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		<title>What Was Unresolved in the Past is Unresolved Today&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel like I have two lives; life before Biggest Loser and life after Biggest Loser. Life before Biggest Loser consisted of poor choices and dissapointment. Life after has been filled with joy and excitement. Of course there have been struggles, mainly with my weight, but things are so much different.
 After the show I began a new life. A life with a beautiful and loving wife and two amazing little boys that I can't get enough of even though I am with them everyday.]]></description>
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		<title>Crying Over Spilled Milk&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever what would have happened if........?  Why?  It didn't.  Today I was thinking about some of the opportunities I've had.  Some worked, some didn't.  A couple of them didn't work out directly as a result of my own actions.  Others just weren't meant to be.]]></description>
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		<title>Being Thankful; Second Chances&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/being-thankful-second-chances/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife just left to do some more Thanksgiving shopping and she took the boys with her so I have a minute.  As they were leaving I couldn't help but think about how amazing my life has become and how much joy those three individuals bring to it.

Many of you who have followed my story may know parts of it, but probably don't know a lot of it.  My life hasn't always been the way it is today.  The crazy thing is that I value my "old" life as much as the new.  Without it, I wouldn't have ended up where I am now
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		<title>Ironman Florida part 3&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/ironman-florida-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the last part of my wrap up about my Ironman experience this year.  Tomorrow I will share some lessons and thoughts about this event.

With about 5 miles to go on the bike I started making some strategy decisions.  Last year I spent a lot of time in transition.  Cutting that amount of time could have helped me get to the finish line in Kona in time.  I debated on what to do.  Last year I changed all of my clothes and put on different clothes for the run.  It was again time to make a decision.
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		<title>An Inspirational Piece&#8230; Just For Today</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/an-inspirational-piece-just-for-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this as I was doing some studying.  I would like to share it with you today.  I have been reading it every morning and it has had an immediate impact on me.  Enjoy!
JUST FOR TODAY
Just for today I will be happy.  This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, “most folks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Over&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/do-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever watched a young child play a game?  If things aren't going quite right, what do they do?  In case your not sure, I will remind you with a quick illustration.  Child is playing a game, child is not doing well at game, child innocently says: "Wait, wait, let me start over!"  Child starts over.

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		<title>Drop the Anchor&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/drop-the-anchor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I shared how I had been in a little funk.  It amazes me how the simple act of "coming clean" can improve how you feel so quickly.

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		<title>Headin Home!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/headin-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm sitting in the Las Vegas airport a proud man.  I was able to find supper that was healthy and within my calorie range!  Sounds like a little thing, but airports have been my place of struggle for many years.  I had a salad from Baja Fresh.  I asked them to hold the fried tortilla strips and cheese and had salsa instead of dressing.  I ate it and am typing this blog completely satisfied.  They didn't even look at me like I was a creature from another planet when I asked them to make my salad a little different.

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		<title>The Self Fulfilling Prophecy&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/the-self-fulfilling-prophecy-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.matt-hoover.com/the-self-fulfilling-prophecy-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have heard the term self fulfilling prophecy at one time or another during their life.  Although having heard it, many have never thought about what it is.
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		<title>What an Interesting Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.matt-hoover.com/what-an-interesting-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 23:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hoover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning Suzy and I got the boys up at 5am to drive to Portland to be a part of the taping for the premier episode of The Biggest Loser's 1oth season.  We were excited to go down and see our friend and Suzy's trainer Bob Harper and meet a couple of this seasons new contestants.

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