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Thanks B, it is such a blast.... I had perma-grin all afternoon and I haven't had that since I was a teen!!!

Okay sorry guys!!! My mom is coming tomorrow and I was trying to get the house in order. Ya know....she is one of those super duper clean freaks....and I wanted her to be happy!!! LOL..usually she is cleaning my house when she comes. She likes SUPER extra clean. You could not find one spot of dust or dirt in her house. You also take your shoes off at the door at her house.... ANYWAYS......I got a Trek 1000...its the entry level. It was $679 with 10 % off that. It is sooooo effing awesome...you have to get one!!! I was pulling up hills at 18 or more miles an hour!!!! It was awesome!!! We went out again this morning for a 20 mile ride. DH got shorts yesterday at LBS, but they didnt have any for me, so this morning we went and I was soooooo hurting....we stopped off at this baseball field and I took my undies off!!!! LMAO!!! I couldn't believe I was doing that....but wow....what a difference. On a road bike, no underwear....it rubs you raw in the crease where your leg meets your ass!!!! And the bank I robbed was called student loan. I took a bit more out and got the bike!!! But, I am soooo glad, it is sooooooooo freaking worth it!!! You guys sound like your camping/riding trip is coming right along!!! I still wish I lived closer to you guys....but wouldn't trade small town Idaho....Okay gotta go again and won't be back til later...gotta continue cleaning...oh my, cleaning is my worst enemy, at least I CAN do it now though. Oh, and I did order me some bike shorts online with a shirt. I got a 4x in the shirt because I hate clinging shirts. I hate them!!! If it is tight I will NOT wear it. The shorts I got were 2x. According to their chart though I should of ordered a 4 x...hope I didn't make a mistake. Ok kids, talk to you all later....

That I was out riding today....14.72 miles........ :heh::heh::heh::heh::heh::heh: :eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows: :whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo: ON MY NEW EFFING ROAD BIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAY TO GO EVERYONE!!!!! Everyone is doing so absolutely wonderful!!!! Love to see these numbers dropping. I am wondering how much as a group we will have lost on Monday Labor Day? That will be interesting to see!! Keep up the great work everyone!!

Yah Shelli!!!! Good job, you will be so very proud of yourself for sticking with it!! I know I was!

I was one of the people who found out that drinking A LOT of fruit punch Crystal Light gave me headaches. I just stopped drinking so much of it and the headaches stopped for me. Good Luck!!!

Friday the 17th 7 mile bike ride...raining all day, got a quick one in after it stopped for a bit

Oh, and this Sunday the 19th is 4 months post op. I am so weird. Do you guys live your life by the date you got your surgery???? LOL...I am like....ok, that was three months post op...and then I will be 6 months post op when THAT happens....

Oh wow, you all are BUSY!! HP, nice new avatar. You are looking hot as ever!!! I thank you for you well wishing of money my way. I do appreciate the good thoughts. We will end up getting together I as quite sure of it. JC, glad dog is doing good and at your house. WOW, ex wives and ex gf's...what a rotten day huh? J, you sound like such a fun mom. I don't know if I could handle the pizza place. I would be wanting to eat!!! I know the restriction is great at first, but after about a week, there is none again. Do you have the VG band? They put in 3 cc my first time and I loved that feeling of not being hungry. Not even head hunger. I just wish there was a way we could give it to ourselves, safely of course. Like a push button for moriphine. It would be like this.....oh, going out tonight, better fill up the band so I don't over eat. .....(next morning) after being sober, let some out now. BG, sounds like your already for school now. You and your little miss sunshine shirt. Cute movie!! B, hope you are feeling better with some hydration in you. Oh OH OHHHHHH, I saw some hydration pills today. Anyone know anything about them? I think the main ingredient was sodium chloride, not sure what else, but I was thinking that might be something to look into. SlackAction, your riding will get easier and easier. Take your time and work with it. You are doing a great thing for yourself.

Oh and just for your amusement....my DD, 13, is going on a High School Musical trip tonight too. We don't have cable, so she has to go elsewhere to find her Zack fix. So, it doesn't end anytime soon BG!!

hmmm...40 miles on rented bike...not sure about this....I am rethinking my jealousy...no, jk, you guys will have a blast!!!! Ok, here is the serious question for the day. Have any of you experienced occasional, and by occasional I mean mabye once every two weeks, upset stomach since banding. Nothing to write home about, but a queasiness or nauseous feeling that stays for awhile and then goes away? Today for the first time ever since being banded, I experienced this low blood sugar, shakin, gotta-eat-everything-in-site-to-calm-down feeling. I have been having these events of upset stomach or queasiness or nauseaous feeling about every two weeks or so. I am fine, then bam, it is there and bam soon it is gone. Does anyone know these feeling???

I have been a SAHM most of my childrens lives, with the exception of a few times when financially I had to work to make ends meet. My oldest is 19 and youngest is 13. I am currently in school and will graduate when DD is a freshman in HS. I am glad that we made the decision to do this. My DH likes me to be home when he gets home too. I know that some people can't afford to do that, and that is ok. I know we ate Ramen noodles A LOT when the kids were little. My DH doesn't make a whole lot of money but we get by on what he makes. One child moved out and DH makes more money now a days, things are okay......I sure hope that my kids will be able to have one of the parents stay at home with their kids when they are babies.

aweee, I love dogs!!! They are such good loyal friends!!! And they don't care if we are fat or thin as long as they get to eat!!! Have you been to the vet? If so what was wrong? I am closer to WA than to you guys, but then what would I do with my bike???

Rain, good job!!! WTG!!! It FEELS so good when we do something like that!!

OMG Jc, that picture is sooooo huge!!!! YOu look soooooo good too!!!! Be proud!!! You have done amazing things with yourself and you continue to do amazing things!!!

I googled my way to you guys on your ride. 1,600 miles....it could be done, how far you have to go JC???? We live on one income so coming up with that kinda money would be non existant. The whole Vegas-road bike thing is killing me. If we have enough money to buy road bikes or go to Vegas....that is a really hard decision!! Shit, I guess I am going to go pout...in the corner!!! LOL....JK....you guys are going to have so much freakin fun. I love to camp!!!

Hey J, nice weight loss. I meant to tell you that earlier. I am sorry you guys have sucky ass jobs. How long do you have of school left, J??? Then what?? Yeah....I am soooo super duper excited that this could be a possiblity. I am not sure about being about to go to the super cool show on Saturday night, but are you inviting people to go with you on your bike riding or just you and the gf going. I would be bringing my DD she is 13 along, this would have to be our Christmas present to ourselves. We have to talk to here about it and see if she is up for that or not. Have you reserved anything as of yet?????

Look people, you have to stop this shit!!! My stomach is hurting from laughing so hard. Good thing I am a ways out from surgery. HEY!!!!! I think Las Vegas might be a possibility!!! Orbitz has three people, DH, DD and I from Salt Lake City into Las Vegas and the two night hotel at $976.00!!!!!! Wooo hhoooo we are seriously looking into it!!

JC, so are you telling us your name is Jody???? HP, no..not mean at all!!! Considering what I have been through with siblings that last week, ALL THE POWER TO YOU BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!! BG, you really are cute!!! You look so much happier too. Is the weight you are now the lowest you have been in awhile??? J, I know that you are cool and in tune with yourself to know that the daily fluctuations are okay. I, on the other hand, am not. I would freak on a daily basis. B, where are you? Drinking your beverages? Enjoying your slow paced life as of now. Well, you better, cuz, it won't be long and you will be hard at it again. JC, why are you nauseated? Has to do with your band situation? I hope you are feeling better as I type!!

J, yeah, I know your feet are glued to your scale...must look funny trying to walk around. I have three semesters left of school and then take my certs. I am going to be a Certified Medical Assistant when I grow up. The people on here are the BEST EVER!!!! You can always count on support from them if you need it. And sometimes you can get an ass chewing too, if you need it. I ate breakfast before I went and weighed........soooo, I am counting that as a bad thing and that is why no loss. I weigh once a week, on Thursdays, but I wasn't going to do it today seeming that I had some kinda nervous break down this last weekend, but I did it anyways. I don't weigh at home either. I have to drive to get my weight. I am just going to blow it off, THIS TIME!!!

:clap2:OMG!!!!! You hottie!!!!! You look soooo damn good girl!!!! I hope I can look that good!!!! You really have a beautiful face!!! You rock, keep it up baby girl.....your awesome!!!:clap2:

I am going to look now!!

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Thursday 16th a.m. bowflex strength training

Wednesday 15th p.m. 14.57 miles on bike