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I biked on Saturday 35 miles and I biked this morning 31.2 miles...yes AND I am a dork for taking pics of me riding my bike.

Congrats Leila

Dang, Water parks, beaches, pools. Ok I think I fell short of a great time this weekend. I will post pictures of what I did though, lol. Gimme a few min. Tricia - gorgeous family. You guys always look happy. Paula - wow you have a gorgeous family too. Maryb - I wish I was there drinking Tequila with you

You've got a nice regimine there. I ride my bike in my town. It's called Kissimmee, Florida. Disney town. From my house to the roadway is exactly 4.2 mile. Then I go out to the main road which is 11.4 miles one way. I go to the end of that road and turn back around. If I wanted to push longer then I take another route. But it is completely paved. I ride on the sidewalk as other bikers do. It's very wide so I pass walkers, jogger, bikers..strollers, snakes..etc. I think it's considered "on the sidewalk". I ride right alongside cars. I started biking 2 weeks before surgery. I wanted to lose a few pounds before the surgery and I needed to do something low impact. I was told that my BMI was low enough that I didn't need a pre-op diet but I still wanted to. I lost 8lbs biking for the first 2 weeks. Gained 3 back while on vacation, 3 days before surgery. I started at 6.5 miles which killed me. Then as I got used to it, (after the surgery) I worked my way up to 16.5 miles, to 31.2, 35 then 45 miles at most. If you start off as I did, I'm pretty sure a 35 mile bike ride would be accomplished in 2 months. I lost most of my weight from biking, believe it or not. Tricia_K, sometimes I'm not really sure what's driving me. **WARNING, DORK PICS BELOW**

Dang EmileeKaye!!! Skinny. You lost alot around your waist. Alot alot! You have no belly now. You are soo damn beautiful. I feel sick. LOL. ARe you in a 12 now too? I can tell. You have to be.

Karik, I wanted to see if I could train my brain to stop eating. The band helps remind you when to stop if you are properly filled. I figure, like most Gastric Bypass patients, they do not train their brains to call it quits when they've eaten too much. Alot of them eat what they want, (cept for sweets) and lose weight due to malabsorption. More so, I've noticed many gastric bypass patients gain the weight back. They have not learned how to portion control or even learned good food choices. Lapbanded patients have no choice but to do the opposite of that. We have to eat right, eat the right amounts of food and exercise. The band is a worker. I wanted to be able to try and stop myself when I know I'm fulfilled, not full. I have always looked at the band as a tool and I wanted to use a fill as a last resort for weight loss. Above all, the band has really helped me to lose weight, psychologically. I know it's there and it's waiting to help me when I am ready. I hope that makes sense.

09/04/2006 31.2 mile bike hike this morning - completed 6.5 mile jog - pending Body aches. I upped the weights yesterday an extra 10lbs and it surely made a difference. I had a hard time getting out of bed. I ached the whole 30+ miles. I couldn't believe how fresh and cool this morning has been. It was one of the best weathered rides ever.

Hahaha! That's classic girl! Make sure to say it in the voice.. that weird voice.

Hell, I have even practiced the dance with a chiffon scarf...lol

I say that "would you "F" me? I'd "F" me" all the time in the mirror and I laugh.. I'm soo stupid

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I am Bianca from Jem & the Holograms, lol. Oh..what about "Solid Gold"???

ROFLMAO. I wish this forum had voice clips, I would leave you my best impression of that phrase Morsaille

"It puts the lotion on it's skin or it gets the hose again"

09/03/2006 Upper Body Training Day 5 min treadmill run at 4.5 mph for warmup Chest press - 15 reps, 3 sets Chest Fly -15 reps, 3 sets Rear Delts - 15 reps, 3 sets Bicep Curl - 15 reps, 3 sets Tricep Curl - 15 reps, 3 sets Shoulder - 15 reps, 3 sets Back Row - 15 reps, 3 sets Back & something else 15 reps, 3 sets Abdominal machine 15 reps, 3 sets

Wow, exactly my sentiments Brooklynn. Im with you on that one. Now I'm heading out to the gym. Later folks.

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LOL gonnabethin, it was a very funny moment in my day. Just the word "thong" will forever send me back to that cherry apple red thong.

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Wow Lins. You said you were doing the marathon thing and that's pretty awesome. Also 27 minutes for 2 miles is not too shabby. You were doing about or above 4mph if it only took you less than 30 min to do 2 miles, you'll pick up the pace sooner than you think. Just don't stop. Lookingout, I am not sure but I enjoy the feeling of exhileration. I hope it isn't a phase. I've been walking/jogging/running for 4 months now.

I've recently spotted an obese male at Wet N' Wild, wearing a bright cherry apple red thong. His gut hung over the thong like an overfilled ice cream cone. Kids that surrounded him had fear in them. Mothers covered their childrens eyes. My husbands brow..arched. My son, boisterously giggling. I for one enjoyed the free spirited guy who thought he was the choice piece of ass this side of the town.

Hello Straber, I'm happy you are doing well now. It's sad to hear of stories such as yours. More so when the complications occur and the surgery happened to be performed abroad or outside of the US. I understand what you mean about not having a local doctor to help you. I, on the other hand did have my procedure performed in Monterrey, Mexico by a great surgeon. A patient that I met on the day of pre-ops had complications after her surgery, which was performed right after mine. She had breathing problems coming out of anesthesia, she vomitted alot, had horrible gas pains and went home in excruciating pain, weeks later discovered an infection at her port site. Her infection remained for a few months. She phoned our doc. He sent a prescription to her for antibiotics and followed up with her weekly. She finally healed. Recently, she made an appt with a local doc to have her first fill. To her dismay, the doc discovered that her port flipped. They tried an "L" shaped needle to get to the port, but to no avail. After spending $299.00 for an eval with no fill, she contacted the doctor about her flipped port. The doc was more than happy to revise or correct the flipped port at no extra charge. She only had to pay for the flight. Since then she's alive and well and with a fill. She's still losing. She's happy and her problems were addressed by a doctor who cared. So yes I do understand that complications can occur but we have to do our research on our docs before we use them.

I am about to watch this movie. I have to see it once per month. The acting is superb. I'm a perve b/c I especially love the "tucking" and "dancing" scene. It's hilarious.

LOL... no shooting. You have to eat girl. EAT damnit! But food choices.....choices....choicesss.....(echoes in the lbt GFG)

I think the band has played a psychological part mostly. However I have felt restriction at that TOM. All in all, I think the weight loss has been mostly me on my own. I've not had a fill yet. I scheduled one for Sept. 15th though. I'm afraid that they won't find my port as I can no longer locate a "buldge" where the port would have been.