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SageTracey

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    SageTracey got a reaction from DivaGabrielle in Waiting for Motivation   
    I wrote a list of all the reasons why I wanted to lose weight before I started on this lifestyle change. Everything I wrote down, from no more aching knees, dancing all night long, to getting off my blood pressure tablets, as well as a few more personal reasons, have all come true and my life is now such much happier, healthier and more exciting than it was before. I keep that list in my purse and still look at it from time to time to remind me of why I chose WLS and why I changed my lifestyle. My attitude and motivation came with my success.
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    SageTracey got a reaction from ☠carolinagirl☠ in Do Lap Banders, really need BREAKFAST?   
    Guess I am one of the lucky bandsters who has never had a morning eating issue. However, I often exercise first thing in the morning so it's typically Water for the first 40 to 90 minutes anyway. And I do eat Breakfast at my desk on the days that I cycle to work. A bowl of porridge is delicious after a cold (it's still winter here!) bike ride for 90 minutes followed by a lovely hot shower!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from ABandCalledWanda in What No Hoosiers.   
    Hoosier by default! I was a high school exchange student to Hamilton, Indiana. Currently wearing my class ring because it fits again! (Class of 81)
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    SageTracey got a reaction from Bandista in What do you like?   
    I love that today I was disappointed that our bike ride was about 15km SHORTER than I was expecting! Pre-band I wouldn't even get on my bike, now I just love going further and further.
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in Bucket List? Life after Lap Band.   
    - Look great at my son's wedding - I was pretty damn happy - see my profile photo.
    - Complete the Great Victorian Bike Ride (multi day cycling event) - started last year but didn't complete because I crashed and hurt myself on day three. Signed up again for this year and hoping a non-band related health issue will not get in the way. However, I have completed the Lions Ride for Sight, an even longer multi day charity bike ride and that felt damned good!
    - Dance all night - again, achieved until this other health issue cropped up but I will get there again.
    - Swim with dolphins - hoping to achieve that for my upcoming half century!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from Bandista in What do you like?   
    I love that today I was disappointed that our bike ride was about 15km SHORTER than I was expecting! Pre-band I wouldn't even get on my bike, now I just love going further and further.
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    SageTracey got a reaction from ☠carolinagirl☠ in Whats the earliest you can drink alcohol?   
    Drinking aside, I went to a concert 10 days post-op and barely made it through the show. It certainly wasn't the most enjoyable experience I have had at a concert even though the artists were brilliant. I was still in a lot of pain and could not get comfortable.
    Take care.
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    SageTracey got a reaction from Debbie3sons in Band shut tight   
    Stress can do that to your band and you are going through some major stress with your friend.
    Take care
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    SageTracey got a reaction from newlife828 in Exercise for Haters?   
    I hate exercise for the sake of exercise too. The idea of sitting on an exercise bike in the lounge or in a gym is brain dead boring and there's no way I can push myself beyond the comfort level doing that.
    But......then I discovered there were activities that I enjoyed and the more I did them the more I enjoyed them and the more exercise I got. I love to go dancing with my husband - there's nothing like 1950s style rock n roll to really get the arms and legs moving and the heart pumping. And the more I dance, the more other guys in our group ask me to dance and the more exercise I get.
    I love to go walking with my husband because that's when we have some of our best talks.
    I love to go cycling with my husband and friends and we push each other to go further, longer, faster.
    And now that I have an underwater MP3 player, I really find swimming to be very relaxing and I am doing longer distances and times.
    So, look for activities that you enjoy and make them a normal part of your daily life. The exercise becomes incidental and enjoyable.
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    SageTracey got a reaction from newlife828 in ? for the women   
    A lot of women tend to get bloated when they have their period and they retain Fluid so they put on weight.
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in Bucket List? Life after Lap Band.   
    - Look great at my son's wedding - I was pretty damn happy - see my profile photo.
    - Complete the Great Victorian Bike Ride (multi day cycling event) - started last year but didn't complete because I crashed and hurt myself on day three. Signed up again for this year and hoping a non-band related health issue will not get in the way. However, I have completed the Lions Ride for Sight, an even longer multi day charity bike ride and that felt damned good!
    - Dance all night - again, achieved until this other health issue cropped up but I will get there again.
    - Swim with dolphins - hoping to achieve that for my upcoming half century!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in NSV - my cycling video to appear on news tonight   
    This is an NSV cos I can ride my bike!
    I went riding with my husband on Sunday in an area where we knew there would be swooping magpies so I put the helmet-mounted camera on and started filming. Uploaded to YouTube last night (search for Tracey Matthies on YouTube), and now the Victorian Channel Seven news have picked it up and will be using it to illustrate a story on a government magpie map tonight!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in NSV - my cycling video to appear on news tonight   
    This is an NSV cos I can ride my bike!
    I went riding with my husband on Sunday in an area where we knew there would be swooping magpies so I put the helmet-mounted camera on and started filming. Uploaded to YouTube last night (search for Tracey Matthies on YouTube), and now the Victorian Channel Seven news have picked it up and will be using it to illustrate a story on a government magpie map tonight!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in NSV - my cycling video to appear on news tonight   
    This is an NSV cos I can ride my bike!
    I went riding with my husband on Sunday in an area where we knew there would be swooping magpies so I put the helmet-mounted camera on and started filming. Uploaded to YouTube last night (search for Tracey Matthies on YouTube), and now the Victorian Channel Seven news have picked it up and will be using it to illustrate a story on a government magpie map tonight!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in NSV - my cycling video to appear on news tonight   
    This is an NSV cos I can ride my bike!
    I went riding with my husband on Sunday in an area where we knew there would be swooping magpies so I put the helmet-mounted camera on and started filming. Uploaded to YouTube last night (search for Tracey Matthies on YouTube), and now the Victorian Channel Seven news have picked it up and will be using it to illustrate a story on a government magpie map tonight!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in NSV - my cycling video to appear on news tonight   
    This is an NSV cos I can ride my bike!
    I went riding with my husband on Sunday in an area where we knew there would be swooping magpies so I put the helmet-mounted camera on and started filming. Uploaded to YouTube last night (search for Tracey Matthies on YouTube), and now the Victorian Channel Seven news have picked it up and will be using it to illustrate a story on a government magpie map tonight!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in NSV - my cycling video to appear on news tonight   
    This is an NSV cos I can ride my bike!
    I went riding with my husband on Sunday in an area where we knew there would be swooping magpies so I put the helmet-mounted camera on and started filming. Uploaded to YouTube last night (search for Tracey Matthies on YouTube), and now the Victorian Channel Seven news have picked it up and will be using it to illustrate a story on a government magpie map tonight!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in NSV - my cycling video to appear on news tonight   
    This is an NSV cos I can ride my bike!
    I went riding with my husband on Sunday in an area where we knew there would be swooping magpies so I put the helmet-mounted camera on and started filming. Uploaded to YouTube last night (search for Tracey Matthies on YouTube), and now the Victorian Channel Seven news have picked it up and will be using it to illustrate a story on a government magpie map tonight!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in NSV - my cycling video to appear on news tonight   
    This is an NSV cos I can ride my bike!
    I went riding with my husband on Sunday in an area where we knew there would be swooping magpies so I put the helmet-mounted camera on and started filming. Uploaded to YouTube last night (search for Tracey Matthies on YouTube), and now the Victorian Channel Seven news have picked it up and will be using it to illustrate a story on a government magpie map tonight!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from ☠carolinagirl☠ in weight gain and sliming/pbing   
    Are you not eating proper meals more regularly because you are sliming or PBing? Or is it for some other reason?
    If it is the first, then you are possibly too tight and doing yourself more harm than good.
    I suggest that you see your surgeon and follow his/her advice to get you back on track.
    The rest of your life sounds great, new boyfriend, new house etc, so look after your health and enjoy it all!
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    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in Bucket List? Life after Lap Band.   
    - Look great at my son's wedding - I was pretty damn happy - see my profile photo.
    - Complete the Great Victorian Bike Ride (multi day cycling event) - started last year but didn't complete because I crashed and hurt myself on day three. Signed up again for this year and hoping a non-band related health issue will not get in the way. However, I have completed the Lions Ride for Sight, an even longer multi day charity bike ride and that felt damned good!
    - Dance all night - again, achieved until this other health issue cropped up but I will get there again.
    - Swim with dolphins - hoping to achieve that for my upcoming half century!
  22. Like
    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in Bucket List? Life after Lap Band.   
    - Look great at my son's wedding - I was pretty damn happy - see my profile photo.
    - Complete the Great Victorian Bike Ride (multi day cycling event) - started last year but didn't complete because I crashed and hurt myself on day three. Signed up again for this year and hoping a non-band related health issue will not get in the way. However, I have completed the Lions Ride for Sight, an even longer multi day charity bike ride and that felt damned good!
    - Dance all night - again, achieved until this other health issue cropped up but I will get there again.
    - Swim with dolphins - hoping to achieve that for my upcoming half century!
  23. Like
    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in Bucket List? Life after Lap Band.   
    - Look great at my son's wedding - I was pretty damn happy - see my profile photo.
    - Complete the Great Victorian Bike Ride (multi day cycling event) - started last year but didn't complete because I crashed and hurt myself on day three. Signed up again for this year and hoping a non-band related health issue will not get in the way. However, I have completed the Lions Ride for Sight, an even longer multi day charity bike ride and that felt damned good!
    - Dance all night - again, achieved until this other health issue cropped up but I will get there again.
    - Swim with dolphins - hoping to achieve that for my upcoming half century!
  24. Like
    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in Bucket List? Life after Lap Band.   
    - Look great at my son's wedding - I was pretty damn happy - see my profile photo.
    - Complete the Great Victorian Bike Ride (multi day cycling event) - started last year but didn't complete because I crashed and hurt myself on day three. Signed up again for this year and hoping a non-band related health issue will not get in the way. However, I have completed the Lions Ride for Sight, an even longer multi day charity bike ride and that felt damned good!
    - Dance all night - again, achieved until this other health issue cropped up but I will get there again.
    - Swim with dolphins - hoping to achieve that for my upcoming half century!
  25. Like
    SageTracey got a reaction from catfish87 in Bucket List? Life after Lap Band.   
    - Look great at my son's wedding - I was pretty damn happy - see my profile photo.
    - Complete the Great Victorian Bike Ride (multi day cycling event) - started last year but didn't complete because I crashed and hurt myself on day three. Signed up again for this year and hoping a non-band related health issue will not get in the way. However, I have completed the Lions Ride for Sight, an even longer multi day charity bike ride and that felt damned good!
    - Dance all night - again, achieved until this other health issue cropped up but I will get there again.
    - Swim with dolphins - hoping to achieve that for my upcoming half century!

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