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Morning all. Mo- The Doc is right about intervals. My trainer had us starting with 90 seconds of high intensity and 90 seconds of recovery. Now I'm pretty sure we're 90 high and 30 recovery. I'm worried at the moment. I had really bad plantar fasciitis in my foot that I dealt with for at least 9 months before I got the shot in my foot in November. I was out and about yesterday, wearing my Fitflops and my foot was hurting a little. I guess my shot wore off already because my foot is full-on in pain. I don't know how long they're supposed to last but this sucks! I'm especially bummed since I've been wearing much better shoes than I had before I got the shot, thinking I could prevent it from coming back in the first place. No such luck. :thumbup: Anyway. Off to work. Have a good day!

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I just watched the CNN story. That girl makes me so sad, she hasn't been able to run since she was 5 years old. My greatest fear is raising children with the same food issues I have. It breaks my heart to see children going through this. I started gaining my weight when I was about 10, but I've always been active and able to do many things. My family always ate healthy. When my friends would get candy or fruit snacks in their lunches I would have a granola bar. We didn't have chips in the house, we only had desserts on the most special of occasions. My parents prepared healthy meals for us and I still turned out needing WLS. (Don't really know where I was going with this, I just felt so bad for that girl. Heartbreaking).

Lee- How was the EG meeting? What Mexican restaurant did you try? I'm bummed you were in my part of town and I was stuck in the gym. It would have been nice to finally meet!

Ash- That's a great idea! Lame that your group is changing, but starting your own meetup is great!

Nicole- Sounds good! I'll see you Saturday! (Do that after meeting and lunch or before?)

My goal for the week is 10,000 steps every day. So far I've got 3 days in a row! If only I'd brought my pedometer with me on our walk instead of leaving it in the car... I had an awesome weekend. I left Pat's house and checked in to my hotel and hung out for a bit. Then I went to the factory stores. I bought an insulated bag for my crock pot. Lol. That's so like me... I spent more time back at the hotel hanging out. I watched a Cake Boss marathon. I'd never seen the show (don't have cable) and I hate that guy. He is so annoying AND he made a cake for a gang. REALLY? REALLY? So irritated by that. ... Moving on, my friend and I went to a party at his neighbor's apartment. Some kid's 21st b-day. I felt so old! I never went to college parties when I was in college. There was a girl there who was so excited to meet my friend she sqealed "OMG, You're like a celebrity! I can't believe I'm meeting you". She was cracking me up. Later in the evening she was asking people if they were gay/straight, and turned to me and asked "are you a lesbian, gay, straight, a man?" (Yeah, she'd been drinking) when I answered "Straight woman" she said "ME TOO! OMG, we're twins... but you're 26". Apparently after I left she went and cleaned my friend's kitchen. I think the lesson I learned, is that you can have a clean kitchen but you have to recruit at college parties. On Sunday we had breakfast in Cotati and then went up to Armstrong Woods and did a nice walk up there. So nice. I even got a chance to work out at my hotel's gym Sunday morning too! I'm rambling. That means it's time for bed. Goodnight!

We're Sauce & Boss... lol.

Tina- I'm so glad you were able to get a fill. I love that you got to do that standing up. How cool! Maria- Don't disappear when you're not doing well! That's what we're here for! For support and encouragement. John- No, I don't have an appt with Doc Fisher yet. I'm still not at the point where I think it would help. My goal now is to get back to my psych appt weight, and then go in. It's still about 25 lbs from the surgery goal, but it's better than where I'm at. Ash- Have you thought about buying a temporary ring? You can just buy a cheap band each time you drop a ring size then get your real ring resized when you're closer to goal. I'd heard it isn't good for you ring to be resized multiple times, something about making it weaker.

Lol. Sounds like Doc Fisher!

Trying to read a bit before work! I had a lovely time with you ladies this weekend! Lee- I love in EG but unfortunately my training at the gym is at 7 tonight! There's also a WLS group tonight not far from the holiday inn express. Just ask the hotel to direct you to the Elk Grove Kaiser. It's in a meeting room across from the pharmacy on the first floor. No more time to finish reading, I've got to get to work. Have a great day!

It's been a while since I've blogged. Things have been slow in the weight loss dept but otherwise life is good. We're almost finished with the purchase our first home! Hopefully moving in a few weeks. I think I'm in a funk right now, I'm having trouble sticking to my pre-op diet and now I'm getting discouraged. Not to the point of quitting, but I'm not as dilligent as I once was. I've increased my exercise but I'm not eating as well as I was six months ago. It's times like these where I get really annoyed with my surgeon. I know he gave me my pre-op goal weight for a reason, and I'll have a better result after surgery. I just don't know how to get back on track and lose these last 40 lbs before my surgery. I'm also finding myself getting a little jealous of other people who don't have to lose so much before they get surgery scheduled. Some days that inspires me to work harder, but other days I get so discouraged. (I think this may be one of the latter...) I don't really know where I was going with this, I think I just needed to get it out. Whew.

It's been a while since I've blogged. Things have been slow in the weight loss dept but otherwise life is good. We're almost finished with the purchase our first home! Hopefully moving in a few weeks. I think I'm in a funk right now, I'm having trouble sticking to my pre-op diet and now I'm getting discouraged. Not to the point of quitting, but I'm not as dilligent as I once was. I've increased my exercise but I'm not eating as well as I was six months ago. It's times like these where I get really annoyed with my surgeon. I know he gave me my pre-op goal weight for a reason, and I'll have a better result after surgery. I just don't know how to get back on track and lose these last 40 lbs before my surgery. I'm also finding myself getting a little jealous of other people who don't have to lose so much before they get surgery scheduled. Some days that inspires me to work harder, but other days I get so discouraged. (I think this may be one of the latter...) I don't really know where I was going with this, I think I just needed to get it out. Whew.

Pam- Congrats to your parents! 54 years is amazing. Glad your dinner went well. Coco- I'm so excited for you. Really happy! This is an amazing time in your life. You're gonna rock it! And yes, that's a fast move! I hate moving too. I hate packing and unpacking. I'm so excited to move this time because it's going to be the last time I move for a good long time! I'm excited for our outing tomorrow! I feel like I've been totally slacking this week so I need the exercise!

Ah Nicole! We're going to miss you! (But I'm way excited for you!) Does this mean you have to pack and move the house by yourself of is husband coming home to help?

Oh, and I forgot my pedometer when I left the house this morning, so my morning workout wasn't counted!

Today's my day off (Yay!) and I've been totally productive! We took one of the cars in this morning since my fella is going to drive to Vegas this weekend. I took him to work, went to the gym and did 45 minutes on the elliptical, ran home and showered, had a dentist appt, grocery shopping, then a pedicure, then walgreens and home! I'm still going to do dishes and clean the house, go to a movie with my fella and go back to the gym for another 45 min tonight. I showed today who's boss!!

I'm a bit bummed at the moment. I went to my training session at the gym and didn't even make it 10 minutes. My knee started to bother me, I first hurt it 10 years ago (omg, can't believe that was 10 years ago...) and it hasn't bothered me much in about 8 years. The trainer told me to go home and ice it and we'll make it up with a 1on1 next week. I was all ready for my workout too! The crummy part is that it was bothered on all the machines (stairmaster, elliptical, upright bike, recumbant bike) and bikes are supposed to be good for bad knees! Bummer. I definately want to err on the side of caution. So it's rest and ice tonight.

Doesn't seem right that I'm baking cupcakes while watching The Big.gest Lo.ser. Aaaaand I didn't go to the gym tonight either. I've just not felt well, gotta kick that though! I'm going tomorrow night no matter what! I bought a pork tenderloin the other day and marinated half in teriyaki and grilled it(served with brown rice and veggies) and the other half in the costco pesto (ala Reggie's chicken) and baked it. Yum-o. All I can say. I even have just the right amount for leftovers. I'm excited about Saturday! I have friends in the area so not only do I get my band ladies fix, but I get to see them too! Candra- about Dr. Oz... lolz. It's all in the fiber wraps! Do you think that'll get me from a 20/22 to a 12 in 12 weeks? 'Cause I'd be down with that! Do you guys remember when Angel talked about the triathalon she did? It was the Tri Girl Tri (love the name) and I had decided that I'd do it this year, even if it's as a relay team. I just looked up the date and it's the same day as my friend's wedding! Booo. Maybe I should be training now for next year's! That swim thing scares me. I also will be doing a 5k on 7/4 again this year, my goal is to run the whole thing. (Don't tell Liz, I bet she'll say I'm too fat to run) I've been getting the urge to run more, so I take that as a great sign. Gotta go, my oven dinged. (So bad... I know, but I'm making the cupcakes so we don't have to move so much food! I'm making dinner from the stuff in the freezer and other things I've stocked up on. Hope to be in the new house in under 1 month... Yay!) Oh, and I'm sending the cupcakes in to work with the fella and to my office too.

Good Morning! I'm just having my breakfast. (I know, in front of the computer... I'll try to break that habit I swear!) I wasn't feeling well last night so I didn't go to my group training, which means I have to go tonight. I swear, this daylight savings thing messed me up. I was so tired at work yesterday I was afraid I'd fall asleep! I seem to have gained about 5 lbs over the weekend. Not cool since I weigh in at the gym tonight. My trick? I wait until after my workout (try not to drink too much water during) then weigh in, then finish hydrating. I'll drink if I'm thirsty but no gulping. Seems to have helped last week. Somebody pray to the scale gods that it's ok tonight! lol.

My MBTs are the shoes I wore yesterday. They're like the Sketchers Shape-Ups. MBT stands for Masai Barefoot Technology. They're supposed to simulate walking in sand or moss. So our bodies can walk the way we were meant to.

Pam- I so enjoyed our walk today! I must be getting more fit, or my MBTs must really be working for me because when I did that same walk a month ago I was sooo sore afterwards. Today, I feel great! And you're right, today was a beautiful day. I'm glad we were able to get out and walk and your daughter could come too! I remember in orientation they said you have to weigh your proteins before surgery but to measure them after. Nicollie's wedding was wonderful. Reggie hosted an amazing reception, it was great to see everyone and share in Nicole's special day.

Happy Wedding Day Nicollie!

Didn't Christine do marinara with ricotta and motzerella and bake it? I remember she loved it, and the idea stuck with me. Pam- We could meet at my gym and walk through the park next to it. It's nice, there's a trail and a pond. Way to go Ash!

Pam, 9 sounds good! The challenge is going well. Only 5 more sessions with the trainer left! I'm still gaining and losing the same 5 lbs. I don't know what that's all about. I'm trying not to stress too much about it. If it take me a long time to lose this weight then so be it. As long as I stick with it and don't give myself permission to eat entire loaves of bread etc I'll be ok. I have to stop pressuring myself to lose fast like I did all those months ago. It's going to take me a long time to get to my surgery goal, I have to be ok with that and keep chugging along.