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Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza!
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Sort of like the pity party thread...Cheer me up please!

I'm in Tempe already for IMAZ next week. Sunday I did the open water swim and 3/4 of the way through the swim my eye started to hurt. I get out and my eye really hurts. I head back to my hotel and I'm in a world of pain. I take some tylenol, put a bag of ice on my eye and take a nap. I consult a couple dr friends of mine who say I need to go to the ER. I go to the ER and find out I have a corneal abrasion. I suspect it is from my goggles (Swedish goggles). I guess I'll be going back to my old standby Aquasphere Kaimana. ER said my eye should heal in 24-48 hours of rest and treatments (some antibacterial ointment and pain meds). I am supposed to have 48 hours of ocular rest (ie, dark, no tv, computer etc...which I am now violating....but I am typing with both of my eyes closed, so sorry for any typos).

Monday about 3 PM I realize I haven't eaten anything since before the swim (over 30 hours). I stuck in my hotel because I can't walk outside because it's too bright and focusing my good eye actually makes my bad eye hurt. So I order a pizza. I over the course of 6 hours I ate the whole thing (it was thin crust and loaded with fresh vegies). I was doing so well with my no pizza before IMAZ diet. The only other time I broke the diet is in January when I cracked a rib and felt sorry for myself. This time I'm telling myself it was out of necessity...but I am feeling sorry for myself a bit.

To top it all off, I'm supposed to be in Tuscon visitng with friends I haven't seen in 5 years, but I can't drive. The hotel has been great shuttling me to the ER, pharmacy and they are taking me to my follow up opthamalogy appointment tomorrow morning. I'm checking out of the hotel tomorrow and movign into the house I rented for the week. They even offered to take me there since I can't drive. My sister gets in Wed and will get the rental car then. Hopefully my eye will be okay that she and I can go do things.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Oh jeez... the pizza is the least of your worries. You were probably in a massive calorie deficit and needed it all. No biggie. (Don't get me started on the month's worth of chocolate I ate at a party tonight...)

EVERYTHING WILL BE OK. Don't sweat the pizza. Stay inside and rest that eye. Put on your darkest sunglasses. Your hotel is awesome! Can your Tucson friends come up to see you?

And stop reading this! :)

(And btw, remember the story about Paula Newby-Fraser eating something like half a cheeseburger pizza and an entire pan of brownies the night before Hawaii some year? and then of course winning? see, everything will be OK!)
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Don't worry about the pizza!

As for the eye - buy a patch, seriously! I scratched my cornea last year on a ride in lake placid the day before the race. Luckily I was only spectating last year but it sucked! I needed to study for my thesis defence but couldn't read due to pain, wearing a patch while on the computer/reading for a couple of days was a life saver.

Have a great race!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Hey don't worry about the pizza. You ate it over 6 hours. I can eat 3 meals in that time. I hope your eye feels better. Have a great race!!!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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I hear that Rx for corneal abrasion is one thin crust pizza loaded with veggies ;)
Seriously, it's not any more calories than you would need to consume in 36 hours. Besides, you need extra calories to heal your injury!
Have fun at IMAZ--you're gonna have a great race!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Can't help you with the eye, except to say doc is right and it will get better soon.

Pizza, OTOH...you DO know they come in that big round shape b/c one pizza equals one serving, right?


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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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NO PROBLEM! You will burn that pizza off shortly in that little race you are doing this weekend. Just think, by the time you get to the run you will have lost several pounds so you WILL be a lighter weight than what you normally run at. It sounds like you are handling the eye condition just fine and that you are looking for something to panic about so let it be this pizza thing and have a great race. I can't wait to hear all about it!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [ironalie] [ In reply to ]
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If you get a patch you can say things like "Arrgh, matey give my that thar pizza! Arrgh...." Maybe get a little parrot for your shoulder too.

Seriously I think you'll be fine. Good luck with the eye.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Pizza has great protein and carbs, plus I'm sure you got a couple servings of veggies out of it.

Keep taking it easy!

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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Monday about 3 PM I realize I haven't eaten anything since before the swim (over 30 hours). I stuck in my hotel because I can't walk outside because it's too bright and focusing my good eye actually makes my bad eye hurt. So I order a pizza. I over the course of 6 hours I ate the whole thing (it was thin crust and loaded with fresh vegies). I was doing so well with my no pizza before IMAZ diet. The only other time I broke the diet is in January when I cracked a rib and felt sorry for myself. This time I'm telling myself it was out of necessity...but I am feeling sorry for myself a bit.

Don't sweat the pizza. As someone who has a terrible time sticking to a diet, I have two thoughts that might help:

1. Given the amount of time you'd gone without eating, you'd missed five meals (three on Race Day, plus breakfast and lunch on Monday) before you ordered that pizza. By the time you finished eating the pizza, you would have missed six meals if you hadn't eaten. One sixth of a pizza per meal is not an unreasonable portion size.

2. I've found that I've never been able to gain more weight in a week than I can lose in two, and I've done things like eating everything in sight for a week straight and gaining five pounds. Whenever I have a really bad one-day slip-up (like eating 3/4 of a pizza for dinner after having a sensible breakfast and lunch) and I get right back "on program," I can typically end up with a weight loss (or at least no gain) a week later.



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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [SaraJean] [ In reply to ]
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If you make it to Tucson, try the pizza place Sauce. The crust is very thin and I eat a whole pizza EVERY TIME I go there! Then if you're at the one on Oracle you can go to Frost which is a gelato place right next door and get some of the yummiest gelato ever.

I hope your eye is better! Sounds like the hotel you're at is very accommodating!

Good luck this weekend, I'll be at the TriSports run aid station.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [ironalie] [ In reply to ]
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I just bought a patch. It's under my sunglasses so you can't see it really. The opthamalogist said I might not be able to race because of the sunlight. Maybe I'll race in a patch.

AAARRRGGGHHHH Give me some gatorade Matey!


The eye does feel a ton better today, like there's only a small scratch. Hopefully one more day of 'rest' and I'll be okay. I just need to stay away from the Pizza today.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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come on babe, there are worse things! it's ok--seriously. i wouldn't sweat it. now go rest!
you'll look back and wonder why you were upset over the pizza. just rest the eye and meditate or pray. it's ok, i promise!

meditate and pray!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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I would totally race in a patch if I had to. Think of the cool things you would do with it! Bedazzle it!

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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Rest up! And I wouldn't worry too much about not being able to race for a few more days. I scratched my cornea on my first day of graduate school using a apricot face scrub. A piece of the abrasive bits got in my eye and cause the abrasion. It believe it was only 2 days or so of resting the eye and adding drops before I was all ok. It was lovely to have to attend my first few graduate classes with an eye patch on.

And I wouldn't recommend racing with the patch. I had to drive home from the Dr's with the patch on and it wasn't fun. I had almost no depth perception.

Enjoy your few days as a pirate.

Deanna
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Take care of that eye, and don't sweat the pizza BUT...that's IT for the pre race gorging! really. A lot of people (is this your first?) think: oh well I am doing an ironman I can and should eat a lot. Don't overeat the days leading up to the race. Even a couple pounds heavier is noticeable to speed and performance. And no, you wont lose it by the time you are on the run, and if you have lost weight from the time it starts til when the run starts, you have bigger problems. Save the pizza and ice cream for after the race.
And take care of the eye.
Good luck!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [instigator] [ In reply to ]
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I hope I don't have to wear it. I have terrible depth perception as it is. But right now the patch is really helping me be able to not be sequestered in the house! I'm getting funny looks though!

I have another dr appt on Friday afternoon to have them look at it. Hoping for good news. I guess I scratched it a lot worse than the ER thought. Oh well, this gives me something other than the race to think about.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [dyl] [ In reply to ]
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This is my second IM. The main reason I gave up pizza this time around is because I can eat everything else in moderation. Pizza I can't. I've really dropped a lot of weight to get down to my ideal racing weight and am being pretty damn anal during the taper to not gain any back. So far it's worked. I managed to get out to a grocery and got some good food for the house. Now I'm back to resting the eye for the rest of the day/night.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Lots of ((((hugs)))) for you, I hope your eye heals quickly. No worries on the pizza, silly!

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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for the eye!

No worries about the pizza. I thought you were SUPPOSED to eat the whole thing, anyway! I too have low impulse control with pizza...

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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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AAARRRGGGHHHH Give me some gatorade Matey!

Holy crap that cracked me up. Sorry the opth. said it was worse than the ER thought.

Don't sweat the pizza. I ate way more cals than that yesterday, and you practically spread it out over the whole day..

Heal heal heal heal... see you Friday!

R
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Well, I was going to ding you for your thread title, after all, eating a whole pizza story belongs in a guy forum, not the Womens. But, since you took over six hours to do it, I think you'll get by the forum gender police (er ..., me.)

Btw, I love your posts.

Good luck this weekend.


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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [parkito] [ In reply to ]
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Most guys wouldn't stress about eating a whole pizza...well I guess a lot of guys on this site would.

And I have some of those eating a whole pizza stories that would go in the main forum, I used to enter eating contests all the time and kick guys butts!

I like the womens room, the riff raff stays away.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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How is the eye today?

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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [jenhs] [ In reply to ]
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Shhuuussshhh! She's not suppose to be reading!!!


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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [jenhs] [ In reply to ]
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The eye feels better, but sunlight hurts it. I spent another day as a pirate. AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!! Thanks for asking!

The ophthalmologist called to check on me and said this

"If I were you, no wait, if I were you, I'd probably do the race, but if you were me, you'd think twice about it" He said to try daylight tomorrow and see how it goes, but not to wear a contact until Saturday at the earliest.

I think I'm past the ocular resting, I just need to keep it dark now.

I did go for a ride today, followed a friend from the house out to Bee Line Highway. Wasn't that bad since we went early when there was minimal traffic. If I had to race I could, but it would probably slow me down since I'm very aware of my lack of depth perception (every time my sister turns a corner in the car I gasp thinking she's going to hit something!) Running isn't a problem. Gonna blacken out one eye of some old goggles and go for a swim tomorrow.

I think the worse that will happen is I race w/o one contact (which in 75% of races I lose a contact w/in the first 10 miles of the bike anyway) and carry the patch incase the sun starts to hurt it. That shouldn't slow me down that much (but I will have a built in excuse!)
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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You're totally going to be ready. It is only Wed. and it has stopped hurting. No need for you to push it as far as sunlight so keep the patch on! I wish I was there so I could decorate it for you. Put a big, red glitter m-dot on it!

Even if you aren't fast on the race you'll still be able to do it. Think about the great story you'll have!

I'm happy to hear there is positibe progress.

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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Glad to hear it's getting better... and you've still got three whole days to heal, I think you're good. But I like Jen's idea. Let me know if I should pick up some sequins and maybe a stuffed parrot on the way into town tomorrow. :)
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [Ariel] [ In reply to ]
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The parrot would be good, I could carry it across the finish line and start all sorts of complaints. This whole thing is making me wish I would have packed my favorite splish suit w/ me...heck if I had it with me I'd even consider racing in it!


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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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There are cute pirate swimsuits at the NA Sports merch tent at the IM village. Of course they're probably way overpriced.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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No Worries!

A full veggie pizza is probably less than 2000 Calories. Three hours of training and you'll burn it all off. ;)


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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Are you kidding GG?? You will burn more than 10 000 cals during Ironman! This will be the one time in your life you can indulge in guilt free eating! Anyway, it had veges and you need at least 5 serves of that per day. Technically you hadn't eaten for a day and a half, so you were just being responsible in having the appropriate number of veges!

Concentrate on allowing your body to heal so you can do your Ironman! Just think of it as enforced rest before the big race. You will be a machine on the day!! You go girl!!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Late to the party, but it's been medically proven (and Dr Jodi will back me up on this) that pizza is actually god for ocular regeneration. I recall a study being done on some blind mice and the ones who ate pizza regained their sight, while the ones who did not got their tails cut off with a carving knife...

Besides, pizza is pretty healthy. It's not like you ate a bucket of fried chicken and killed a gallon of ice cream.

You're going to be just fine.


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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [QRgirl] [ In reply to ]
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If you get a patch you can say things like "Arrgh, matey give my that thar pizza! Arrgh...." Maybe get a little parrot for your shoulder too.

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That suit ROCKS. YAAARRRRRRRRGH!


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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Eye update, please!

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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [jenhs] [ In reply to ]
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Eye is much better, I will put in my contact tomorrow and hope everything goes well!

And I weighed in a pound under my goal weight, so I guess the pizza was okay ;-)

Thanks!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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W00t! So glad to hear you are feeling better.

What is your bib # so I can keep an eye on you Sunday?

hehhh......

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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [jenhs] [ In reply to ]
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#2108.

Hopefully I'll make it to the race w/ no more incidents.

I got a call from a friend of mine who was at the expo today and he told me he had my registration bag (I registered yesterday). He said they were announcing my name and saying that I left my bag at the expo. I hadn't even realized I lost it. I knew it wasn't in the house, and also knew I didn't see it in the car, but I hadn't looked for it and just assumed it was in the car. Whew...that was close.

Last week I punctured one of my tubular tires. So I put my spare on. I bought a tire at the expo, but because of other things waited until today to stretch it and figured I'd glue it tomorrow AM, not ideal, but it would have to do. I got the tire out and realized I bought a clincher. Fortunately there's a bike shop 1/2 mile from where I'm staying. I bought there last tubular. It's stretching now.

I need to start focusing!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [Khai] [ In reply to ]
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Those jokes had me rolling. My friends didn't find them as funny though. They actually got the one about the CAAARRRRGGHHH! Which had me laughing even harder.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [Khai] [ In reply to ]
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That was my favorite suit until I got this one from Club Swim/swimoutlet.com



I didn't know when I ordered it, but it says Raw Sophisticated all over it. It cracks me up! I like to tempt fate and wear it in the ocean for ocean workouts ;-)
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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I LOVE the sushi suit!

I have the sugoi sushi jersey and beanie cap.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [QRgirl] [ In reply to ]
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The best part about the suit is the club swim suits are only $19.95.
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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That's a pretty rockin' suit, but I still like the pirate one better.


ARRRRRGH!


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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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Gald to hear your eye is better. I've been away all week and wondering how you were doing.. I can't get onto IMlive but I'm sending good thoughts your way!!!!
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Re: Tell me it will be okay...I just ate a whole pizza! [GhiaGirl] [ In reply to ]
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This is bad. I really don't need another suit. I've only ever really used one. But that one is soooo cute.

I have never used that kind of sizing though, so that might save me the $20 ;)

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