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Awesome pics Jacqui! Looks like a blast.

Well s***. It's 8:50 on Friday, I have no idea which of these games have started, so I'm gonna make my picks but feel free to discount any that have begun. Friday: Columbus @ Washington NY Rangers @ Buffalo San Jose @ Edmonton St Louis @ Vancouver Tampa Bay @ Anaheim Saturday: Carolina @ Boston Atlanta @ Florida Pittsburgh @ Colorado Washington @ Montreal NY Rangers @ Ottawa Toronto @ Philadelphia Buffalo @ Detroit Minnesota @ Columbus Chicago @ Nashville Dallas @ Phoenix San Jose @ Vancouver New Jersey @ Los Angeles Sunday: Nashville @ Chicago New Jersey @ Anaheim St Louis @ Edmonton

Friday: Montreal @ New Jersey St Louis @ Carolina Vancouver @ Atlanta Columbus @ Colorado NY Islanders @ Phoenix Philadelphia @ Anaheim Saturday: Buffalo @ Boston Florida @ Pittsburgh Calgary @ Nashville Ottawa @ Toronto NY Rangers @ Washington Carolina @ Tampa Bay Detroit @ Minnesota Columbus @ St Louis Dallas @ Edmonton Philadelphia @ Los Angeles NY Islanders @ San Jose Sunday: Florida @ Montreal Tampa Bay @ Atlanta Ottawa @ New Jersey Calgary @ Chicago Phoenix @ Anaheim Minnesota @ Colorado Dallas @ Vancouver

Friday: Ottawa @ New Jersey Los Angeles @ Buffalo NY Islanders @ Minnesota Chicago @ Calgary Anaheim @ Edmonton Saturday: Carolina @ Boston Washington @ Philadelphia Buffalo @ Montreal Dallas @ Ottawa Toronto @ Pittsburgh Tampa Bay @ Atlanta Los Angeles @ Detroit NY Islanders @ Nashville Minnesota @ St Louis Columbus @ Phoenix Chicago @ Vancouver NY Rangers @ San Jose Sunday: Philadelphia @ New Jersey Colorado @ Florida Boston @ St Louis Carolina @ Montreal

I'm slipping. I was actually under .500 last week, which probably means I should go through and make all my normal picks, and then reverse them. Friday: NY Rangers @ New Jersey Ottawa @ Washington Toronto @ Buffalo Boston @ Atlanta Detroit @ Dallas Chicago @ Colorado Florida @ Calgary Saturday: Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia Minnesota @ Los Angeles Atlanta @ Boston Washington @ Montreal Tampa Bay @ Ottawa Buffalo @ New Jersey Carolina @ NY Rangers NY Islanders @ Columbus Dallas @ Nashville Detroit @ Phoenix Vancouver @ Edmonton St Louis @ San Jose Sunday: Columbus @ Chicago Minnesota @ Anaheim Florida @ Vancouver

Friday: Vancouver @ Minnesota Calgary @ St Louis Colorado @ Dallas Edmonton @ Los Angeles Saturday: Pittsburgh @ Ottawa Washington @ Toronto New Jersey @ Montreal Atlanta @ NY Islanders Philadelphia @ Carolina Boston @ Florida Chicago @ Detroit Buffalo @ Tampa Bay Minnesota @ Nashville Phoenix @ St Louis Edmonton @ San Jose Columbus @ Los Angeles Sunday: Washington @ Carolina Phoenix @ Chicago Calgary @ NY Rangers Columbus @ Anaheim Vancouver @ Colorado

Hey Edi - on the tummy toning - You cannot spot reduce, unfortunately. You can, however as Jacqui suggested do those exercises to help strengthen your abs muscles, but if you still have a layer of fat on top all the toning exercises in the world won't get you anywhere - you won't lose noticable inches or pounds. The only way you can remove that fat is by cardio and diet. I would up whatever cardio you are currently doing and really watch your diet. Some people even suggest that your stomach is entirely diet - so watch your fat/calorie intake and hit the treadmill and you should see some progress!

That's a great time! If you are going to do a 10K or half-marathon, you should definitely look at some training schedules. Your particular race may have one or you could google search for one. If you are doing a half-marathon in February you should begin training immediately - most marathon/half-marathon training begin 4 or 5 months before the race.

Congrats again Edi - you're doing awesome! I've definitely gained - not sure how much, I'm afraid to weigh myself - maybe 10 pounds since May? But, my training started yesterday for my 25 K (15.1 miles) so hopefully if I stick to that schedule and maybe watch what I eat a little more I'll go back down or at least maintain. Weight loss is not my ultimate goal though - I just want to work on my time for the race!

Friday: NY Islanders @ Boston Carolina @ Philadelphia Tampa Bay @ Minnesota Chicago @ Anaheim Colorado @ Phoenix Montreal @ Washington Pittsburgh @ Buffalo Nashville @ Atlanta NY Rangers @ Florida Columbus @ Detroit San Jose @ Dallas Saturday: Edmonton @ St Louis Chicago @ Los Angeles Detroit @ Boston Philadelphia @ Toronto Buffalo @ Montreal Ottawa @ NY Islanders Washington @ Columbus New Jersey @ Pittsburgh Minnesota @ Nashville Tampa Bay @ Colorado San Jose @ Phoenix Vancouver @ Calgary Sunday: Florida @ NY Rangers St Louis @ Atlanta Edmonton @ Dallas Anaheim @ Carolina

Awwww. But yes, there is something cuter than baby feet. Baby cheeks.

Friday: Florida @ Boston NY Islanders @ New Jersey Phoenix @ Carolina Philadelphia @ Buffalo Nashville @ Tampa Bay Anaheim @ St Louis Saturday: Vancouver @ Pittsburgh NY Rangers @ Ottawa NY Islanders @ Buffalo Chicago @ Toronto Phoenix @ Philadelphia Columbus @ Atlanta Boston @ Montreal St Louis @ Minnesota Anaheim @ Dallas Detroit @ Calgary Colorado @ Los Angeles Washington @ San Jose Sunday: Nashville @ Carolina New Jersey @ Tampa Bay

Yay - congrats!! That's awesome - especially because you were struggling which makes it even harder to want to stick with it when you feel like you aren't getting results. Oh, I officially suck at eating right. But, I'm running a 25K (couple miles more than a 1/2 marathon) in May and training starts the first week of December. I'm just going to train for that and if I lose a few pounds in the process - super. If not, oh well.

As part of my husband's birthday present - I'm bringing him to Four Winds casino and giving him money to gamble - we're going to stop at breweries on the way down and the way back up the next day. I'm planning on The Livery in Benton Harlem, Old Hat Brewery outside of K-zoo, and the Olde Penninsula in K-zoo. If any of you have any suggestions for any brews from these places I'd love to hear them.

When I lived in London snakebites were popular - Strongbow with a shot of currant. Delicious.

You have done great. I for one think it's an important step to get rid of your old clothes. Then you have no excuse to ever be able to go back up to that size. And you deserve it after all of your hard work. Make it a good thing - especially if you donate your clothes. There's someone out there that can use them and you will never wear them again. Celebrate your success!!

Congrats!! That's awesome - buying new clothes and getting rid of the oversized stuff is one of the funnest things about losing weight. Even for guys I guess.

Ha ha, noooo. I LOVE Strongbow. I stick to beer most of the time, but when I want a sweet treat, I turn to Strongbow.

Woo hoo - since everyone had a s***ty week I stayed the same. Friday: New Jersey @ Washington Columbus @ Buffalo Carolina @ Atlanta Detroit @ Florida St Louis @ Chicago Nashville @ Anaheim Saturday: Toronto @ Vancouver Philadelphia @ Montreal Washington @ New Jersey Ottawa @ NY Islanders Boston @ NY Rangers Buffalo @ Pittsburgh Columbus @ Minnesota Dallas @ Phoenix Colorado @ Edmonton Nashville @ Los Angeles Sunday: Tampa Bay @ Carolina Montreal @ St Louis San Jose @ Chicago Atlanta @ Philadelphia Los Angeles @ Anaheim

I had a brutal time last week, can't believe I'm still top 3! Friday: Ottawa @ Carolina Montreal @ Columbus Atlanta @ Buffalo Dallas @ Anaheim Saturday: Buffalo @ Boston Montreal @ Toronto Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia NY Rangers @ Washington New Jersey @ Detroit Calgary @ Columbus Nashville @ Colorado Florida @ Phoenix Minnesota @ Vancouver Dallas @ San Jose St Louis @ Los Angeles Sunday: Atlanta @ Carolina Calgary @ Chicago Edmonton @ New Jersey Florida @ Anaheim San Jose @ Phoenix

We decorated our cubes for the MSU vs. UofM game the other week. I got 2nd place. And yes, that's a lifesize poster of Shawn Respert. I had a football and mini-Sparty but they got left out of the pic.

Naked - David Sedaris

Woo hoo, Number 2. I have a feeling it will be all downhilll from this point though. Friday: Dallas @ Chicago Vancouver @ Anaheim Saturday: Edmonton @ Carolina Dallas @ Boston Washington @ Buffalo NY Rangers @ Toronto Atlanta @ New Jersey Montreal @ NY Islanders Chicago @ Columbus Ottawa @ Tampa Bay Florida @ Nashville Pittsburgh @ St Louis Minnesota @ Phoenix Calgary @ Los Angeles Sunday: Edmonton @ Philadelphia Toronto @ Carolina Florida @ Atlanta Calgary @ Anaheim San Jose @ Colorado Detroit @ Vancouver

Nah, I actually love math - I love numbers and finding patterns. And yes, I'm a dork. The person below me has sneezed today.

Thanks guys! I'm thinking about doing the half marathon next year; we'll see. Those of you that want to run one CAN and should! The hardest part is keeping up with the training. But as long as you follow the traning, you'll be fine in the actual race.