Hello there Band fans....I got banded March 28th-2007.

I told myself....Bycyling would be a very good choice. Fresh air, muscles working for the sake of "Cardio". After one week passed--in April. I purchased three new bikes for me and my two sons. I have defeated many things doing that. No more not riding with my children--we ride as a crew (family). We could not conquer the hill on my street. We used to stop 3 to 4 times before getting to the top ( I did). So now the wheels have turned. My kids ask me---"Daddy can we stop--our legs are burning". Thank God I am doing well now. Now with 21 pounds gone---but just riding bikes. I am ready for the next Journey...The 1st fill--I am looking forward to the next 4 to 6 weeks--maybe 12 or 20 pounds gone...who knows...:faint: this is how I feel on many days after my ride. Today--(8.5 miles) It was walking, riding around the fair in my town--but that is what my speedometer said when it was all over...

Who's, GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!! Anyone who can do a tri is beyond human.....IMHO!!!

Hello, all, classes started today and I am up for a crap load of studying. I have class from 8:30 to noon MWF and then externship from 1-5 MWF and 8-5 T TH...so......no computer time for me at all during the day....bummer.....my DH is sooooooooo NOT happy that he has to pay the university for me to go out and work and not get paid. I just laugh at him, because I know we are paying for my training.

I forgot to tell my NSV....at school today several of my classmates that I have been going to school with for two years now, did NOT recognize me!!!!!! That made me super excited.....

That's awesome D.

Let's see my NSV for the day was going to the gym. I bitched and moaned the whole way there but came home waaay sweaty.

BG,

Going to the gym is an awesome NSV!!! I hate the gym and I envy people who push past the unneccesary self loathing to go there and be with all those people. You are a huge star in my book!!!!!!

BG, hows your eating going? Is it getting any better???

Next time you go to the grocery store, pick up a 40 pound bag of dog food. Then figure out how many of those bags used to be on your body and see if you don't fall over with shock.

I don't know how I used to move. DH says, I did very little moving before banding. I guess that explains it then.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I commuted to school today. It was 7 am and the traffic was not too bad, but the wind was blowing really hard and my backpack was stuffed full, and I was a sweating like a hog when I got there. Got to think of a way not to sweat and it will be ok!!

But I bet you felt awesome riding to school. That is awesome you can do that....

I still have not been back on my bike...UGHHH...it is going to gripe me out when I do, I just know it....

D- Good job on biking to school!! I wish I was close enough to somewhere that I had to go to be able to bike to it.. My job is a good 40 minute drive...so I can't imagine biking that..I already wake up at 430 am to get there I would have to wake up at 2 am if I biked there!

Keep up the good work!

D good job on the commute. I have been slacking on that lately, but it is really ahrd to leave at 3am to get to work lol.

As for the gym, DH gets all credit for that one. Had I been home alone I would have never done it. He basically carried me out the door. But once I got going it was not so bad. I even ran some intervals after lifting and we all know how much I loathe running. I did reward myself by showering and putting on my pajamas when I got home from the gym...at 3pm lol.

The eating is getting better. I have been chewing a little more and not pbing nearly as much. I also tried the spinach dip chicken salad recipe on the nutrition thread. OMG is that effing delish. I dip some wheat thins in it. Wowza.

BG, I am glad the eating is seemly better. That is great!!!

Leaving at 3 am sounds like absolutely NO fun to me either!!! You rock for doing it in the first place.

I was so sweaty when I got to school that I was rethinking doing it. The college is up on the hill, but its only a 10 mile round trip. We rode the sport comfies up there last night to see if that was any better, and its not. Our roads suck so bad around here, they are so bumpy and its no fun to ride on a road bike in our town. Out of town, its fine, its just in town that sucks!!

Look like I'm going to be on my hybrid bike on the trails in MI this weekend, I've been threatened.

D, You are inspired. I love the idea of picking up something that weighs what I've lost. I have to find a regular size short woman. That could taken so wrong...

Later y'all

Lol j!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

J, thats too funny!!!

"Excuse me, could I pick you up?"

That could be way funny!!

J, is this your mountain bike??? Or is this a different bike?