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and the time of the month does not help BLOAT!!!!! keep journaling and keep exercising. next month you will knock his socks off...well..that may be gross...but you know what I mean D....baby!!!!! I have not any power at home....it is stinkin......we did fine the first day or so, and now, it is getting old..... we had to cancel a ride tonight just so we can sneak into a campground to take showers......not fun but, think we may load the bikes and jsut ride into the campground...lol I am holding at my current weight. I need to chill the heck out and get back to my goals. Seems like I ate more last week than I should, and ummmmm had liquids that are a NO NO.....does not help my loss. I did find out I am getting to go to my training. I leave the 3 of Oct....for 4 weeks. Than another 2 later. Driving and taking my bike though...pretty excited about that. Everyone hang in there........we can all do this....

tlilli Gosh, isnt that frustrating as heck????? But you will start loosing again, we all hit those times when it just freakin STOPS! Keep your head up.........and turler you too!!! You guys are all doing amazing things and it will all pay off for you guys.... We are still without power. it is getting frustrating. I have been without since 11am on Sunday. We are starting to loose food, and kids are getting tired of it, and I need a shower!!! I think we are heading to the campground near by this evening and ride our bikes in to take a shower. We are also going to try and do laundry somewhere as well. This is yuck. I cant imagine how people did it for weeks and weeks. Mike...awesome on the ride......D...I miss you!!!!!!

i actually dont wear one, but most likely should. I am glad you didnt get damage Mike. We had awful winds here today, with gust up to 75mph....needless to say....No riding for me!!!! No power either...been off since 11. trying to do homework..kind of hard to do when your stuff in ONLINE> and welcome Susan. I have a friend who has a 15 year old son who is also autistic. You are a strong woman and I think it is great you are using the band to get healthy.

hi c!!! I am trying to do my online homework for school and the system is down. called the school help desk, and it may be down for at least another 3 hours....UGHHH Cant go ride, the wind would knock me off my bike..LOL so.....guess I should clean the house.... No, I have not heard from TX either. I think we all have sent her messages and letters and cards.....I hope she is ok too.

my goodness, checked on here today and there has not been a post since FRIDAY...we all must be riding allot..???? I havent hit the bike all weekend. Ended up doing some other things that needed to get done, and now we have IKE moving through....Praying our Texas friends all made it through ok..... Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

when and where is it???

you drinkin too much protien girl....LOL

mike...check out craigslist.org they have used bikes on there and I have sold mine there before..../

congrats Turler....way to go......we weigh the same now....YIKES....I am feeling our challenge coming out....LOL KY..thanks!!!!!!!! Love that jersey.....found it at a thrift store for a few bucks....we all know how much of a savings that is..... I had a NSV today...my daughter gave me a pair of LEI jean shorts that were too big on her last night...they sit below the waist...(didnt know I had one...) and they fit me.....they seem tight for me, but Hmm....love the size, the way they make my Butt look, and the fact that there was NO way in Hell these would of come close to getting on me a year ago....LOVE MY BAND...LOVE MY BIKE, LOVE MY FRIENDS...LOVE LIFE!!!!

yes Mike you have very valid points, and I agree. You can eat more if you know how to do it....but I think that risking the band getting stuck or slipping keeps scaring me from eating too much at one time. Now....I have made bad choices in what I eat...or drink.....wine, or dews..but I am trying to move past that and get back on track as well. I know I dont misuse my band when I am exercising...I want to start some other types of exercise as well, but cycling is by far my favorite. Mike, I have IM too...I need to get on there more..... J...yea, I do love my bike and love being out on it.....I am so glad I have my road bike though, but do miss my hybrid. The fact I could just get on it and go.....but..I will get me another, just not a big priority...and my dining room looks like it has been invaded by bikes...LOL So...goregous night, and I am doing MATH...ughhhh

gosh Mike, it stinks when work and life keeps us from doing what we know works. I have the same problem,and when I am stressed I dont watch nearly as closely as if not. I wish you luck getting back on track...I know you can do this!!!! I bet your bike seat misses that butt..............:thumbup: I got to get on the bike for a quick training ride last nite. I was just needing to GO. So, we went to the area we normally ride, but started someplace different with a goal in mind to do hills. We did, we knocked it down and just rode. It was ehilirating and exciting, and had good averages....the cold air bothered my chest though, but it felt so good. The only bad thing is you cant really get a good "distance" in, but the workout alone was awesome. Here is a shot of me with my bike as we got ready to leave....we are crazy I know....but I love my bike.....

hey, you know we all can tell you we go through stages without loosing. It seems to make no sense at all. I know last year I wasnt loosing, but I was looking slimmer. It is the toning and the inches... Plus we hit a place where we kind of plateau, and there is many times i think we get to that...it sucks.... I am loosing, but so freaking slow. I walked at lunch with a new girl today, and than got a wild hair and went for a short training ride tonight, just to get my speed up and my cadence and hills down. We found that this time last year, I was riding maybe 10 miles an hour and we were maybe going 10 miles a time. So, I also know I was not doing any of the hills that we are currently doing. I am trying to spice it up a little and push myself more than before so I can get going.... I also was told by my doctor last week I was not eating enough carbs....But??? I have a hard time getting that in when I dont eat allot of bread stuff. I know it will start to show for you and you will be looking back at this as a minor set back....Keep with it....I promise it will get better.

what fancy border?????

monday!!! down 3 lbs... back on trackkkkkk!!! ok...so the goal still stands for me to loose 10 by October 6th..which will be down to 209!!!! and than the other 9 by November 6th....OMG...this is getting so close for me...OOOOOOOOOO I feel like crap with this cold, but yet I feel so dang good

I dont, but I do ride a road bike, and truly believe I feel the best now then I ever did... Keep up all your hard work.... Traci

he is tooo adorable!!!!!!! I have pomeranians and a beagle. Just love them to death..but you are right they take allot of work.... Glad to see you on the board again....We miss you. we all have our struggles,and I wish I lived by some of you so we could be there and support one another. But I guess this will have to do. I got to ride again today. We had 11 people ride, 2 under age 14. We had a great time and it was great seeing the younger kids showing such enthusiasm.

I am so sorry that no one has responded to your question on here. I have not had those before, they sound kind of painful. Have you contacted your doctor???? Wishing you the best.... Traci

I am not a Junie but a May 07 person. Suzzie..cute pup.....I love dogs, and life somtimes gets in the way, and it is part of it. when you are stuggling we tend to hide from others...I DO IT ALLOT...but we are all here for you and for support. I am struggling too with my loss. I wasnt biking as much, I am not making good food choices, and you are right...It is up to us at this point...which makes it harder. if i would get sick ever time I put something in my mouth that was bad for me, it would be allot easier. But that does not happen. We can do this......Lets get going !!! I am here for you if you ever need anything.... Traci (HP)

I am not sure if you are still looking, but Dr Keith McEwen is pretty reasonable, and will help you get a payment plan set up. They also have some type of financing as well. Our Indiana board is very quiet.....does anyone on this thread go to support meetings? I have not been to any because it is 3 hours for me to get to the support meetings...just curious. have a good day

thats a little over 3 hours from us. Hmmm....I will check the budget and see what we can do. have you already registered? Or are you registering the day of the ride? It would be cool What length of the ride are you planning on doing??? you know what..I am so tired of my nose running....ahhhhhhhh

OMG that is too funny...can you imagine??? OMG... Paducah sounds like a good ride, and did you see it is NEXT weekend? Wonder if they have any rides in the spring???? I am a defiante fan of a good shirt.....love being able to get the Normal size shirts... Got to ride tonight...we call it our challenge or fitness ride. It is over at the lake and at one point we climbed a pretty decent grade but my husband has not downloaded it from the GPS so i cant remember what he said the change in elevation was..but for Indiana, it was not fun. With me fighting this cold, my lung capacity was yuck too. But...It was a good ride for someone who has been off her bike for 10 days.... Anyway.....hope everyone is having a good night

oh, I know. it was just so cool to end up talking to someone that was actually from indiana. But, yes, I am sure we could find a ride that would be close for all of us. I rode with J and BG last year at the end of September.They smoked my butt..I was still a very casual rider on a hybrid. I still am a casual rider, but not on a hybrid and I take it allot more serious now. I like rolling hills...I just dont like Killer ones....YIKES. It is great your family rides. My 17 year old was riding, she stopped because she is working all the time. My 14 year old rides allot with us on the casual rides... I posted some rides in September and October as another thread..It would be awesome if we tried for something in the first part of the riding season next year. You know, you have done very well with your weight loss so far. how tall are you? I am 5'8 and my butt and stomach is where most of my weight hangs out...litterally....LOL Well, we are getting ready to go ride....I will proably be sneezing and snotting all over the place, but what the heck....girls gotta get her fix... Take care, and email me sometime

hello to everyone!! Wanted to share some information for some upcoming biking events in Indiana that you may find fun! the first one is in Hope Indiana. It is a great place to get your first century ride in... SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2008: HOPE RIDE 2008 is an organized tour in Hope, Indiana. Steve and I will be planning on doing the century unless he complains too much! SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2008: BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE BLUE HERON BICYLE TOUR is an organized tour in Rocky Point, Indiana. S SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2008: HARVEST HOME COMING is an organized tour in Starlight, Indiana. SATURDAY OCTOBER 4, 2008: TURKEY STRUT BICYLE SHIMMY is an organized tour in Salem, Indiana. SUNDAY OCTOBER 5, 2008: GREAT PUMKIN METRIC is an organized tour in Evansville, Indiana. SATURDAY OCTOBER 11, 2008: POSSUM TROUT BICYCLE BOOGIE is an organized tour in Columbus, Indiana. FRIDAY OCTOBER 17-SUNDAY OCTOBER 19, 2008: Organized tour Hilly Hundred Weekend.

and you are about 5 hours from me. I went and looked up that ride tommorow...it looks like an awesome ride. are they offering rides other than the 100 miler? I think that would be a great trip for us for next year. We need to find a ride that is maybe halfway bettween the two of us and just do it????? My husband says that people can be mean and cruel...and it may be just the area we are in, but I dont seem to get a bunch of crap anymore...but we are usually either with our daughter or a group. I am really sorry you are missing out....Keep your chin up.......I just love your bike though and will be looking for some aerobars. I am taking it to Florida when I go in October. I just dont want to be off it all month and there are some good areas down there to ride that this lady has been giving me information on. I would like to get my first century in there...we will see.