http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com This is the year to get it done!! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:57:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en *TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING,  BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.  I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS,  I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.***   * * *THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED -  THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE,  BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION  WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT.***   * * *TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION,  THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.  SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR,  AND GAZED ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/11/20/time-to-refocusturkey-day-anticipationmy-poor-dad/ I have this friend.  This friend has told me many times that I am one of the most important people in her life, because I can understand this battle of weight loss, the loss of a mother/parent, parenthood in general....  we seemed to have so much in common...  but now, ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/09/15/a-hard-thing-to-say/ It's so very hard, this journey that we are all on.  I have to thank God so much for bringing me to BS, for giving me my Wildcats and my tribe, because if it weren't for all aspects of these 3, I would surely have given up on this journey ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/09/10/why-oh-why/ Believe it or not, he did actually have a paper for us to sign, however even he admitted it was not a binding contract.  It is basically like a little letter that he wrote outlining how he loved my mom "very, very much" (yeah, right, whatever) and then going on ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/08/16/the-meeting-with-the-jerk-the-outcome/ I found on Friday from my brother that apparently mom had not just her life insurance with Ron, but a seperate one naming my brother and I as sole beneficiaries!!  Now of course, I'd rather have mom - that's pretty much a given, but the amout of this payout is ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/08/10/great-news-for-me/ I'll admit it: There are times when it feels impossible to get my body or mind pumped up to work out. And though the summer weather means you have more outdoor options--including swimming and biking--there are also more distractions to sap your workout resolve (napping in a hammock, for example). ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/08/05/burn-more-fat-some-tips/ Today, ok well yesterday, just after 9:30pm my beloved mother and best friend decided she has had enough and went to join God and all His angels in His kingdom.  Mom is now pain free, and free of the horrible shell she's been stuck with for the past year and ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/07/19/its-all-over-now/ You know that friend, the one who is always tapping her leg, getting up to straighten the bookshelf, the one who generally just can’t sit still? She’s likely burning an extra 200 to 300 calories a day on top of any workouts she does or the amount of calories she ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/07/14/5-neat-and-easy-ways-to-burn-calories-all-day-every-day/ Nothing feels so bad as getting blasted by a friend in a blog.  It hurts deep down into your heart.  A friend asked for 'help' and 'suggestions' on what they were eating, so I offered them.  Well, you know how it goes with emails, the tone doesn't come across the ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/07/11/hurts-it-really-does/ This one is going to meander all over the place, just warning you now.  :) As a lot of you know I had a 4 day weekend.  I had taken Friday and Monday off and the original plan was to go to California, visit and workout with Nancy and see a ... http://coolbird30.buddyslim.com/2009/06/16/fair-you-want-to-complain-about-fair/