Monthly Archives: March 2012

Fit-to-Fat-to-Fat Blog: Monday Change

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Current Weight: 208 lbs. Yup. 208 lbs. My goal is in sight.  My legs are still shot and I’m having trouble with tight hamstrings, but I’m stretching, icing and putting heat on them.  I’ll plow past … Continue reading

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Monday Free-For-All

Good morning! Hope you have a great week.

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Sunday

UPDATE: Ran 4.25 miles with my oldest son on the Natchez Trace trail.  My lungs and heart were fine — my hamstrings are tight and started causing issues with my IT Band. Don’t know WHY my hamstrings won’t loosen up … Continue reading

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Sunday Free-For-All

Did you remember to spring forward?

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Spring Forward

It was a warm spring evening on the small college campus. The 19-year-old RA (Resident Assistant) sat at the front desk of the boys’ dorm, desperately trying to stay awake. He had the night shift this weekend. That meant he had … Continue reading

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The Ex-Patriots

The late March Mississippi humidity was as thick as the sugar in his sweet tea.  Pollen swirled around in dust devil on the sidewalk, signaling a change of seasons. Conn Hurley was a million miles away from Dublin, Ireland.  But … Continue reading

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Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Saturday

Goal weight: 195 Today’s Weight: 215 My hamstrings are extremely tight — a problem I had a few years ago. It took me several weeks to get past the tightness and pain back then.  I can’t afford that to happen … Continue reading

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Saturday Free-For-All

Good morning! What’s up?

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Raising the Bar

The stale air hung low like fog clinging to the city’s harbor.  The nicotine had stained the bar’s wallpaper, which had released from its glue in several places.  Neon beer signs gave the dark room an eerie glow. Bright light … Continue reading

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What’s it like to survive cancer?

“I could answer that it’s awesome to be a cancer survivor. That I appreciate the sunrise even more. Or that I’m thankful to get to watch my children grow up. Those are all so very true. But if you honestly … Continue reading

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