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Ultimate Chump for 2014
And the winner of the 2014 Ultimate Chump of the Year Award is: Me. Why you ask? The other day I thought I met a woman online who loved me as much as I thought I loved her. At least I did not loose any money in the whole stupid mess. At least I had some good friends who showed me the light so to speak on this stupid woman.…
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Are any of you as frustrated about online dating as I am?
Is is just me or do any of you feel that online dating is more of a pain than meeting people in traditional ways? I have to admit that I am not great at the online dating thing.
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The Walking Dead
For those who are interested, Season 4 of the Walking Dead starts tonight at 9:00 PM Eastern Time.
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A fun thinking exercise
Here is a thought that will make you think but does not have anything to do with diet or fitness: if you had the chance to meet your favorite celebrity what question about your favorite celebrity would you want to ask? Let me start off by saying if I could meet Lady Gaga, I would ask are you still as passionate about…
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Days Off From Working Out
I have to admit that one of the things I need to improve upon with my exercise plan is to not feel guilty on days that I take off from exercising. I have to admit that is a weakness of mine...
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I cannot believe how far I have come but it is true
For most of you today is just May 2, 2013... For me, today marks the absolute apex of my weight loss and my fitness journey... About two years ago, I almost died of congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy... At that time I wore size 58 inch jeans and I weighed 393 lbs. After about two years of hard work, I managed for…
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How Do You Define Success?
Hey everyone, How do you define success? I have to admit that I am not sure how I would answer this question...
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My Heart is Better Off
A little over 15 months ago on July 1, 2011, I almost died of cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure... I had to lose weight or die... Since I started to lose weight about 15 months ago, my life has gone for the better... My cardio endurance has improved... At the beginning of this calendar year, my heart's ejection…
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Can I Ask a Question?
My question for everyone reading this thread is simply do you think it is weird for me to say that Zumba and other types of cardio dance are my favorite forms of exercise? One of the reasons why I do Zumba, and hip-hop dance is that I cannot do contact sports since I have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator...…
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A Touchy Subject
In many ways I am glad that I have lost the weight that I have... At times, it had been a real struggle for me to lose as much weight as I have... But, sometimes I cannot believe that I had been able to have done what I have done... There are also times that I feel that I should lose another 60 to 70 lbs. I know it is…
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Should I Become a Vegan?
For about the last day or so, I have been thinking about changing my diet and becoming a vegan. For those who are not familiar with what the term vegan means -- it simply means a person who does not consume any animal products what so ever. It is not that I do not like eating turkey, fish, seafood or chicken, it is simply…
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A Year of Change
As of today, it has been a year since I started my current weight loss and exercise programs... The reason why I changed my life is because on July 1, 2011, I almost died of high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, and congestive heart failure... I weighed 393 lbs and I wore 5 XL shirts and 58 inch pants... In addition, other…
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I have a long ways to go
I just wanted to say that the story of my latest attempt to lose weight has been successful... About 11 months ago, I weighed 393 lbs and almost died because of my weight and my out of control blood pressure... I made a conscious decision to change my diet and to begin an exercise program... In addition, a little under six…