October 2011

YMCA Membership Reinstated

by Stephen Vinson October 31, 2011

Last Friday I reinstated my YMCA membership so I can hit the pool to improve my lung capacity and speed up my injury recovery. Also, I will be doing some spin classes in preparation for getting a bike in the near future. I’m also working with a trainer at the Y, Mrs. Julie Waters. She’s working on [...]

Party Time in Memphis Tennessee

by Stephen Vinson October 30, 2011

I had a delightful time in Memphis yesterday and today. We stopped at Elvis’ birthplace in Tupelo, MS during the car ride from Birmingham, AL to Memphis, TN yesterday… The house that Elvis was born in was really interesting. It was TINY, only having two rooms. There was no plumbing, power, nor many other luxuries that [...]

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Fall Colors and Peace

by Stephen Vinson October 29, 2011

Fall colors are starting to appear in Birmingham, and I couldn’t stop myself yesterday morning from taking some pictures…. Are they not beautiful? It was a cool morning with a lite breeze, and I had some time to kill (which, thankfully, is becoming a rarity.) I just felt a peace out there by myself while [...]

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Water, Water, and More Water….. ELVIS

by Stephen Vinson October 28, 2011

Behold my new sophisticated water storage system. I’ve always been turrible (Charles Barkley style) at tracking whether or not I’m drinking enough water. Thus, my brilliant idea: fill up a designated number of water bottles, so at the end of the day I know EXACTLY how much water I’ve consumed. My little plan has worked [...]

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Book Review: Transformation Road by Sean Anderson

by Stephen Vinson October 27, 2011

Transformation Road is the incredible story of Sean Anderson’s life and his amazing weight loss. Sean finally traveled down transformation road at 505 pounds. He blogged every single day of his weight loss journey on The Daily Diary of a Winning Loser. Sean’s book is so good that I pretty much read it in two sittings. If [...]

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Return of the Wednesday Weigh-In & Pics from the TN vs BAMA game

by Stephen Vinson October 26, 2011

Weigh-In: Last Weigh-In: 348 LBS Today’s Weigh-In: 352 LBS Loss for the week: +4 LBS Starting Weight 02/01/09: 632 LBS Total Weight Lost Since 02/01/09 : 280 LBS Thoughts: It’s the return of the Wednesday weigh-ins!!! I also updated my weigh-ins page with all of the weigh ins from the past weeks…. I’ve been riding [...]

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TN vs Bama Roll Tide

by Stephen Vinson October 22, 2011

Will and I are about to head over to the quad in Tuscaloosa for a day filled with fun and tailgating. I’ll have some pics for you soon. Roll Tide!

Update: Optimistic

by Stephen Vinson October 21, 2011

I accomplished all of my Wednesday tasks, and also had a great Thursday. I consulted with a knowledgable friend that has a lot of first hand experience with running injuries and works with a lot of orthopedic offices, and he also works with a lot of athletes…. I am going to try what he recommended [...]

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Checklist for Today

by Stephen Vinson October 19, 2011

As Danny Haralson says, “everyday is a do-over.” What’s been done has been done. Today is a new day, and here’s my checklist for today: [ ] Meet with Sonthe (dietitian) for weigh-in and pep talk. [ ] Follow today’s food plan (created last night) [ ] Drink at least 100 oz of water [ [...]

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These bad days are developing into a bad week

by Stephen Vinson October 18, 2011

Another bad day. I couldn’t resist temptation at home. Sweets were in the house, and I gave in to their call. I should be able to resist those temptations, but I gave in. I made an appointment to see an orthopedic specialist on Monday, so I’m going to be worried until I find out what’s [...]