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		<title>Where is Your True Starting Point?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I was out on a bicycle ride with a good friend of mine.  As we were riding we started talking about the progress I've made over the past year in the sport of triathlon and how I am feeling as I prep for next Ironman in November.

I told him I felt unbelievably different.  I am down several pounds, my cycling has improved, and so has my running.  Most importantly, my mindset has improved.  Last year when I took on the Kona Ironman I had no idea what I was doing.  I didn't know that carrying around extra weight could affect me as much as it did.

Last weekend I was flipping through the channels and caught the replay of the Kona Ironman on NBC.  I watched the race and saw my brief segment once again.  When I saw myself, I wasn't disappointed, I was a little sad.  The reason I was sad was because I knew that I had a false sense of how I looked and felt physically.

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		<title>Seeds of Insecurity&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have decided that it is redundant to keep making the title of my blogs Life After Biggest Loser since everything I write about is my life after the show.  After reading my blog a couple times yesterday I decided that I want to talk more about what I am going to call "Fat Person in a Skinny Body Syndrome" or FPSBS for the purposes of my blog]]></description>
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		<title>The Reality of Reality Weight Loss&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/the-reality-of-reality-weight-loss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I seriously just erased an entire blog because I didn't like the way it sounded when I read it.  I want to talk about some of the realities of being a contestant on The Biggest Loser but I don't want to bash the show.  I want to talk about what life is like after but don't want to sound like I am making excuses.  Here is what I am going to do.  I am going to type what I am thinking and not worry about what others say and here's why.]]></description>
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		<title>The Key to Consistency is Being Consistent!</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/the-key-to-consistency-is-being-consistent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we proceed deeper into the new year at what seems to be an incredible rate of speed, I am forced to come to some self realization.

When the new year started I decided that I was going to be more consistent with things in my life.  This blog, for example, is something I wanted to be more consistent about.  Looking back over the past year of my pieces showed me that I was rather sporadic.  I'd have a week of blogs then some time off, then another week and some time off
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		<title>New Year Note</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not going to spend a lot of time talking about resolutions today.  Everywhere you look and everyone you talk to is going to be telling you how to make and keep resolutions and how to keep them.  Just like every other year many people are going to read about resolutions and get all fired up for a solid week or two.  Unfortunately, after that short amount of time many people are going to start saying "Well there is always next year."  Have you ever noticed how packed the gyms are the first month of the new year?  Have you noticed how spacious the gym feels by the second month?
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		<title>Get Back Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago I was at wrestling practice.  I have been working with some high level athletes after being away from competition for a while so I was a little timid.  My biggest concern was how my body would hold up.

During a live match I got thrown hard.  I landed hard and I layed there for a second and thought about what had just happened to me.  I realized that I wasn't hurt and the landing didn't hurt as much I had thought it would.
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		<title>An open letter and the ONLY response to critics!</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/an-open-letter-and-the-only-response-to-critics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the response I sent to a reporter who informed me about the negative things being said about me and my Ironman performance.  This all I have to and will say about the issue.  Don't forget to come back tomorrow to find out about my race experience!]]></description>
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		<title>Why Are You Doing This?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon my wife and I met with a friend of ours.  Eventually the conversation turned to my Ironman that is quickly approaching.  Our friend asked me an interesting question.  Quite simply it was &#8220;What is your goal in doing this?&#8221;
I stated &#8220;To finish.&#8221;  She asked again &#8220;Besides that, why?  [...]]]></description>
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