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What’s your biggest remaining challenge?

50/50 by Karnazes and what really motivates me (hint: not just losing weight)

I know I still owe you the final Influencer post, but I had to interject this one!
So, I’ve been telling anyone who will listen that I’ve made a big personal breakthrough: Exercising to lose weight sometime in the future? Yawn. That’ll last a few days. However, having a goal like riding my bike to work [...]

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Mon, October 13 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Strategy » 11 Comments

Two great posts I found: motivation and lentil love

LifeRemix is a great private collection of blogs. I found these two gems there tonight while riding my @#$^^&*&#$%@% exercise bike at 11:10pm to meet my @#$@#^%@^@#% daily exercise commitment. (But I did feel great when I was done.)

Lentil Love: How to Sex Up a Simple Staple and Save from WiseBread — Good for [...]

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Sun, October 12 2008 » Motivation, Recipes » No Comments

Twitter Updates for 2008-10-11

A really challenging week ends. And now I can look forward to a nice weekend #
Want to finish reading 50/50 (Karnazes’ book), but I think I need sleep more. Choices, choices. #
Jogging gets me so HIGH — how could I have not known this for almost 40 years??? Life IS GOOD. #

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Sat, October 11 2008 » Everything else » No Comments

Down 3.3 more pounds: Biggest Loser Blog Edition

Well, down 3.3 more pounds for a total of 12.7 in three weeks!

-12.7 since starting Biggest Loser Blog Edition
-19.5 since starting blog
-36.5 from highest weight

I don’t feel deprived, I am enjoying (l.o.v.i.n.g.) the exercise I’m doing, and am so motivated.
This week was an extremely difficult week for a number of reasons. I’m glad I didn’t [...]

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Sat, October 11 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Stress eating » 6 Comments

Twitter Updates for 2008-10-10

is on her damn bike at 10:49pm; thanks elastic waist challenge. SIGH. What a day. #

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Fri, October 10 2008 » Everything else » No Comments

A little Friday diet and exercise humor

I need a little extra humor this week…

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Fri, October 10 2008 » Humor » 4 Comments

Part 3, Influencer: The Power to Change Anything

Hi, all! I wanted to get back to business and continue to my third post (see first here and second here) about the Influencer by Patterson, et al.
So far, we talked about figuring out what to change, getting yourself to buy in to the change (for real), and the ways to actually make the change [...]

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Thu, October 9 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Strategy, Support » 3 Comments

Twitter Updates for 2008-10-08

Productive action-packed day. Focused, energetic. Bring it on! #

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Wed, October 8 2008 » Everything else » No Comments

Foodio54 and the five worst drinks in America plus a little rambling

First of all, let me laugh at the blog name Foodio54. Clever. I have some really great old music running through my head now. Perhaps I date myself. (OK, in the 70s I was like, ten, but still!)

Now, down to business. Mark Salinas stumbled my second Influencer post (thanks, Mark!). When I checked out his [...]

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Wed, October 8 2008 » Everything else, Motivation, Stress eating, Support » 3 Comments

Twitter Updates for 2008-10-07

@dietgirl I’m with ya on the worry. Don’t normally, am today. Wish I could go for walk! Maybe I’ll do my next con call on the cell so I can. #
hmm. perhaps i’m jumpy because i’m a more caffeinated than i’ve been in a while. time to slow down. #
Was furious. Livid. Wound up. Walked. [...]

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Tue, October 7 2008 » Everything else » No Comments