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Journals
This was my reply to a journal
- By escalantedreamer · Posted November 12, 2009
- 0 replies
- am so sorry and its hard to write the answer that you want to hear because its the one thing we all want to hear. in most of the journals ive read Its asking for someone to say "it will be OK" . "You ...
I'm not steppin out
- By escalantedreamer · Posted November 3, 2009
- 7 replies
- I managed to get myself down stairs to do laundry ( something I can still do) and my wife started calling me because she was home from work. because she couldnt hear me and I could hear her I had to stomp ...
one day at a time
- By ntq100 · Posted October 13, 2009
- 5 replies
- i have decided to approach my weight loss, improved health goal the same way i approached my addiction. i am going to use the 12 steps and God's Grace to get my eating under control and enhance my internal ...
3Y+2z=MC2
- By Sanford · Posted October 7, 2009
- 8 replies
- Speaking of formulas..... After giving some people advice during the last few weeks about how it's okay to occasionally take a day off from pumping, I decided that while an occasional day might be okay ...
Joining Inspire.
- By Jenhottie · Posted September 15, 2009
- 9 replies
- This is my first day on here. My son is 2 months old & I don't have any friends with children so I hope I can meet some ladies on here ...
Afraid of failure
- By FridayThe13th · Posted August 22, 2009
- 13 replies
- I just got home late Wednesday night after my most recent trip to NIH. It was to remove the stents I had in my bladder and ureter from my kidney surgery in July. I'm planning at the moment for my next ...
Weekly Weigh-in, August 17th (2009).
- By afunkydamsel · Posted August 17, 2009
- 3 replies
- Well, I am back from my vacation in Mexico. I had the best week I have had in a long time. It was such a blast seeing my Dad and meeting all of his friends and seeing the sights of the Yucatan Penisula ...
new start
- By bonkrzz · Posted August 15, 2009
- 6 replies
- well, i finally got a job, so now i dont have to stress so much on that. ive been doing a little better on my eating. have slowed down ALOT. ive been running whenever possible and work out pretty much ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
- 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
7 days clean... again...
- By infinitP · Posted July 29, 2009
- 6 replies
- ok, well... here i am again, 7 days clean! : ) i almost made it 30 days last time (in Jan)... but unfortunately reverted back to old habits since Feb... But, i have set my mind that i will have 30 days ...
Share your story via video!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
- 28 replies
- 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 ...
Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!
- By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
- 32 replies
- 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 ...
Weekly Weigh-in, June 8th.
- By afunkydamsel · Posted June 8, 2009
- 5 replies
- Well, I am happy to say that I am down one pound from last week. I weighed in at 177 lbs. Also I have lost one inch off of my waist and one inch off of my hips since I last measured them 12 days ago ...
The fruits of my...'Program' Field Trip #1
- By afunkydamsel · Posted June 2, 2009
- 6 replies
- It was raining this morning when I wanted to take my walk. So, I walked around my apartment for an hour and a half listening to my iPod. And, would you believe that I actually worked up a sweat. Even ...
Weekly Weigh-in, June 1st.
- By afunkydamsel · Posted June 1, 2009
- 12 replies
- Well today it was hard for me to get motivated to workout. But, finally after I stopped talking myself out of it, I talked myself into it. So, I got off my fat bootie and walked 2 miles and did Gilad's ...
Encouraged.
- By afunkydamsel · Posted May 28, 2009
- 5 replies
- I'm encouraged that I, so far, have not overeaten. I am encouraged that I did Gilad's workout today. I am encouraged that I, so far, am staying committed. And, this makes me feel great. Today was a good ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
- 35 replies
- 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 ...
Moms, you rock!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
- 0 replies
- Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...
The weight is coming off....
- By mommy30 · Posted February 12, 2009
- 2 replies
- I have had some very difficult times lately that have tested my sobriety and my sanity, but I have stuck to my diet and stayed strong and I am down to 146. When I started a month or so ago I was 156 so ...
