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I LOVE CYCLING!!! I've really gotten into it and do endurance/long distance cycling. Its so great to get out into nature and to burn calories! I've ridden up to 72 miles! I hope to do a century (100 miles) one day, but prefer the 40 mile range.

9/13 QOTD: Does anyone have short term or long term athletic goals? If so, what are they? If no, do you plan on setting any? Answer: I just spent the last 4 months training for an Olympic distance triathlon, and did it last Sunday, except it was only a duathlon, as the swim got cancelled due to all the rain we have been…

Congrats everyone on there losses!! How do you plan on using your weightloss as a tool to help others succeed? Wow, what a question!! I'm not sure how to answer, but I've always been an open book about my story and journey, and I hope to keep that up. Let me know they can do it and what worked for me. When you start to…

So sorry to hear about your troubles? Has your doctor mentioned cutting back on your carb intake to shake things up? I've heard that can help. But I'm not talking going crazy Atkins on it with high fat foods, just cut back on your carb intake by half. Try it for a few weeks and see if it helps.

QOTD #1 - Since its my birthday I wanted to ask your all where you see yourself (in terms of fitness/weight loss goals) on your next birthday! But next July, I hope to be in full on Marathon training. I'd also like to be near my goal weight. So that I can TTC after Oct '12. QOTD #2 - Do you eat back your workout calories?…

What is your all time favorite song or artist/group to work out to? Lady Gaga. I just put the whole play list of all her songs on shuffle. They make me move faster!

Congrats everyone and welcome newbies! I didn't lose or gain this week, I really up my workouts, but didn't track calories as much as I should have. Any QOTD today?

I work out 5-6 days a week and 2-3 of those are two-a-days. MWS - Biking (1-2 hours), TTHS - Lap swimming (1 hour) and walk (1-1.5 hours).

QOTD (8/31): Do you think you'd want to lose weight if we lived in a society where obesity was generally considered more attractive than being fit? Its kinda funny, because my ideal goal weight is 197, which would still male "obese". But my current weight is just going to kill me sooner. Ideally, I just want to be active,…

Is there a new QOTD for today (8/31)?

QOTD- Have you set up a mini-goals and rewards system for yourself? If so, what are those goals and rewards? I did, but I don't think I'm going to make it. I wanted to be 247 lbs by Oct 31st. If that happened then I was going to get a $1000 shopping spree in NYC! I'm going to have to reevaluate my goal plans. Good QOTD to…

o0IrishEyes0o, so sorry about your car, at least it was just the car, right? We were lucky in our part of DC, only a few branches on the streets. Can't wait to see the weigh-in results! My teammate and I kicked some *kitten*!! :)

I think that chart is just for the Little Diamonds team.

Thanks for the reminder!! I'm totally in! My first triathlon is in 13 days so this should help me to stay on track with the last two weeks of training!!

I drank too much in college and can't really remember stuff like that before High School. But when I was in 7th grade I went to Space Camp. I saved up for over a year to go with babysitting money and what not. I was so excited to go and it was the greatest experience as a kid. I wanted to be an astronaut all the way up…

QOTD Friday : Who has been the most inspirational/motivating person to you since you started trying to improve your health and why? I have two insperation people: Tara Costa from the Biggest Loser. I follow her on FB and its amazing how different her life is. Also, Ben Davis from Bendoeslife.com. If you have some free time…

Thursday QOTD: I would like to start a family w/ my husband. Also, I really want to be able to keep up with him in physical activities, biking, running, etc. He is really great about helping with my fitness goals (but not so much with my food goals.)

QOTD (8/24): I'm from Sacramento, CA but have lived in Washington, DC for the last year.

Losing weight is a huge accomplishment! What other accomplishments are you proud of? Last year I biked around Lake Tahoe - 72 miles and 2300 ft of elevation change!

Hey Ladies!! So glad to be apart of this group and have some motivation and accountability! I have my first triathlon in 20 days, so as part of this groups starting today, my goal is to stick to my training plan completely for the next 20 days, and then after that, to keep active for the last 10 days of this challenge too!…

This sounds like a great challenge!! I'm so in! Starting next Sunday, 8/28? Will we just do weekly updates here? Or a new post?

Hi, I'm Kristin. I just turned 30, I'm doing my first triathlon in 25 days, and I'm going to be a maid of honor in 2 months! I'd like to drop 20 by then, but have a lot longer journey then that. I do good with tracking calories for a few weeks, but always slack off after that. I think having a buddy will give me more…