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5.5 miles on my bike this afternoon, 21.5 miles for the month.

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Not if I go there and club your knees! Know go sit down and let some of us slugs be heroes for a month.

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You better hurry. Another week and I don't think you'll be able to catch me.

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5.5 miles on my bike this afternoon' date=' 21.5 miles for the month.[/quote']

When is your surgery?

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I am still about six weeks away My Insurance requires a six month managed program.I started in June, so I am almost there! Currently I have taken one of the required four weekly pre surgical skills classes. When they are complete (Nov 7) my file is sent to the surgeon, for appointment and scheduling of the surgery. I have been trying to focus on the plan and losing as much weight before the surgery.

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I am still about six weeks away My Insurance requires a six month managed program.I started in June' date=' so I am almost there! Currently I have taken one of the required four weekly pre surgical skills classes. When they are complete (Nov 7) my file is sent to the surgeon, for appointment and scheduling of the surgery. I have been trying to focus on the plan and losing as much weight before the surgery.[/quote']

You keep doing the way you are with the challenge you're going to be in great shape before the surgery :) good for you

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Thank You. The program that I am in has done a good job helping me be prepared. The Exercise Psyiologist has me doing 20-30 minutes a day of cardio, minimum. I have also begun light weight and stretching exercises 3 times a week. I figure it is good to establish some routines now, so that I can get back to it as soon as able after the surgery.

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Oh I did so well today! 3.3 miles of walking/hiking uphill, 60 mins of snorkeling half of which was against the current. I prob put on 2 lbs from just swallowing sea Water. Btw, don't waste time snorkeling the Garrafon reef. Nothing to see!

Anyway puts me at 46.7 miles on walking/biking.

Tomorrow is cake hiking and snorkeling so we shall see. Can my fitbit go snorkeling with me, does anyone know?

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Tomorrow is cake hiking and snorkeling so we shall see. Can my fitbit go snorkeling with me' date=' does anyone know?[/quote']

So.....about this "cake hiking"......is that anything like Twinkie spelunking?

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oh fricking heck! WHY AM I THINKING OF CAKE? Cave. Cave hiking. No cake for me. :(

You know something weird? We went to a grocery store here, and they had samples out. One of the samples was an entire fricking cake! Like a whole wonderful white cake with red gooey things and icing and whatnot just sitting out. I guess the idea was you just walked up to it and cut yourself a slice? I was amazed there was anything left. Like, people were just walking by it and I was going "People! There's CAKE there!" At the very least you would have thought there would be a stampede but nope.

But then I walked by it as well, left it untouched. I guess my subconscious hasn't let go of that cake yet. Sigh.

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Hey everyone! Did 3 miles today plus my training session!!! Total miles 45!!

Really feeling stronger after three sessions with my personal trainer!!! Loving my trainer!!!

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oh fricking heck! WHY AM I THINKING OF CAKE? Cave. Cave hiking. No cake for me. :( You know something weird? We went to a grocery store here' date=' and they had samples out. One of the samples was an entire fricking cake! Like a whole wonderful white cake with red gooey things and icing and whatnot just sitting out. I guess the idea was you just walked up to it and cut yourself a slice? I was amazed there was anything left. Like, people were just walking by it and I was going "People! There's CAKE there!" At the very least you would have thought there would be a stampede but nope. But then I walked by it as well, left it untouched. I guess my subconscious hasn't let go of that cake yet. Sigh.[/quote']

I'm telling you I am laughing out loud at you, LV, Butter! All that spelunking and caking !!! Leave it to you nutCAKES to keep things interesting!!! I love it! And STILL we have cake going on!!! :)

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