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PopeyeSaylorGirl
  • By PopeyeSaylorGirl · New reply November 23, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I've been trying to heal, and it hasn't worked well.. and I want to be completely better because I need to start working out again!! It's not quite as bad as it was at first.. I'm SO frustrated!! I'm ...

new start

bonkrzz
  • By bonkrzz · New reply November 23, 2009
  • 8 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 ...

looking for yoga tape

LittleDudesMom
  • By LittleDudesMom · Posted November 22, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Can anyone recommend a gentle yoga tape or one that isn't too strenuous? Thanks ...

11-16

PopeyeSaylorGirl
  • By PopeyeSaylorGirl · New reply November 18, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • The last few days have been tough with me not being able to do much, my back has started to hurt from sitting around. I dont think my leg is healing. Keep me in your thoughts.. Thanks all!! C ...

OMG I finally did it! I finally reached my goal wait! I've lost 80 pounds!

KonaGurl
  • By KonaGurl · New reply November 15, 2009
  • 18 replies
  • I can't believe I finally got to this point. I have been waiting for this day for a VERY long time. As a kid I was pretty much average as far as weight goes, it's when I became a teenager I started to ...

UPDATE

PopeyeSaylorGirl
  • By PopeyeSaylorGirl · New reply November 15, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • Went to the ER lastnight because of my leg, the ER Docs think I either strained or tore the muscle in the back of my leg, so I'm mad I can't go to work or to the gym.. So I have to wait til it's healed ...

Wheeee!

AngelChatter
  • By AngelChatter · Posted November 13, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • What a glorious day to be alive! It's been raining non-stop for over three days now, lost track of how many inches that translates to, but it is indeed a day of rejoicing and gratitude. Why gratitude ...

Today

PopeyeSaylorGirl
  • By PopeyeSaylorGirl · New reply November 13, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • Well I dont think I'm going to be able to go to the gym tonight, I think I pinched a nerve in my right calf and it's been hurting since monday night.. Yay!! =C not good ...

Fell off

PopeyeSaylorGirl
  • By PopeyeSaylorGirl · New reply November 12, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • Well, I've fallen off the wagon.. But I'm going to climb back on. Sorry I've not written on here at all lately.. I've been having a lot of emotional break downs.. It's been pretty crazy.. I need all of ...

Cancer has returned

bizzyfingers2009
  • By bizzyfingers2009 · New reply November 7, 2009
  • 31 replies
  • The fight is not over yet...Started back on chemotherapy 10/05. Carboplatin and Taxol. The road is long, and bumpy but I will make the trip ...

time for the neurosurgeon

deebelle
  • By deebelle · New reply November 2, 2009
  • 22 replies
  • I got my MRI results back yesterday and as I thought, the situation has gotten worse.....what probably concerns me is that two years ago I got an MRI at a local hospital. The findings were poor in that ...

Can Disciplines Like Yoga, Tai Chi, and Feldenkrais be Integrated with Conv

billgpt
  • By billgpt · New reply October 31, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Over the past decade, health professionals and their patients have been redefining rehabilitation to include unconventional therapeutic techniques drawn from disciplines such as Tai Chi Chuan, Yoga and ...

Why exercise is important despite consistent weight loss!

MariposaSoleil
  • By MariposaSoleil · New reply October 29, 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 ...

I'm a work in progress

denisePA
  • By denisePA · Posted October 25, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Even at age 56, I continue to learn & grow. Maybe even more so now than my know it all youthful days. I will get my bio and this journal straightened out when the mood hits me or time allows which ever ...

Abdominal Breathing: Fire Up Your Immune System

runestone0
  • By runestone0 · New reply October 17, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • You’re in a convenience store, examining a can of Spam in one of the aisles. Suddenly a hooded man bursts through the door, pulls out a .45, and waves it in the cashier’s face demanding the contents ...

Hey All

SuaSponte
  • By SuaSponte · New reply October 13, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Sorry, i been flying about for work this week! How is everyone? I sooo look forward to reading all your posts ...

Strenth Of Mind And Body

SuaSponte
  • By SuaSponte · New reply October 6, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • Looking back over the years i have found that i can be a strong person. When i was in the military, i achieved unbelievable physical strength. I was slim and fit and could do anything. When it was my ...

~Success!~

KonaGurl
  • By KonaGurl · New reply October 6, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • So today was my monthly weigh-in day and I lost 5 pounds! I plateaued for about 3 months and I didn't lose a pound. Now I am down to 155 pounds and my goal weight has always been 150. I always promised ...

My First Half Marathon

BellaDolce
  • By BellaDolce · New reply October 4, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • OK so I'm committing to my very first half marathon. I live in North Carolina, and i don't know where or when ill run, but I'm saying it so the universe knows I'm coming! Anyone want to join me ...

Tell me.

cjolie
  • By cjolie · New reply October 4, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • tell me, where did it go, the hopes that i had the belief, that all would be well. when did it get replaced by memories, distant, not quite real, of rainbows and sunlight, stardust glittering on the snow ...

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