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Congratulations! I've been raising money for a charity here in Houston and I have found that Facebook is a great resource for reaching out to people for donations. You may be able to contact some local stores and restaurants to see if they will put up signs and buckets for you or even donate a percentage of their daily…

This may be a little late since I have been MIA for a few months, but I just left my small private gym and joined LA Fitness. The monthly cost is dependent upon how much you put down for your first/last month. I am paying $30.00 a month and that gives me access to every LA Fitness in the Houston area. They just built a…

Ghomerzgirl - Thank you for the update on the T-Slim. After debating between another Mini-Med and the T-Slim, I decided to try the T-Slim since the technology I was waiting for with the Mini-Med wasn't FDA approved yet. The day my T-Slim arrived, the FDA approved the new Mini-Med. So I guess I will revisit that when the…

Hi there! I have been struggling with weight most of my life (I'm 33), so you are not alone there. Losing weight is not easy and a good support system does help. You are more then welcome to add me as a friend. I have started and stopped so many times, I am not even going to try to count them all. I refocused arond the end…

Thanks for the feedback! I need to sit down and read through all the literature for the 8 different pumps my doctor told me about. I remember when I first started on a pump - there were only like 2 options. Technology has definitely changed over the years!

My Minimed Paradigm just went out of warranty so it's time for me to start thinking about which pump I want next. My doctor's office gave me a ton of booklets to read about the various pump options on the market right now. I have had Minimed since I finally agreed to go on a pump my freshman year of college in 1999. Just…

Sounds like you have been training and are on the right path. Good luck to you! I am doing my first half marathon in January. I just had surgery last week, so once the stitches are out and I am allowed to "sweat", my 20 week training will begin - should be another week and a half. I am excited but terrified at the same…

I am in Houston. Glad to see some Texas people on here!

08/04/13: Day 25 done - 256.18 miles = Continue east on the Road. Camp.

07/31/13: Day 24 done - 248.81 miles = Road turns more east. Weathertop is no longer straight behind. Continue east. Camp. Weather Hills still visible on the western horizon.

07/28/13: Day 23 done - 239.25 miles = Road deteriorates still more. Weathertop now appears lower. Camp.

07/25/13: Day 22 done - 232.85 miles = Road still runs northeast. Weathertop is still visible straight behind. Camp.

07/21/13: Day 21 done - 223.18 miles = Continue northeast on road, dropping slowly into the 'Lone-lands'. Road worsens. South of the road are more rugged areas, covered with thickets. Camp. Weather still is warm and clear.

This is so cool! I have never heard of such a thing. Thank you for posting this!!!

07/16/13: Day 20 done - 213.77 miles = Road continues northeast past Weathertop. Road reaches southeastern foot of Weathertop. Come to the last foothill below Weathertop. Camp at its foot.

07/11/13: Day 19 done - 201.78 miles = Road continues northeast, rising slowly. Weathertop looms ahead and fills all the view. Weathertop rises immediately north of the Road. Camp at its foot.

07/08/13: Day 18 done - 195.28 miles = Continue northeast on the Road at a comfortable pace. Land now slopes slowly uphill toward Weathertop. Weathertop rises more clearly ahead. Camp.

07/02/13: Day 17 done - 181.59 miles = Road turns more to the northeast. Slowly begins to climb uphill. Weathertop is visible ahead, with the Weather Hills to its north. Camp. Open, rough lands on both sides of the road. Weather pleasant.

06/30/13: Day 16 completed - Continue east on the Road. Road now turns slightly more to the north. Reach the southeast tip of the Midgewater Marshes. Camp.

06/24/23: Day 15 done - Continue east at a comfortable pace. Road continues east around southern edge of the Marshes. Camp south of the road, away from the marshes.

06/17/2013 = Day 14 complete - Continue east-southeast at a comfortable pace. Weather nice. Road curves more to the east. Marshes fill all the northern horizon. Camp due south of the Midgewater Marshes. Total of 154.4miles down...........only 244.6 to go......ugh

This seems to be taking forever since my foot is still healing from my stress fracture.....ack!!!! 06/06/2013 = Day 13 complete - Road continues east-southeast. Meet a traveller who hurries by. Camp. Marshes to the north are now closer to the road. Total of 138.56 miles down...........only 260.44 to go......ugh

I wonder if I am the only one still making the journey from Bag End to Rivendell........ 5/28/13 = finished Day 12 - 125 miles = After camping, I contiued down the road east-southeast. The road runs gently downhill. Due north lie the western edge of the Midgewater Marshes.

Let's see...... 1. I am a retired roller derby player (really miss it :frown: ) 2. I have lived in 3 different states (Illinois, Texas and California - currently back in Texas) 3. I've never had a dog

TerrieJones - I had an endocrinologist tell me once that he didn't think I was a true type 1 because my A1C's and blood sugars seemed too normal. Instead of running some tests he put me on Metformin as an experiment. The only result was that I found out I am allergic to Metformin. Needless to say I switched doctors after…

I have had to adjust my pump since starting to really workout on a daily basis. I was having lows every night between 1 and 3am and usually have oj and some graham crackers. That always does the trick. There have still been times when I wake up the next morning and test and I am only at 78. It is very hard to get the…

I consider dating a form of torture. I have never really enjoyed it at any point in my life. I was getting married the same year I turned 30 and decided that 30 wasn't so bad afterall. Then the floor was ripped out from underneath me 2 months before our wedding when I found out he was cheating on me. Needless to say,…

I have a stress fracture in my left foot, so the last week has been really slow. Here's my totals: 05/20/13 = Finished Day 11 - 113 miles = Left the Forsaken Inn early. Ride south along the road at a comfortable pace. Reach the east edge of the Chetwood. Scattered farms to the south. Begin to see the Midgewater Marshes off…

5/13/13 = Day 10 complete with a total of 103.69 miles. Ride east as a leisurely pace. Road runs ESE skirting the Chetwood. Continue downhill along road next to the heart of the Chetwood. Stay at The Foresaken Inn: the last inn along the Great East Road.

I'm more than happy to help you with whatever you need! Feel free to add me - tmlandgraf I have been a diabetic for almost 23 years (will be 23 years in July), so anything you want or need to vent about, I have probably been there done that! This weightloss journey is a struggle, but I truly believe that if you stick with…