http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:54:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have noticed over the last couple of months all the unique and often entertaining excercise styles people have. Everyone has their own special moves. There is the lady who practically bounces of the treadmill as she marches along, the woman who throws ... http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/55      Today something happened.   First of all, Mandy (the spokeswoman of the Maggots)  could not make it to the gym to workout.  That was the catalyst.  Jim and I were left alone to face the endless tirades of the elderly patrons on our own.  Jim was doing great.  He answered ... http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/52 One thing that I learned when I was still a member of the "respectable" corporate world is that you can force people to work together, but you cannot force them to be a team. Simply calling a group of people a "team" is not enough. Referring to each other as ... http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/42 Jeremy Longest chose to play basketball with his friends last night....even though his skinny body was totally sore from working out with the Maggots the previous day. So, Kudos, Jerm. http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/41 Hey Maggots, just wanted to go on record and say I'm so proud of our weight loss and our stick-to-it - ness. Because I cheated and weighed myself on my Mom's scale and it LIED and told me I had lost 9 lbs, the "shock" of only losing 4.5 ... http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/36     I wanted to go ahead and post what my personal goals are at this point in our workout.  When we began I just didn't want to be fat anymore (lol), but as we have been steadily getting stronger and as we have started to become a more unified and ... http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/29 We have team names: Jim is Jeff Courtney is Gold Mandy is Bloom (just think about it) http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/28     I missed going to the Y today.  It was not an easy day. Not that I didn't get together with the Maggots.  We met later in the day at (of all places) McDonalds.  We all were able to resist the allure of Big macs and chicken nuggets.  It was ... http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/24 Now, you might have read the above title and thought it was the same as the previous, completely awesome, post that Courtney published a few days ago.  And, although Maggots do indeed rule, there are a few things everyone should know; the Maggots' Rules 1.)  Maggots do not talk badly about ... http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/18     I realize how cliche the title to this blog is, but c'mon it has to be known. Is there any better team in all of Washington's YMCA?  I defy you to present them. Maggots have the heart, the confidence and the brains to reach the goal!  We really do ... http://www.jimthetolerable.com/maggot/archives/15