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		<title>Weekly Weigh-In #44: Live Life Today!</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/08/28/weekly-weigh-in-44-live-life-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so this post is going to seem a bit all over the place, but it really all comes down to the same premise, so I&#8217;ll do my best to tie it all together.  First of all, today was my 44th weekly weigh in, and I came in at 235.2 pounds!!!  That&#8217;s a 2.9 pound [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Weigh-In #43: The Complacency Trap</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/08/21/weekly-weigh-in-43-the-complacency-trap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had planned today to blog about exercise, its importance, and getting back on the exercise wagon after some life circumstance that throws you off.  Then I stepped on the scale this morning for my weekly weigh-in, and it became apparent there was another blog post in me that was much more apropos and pressing.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Comeback: Let&#8217;s Get It Started!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/08/14/the-comeback-lets-get-it-started/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
I&#8217;m ba-ack!!!  And I couldn&#8217;t think of a better anthem to return to ReconstructingThirty.com than the Black Eyed Peas&#8217; &#8220;Let&#8217;s Get It Started!&#8221;  I mean, any hip-hop group that has fans spanning from the pre-school set, to we thirty-somethings, to the baby boomers, is pretty frackin&#8217; awesome in my book.  So here goes&#8230;
As I mentioned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Weigh-In: An Amazing Weekend!</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/23/weekly-weigh-in-an-amazing-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 23:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/?p=527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This has been an amazing weekend on the Reconstructing 30 front!  And I&#8217;ve been enjoying it too much to take time out to blog until now.  First of all, the weather is spectacular here in the Atlanta area this weekend.  It&#8217;s hot (90+ degrees today), but it&#8217;s not yet humid, so it&#8217;s been an amazing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Weigh-In: Everything&#8217;s Bigger in Texas?</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/15/weekly-weigh-in-everythings-bigger-in-texas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/15/weekly-weigh-in-everythings-bigger-in-texas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 22:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well &#8211; I&#8217;ve taken Reconstructing 30 on the road this weekend.  I&#8217;m in my adopted hometown of Houston!  I lived here for a little over three years, and I really did love it.  Houston isn&#8217;t for everyone, and it&#8217;s very much a car-based city, but it really has some amazing assets, including the Texas Medical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Me Eradicate Driving While Dining &#8211; DWD</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/13/help-me-eradicate-driving-while-dining-dwd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/13/help-me-eradicate-driving-while-dining-dwd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 02:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I saw two people doing something that really chaps my hide.  Eating.  In their cars.  While driving!  I won&#8217;t say that I&#8217;ve never been guilty of this, but it irritates me now for a few different reasons.  First, I&#8217;ve always been really turned off by sloppy eaters.  You know, the ones who slurp their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nutrition Monday: I&#8217;m a Chobani Convert</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/10/nutrition-monday-im-a-chobani-convert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/10/nutrition-monday-im-a-chobani-convert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 03:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/?p=507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No, I haven&#8217;t joined an obscure Eastern religion &#8211; I&#8217;m still a Methodist.  For those of you uninitiated in the Greek yogurt craze that&#8217;s sweeping foodies and health nuts across the nation, Chobani is a brand of Greek yogurt, usually with fruit on the bottom.  My nutritionist recommended Chobani to me way back at our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Weigh-In: Going Bananas</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/08/weekly-weigh-in-going-bananas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/08/weekly-weigh-in-going-bananas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 23:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, a little fun.  Nearly every morning, I have cereal with either half a banana, dried cherries, or blueberries for breakfast.  This morning when I had my cereal, I couldn&#8217;t get the Ba nah-nah-nah song out of my mind.  (Yes &#8211; if you read last week&#8217;s weigh in post, I apparently go around on Saturday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging and Balance</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/06/blogging-and-balance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/06/blogging-and-balance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 02:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/?p=494</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a full week.  My dad had knee replacement surgery yesterday, and I spent 13+ hours at the hospital with him (he&#8217;s doing great &#8211; going home tomorrow), I had my own little medical test Tuesday night (a sleep study &#8211; more to come in a future post&#8230;), and a lot going on with [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weekly Weigh-In: Are you Down, Down, Down, Down, Down?</title>
		<link>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/01/weekly-weigh-in-are-you-down-down-down-down-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.reconstructingthirty.com/2010/05/01/weekly-weigh-in-are-you-down-down-down-down-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 16:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, a video to put a smile on your face and brighten up your weekend.  The Pink Glove Dance from the good folks at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon (more below on why I&#8217;m sharing this):

This morning was my first weekly weigh-in after my first 5K, and I was a little [...]]]></description>
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