YIPPIE!!!

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WELCOME bikini!!! I like your name.

My official weigh in for the week...down 2, did I say down???

FINALLY DOWN!!!!

Mal!

Congrats! On your 2lbs down! You did say DOWN!!!

I am so happy for you! I bet you loved seeing that scale move down!!!

I know I did! I'm down 7lbs from last Saturday's weight! So I lost 2.4lbs plus the 4.6 that I had gained!

keep those numbers coming in!

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