Week 76 WI - Linda P

and we are just so good at it, Lee, moving to a black number for the October
meeting
Prairie Roots wrote in message
...
Yes, yes, yes, I think bicycling has finally gotten under my skin. I'm
still flying high from Saturday's ride. When I told people at work
today what I did, I couldn't hide the thrill of achievement. I wanted
EVERYone to know.

Well, there's Lee, being flirtatious with her long hair and lowcut red
dress. And there's me, being seductive with helmet hair and two-layers
of gel padding in my bike shorts next to my celeste green auto-shift
bike. I say, Whatever trips your trigger.

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 20:18:42 -0700, Fred
wrote:

Oh, she's hooked. Well, it broke 90F here, again, today - awful.
Enjoy your cool weather.

Shifting, particularly, on mountain-type or cross bikes is not that
hard. I have to check out those auto-shifters that you are
mesmerizing the guys with (G)

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 18:34:26 -0500, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Now I'm just getting silly with bike riding. I actually rode my bike
to work today! After Saturday's ride, the measly 4 miles to the office
and back felt like a mere warm-up. The weather this week is ideal bike
riding weather: it's only 66F right now at 6:30 p.m. The highs all
week are expected to stay in the mid- to high 60s. It feels like
September here.

My bike was built for commuting. As I expected, the auto-shift
function is perfect for bike commuting. Reading the minds of drivers
requires enough of my attention; I'm glad not to have to think about
shifting.

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 21:56:57 -0700, Fred
wrote:

Let's see a weightloss of almost half a pound a a 1/3 of a Century
bike ride in one week. EXCELLENT news on all fronts. Oh, yes, an a
scale that actually does register 144 even if on the wrong days (which
were not lied about!)

Glad that the bike ride was fun in spite of the squall (in rain
squalls I squeal!). 34 miles is a good distance.

so....


__o
-\,
( )( ) Keep on pedaling.



On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 14:45:08 -0500, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Week 76 WI: 145.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -86.6 lbs

Put me among the group of folks complaining about this week's WI.
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday the scale said 144. Today, it jumped
up to 145.4, leaving me with a .4 loss to report. Since I weigh in at
home and not a meeting, I seriously considered cheating and using
yesterday's reading as my WI. After all, who'd know other than me?
Brutal honesty finally won out and here I am, reporting only a slight
loss, hopeful next week's WI will show better results. In the
meantime, a loss is a loss. At least I know my scale actually knows
how to display 144. G

The better news is that I just returned from a 34-mile bike ride. It
was classifed as a "mapless, social C" ride, meaning we stopped a
couple of times for bathroom breaks, and a longer refreshment break at
an A&W Rootbeer stand. I ate my peanut butter & low-sugar jelly
sandwiches (thanks to Fred for the suggestion) while others had their
rootbeer floats, custard cones, hamburgers & fries. Afterwards, the
group went out for a pizza lunch, but I didn't join them. I might do
that another time but today I needed to come straight home after the
ride. I had tons of fun and kept pace with the lead group until the
return leg home when we ran into a rain squall followed by a brisk
headwind. That's when the "C" classification was real nice, because
the people ahead waited for those of us slower folk. Even so, I didn't
fall back into the slowest group; I had my own little group of one
right in the middle. While my legs are still wobbly from all the
exertion, I'm exhilarated by the adventure of meeting new people and
thrilled to have completed the longest bike ride of my life to date.

It's the best day of my life!

and we are just so good at it, Lee, moving to a black number for the October
meeting
Prairie Roots wrote in message
...
Yes, yes, yes, I think bicycling has finally gotten under my skin. I'm
still flying high from Saturday's ride. When I told people at work
today what I did, I couldn't hide the thrill of achievement. I wanted
EVERYone to know.

Well, there's Lee, being flirtatious with her long hair and lowcut red
dress. And there's me, being seductive with helmet hair and two-layers
of gel padding in my bike shorts next to my celeste green auto-shift
bike. I say, Whatever trips your trigger.

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 20:18:42 -0700, Fred
wrote:

Oh, she's hooked. Well, it broke 90F here, again, today - awful.
Enjoy your cool weather.

Shifting, particularly, on mountain-type or cross bikes is not that
hard. I have to check out those auto-shifters that you are
mesmerizing the guys with (G)

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 18:34:26 -0500, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Now I'm just getting silly with bike riding. I actually rode my bike
to work today! After Saturday's ride, the measly 4 miles to the office
and back felt like a mere warm-up. The weather this week is ideal bike
riding weather: it's only 66F right now at 6:30 p.m. The highs all
week are expected to stay in the mid- to high 60s. It feels like
September here.

My bike was built for commuting. As I expected, the auto-shift
function is perfect for bike commuting. Reading the minds of drivers
requires enough of my attention; I'm glad not to have to think about
shifting.

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 21:56:57 -0700, Fred
wrote:

Let's see a weightloss of almost half a pound a a 1/3 of a Century
bike ride in one week. EXCELLENT news on all fronts. Oh, yes, an a
scale that actually does register 144 even if on the wrong days (which
were not lied about!)

Glad that the bike ride was fun in spite of the squall (in rain
squalls I squeal!). 34 miles is a good distance.

so....


__o
-\,
( )( ) Keep on pedaling.



On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 14:45:08 -0500, Prairie Roots
wrote:

Week 76 WI: 145.4 lbs
Weight change since WI: -.4 lbs
Total weight change to date: -86.6 lbs

Put me among the group of folks complaining about this week's WI.
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday the scale said 144. Today, it jumped
up to 145.4, leaving me with a .4 loss to report. Since I weigh in at
home and not a meeting, I seriously considered cheating and using
yesterday's reading as my WI. After all, who'd know other than me?
Brutal honesty finally won out and here I am, reporting only a slight
loss, hopeful next week's WI will show better results. In the
meantime, a loss is a loss. At least I know my scale actually knows
how to display 144. G

The better news is that I just returned from a 34-mile bike ride. It
was classifed as a "mapless, social C" ride, meaning we stopped a
couple of times for bathroom breaks, and a longer refreshment break at
an A&W Rootbeer stand. I ate my peanut butter & low-sugar jelly
sandwiches (thanks to Fred for the suggestion) while others had their
rootbeer floats, custard cones, hamburgers & fries. Afterwards, the
group went out for a pizza lunch, but I didn't join them. I might do
that another time but today I needed to come straight home after the
ride. I had tons of fun and kept pace with the lead group until the
return leg home when we ran into a rain squall followed by a brisk
headwind. That's when the "C" classification was real nice, because
the people ahead waited for those of us slower folk. Even so, I didn't
fall back into the slowest group; I had my own little group of one
right in the middle. While my legs are still wobbly from all the
exertion, I'm exhilarated by the adventure of meeting new people and
thrilled to have completed the longest bike ride of my life to date.

It's the best day of my life!

when you call the meeting, tell them write a check right now or fill out the
sign up sheet their choice, Lee, harsh on people who take advantage of
caregivers, and ignore the one needing care
Laura wrote in message
...
Saying they will pay and actually anting up is another story. It sounds
like
you need to call a family meeting and tell everyone what you plan to do.
You
can NOT continue to do this all by yourself. If it costs money (and it
will)
it will be worth every penny of it or you will be burned out yourself. I
don't mind taking care of my mother but I have my husband here to cover
for
me and it is only 2-3 months at a time. I can't imagine doing it alone or
for more than 3 months straight without suffering burn out.

"Lesanne" wrote in message
...
Well. I am going to call a home health agency, today (?) some of you
guys
ask me about this, so lets see if I can "git er done". They should come
do
an assessment for us. Maybe. I have not looked into the adult daycare
because I am frugal, and thought we should not spend the extra money,
that
my family "should" help, after all they keep saying they will........

--
Les
"Fred" wrote in message
...
Could she still be left at an adult daycare center? My dad did that
for a while with my mom.

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 13:29:52 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

The side car was a Joke, although a kind of black humor type of joke.
I
need
respite From her not another way to haul her around with me . I am
sure
if
I get my tired rear over to Bicycle world and Ask, I will find out
all
about
the bike club that is here. I just have not done it, because I don't
know
who is going to Momma sit for me. I need to call a home health agency
and
have someone tell me what is available. Just have not done it.
Despite
knowing I better...

when you call the meeting, tell them write a check right now or fill out the
sign up sheet their choice, Lee, harsh on people who take advantage of
caregivers, and ignore the one needing care
Laura wrote in message
...
Saying they will pay and actually anting up is another story. It sounds
like
you need to call a family meeting and tell everyone what you plan to do.
You
can NOT continue to do this all by yourself. If it costs money (and it
will)
it will be worth every penny of it or you will be burned out yourself. I
don't mind taking care of my mother but I have my husband here to cover
for
me and it is only 2-3 months at a time. I can't imagine doing it alone or
for more than 3 months straight without suffering burn out.

"Lesanne" wrote in message
...
Well. I am going to call a home health agency, today (?) some of you
guys
ask me about this, so lets see if I can "git er done". They should come
do
an assessment for us. Maybe. I have not looked into the adult daycare
because I am frugal, and thought we should not spend the extra money,
that
my family "should" help, after all they keep saying they will........

--
Les
"Fred" wrote in message
...
Could she still be left at an adult daycare center? My dad did that
for a while with my mom.

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 13:29:52 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

The side car was a Joke, although a kind of black humor type of joke.
I
need
respite From her not another way to haul her around with me . I am
sure
if
I get my tired rear over to Bicycle world and Ask, I will find out
all
about
the bike club that is here. I just have not done it, because I don't
know
who is going to Momma sit for me. I need to call a home health agency
and
have someone tell me what is available. Just have not done it.
Despite
knowing I better...

when you call the meeting, tell them write a check right now or fill out the
sign up sheet their choice, Lee, harsh on people who take advantage of
caregivers, and ignore the one needing care
Laura wrote in message
...
Saying they will pay and actually anting up is another story. It sounds
like
you need to call a family meeting and tell everyone what you plan to do.
You
can NOT continue to do this all by yourself. If it costs money (and it
will)
it will be worth every penny of it or you will be burned out yourself. I
don't mind taking care of my mother but I have my husband here to cover
for
me and it is only 2-3 months at a time. I can't imagine doing it alone or
for more than 3 months straight without suffering burn out.

"Lesanne" wrote in message
...
Well. I am going to call a home health agency, today (?) some of you
guys
ask me about this, so lets see if I can "git er done". They should come
do
an assessment for us. Maybe. I have not looked into the adult daycare
because I am frugal, and thought we should not spend the extra money,
that
my family "should" help, after all they keep saying they will........

--
Les
"Fred" wrote in message
...
Could she still be left at an adult daycare center? My dad did that
for a while with my mom.

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 13:29:52 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

The side car was a Joke, although a kind of black humor type of joke.
I
need
respite From her not another way to haul her around with me . I am
sure
if
I get my tired rear over to Bicycle world and Ask, I will find out
all
about
the bike club that is here. I just have not done it, because I don't
know
who is going to Momma sit for me. I need to call a home health agency
and
have someone tell me what is available. Just have not done it.
Despite
knowing I better...