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By Madison Park
CNN

(CNN) -- After six months, 35 pounds of chicken breast and more than a hundred hours of exercising, Jason Dinant finally sees the fruits of his labor. There are six of them.


The left image shows Jason Dinant in January. The right one shows him six months after exercising and dieting.

Dinant, an iReport contributor who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, revamped his lifestyle to get six-pack abs in six months.

Before, Dinant never exercised and frequentl… Continue

61:32- 1st Murph. Aside from some painful hands it was not as scary as I thought.

Unscared (definition by Kelly Starrett - V.intr. To become un-affraid: a child who stands up to the bully is unscared. n. 1. A condition or sensation of sudden fearlessness. 2. A general state of becoming aware; an awareness: he attacked the workout as though he were unscared of it.)

Oh boy... I think I have Murph Tummy. It is like the first day of kindergarden all over again. Oh well, I will see you all at o dark thirty. Melanie+ early morning+ Murph= might need Kodak courage!

Shel Silverstein wrote a poem called "The Little Blue Engine" and I think it really sums some things up for me.

The Little Blue Engine
by Shel Silverstein
The little blue engine looked up at the hill.
His light was weak, his whistle was shrill.
He was tired and small, and the hill was tall,
And his face blushed red as he softly said,
“I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.”

So he started up with a chug and a strain,
And he puffed and pulled with might and main.
And slowly he climbed, a f… Continue