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    Poll: I haven't fallen on my commuter bike, I clipped...

    I haven't fallen on my commuter bike, I clipped on it (prior to the ankle problem).

    I tried it on the mtn bike. It just didn't work. Maybe as I get alot stronger I will be able to mash through...
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    HAHA! At least I wasn't the only one thinking...

    HAHA! At least I wasn't the only one thinking that....you can have the glass...I'll just take the bottle...and leave!
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    I got my headband out the other day to walk in,...

    I got my headband out the other day to walk in, what a difference! I get earaches from the wind too. When it gets colder I put on my thin skull hat that fits under my helmet. I thought at first it...
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    Meditation and a dog helped me through some rough...

    Meditation and a dog helped me through some rough times. I never tried antidepressants because I just didn't want to. Being around positive people really, really, really helped me as well. Here's a...
  5. Thread: Fatigue

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    I have to agree with Crankin about getting...

    I have to agree with Crankin about getting outside. My dumpy feeling already started and thankfully, someone figured out the ankle mystery and it's healing. So I started running. I have a running...
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    Barbara, thanks for that website, worth checking...

    Barbara, thanks for that website, worth checking out.
    I'm going to take your advice on the scale. But my driveway is sand so it might not damage it like I would like to....

    FWIW Most of my life...
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    From experience, when you injury a joint you lose...

    From experience, when you injury a joint you lose neuromuscular control as well as proprioception. Did you go to therapy? They should of done some balance exercises with you. One of the big ones...
  8. Tucker, I like your style- that sounds so simple....

    Tucker, I like your style- that sounds so simple. I have to admit I've never just put hot water in them and eaten them like that, usually I cook em. I will have to check it out.

    Oakleaf- do you...
  9. Wow. Just curious, was it painful when they touch...

    Wow. Just curious, was it painful when they touch it? I know there have been times I wanted to pass out when I was at PT for my tendonitis, but just to konk out like that sounds like something is get...
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    What is Zumba like? They have it at the Y here...

    What is Zumba like? They have it at the Y here and I think Bally's has it.

    I am not real good with group exercise. I think the last time I went was a Body Pump class.

    I saw Zumba and Pilates...
  11. Great pictures! I sighed looking at them. One day...

    Great pictures! I sighed looking at them. One day I will get back on a horse. I grew up in a race horse family, we still have horses at my dad's-I have pics of me when I was 3 on the back of a horse....
  12. Thread: Fatigue

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    I will sheepishly admit that I did my one and...

    I will sheepishly admit that I did my one and only visit to a tanning booth last year in a crazy attempt to find sunshine in New England in winter. I can see why people go to them in the winter. It...
  13. After a challenging day, nothing is better than...

    After a challenging day, nothing is better than firing up the laptop and seeing the Michelin man on a bike smokin a stogie. HAHA. He is now my wallpaper.

    About wool...I have wool socks and a wool...
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    That's cute about the bus driver! You know, I am...

    That's cute about the bus driver! You know, I am always intimidated when there is a full bus or I'm holding people up, and I know I would probably wind up dumping out the contents of at least one of...
  15. I switch bfast around alot and one of the things...

    I switch bfast around alot and one of the things I like to do is take the oatmeal (steelcut or old fashioned or even scottish) and add skim milk to it and refrigerate. I also add in whatever else I...
  16. Kinda funny, I noticed this wknd that riding on...

    Kinda funny, I noticed this wknd that riding on trails with lots of leaves on them of a pinkish color makes me dizzy. It's like information overload. Kind of like when someone wears that black and...
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    I think I updated on another thread but I went to...

    I think I updated on another thread but I went to the foot doc and they made orthotics right on the spot. Best $200 bucks I spent on foam in my life. Pretty immediate results. I am still a little...
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    I had almost an identical situation like that on...

    I had almost an identical situation like that on my ride home a few years ago out west. I took the lane and stayed away from the poles because they just seemed to cause problems. To me, if you take...
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    I wish I could get back on track with dinner....

    I wish I could get back on track with dinner. It's just me most of the time. I'm trying to clean up my eating again, I have no idea why I eat worse on the east coast than the west!

    You know, you...
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    Smurf, you are right, for once it was good to be...

    Smurf, you are right, for once it was good to be the invisible cyclist...hopefully you started a chain reaction for the women in that family that lets them know life doesn't have to be that...
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    I have to laugh about the fuzzy skin. The first...

    I have to laugh about the fuzzy skin. The first time someone gave me one I ate it like an apple. To their horror... sort of like the lobster eating scene in Splash...
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    Can you practice with your bike on a trainer or...

    Can you practice with your bike on a trainer or some other 'hands free' way of staying upright and still?

    I had SPDs and had them cranked as loose as I could get them and I still crashed and was...
  23. My rule of thumb is if it wakes me up in the...

    My rule of thumb is if it wakes me up in the middle of the night or my gut tells me there is something really wrong, I don't usually go to the doctor.

    Get a new helmet. Most of your body can be...
  24. Thread: Diva Cup

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    I think you could still use it if the tip broke...

    I think you could still use it if the tip broke off unless well...there isn't a bottom to it now.

    I wore it the rest of the weekend and I think its adjusting. The benefit for me outweighs the...
  25. Thread: Diva Cup

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    No definately not a prolapsed problem. I never...

    No definately not a prolapsed problem. I never had kids and I always have problems during my annual exam (which I am happy to say, is no longer every 3 months as it has been for 5 years). I think I'm...
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