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Food Questions?

Chippers
  • By Chippers · Posted January 23, 2009
  • Discussion in Ask the Experts · 75 recommendations
  • I have been eating half a grapefruit for breakfast and dinner. For lunch I eat either salad or a sandwich. I have not really been hungry for anything else. Am I doing more damage with the food I'm eating ...

Hey:) I'm Amy from the 2009 National Body Challenge TV Show

ChefAmy
  • By ChefAmy · Posted January 4, 2009
  • Discussion in The Journey · 37 recommendations
  • Hi! Amy from the Blue Team on 2009 National Body Challenge - Be sure to go all the way thru this section cause i've posted lots of tips & recipes...When I started my journey, losing a hundred pounds seemed ...

THE LOVE LETTERS FROM UNHEALTHY FOODS FOR WOMEN

luyah
  • By luyah · Posted January 14, 2009
  • Journal · 31 recommendations
  • Hello ladies, I am excited to be able to share with so many Powerful Women. Here is an excerpt from the Love Letters for you all to enjoy. ...Remember "It took time to put it on Unhealthy Fats, and It's ...

Amy's Ziploc Freezer Bag Recipes From last Night's Show

ChefAmy
  • By ChefAmy · Posted January 8, 2009
  • Discussion in The Recipe Box · 30 recommendations
  • ZIPLOC STEAMER BAG RECIPES FROM LAST NIGHT--- OK your wish is my command.. here's the ziploc steamer bag "recipes." It's actually just a bunch of stuff in a bag with some sauce!.. but here's the skinny ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • Journal · 22 recommendations
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

HEALTHCARE WORKERS UNITE!!!

ntq100
  • By ntq100 · Posted January 2, 2009
  • Discussion in The Mind, Body Connection · 19 recommendations
  • As a healthcare worker I feel I have a greater responsibility to engage in healthy behaviors and 'practice what i preach'. Any other healthcare workers out there willing to join me in forming a support ...

Biggest Loser Teams

phenomenal2
  • By phenomenal2 · Posted January 11, 2009
  • Discussion in Find a Buddy · 18 recommendations
  • By phenomenal2 Posted today at 1/11/2009 8:47 pm We are forming teams to encourage and compete agains other teams in losing weight. We are on the honor system and will have one team leader per group ...

diet buddies needed ((wii fit))

tanieanie70
  • By tanieanie70 · Posted December 30, 2008
  • Discussion in Weight Loss Solutions · 13 recommendations
  • Hello, So here is the deal, I know from past experiance that I am the type of person that needs support and I do well at supporting others. I need to lose about 100 lbs or a little more. I need a real ...

How about a WEEKLY CHALLENGE?

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted April 18, 2008
  • Discussion in I Can and I Will: Promises and Inspirations · 12 recommendations
  • Is anyone interested in a weekly challenge to keep tabs on each other? If the path to health and fitness is comprised of small steps, then let's track them! We started this a while back, and I'd love ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • Journal · 11 recommendations
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Inspire members featured

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
  • Journal · 9 recommendations
  • Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...

Amanda's Pizza Recipe

AmandaOrange
  • By AmandaOrange · Posted January 7, 2009
  • Discussion in The Recipe Box · 9 recommendations
  • Hey Everybody :) Hope you're enjoying the show! A few friends and some of you in the community have asked for the recipe for the pizza that you saw me eating on tonight's episode. I actually got the idea ...

Need Recipe Help? Send us your "Fat" version, and we'll revise!!

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted December 20, 2008
  • Discussion in Ask the Experts · 9 recommendations
  • This year, one of the National Body Challengers, Amy Jurist, learned how to revamp her favorite recipes into low-fat, healthy dinners. Amy, a self-proclaimed decadent chef, had to learn to swap her cream ...

End the "R" Word....

jenbait
  • By jenbait · Posted March 26, 2009
  • Journal · 8 recommendations
  • There is, perhaps, a day for everything, every cause, disease, condition or celebration we can consider. This year, March 31, 2009 is particularly close to my heart. The story begins here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGvppz_OZ ...

Motivating Each Other at 50+

TryinginPGH
  • By TryinginPGH · Posted March 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Fit at Fifty-Plus · 8 recommendations
  • Hi to those women who recently posted to a discussion titled: Is there hope at 54? The writer of that post was very discouraged and her anguish generated a number of responses from other women--some older ...

Bring It - - A Small Competition

gmr2broadway
  • By gmr2broadway · Posted February 4, 2009
  • Discussion in Find a Buddy · 8 recommendations
  • I'm looking for some healthy competition as motivation. The past week I've been lagging, and I need to bump it back into gear. I didn't fall off the wagon completely, but I've been a bit lazy food and ...

Do you need a buddy for motivation and inspiration?

jeticoan
  • By jeticoan · Posted January 13, 2009
  • Discussion in I Can and I Will: Promises and Inspirations · 8 recommendations
  • Is there anyone out there struggling to meet their weight loss goals? Is there anyone who needs daily motivation and inspiration? Is there anyone who can't say no to unhealthy foods? If you can't seem ...

FLORIDA BUDDIES - LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!

shaw09
  • By shaw09 · Posted January 9, 2009
  • Discussion in Find a Buddy · 8 recommendations
  • Calling all Florida folks!!! This is the place to be. If you live in Florida let's begin to post daily here to keep our fellow Floridians motivated. I live in Tallahassee, FL. I started this challenge ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • Journal · 7 recommendations
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Could it really be that simple?

larchmountain
  • By larchmountain · Posted March 7, 2009
  • Journal · 7 recommendations
  • I couldn't sleep last night so I decided to read journals starting from Jan 1st. I was looking for a pattern in the posting habits of the ones who are active on the community. What I found confirmed the ...

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