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My arm WAS better until I thought I should be super woman today and do my strength training. I guess I am either just really stupid or too motivated. You know I have been into exercise before and an illness or pulled muscle or weather has ALWAYS been the culprit of being the end of my exercise routine. SOOOO, I was really upset about not doing my training today so I just did it....and now, I am sorry I did it!!! I just don't want to lose focus on the big price, ya know. BG, I would LOVE to come over and do the 3 day ride with you guys....that would be sooooooo freakin awesome!!!!! BUT, I have to choose between Vegas or that, we are on one income right now. SOOO, I think I will choose Vegas. I say screw it too!!! Make the commitment. Why wait to see????? That is what got us big in the first place!! Waiting to see if that miracle diet was coming out the next week!!!! COMMIT!!!!! THat is an awesome awesome goal and YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT!!!!!!! I know you can, I know because us biker bitches are awesome and we can do anything we put our minds too!!!!!

Aweeee, Traci, that is so nice of you to say....isn't it weird how people see you as different than you see yourself... I want to go with you on your bike runs...I am sooo jealous, it is soo cool that you, Juli and BG live in the same general area and can hook up and go on those together!!!! neveragain...overachievers??? LOL...no, just really hooked on biking!!!! LOL...

JC, what is the theory behing just the chondriton....my DH takes the same as you for his knees, I wonder if we should just switch to the chondriton. Ok all, I woke and and feel better. It is definitely not a dislocated rib!!! Thanks though for the advice. It is muscle related...and it is better....ok it still hurts a bit, but nothing like last night. I am trying to decide on whether to baby it all day or go for a ride....THIS is a hard decision!!!! God I wish I would of got a road bike....I want one soooooo bad now....... I am still in amazement over the fifty miles from JC....that is soooo freakin awesome...

Juli, Traci, BG, JC!!!!! You are all making me jealous!!! 50 freakin miles???? Holy cow!!!! I can't wait to get a road bike and do that. I don't think a hybrid is really all about doing 50 miles. It IS comfortable, but the seat starts to bother me around 12 miles...and then goes downhill from there. Juli, you can come tubing anytime and I wouldn't even charge you!!!! But I think you are right about the coffee can. I would love to see the looks on their faces if I pulled that out!!!!! I have a Pontiac Bonneville and it uses the premium gas so I am paying about $3.32 or so, depending on the day it seems, for my car. It gets around 30mpg on the freeway, in town about 19-22. The truck however is not the best on gas!!! Oh, and we did ended up just going swimming at the lake because we went to leave and the tranny was leaking....oh well, but we had already bought the gas for the boat.....arrrrgggg!!!!!! Now on to the bad news. I think I pulled something in my shoulder this morning while riding. It is hurts sooooo bad and then down into my side like around my ribs. God, I guess I have felt like I was invinsible since I was weight training and biking so I thought I could not get hurt, so this shows me that I can and probably WILL get hurt still at times. Now, I am just up and putting heating pad on it in the middle of the night trying to get some relief. It hurts really bad to lay on my back!!! Okay biker buddies, I am going to try to get some rest, I don't think I can handle NOT riding tomorrow, but I guess we will see if the pain is gone. This must be how you felt Juli!!!!!

hoosier, you are rockin' it!!!! Too bad we all don't live by each other so we could ride together.... Thanks, I had an awesome ride....now we are going to the lake to tube with the kids and nieces and nephews.....too bad someone else doesn't pay for some boat gas....I guess they all think we get the gas for the boat free!!!!! Too bad its not a peddle boat...LMAO....now THAT would be fun!!!! Have a great day all and Juli, you are the biker hero so three days off will probably be a great change of pace for you....but we know you will be back on the seat tomorrow!!!!! Glad you are feeling better... Ride safe everyone!!

July 14,2007 Took the day off!! July 15, 2007 a.m. 23 mile bike ride

Good Sunday Mornin' to all the cyclists!!! I did end up taking a rest yesterday and absolutely no exercise at all. That kinda stunk, but we are going on a 20+ ride this morning at 7a.m. so I am excited about that. I am so damn proud of all of you!!!!! You are all my inspiration and considering I don't know anyone around here that bikes, you are all my heros!!!!!!! Keep up the good work. JC...thanks for the reply, I was thinking at LEAST an hour of rest would suffice, but then I thought maybe I was being wussy. LOL...

oh no Juli, that sucks!!! Does it feel different throwing up than before banding? I wonder about this a lot!!! My fill RN told me that if I ever get sick, stomach virus, and I have a fill to call and get in to get an unfill. I am not sure if she was talking about forever or just the first few months!!! And I noticed your ticker...you are doing awesome...isn't that another 3 pounds????? Hey, I wanted to ask you about resting your muscles. Is it wise to have a day off here and there from the biking? I didn't know if biking was the same as weight training. I guess I will look it up, thought you might know. BG, yah, we don't really have too many "dates" so to speak of....we are really too busy getting our bike riding in. DH loves it as much as I do. A good date night to me now is just laying on couch cuddling...its funny I was just talking to DH about this last night. I was mentioning that it seems like we are getting old because a few years ago, we were always going out and now we would rather stay home and snuggle...oh well, at least we still have it after 14 years!!! Oh my, gotta grocery shop today...NOT looking forward to it...I hate to shop now that I am banded....didn't really mind it before but now I feel like it is a waste of my time...lol..imagine that....food a waste of time...love this band!

She got my vote too!!!

Where is everyone tonight? Out on hot dates???? I will be married 14 years on Sunday..we don't have hot dates anymore....We have freakin hot bike rides now!!!!!

Of course, I would love to do this...if I wanted to kill myself!!

Good job BG....bike riding will definitely get you moving on the scale...it is hard work!!!

July 13, 2007 a.m. 10 mile bike ride a.m. 1 hour bowflex strength training p.m. 10 mile bike ride.. Thinking of taking tomorrow off for a rest....then do 20+ on Sunday :cry

Dian CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! You go girl....you are awesome and NOW don'tcha feel like you are an awesome person???? I remember getting my first two mile walk in...boy I thought I was the shit!!!! It sure does make a person feel good to accomplish something like that!!! And rightly so!!

Hey, I think the spa stuff looks like FUN!!!!!

oh man, this is gonna be sooooo much fun.......Viva las Vegas!!!!! Thanks Juli, I never really thought of it that way. I guess I should start paying more attention to my body and they way it reacts to hills!!!!

LMAO JC....that would be great huh, handgliding!!!! BG....we have absolutely NOTHING like that around here....how nice for you!!!LOVE it....it looks so peaceful and nice... Juli, we are gonna have a freakin blast in Vegas...I can't wait!!!!!! OH NSV here....before when we would ride our bikes, DD (12) would always pass me or be up a hill before me and be happy afterwards, talking and such. ME???? Couldn't talk for hours afterwards...and not happy either....well, last nite she went with us and she couldn't keep up with me going up some of the hills!!!!! Talk about an ego boost!!!! I of course am recovering MUCH quicker after going up the hills now too!!!!

Jachut, Basketball is fun. Very hard work!!! Good job!!!

Welcom Loch BG.....2 lbs...TOM!! WOW....you're my hero....

You all are so amazing and supportive...THANKS I needed someone to tell me that. I was pretty down today and felt bad most of the day!!! DH telling me it is going to be okay is quite different than having a fellow bandster telling me it is going to be okay, ya know???Thanks ladies....your all great!! Welcome to the new joiners of the July- Labor Day challenge...let's see how much weight we can get off!!!

Terri.........I am sooooo jealous....is it SOOOO much fun or what???? I want to play raquetball sooo bad...DH has bad knees so not thinking we can do this one....

Ok, that is way cool BG!!!! That would truly be so awesome, cuz by then I would have my road bike!!! What a beautiful state you live in also!!!! Wow....3 million on that bike trail...in my town half there are a few trails, mostly for mountian biking and none longer that a mile or two...what a pity...have to ride on the country roads and try not to get hit. Wow, JC....You are rockin it!!!! Way to go on the 4 miles...... WHAT??? Blood out the nipple???? What is the cause of this????wow, I would of been freakin too!!!! I am so ready to go to Vegas if DH can get the time off. We would be driving. We are in Idaho so it would be about an 8 hour drive, but I am soooooo totally into it!!!! DH is too!!! He is so glad that I have all of you guys who are going through the same thing to discuss things with!! JC, it the catrike your mountain bike?? Juli, good job on the 22 miles...you are my hero girl and I hope you Zoe is feeling better tonight!!!

Thursday July 12 10 miles on bike this a.m. 10 miles on bike this p.m. with DH and DD

This is the very first time since banding that I have only lost 1 pound...I have been averaging 3-5 pounds a week the whole time, so it was a little disappointing for me, BUT, I am wearing pants that I couldn't last week, so it might be my bodies time to catch up with all the loss and lose some inches. I will have to measure my inches!! Good Job to everyone who lost this week, and let's keep our game faces on.....this is a life style not a diet, so we are not going to lose it and then gain it back this time....yeeeeee hawwwwww!!!

OHyeah.....I am sooooo there if I can manage it with school!!!!!! Will it be on the weekend????