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Posted 14-11-2006 06:29 by Casper | 2 Comments  
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Bump In The Road or An Extended Weekend?

It's been a bit since I have updated. We have been crazy busy and it seems time is just flying by. Heck, less than six weeks until Christmas and Thanksgiving has passed AAAAAHHHHHHHH Things really have been very smooth for me, that is up unitl two weeks Read More...
Posted 29-10-2006 05:54 by Casper | 5 Comments  
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4 MONTHS AND RIDING WEATHER OR WHETHER

4 MONTHS Well, I have been very bad about updating my blog. There have been so many things keeping me busy lately. I wish I had about 4 more hours in each day. Maybe I should write Congress about adding more time to each day :) Okay, back to the topic, Read More...
Posted 29-09-2006 10:30 by Casper | 6 Comments  
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71.5 lbs in 3 Months!

Here it is, my 3 month surgiversary photo. I am down 71.5 lbs. I now have a 31 inch waist and wear a siz 8 pants! Never did I imagine that I would melt away so quickly or feel so good. Here is a comparison pre-op and 3 months post-op 2 months postop 1 Read More...
Posted 27-09-2006 11:39 by Casper | 0 Comments  
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3 Months - I Hate Winter

3 Months!!! Hi All Just wanted to share my 3-month follow-up I had this past Monday with Dorothy at PNC. To start with the appointment went great! I got to see my nurse, Dorothy, who is now back and doing well after her surgery complications (not WLS). Read More...
Posted 14-09-2006 02:56 by Casper | 1 Comments  
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Been a bit!

Been a bit since I have updated. I am still doing great and feeling great. Food is going great and so is exercise and the bike riding! Although I am sad that it is getting colder out and the days are getting shorter. Soon we will have to bundle up to Read More...
Posted 25-08-2006 11:37 by Casper | 4 Comments  
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8 Weeks Out - Did I Just Eat That?!?!

8 Weeks Out Well, I am 8 weeks out from surgery. Here is my 8 week picture. I am down 53 lbs and weigh in at 188 lbs. I don't think I have weighed this little since before I had kids 25 years ago. I feel good and things are still going good. I think Read More...
Posted 12-08-2006 08:31 by Casper | 6 Comments  
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No Crash This Time and Six Weeks

No Crash This Time Okay, so this was me last week This week was better, much better We (Steve, myself and David, a friend from work) rode 41 miles and didn't do this to each other Seriously though, it was a great ride. I rode my furthest ride and had Read More...
Posted 06-08-2006 10:14 by Casper | 6 Comments  
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ONEDERLAND and I CRASHED ON MY BIKE!!!

ONEDERLAND Good Sunday morning! OMG!!!OMG!!!OMG!!!after yesterdays bike ride of 40 miles (I can't believe I made it that far!) I weighed in at 196!!!! Okay, I thought some of this is water loss. Which it was, but this morning I weighed in at 197!!!!! Read More...
Posted 03-08-2006 11:16 by Casper | 1 Comments  
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Brief Stall and Pedaling in Puddles

Brief Stall Hi all, things are still going good in the weight loss department. I have had no complications and am feeling great. This past week I seemed to have stalled in weight loss for a brief period. This morning I woke up and had lost 2 lbs. So I Read More...
Posted 25-07-2006 02:29 by Casper | 7 Comments  
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SHORT BUT FAST AND MOVING DOWN

SHORT BUT FAST Wow! This weekend has been fantastic. Steve and I took a couple of extra days off from work to go camping. We have not had much *US* time since this whole surgery thingy started. It feels great to get back into the groove of normal life, Read More...
Posted 19-07-2006 03:43 by Casper | 2 Comments  
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Going The Distance, Jen, New *ME* ?

Going the Distance Last night was our Tuesday night club ride. Tuesday is the night that we have two mileage options; 29 miles or 25 miles. I use to ride the 29 mile ride but slower than the rest of the group, which I was okay with. Since a bit before Read More...
Posted 16-07-2006 09:17 by Casper | 2 Comments  
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Minnetonka Ride Rocks and The WLS Gals!

Minnetonka Ride Rocks Hi all, It has been a few days since I updated my blog. Where to start...oh yeah. The Lake Minnetonka ride today! Here are the stats from the ride. This is my best average yet since surgery! I felt really good and with almost 25 Read More...
Posted 12-07-2006 08:51 by Casper | 4 Comments  
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Progress is Great! and Back up To Distance?

Progress is Great! God I am loving life these days. I really feel I have made the single best health choice of my life (next to cycling of course, oh, and quitting smoking) by having this surgery. I am down 17.5 lbs in just 12 days. I have lost 2 inches Read More...
Posted 05-07-2006 10:25 by Casper | 2 Comments  
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Just Keep Going! and Food! and One Week!

Just Keep Going Hi all! Cycling is going good, I just get on the bike and keep going. I did 8 miles today! I rode with Steve to close to where we work. Steve kept going around Medicine Lake while I headed into work to say "Hi" to everyone. There were Read More...
Posted 03-07-2006 10:19 by Casper | 1 Comments  
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Home and Back in The Saddle

Home Surgery is done. It went quite nicely. Dr. Jones told Steve it was text book except for a few adhesions from an old surgery that he had to deal with. I am home now and I feel great! Almost as if I never had surgery. I sometimes wonder if maybe they Read More...
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