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Journals
Race Times are IN! Official time: 11 hours, 32 minutes, 47 seconds!
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 9, 2009
- 14 replies
- The site (www.dakotafiveo.com) doesn't have the photos posted yet, and their totals are wrong (they say there were 297 riders, but the names total 308, and the bike numbers were 396). But I've got my ...
Weight Loss Program Day 45
- By sumgirl · Posted September 9, 2009
- 2 replies
- well i have been going to the gym 3-5 days a week, doing aerobic for 30 after my 30 min strength training workout.... and i have lost only 3 pounds and i have gained inches in my bust arms and waist and ...
the next step
- By sexyschenk28 · Posted September 9, 2009
- 1 reply
- ok here we go. ive been doing ok with my eating and exercising but want to do better. so now a friend and i are going to join weight watchers. its like my 100th time joining and for some reason this feels ...
Putting it on paper - Page two!
- By rktk · Posted September 8, 2009
- 8 replies
- I suppose I could start by asking how do I feel or what do I do for fun? - Just kinda in a limbo state today - I'll go back to the Dr. on Thursday afternoon late - I plan on asking what exactly they did ...
RACE DETAILS - WARNING... IT'S A BOOK!
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 8, 2009
- 31 replies
- OW!!!!!! I'm hardly moving! LOL! At the craft show I do on Saturdays, I twisted wrong when moving my boxes and pulled a back muscle... so Sunday morning, when I got up I knew I was really going to hurt ...
Day 1 of a LONG ROAD
- By brimom19 · Posted September 8, 2009
- 11 replies
- I can do this for me and my girls. For Me. I am 248 pounds of mess. I have so many issues that need to be dealt with along the way. I thought I had it beat last summer, but I had gotten too cocky. I don't ...
RACE RESULTS! DEAD LAST, BUT I FINISHED IT!
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 6, 2009
- 66 replies
- Just got in around 7pm tonite - just as the sun set! Here's my unofficial time... (give or take 5 minutes because I'm so exhausted, I can't think!) 11 hour 32 minutes 57 seconds! And I didn't ride in ...
Tired
- By amanda37841 · Posted September 6, 2009
- 1 reply
- I hate being overweight. I am 25 years old and the truth is that I weigh 300 lbs. I struggle with normal, day to day things and people do not understand why I am bitter sometimes. "Normal" people do not ...
Day ?- I'm still here!
- By BeautyXLiesXWithin33 · Posted September 5, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi everyone. I've missed you all. So... I'm finally down in the 150's. I think. I'm 155. I've been at college, and I've been watching what I ate. I also started to run on the treadmill. I've never weighed ...
New again
- By Nekashell · Posted September 5, 2009
- 8 replies
- I've decided that I want to start this over again and stick to this I need to be a new healthier me! Its not going to be easy, Hopely I will meet some people on here that will be inspiring, and share ...
2 DAYS UNTIL RACE DAY! FINAL POSTING UNTIL TUESDAY!
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 4, 2009
- 18 replies
- Man, where did the time go! I still feel like I should be training for another month! So this is it! I got my final ride in this morning - Had to leave before the sun rose, but the full moon was still ...
What a Summer!
- By trainer_valerie4life · Posted September 3, 2009
- 1 reply
- All I can say is this has been an intense summer. Between family vacations and unexpected family events, I'm just settling back into a routine. We had a great family reunion, great food (check out https://www.inspire.com/member-journal/e ...
3 DAYS UNTIL RACE DAY! Thanks for all your support yesterday!
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 3, 2009
- 24 replies
- I really appreciate all the responses I got yesterday! I'm feeling much more capable in coping with everything today. Today's workout was my last weight training day before the race. I only did upper ...
Almost 1 Year Anniversary
- By Maxxy · Posted September 3, 2009
- 12 replies
- I had my gastric bypass surgery in December 2008. I have been so busy since then. My surgery was uneventful (what a blessing) and I had no problems (giving thanks). My weight loss has been slow. My weight ...
4 days until race day...
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 2, 2009
- 16 replies
- As I mentioned yesterday, I got a call from my sister that my grandfather was dying of cancer. So when I got home last night, I called my grandparents, and asked them what they wanted me to tell my sisters ...
5 DAYS UNTIL RACE DAY - OOOH DO I ACHE!
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 1, 2009
- 10 replies
- Taking it easy today - the tops of my thighs are still throbbing, and my hips ache, so my workout was just a slow 1 mile walk with my husband in the city campground this morning. I did go for my Monday ...
6 DAYS UNTIL RACE DAY... O.M.G.!!!
- By bhmtnbiker · Posted August 31, 2009
- 14 replies
- I went to a craft show/farmer's market on Saturday, and while I was sitting in a booth, the race organizer came by, so I stopped him to ask about starting times. And then he asked me how old I was (46 ...
Officially 100 pounds down!! YES!!!!!!
- By aburnett · Posted August 31, 2009
- 43 replies
- Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness! Someone is going to have to peal me off the ceiling!! LOL. I did it! I have officially lost 100 pounds. I still have a long journey ahead of me but I am sooooo excited ...
6 Salads to help u Live longer
- By MariposaSoleil · Posted August 30, 2009
- 5 replies
- The long, hot days of summer aren’t much encouragement for cooking in the kitchen over a hot stove. Instead, why not take advantage of the bounty of local seasonal fruits and veggies and cool yourself ...
Whats happened to me???????
- By Be-Gelias · Posted August 29, 2009
- 9 replies
- Ok so I rented Haunting in Conneticut....................and i just dont understand why of all the horror movies I have seen, and i use to watch them all the time and they wouldnt phase me, but for some ...
