blazergrad Member

The Smell of Success ....

:happy: Seriously, though, I have just a small, insulated tote that really doesn't hold much of anything. Need to upgrade to some of the ones I'm seeing in this thread!

I have never listened to a Justin Bieber song...... and never will unless I'm tied up and forced to do so against my will.

Name: Michael Location: Birmingham, AL (♪ Sweet Home, Alabama... ♫) Lunch: A banana and a protein bar..... yeah, I didn't have much time for lunch today... :ohwell:

6 more months in my 40's and then I get to venture into the land of the Quinquagenarians!! What a fun word to say! :happy:

Enjoying my last year in my 40's.... <GASP>... where did the time go???? Last year in my 40's, but hopefully not my last year. :happy:

Some of them are sweetened with Sucralose and some of them are sweetened with Stevia. Their web site shows which flavors are sweetened with which. I haven't tried all of the flavors, but I've enjoyed the ones I have tried... and as others have noted, they're better (IMHO) warmed up!

My wife likes the the touches of gray in my hair and beard.... says it gives me that "distinguished" look and heaven knows I need all the help I can get to look "distinguished". :tongue:

Wow.... good question! I'm fairly certain it was a TSO CD that I got for my wife about 5 years ago.

Yep..... that about covers it for me too!!

This is what I've been doing..... my power company LOVES me these past several weeks. :ohwell:

Haven't thought about doing that.... will definitely have to give that a try!!

They're not in my opinion.... I've had a lot worse, and I've had some better. I think the Clif protein bars taste better, but I like the Quest bars better because they're so much lower in carbs. They have a sample pack of 12 different flavors on their web site that you can order... might be helpful in figuring out which…

UAB Blazers = blazer grad = graduate .... it's where I graduated college from... and I thought blazergrad sounded better than UABgrad.... :)

Betcha' lost a couple hundred pounds or so of dead weight right quick, huh?

It would be a couple of things for me..... weight bench and weights.... and my handcycle.

Well, I was going to refrain so as to keep from causing such an uproar, but I thought what the heck, ya' only live once..... :tongue:

THIS! I live in the south so I don't have to deal with these arctic cold air blasts and negative wind chill factors. Just give me 11 months of summer, is that too much to ask?? :ohwell:

I would love to do it, but unfortunately I can't weigh myself. "Wheelchair" type roll-on scales literally cost thousands of $$... I think I once stumbled across some there were in the $700 range. While I would like to be able to weigh myself, there are a ton of other things ahead of a scale in the queue that I could spend…

"What do you expect when your name rhymes with a part of the female anatomy."

Unfortunately, none of the current activity monitoring devices (Fitbit, UP, FuelBand, etc.) are accurate when it comes to wheelchair users. There are several published studies on PubMed that speak to the fact that the devices on the market today are not all that good at estimating energy expenditure during wheelchair…

I have to agree with both of these statements. I've been a paraplegic for 23 years now and I've been diligently working out for about the past 3½ years. Even with exercising, though, I have to be very mindful of my diet because, as someone in a wheelchair, it is indeed very easy for me to start gaining unwanted weight with…

Wonder if they'll have pre-designated barf stations on the 2 mile return course? :sick:

No Christmas bonus, but we do get an annual bonus every March based upon the company's performance in the previous year, so I guess it could be considered a post-Christmas bonus. However, word has come down not to expect much (if anything) next year due to massive cost overrun on a plant project.

I don't post every day and when I do, it's mainly random stuff... some fitness, some vacation shots, some pet shots, cars, etc..... @blazergrad.

Hello all! I just realize that after accepting the invite to join this group, I never got around to coming in here and introducing myself.... so here goes! My name is Michael and a little over 22 years ago, I had an ATV accident which left me in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the waist down. I was always kind of a tall,…

Can only think of my top two at the moment.... 1. Where the Wild Things Are (kept watching it in the hopes that it had to eventually get better... it never did...) 2. Master and Commander (made it through about 30 minutes of this one)

I've always wanted to do this....

I'm paying MUCH more attention to my water intake and hydration now than I was a few months ago. Other than milk with my protein shakes and about a 6 oz. cup of coffee some mornings, the only thing I drink is water. I cut out all soda's well over a year ago and have just recently cut out tea with dinner. On average, I'm…