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Rough Night

by Stephen Vinson February 7, 2012

Last night, I did not sleep well at all. I woke up at 2am and could not fall back to sleep. So, what did I do? Binge… Today, I have been tired all day. Not feeling well. What did I do this afternoon? Binge… Fortunately, I ran this morning, something I usually skip when I’m [...]

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So Far So Good

by Stephen Vinson February 3, 2012

Life is better that my sleep issue has been resolved!! I have energy! My mojo is back! I’m logging and tracking my food, and I’m exercising! I did a 45 minute walk yesterday, and I ran two miles bright and early this morning. It feels good! Tomorrow I will be working out at Iron Tribe [...]

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TLC’s My 600 LB Life: Melissa’s Story #my600lblife

by Stephen Vinson February 2, 2012

Last night, the new show, “My 600 LB Life,” premiered on TLC. This documentary has four episodes about four people who transformed from over 600 pounds to their ideal weight by undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Melissa’s story was the first episode, and it was so touching to see her transformation. We got to see seven or so years [...]

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Update

by Stephen Vinson January 31, 2012

Well, I still feel like hell. (Sorry, no sugar coating today.) I ended up going to my local doc in the box yesterday because I needed refills for my prescriptions. So, I talked with them about my sleep troubles and being tired all the time. They took blood and sent it off to a lab [...]

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Quickie

by Stephen Vinson January 27, 2012

Last night’s sleep was not good. I woke up twice in the middle of the night. As a result, I will be a zombie today. B – R – A – I – N – S…. My whole fatigue issue might be sleep related. Today, I will call around and get pricing info for sleep [...]

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Hanging In There

by Stephen Vinson January 26, 2012

Quick post… I’m doing fine today. Eating well and I played basketball for 30 minutes. I am sleepy today because I didn’t sleep well last night. To troubleshoot, I had my blood pressure and sugar tested. They were both fine. BP was 119/67 and blood sugar was 79. I have a new doctor that I’ll [...]

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Back To The Basics

by Stephen Vinson January 24, 2012

This is just a quick post reporting that I slept well last night and ran a mile this morning. I wanted to run more, but am still feeling blah. So, one mile is better than no miles. I’m planning on running two in the morning. I didn’t eat perfectly yesterday, but better than I had [...]

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I Am No Longer The Biggest Person In The Room

by Stephen Vinson January 23, 2012

Sonthe met up with me today for a brisk two mile walk. During our walk we talked about how I am no longer the biggest person in the room. Sonthe said since she’s worked with me, she’s more aware of larger people out in public. The first question she asks herself when she sees a [...]

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The Overweight Blogger’s in the House

by Stephen Vinson January 17, 2012

Isn’t it amazing how one can be on track for a while, then suddenly fall off? I attribute my latest slip up on being tired all the time. I’ve been having off and on issues with this, and I believe that it’s time to bring in a doctor to get to the bottom of my [...]

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Good First Week of 2012

by Stephen Vinson January 3, 2012

This week and year has started out fabulously. Will and I did our 8 mile long run on Sunday, then I did a four mile run early this morning in the 26 degree freezing weather. I’m really excited about tomorrow’s weigh in. It should be a good one. I believe I’ll finally be in the [...]