Okay all, I am here to lose at LEAST ten pounds this month and strive for a solid 100 miles a week biking. Of course my hour strength training three days a week too. I can do this!!!!

Ok Deanna - my goal is 1200 minutes of exercise this month! I'd like to lose 12lbs, but I keep feeling like its not going to happen. I lost 4lbs last week, but now I'm up 2lbs. I feel like a failure. I gotta get my butt back in the gym. I haven't been since sunday...

100 miles a week. Hmm that sound fun...If my damn bike was out of the shop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I swear they better call me today lol.

Don't get discouraged! Remember to get protein in especially when you are exercising every day. When you lift weights get your limit of carbs in also. Drink plenty of water that's also a key! consistency! consistency! You can do this!

I'm gonna work my butt off trying!

jm, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!! We are all rootin for ya!!!

I hope so, I really want to lose the weight...

Wednesday Aug 1st

a.m. Bowflex strength training

p.m. 23 mile bike ride

Ok...Wed the 1st. 30 minutes stationary bike (7.25miles) and 33 minutes elliptical. 700+ calories burned! Yay!

Hey Deanna - I know we're in the exercise thread but I was wondering what your eating is like. I'm trying to figure out if I'm still eating too much. I track it in fitday and I'm eating approx 1500 calories a day. How many are you taking in. You've definately lost a good amount of weight so far! I'm jealous.

At my 3rd fill I felt like I was filled too much, so I asked the doc to take half out. But then I felt like I could still eat a lot so I asked for another fill about a month later. I'm only .4cc's away from where I felt too filled, but I wonder if she adds that in next time I see her if it will feel the same (too filled) or if it will help me lose better...

jm, I really wish I could give you a honest answer, but I have no idea how many calories I get a day. I do know that they vary from day to day, but I couldn't even begin to tell you what they are. Like yesterday after my 23 miles on the bike, I ate more that I would have only going 10 miles. Right after surgery I was keeping track of my calories on fitday, but I was getting so little calories that I didn't really see the need to do it anymore and then I just haven't done it again. I have lost well, and I guess I don't want to mess with a good thing. I guess I could try to write it down for a few days and see what the calories are, but I might be scared when I see the numbers!!! I am definitely not one of those people who can live on 600 calories a day, I bet I am up above 1500, but that is only a guess. Sorry!!! You are rockin' that exercise!! Keep up the good work!

Thats great news...I was hoping you weren't one of those 600 calories is all I need people. You have helped to motivate me to work out, and if I heard you ate 600 calories I think I would have an anxiety attack! For me, it seems the weight isn't coming off how I'd like, but I'm not gonna give up on the exercise because I feel a lot better, and I know I look a lot better, even though I haven't lost that much weight in the past few weeks...Thanks for motivating me!

I am glad that I could help. You know, yesterday I told the last of my SILs about my surgery. She told me about a gal she knows who had the surgery and has lost quite a bit of weight. She has not exercised at all!!! I told my SIL that was so stupid. Why spend that much money and have this done to not exercise and have muscle and high metabolism. I could not imagine doing this with just the band. I want to move, our bodies were made to move, not sit and be inactive. The feelings of physical well being are soooo strong in me now that I get out of control grouchy when I don't get in my exercise!!

I told my DH the other night, I couldn't believe how much money we have spent on exercise equipment over the past couple of months, before banding, the only thing I wanted to spend money on was eating out!!!!! Lots of eating out!!

Walked 1 mile on treadmill 3.5 mph .....when it was light enough outside, rode 20 minutes on bike at around 12 mph in 5th gear...I have no idea how far I went. but my legs loved it!

wooo hooo mary, come join us on the bicycle thread!!!

August 2nd, Thursday

p.m. recovery ride of 9 miles. In the rain. It was great!!