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Journals
Why exercise is important despite consistent weight loss!
- By MariposaSoleil · Posted September 21, 2009
- 8 replies
- So I have been consistently losing weight or at least not gaining...thing is...I'm not doing anything for this to happen...as a matter of fact I have been pigging out on sweets and indulging more than ...
my son wanted to say hello. VIDEO
- By Faynilla · Posted September 21, 2009
- 8 replies
weekends
- By busymomof1 · Posted September 20, 2009
- 6 replies
- So during the week i get so excited for the weekend to go for a bike ride or a walk and what ends up happening i do nothing but watch tv, on facebook or play with my son. I am just so worn out on the ...
It's been a while since I have posted
- By KactusKarla · Posted September 20, 2009
- 8 replies
- Well it has been a while since I have been to team inspire...I have a lot of things that have happened to me...I have now lost a total of 181lbs. YAY! I still have a ways to go considering I started out ...
lost within myself
- By krazeyashun · Posted September 20, 2009
- 6 replies
- Have you ever felt like you didn't know just quite who you were? Have you ever stopped, and looked in the mirror and said "who is that?"? Sometimes it feels like I'm lost inside of me. Like, there's too ...
First entry
- By krazeyashun · Posted September 18, 2009
- 4 replies
- So I'm still really new to this site, and I'm trying to figure everything out. It seems like a really amazing site so far though! I just had gastric bypass surgery about 3 months ago, and a good friend ...
My First 5K Walk
- By pixiegrandma · Posted September 18, 2009
- 7 replies
- This coming Saturday I am going to do my first 5k walk. "Fun Walk for a Healthy Community" It is planned by my city's Recreation Commission and being sponsored by State Farm Insurance and one of our local ...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!!
- By brimom19 · Posted September 16, 2009
- 3 replies
- The good, the bad, and the ugly to me will hopefully change through this journey. Right now the good is food, and sitting down not doing . It is easy to eat and eat and sit and sit. The Bad is also food ...
My daughter's 4th Birthday!
- By brimom19 · Posted September 15, 2009
- 2 replies
- Oh happy day. Jadyn is four, but that means cake and ice cream. I am still struggling to get in the swing of things. Then a take a good look in the mirror, or my 9 year old tries to huge me and can't ...
So this is it
- By Be-Gelias · Posted September 15, 2009
- 1 reply
- I will be pulling out of here this saturday on a 13-14 hour track to north Carolina. We will be staying for at least 6 months, and if the job takes off might be permeneant move. Wont miss the Michigan ...
COMPUTER ZAPPED BY LIGHTNING!
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 14, 2009
- 10 replies
- Just a quick note: my computers got struck by lightning this weekend (even with a surge protector), and I'm having to use the library's until one or both are fixed. I'll try to get caught back up this ...
Reflection on HINI virus
- By GringoGrandma · Posted September 13, 2009
- 2 replies
- Slowly I am gaining energy, I am so thankful. I wish I really knew the dynamics of this virus totally. After having this definitely pegged as HINI. Still I have the medico's dx of swine in March. It was ...
Alli Diet
- By 2Anne · Posted September 11, 2009
- 7 replies
- I have been taking Alli now for about 5 weeks. I think I have lost about 5 lbs so thats good. Its such a struggle and I am on a fairly strict eating plan. I read something quite inspiring in a diet book ...
And here's the Race Photos:
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 11, 2009
- 18 replies
- The start of the Race (I'm on the far left): http://s830.photobucket.com/albums/zz230 /mtnlionbait/?action=view¤t=626690 -R1-15-19A-1.jpg Me at the 4th checkpoint (I'm starting to show back trouble ...
Before & Now photos
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 11, 2009
- 35 replies
- I'm not going to say After photos yet, because the race ones have gotten me more motivated to keep working hard at getting rid of the rest of my excess... So here they are: My first day mountain biking ...
The real HINI virus
- By GringoGrandma · Posted September 10, 2009
- 21 replies
- I have never, ever been so miserable in my whole life...so far! Started with a garden variety UTI, (the cheap TP here is ground dried corn cobs pressed into paper!!!) I will not try that again!!! I can ...
The steeper the mtn, the harder the climb the better the view from the top
- By MariposaSoleil · Posted September 10, 2009
- 12 replies
- Its been a crazy couple weeks...no exercise..pure stress...no weight gain and no loss....DEPRESSION fills the air and anxiety....I need to get on the ball!!! Get my shit together...stop blaming others ...
Ok, I'm still fat.
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 10, 2009
- 21 replies
- I HATE photos! Looking back at some of my old ones, you can't tell a huge difference, but I SWEAR there's 40 pounds gone... I guess I just refused to be photographed back then. I'll try to have my before ...
DAY 163: lifestyles of the weird & random
- By sanssurnom · Posted September 10, 2009
- 17 replies
- Hey there, It's time for another one of those noticing things/sharing miscellaneous info types of entries. 1. Every time I type in "DAY 1--", I wish that was how much I weighed. 2. My WW meeting leader ...
RACE FOOD
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 9, 2009
- 12 replies
- So I hadn't mentioned this part of it yet, but wanted to post in the event anyone else is training for an event like this one for the first time.... As most of you know, I'm not a real fan of fruit, but ...
