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Journals

My teeth hurt...

bhmtnbiker
  • By bhmtnbiker · Posted October 29, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • which happens every time it snows (we've got 2 feet up on the ski trails by the way). I'm really sensitive to weather changes that way, plus I went to a dentist who purposely ground down two good teeth ...

HALLOWEEN WEIGH IN!!!

bhmtnbiker
  • By bhmtnbiker · Posted October 29, 2009
  • 24 replies
  • I'm doing it early so all you night owls have something to check out first! WEIGHT 175 (GAINED 3 POUNDS)! :0 Bust: 40 (down 1.5 inches) Waist: 37 (up .5 inches) Hips: 41 (up .5 inches) Upper Left Arm ...

Another day, another Year!

noexcuse09
  • By noexcuse09 · Posted October 29, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Well, sometimes you just have to know it's not worth getting upset over. I turn the big 4-0 this weekend- Halloween as a matter of fact. I'm looking forward to it and decided this morning as my coworkers ...

Day 3 (again)

lizgore
  • By lizgore · Posted October 29, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • It is wednesday and I have restarted on Monday. Things aren't going too well but I hope to fix that. I am in it to win it ...

Urgh

lizgore
  • By lizgore · Posted October 29, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • I eat 300 cal breakfast 400 cal lunch and 120 cal snack. Everything is going fine and I am feeling good. Then dinner comes along and I eat anywhere from 800-1200 cal though I am only suppose to eat 480 ...

week 14- buddies at the gym

sumgirl
  • By sumgirl · Posted October 28, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • well monday i got one of my friends to go the gym with me... and she loves it. and i love her going, she keeps me on track and makes me work harder. she has lost 5 pounds since monday, although its water ...

312 Days until Race day - WINTER STORM WARNING... WHOO HOO!

bhmtnbiker
  • By bhmtnbiker · Posted October 28, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • I've got mixed feelings with this one. First, I'm really looking forward to the foot of snow we're expecting to get within the next 24 hours, but not looking forward to my sister's family driving 900 ...

Hungry...or not?

kirsgon
  • By kirsgon · Posted October 28, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • One of my biggest challeges is my emotional eating. I eat when I'm happy...when I'm sad...when I'm stressed...when I'm bored...whenever. I've started trying to talk to my body and really listen for the ...

313 Days Until Race Day - CREEPY

bhmtnbiker
  • By bhmtnbiker · Posted October 27, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • Snow is coming... so this morning, I woke up before the alarm went off at 5 am, and decided to get in a bike ride before it came. The temperature was 54 degrees and is supposed to drop down to a high ...

I feel guilty

Be-Gelias
  • By Be-Gelias · Posted October 25, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • We had to leave our labrador retriever in Michigan, a couple of our neighbors were taking care of him, this elderly lady just loves him, he came up missing last winter for a couple of days we found him ...

gastric bypass

ginnie63
  • By ginnie63 · Posted October 24, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • i am home from the hospical and its been 10 days. i have loss 18 lbs. since my 10 days clear liquid. had any one else just had gastric bypass ...

What a blessing you all are.......

GringoGrandma
  • By GringoGrandma · Posted October 24, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • My birthday was fabulous, and today I find over 20 greetings from Inspire and countless bouquets on FB. I am so blessed. You all are such a joy to know and pray for. I am deeply thankful. Love, prayers ...

Crazy Weeks

krazeyashun
  • By krazeyashun · Posted October 23, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Or, I guess I should say "krazey" weeks. Whatever. Sorry I haven't been on and reading y'alls journals and discussions..To say things have been hectic would be an understatement. My mom came back from ...

WHOA!!! POINT FOR THE VOICE!

bhmtnbiker
  • By bhmtnbiker · Posted October 23, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • I had myself all set - great exercise, ate my fruit snack at the first sign of hunger, salad all set for lunch when I got back from the bank, then BAM! Overwhelming focus on Dairy Queen! The debate lasted ...

317 Days Until Race Day - Another Victory!

bhmtnbiker
  • By bhmtnbiker · Posted October 23, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • When I got up this morning, my foot was sore (a falling arch issue), and my hips and arms were achy from yesterdays workout (feels good though). And the voice softly tried to trick me - "you're sore ...

the heart is willing

noexcuse09
  • By noexcuse09 · Posted October 23, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • well, I had my first meeting with my Health Coach yesterday. She asked me what was one thing that would get in the way of my success- I said ME. She laughed, but how true is that? I am the one who sabotages ...

Where did the time go?

kirsgon
  • By kirsgon · Posted October 23, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • I wish I could say that I was still going strong, but life hit a few bumps for me this year. In February, I had a TIA (a mini-stroke). The neurologist seems to think it was another symptom of my PCOS ...

318 Days Until Race Day - Battling Inner Demons (also known as "The Voice")

bhmtnbiker
  • By bhmtnbiker · Posted October 22, 2009
  • 26 replies
  • I made a discovery today... my war isn't against the 30 pounds, it's against the voice in my head! The weight is just the result - like a damaged building. Today, that voice was trying to fight unfairly ...

What a different world

Be-Gelias
  • By Be-Gelias · Posted October 22, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • I have been in Garner North Carolina now for a month how different it is from Michigan, Almost wasnt going to come down, my hubby came down month and a half before us, and I found out a few things that ...

Smashing Birthday!

GringoGrandma
  • By GringoGrandma · Posted October 21, 2009
  • 20 replies
  • Worth becoming a year older for the absolutely [erfect day I've had. Drove to the farm Children's Home in Teopisca. Played with the now 23 kids, saw my new cabin. Awesome! Had a picnic, with cake and ...

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