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Welcome from TeamInspire!

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  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
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  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

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  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • Journal · 23 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 ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

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  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • Journal · 12 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 ...

Share your story via video!

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  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
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  • 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 ...

Moms, you rock!

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  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • Journal · 5 recommendations
  • 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 ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • Journal · 4 recommendations
  • 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 ...

RACE DETAILS - WARNING... IT'S A BOOK!

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  • By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 8, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
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Some days

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  • By victorias36 · Posted May 30, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
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No diet day!

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  • By lonkerdoodle · Posted May 8, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • I just got this via email. I thought you all might be interested. I think it really speaks to the fact that we all need to think about our goals as a life change. It’s International No Diet Day! Celebrate ...

He had A Gun........Handcuffs and all!

Sistaonamission
  • By Sistaonamission · Posted March 17, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • Finally falling below the 200 mark yesterday has erupted a new inner diva who is bold as hell! Today I was in the hospital cafeteria at work talking to a former aquaintence. When I turned around there ...

Didn't eat enough food.......awww come on!

Sistaonamission
  • By Sistaonamission · Posted February 11, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • Okay...here's the deal...I was counting on getting on that damn scale yesterday and it saying 200lbs! I still had the same 1.4lbs over that I had last week! UGH.......what the heck happened? I called ...

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BFLO
  • By BFLO · Posted January 15, 2009
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  • I would like to be able to run a few miles. I just can't seem to be able to do it. I'm out of gas in about 5 min. Anyone have any tips ...

a plan

pam013
  • By pam013 · Posted January 10, 2009
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
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RACE RESULTS! DEAD LAST, BUT I FINISHED IT!

bhmtnbiker
  • By bhmtnbiker · Posted September 6, 2009
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • 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 ...

DAY 150: working with what you've got

sanssurnom
  • By sanssurnom · Posted August 28, 2009
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  • Comments in my journal post from yesterday really got me thinking, and I remembered a time when I was sitting around feeling thoroughly bitter and mentally listing everything I hate about myself. Overly ...

Facebook Ladies Support Group

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I refuse to stay in the 229- 231 range for 6 wks again.

klynn76
  • By klynn76 · Posted March 12, 2009
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • I remember about 2 yrs ago, I was losing wt and stayed in the 229-231 lbs range for 6 weeks. By the time I finally budged from those numbers I was already losing interest and soon after gave up. My body ...

Laughter and Tears

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  • By GringoGrandma · Posted March 9, 2009
  • Journal · 2 recommendations
  • Today, such riches of love and kindness in the posts. I've laughed, cried, prayed especially for several and ended up praising God that your all there. Let's all give it our best today~ You are all cared ...

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  • By wigiwigi · Posted February 22, 2009
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The Myth of Loose Skin

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  • By bodybypizza · Posted February 20, 2009
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