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The Start
Seven years ago last week I was wheeled into an operating room and, three hours later, I was wheeled out with one less foot. It was all my choice. Even my doctor wasn't sure he wanted to do this...
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Huge Inspiration
I rode the bike next to a large man today. A very large man. He was there when I walked up to the bikes at the gym and I was forced to take the bike right next to him because it was the only one that...
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Showers
I got to the gym today. I really, really wanted to stay home and 'get stuff done' but I had to do the pep talk that goes like this, "the highest priority is your health...get moving!"I took a book,...
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Head Games
A visitor to this blog made a comment this week that really touched me. First, because I'm thrilled that anyone is patient enough to read my ramblings, but also because she was so gut honest. She wrote...
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Derailed
Wow. Who knew I could so easily be derailed? All it took was a crazy Monday, then a series of snowstorms, and suddenly I've tumbled back into old patterns. I know this about myself. I like my old...
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Digging Deep (Again)
What I'm realizing, as I start this process of 'getting healthier' once again, is something I've come to understand about myself as I've gotten older. I'm your classic 'all or nothing' girl. I either...
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Weight Matters
Well, I made it. I walked away from the piles of laundry and dust bunnies that were calling to me, urging to me to stay home and interact with them. I put on the work out clothes and headed to the gym....
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How I Do It.
First I go to the locker room. It only takes a few minutes to shed the sweat pants I wear over my work out shorts. When the temperature outside rises above forty I will stop taking this extra step....
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I'm Back - I Promise.
Wow. It is hard to believe that February 12 was the last time I posted. I'm sitting here, on the cusp of turning my calendar to the page that says "MAY" and I haven't posted here since the beginning of...
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I got a bit sidetracked on my first day 'back' after my long hiatus from the gym. I had the day all planned out. I would work all morning on house/writing stuff, then in the mid afternoon, I'd go to...
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Two Reasons
There are two reasons I'm excited about getting back to my gym schedule. One has to do with a phone call from an Endocrine specialist.Before we left for our house hunting trip in Colorado, I had some...
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Like Everyone Else
I realized something on Friday. Just before my epiphany, I had lifted the arm weights, done my sit ups, set the bike up to all my adjustments, and crawled on. I set my music and began to pedal. Just as...
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Comparison vs. Inspiration
I know you’re not supposed to compare yourself to other people. We’re all individuals, worthy in our own way, and all that. But we all do it. I do it. I know you do it. The trick is letting the...
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To Ski or Not to Ski
Okay, I’m back. How many times can I say that phrase? I’m finally coming up for air, after six months of pure chaos. I know, it’s no excuse not to exercise, or even post here, but I’m calling it water...
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The Gift of Music and Exercise
I woke up this morning feeling very refreshed. That’s what happens when you fall asleep at 9 pm, in the middle of watching The Muppet Movie. We were watching it on a school night only because it was...
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To Feel Strong
I was supposed to have my leg cut off in Washington D.C. After years of doing research and weighing my options, I had a doctor lined up at George Washington University Hospital who was willing to...
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