‘The Perfect 10′ Challenge

Okay, you have seen my posts that I have a new, better challenge to replace The Hot 100. Well, this is the post where you find out all about it.

The Challenge:

We used The Hot 100 to go out of 2009 with a bang, but now it is time to focus on 2010. A “Perfect” 2010! You may ask why I am calling this challenge “The Perfect 10“. It is the first challenge of 2010, it is ten weeks long, and we will learn ten things about each participant.

The Rules:

The rules are a more formalized this time, but the prize is much better. I think that is a worthy trade-off.

The intent is for everyone to start this on January 1st, but as long as you begin by January 7th and post an update on January 8th, you are eligible.
Begin by commenting on this post letting me know you are joining the challenge, then post your goals on your blog. If you don’t have a blog and you want to participate, you will have to post your goals and your updates as a comment on this blog. Be sure and see rule #1 – I would like to see the goals posted on your blog by the 1st of January, but you have until the 7th. Come on though, if you know about it now, don’t sit around and wait until the 7th. By the same token, you don’t have to wait until the 1st to let the world know you are participating. In fact, I would prefer you tell them right now.
Updates must be done at least weekly. That means the first update is due on Friday, January 8th. If you choose to update on Mondays, you will also need to post an update on Monday, January 4th, or Monday, January 11th.
You need to post a comment on the weekly reminder posts letting me know you have done your goal updates, preferably with a link to your update post. The link is not required, but it makes it easier for others to follow you. Although I will be visiting your blogs and commenting on your posts, I am using the update posts on this blog to help me track the challenge.
You have to tell one thing most other bloggers will not know about you weekly in your updates. For example, telling us that you were a Van Halen groupie in the 80′s or that you spent two years as a nun on a small island off the shore of Greece would do. Well, either of those or something as simple as your family has a tradition of wearing plaid pajamas to your New Year’s Day breakfast. I will give suggestions along the way for this.

Aren’t you glad I didn’t decide to have ten rules?

Now I know ahead of time someone is going to ask if you can change your goals throughout the challenge. I don’t think it is wise to make a habit of this, but if you are finding a goal unchallenging, you may substitute another goal for that one. The opposite is true too. If you are finding a goal to be discouraging, perhaps you set an unattainable goal, then you may substitute another goal for that one. Just don’t take that lightly. Just don’t give up because it gets hard.

Suggestions:

While the following aren’t requirements, they are suggestions that I would appreciate you considering:

First, I would greatly appreciate it if all participants would link back to this post from their blogs.
Second, the very talented Pippa has created a great looking image for this challenge (see below). Feel free to post this on your sidebar or elsewhere on your blog showing other bloggers you are participating. I would appreciate it if you would link back to this post from the image.

The Winner:

The winner of the Perfect 10 Challenge will be randomly selected on or after March 12th, 2010 from the list of all those who complete the challenge . To be eligible you must have followed all rules above, including posting all required updates by the date they were required (each Friday). You must have also posted a comment on the update post that I will post each Friday letting me know you have done your update. Along with each update you must also have posted one thing about yourself that other bloggers may not know.

The Prize:

This is the best part about this. RMAX International has agreed to sponsor this challenge. Therefore, the winner of the challenge will get a pair of mini clubbells, the Big Book of Clubbell Training, and the Clubbell Training for circular strength DVD. This is a prize package valued at almost $135!

If you aren’t familiar with clubbell training, you are in for a pleasant surprise. It is somewhat akin to kettlebell training, although there are distinct differences. It is a great tool in our exercise arsenal. The folks at RMAX International do a better job of explaining this than I ever could though – check it out at clubbell.tv. Really, go check this link out. This is some impressive stuff.

As much as I hate to do this, to be eligible for this prize you must be a resident of the United States. If you are from another country, and you happen to win the challenge, I will find something to give you as a prize (perhaps a DVD of all my motivational videos) or you can donate the clubbell package to your favorite U.S. blogger. If you choose to not donate the clubbell package, the winner of the package will be the first randomly selected U.S. participant who completed the challenge.

Now, on to the image. Again, the very talented Pippa was kind enough to create this image for the challenge. Be sure and head by her blog and check it out. Also, be sure and post this image in your sidebar letting the world know you are participating The Perfect 10 Challenge. Be sure to have the image link back to this post. For those who don’t know, just right click on this image and choose “save as” to save a copy to your desktop. Then upload it to your own blog’s sidebar.

One last thing, no, I don’t expect any one of us to be perfect in 2010, but I think we should all be striving for that. You are going to mess up though – guaranteed. Many of you will not finish this challenge perfectly completing all your goals. You will notice, once again, this challenge is not focused on whether you complete the goals or not. It is about setting realistic, challenging, attainable goals that push and stretch you to your limit, thereby making you better all the while. If you don’t attain the goals, but you never give up, then you will be closer at the close of this challenge than you are today. That, my friends, is what is important here. DON’T get hung up on the goals. DON’T drop out of the challenge if you feel you aren’t going to achieve your goals. Recalibrate if you need to and push onward.

Although I don’t think a disclosure is necessary, as I am not reviewing a product, I will give one anyhow. I contacted RMAX International asking them to sponsor this challenge. RMAX International was kind enough to do so. I am not being reimbursed by RMAX International in any way. They have only donated the prize package for this challenge. Any thoughts I present regarding RMAX International or the products they have agreed to award the winner of this challenge are my own thoughts.

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This entry was posted on Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 12:01 am by South Beach Steve.
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211 Responses to “‘The Perfect 10′ Challenge”

Christine, on December 28th, 2009 at 2:18 am said:

I’m definately in!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Woot! Too bad I’m not giving extra points for the first reply.

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chris, on December 28th, 2009 at 3:03 am said:

I’m in….I am a different Christine..I am Christina….
Looks like we Chris’s are taking this ball and running with it.
I will be doing my fatmegeddon so this will give me some short term oomph.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
It must be something with the name Chris. I can’t believe you two were the first two to respond. The best of luck to you.

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Loretta, on December 28th, 2009 at 6:54 am said:

Count me in, too, Steve. I’ll post about it Tuesday, officially start Friday, and update every Friday. Gotta give the Chris Mafia a run for their money.

Thanks for starting this.
Loretta
=^..^=

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Woot! A non-Chris! It looks like a great plan – thanks for committing to share it on your blog. Good luck to you.

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Wendy, on December 28th, 2009 at 7:19 am said:

I’m in on this one too Steve, since you’ve allowed for some fluidity in the goals – my job is so physical that I cannot usually predict my energy expenditures except in one or two week windows.

I’ll do the linking when I am on a high speed connection later today.

GAME ON!!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Nice to have you join us on this one Wendy. I can totally understand your problems predicting energy. With a physically demanding job, it must be tough.

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roadcurvesahead, on December 28th, 2009 at 8:29 am said:

You can count me in too… hopefully this will keep me motivated through the snowy months which I am already not enjoying.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Glad to have you onboard RCA! I hope this gives you just the push you need.

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angie, on December 28th, 2009 at 9:29 am said:

I am in…looking forward to it and already thinking on my new goals for this round!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Great Angie! This is going to be awesome!

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beej, on December 28th, 2009 at 11:07 am said:

I’m totally in! I think I’ll be updating on Wednesdays, since I’m used to that routing for the Hot 100.

Thanks, Steve, for setting this up! Great work, man!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Great Beej – I was hoping you would join in on this one. I hope even more participate than last time.

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Shannon Fab Fattie, on December 28th, 2009 at 12:13 pm said:

As much as I want to jump on board I am not going to. As you already know I stink at challenges. They throw me off my groove and now I am in a good one.
I look forward to watching yours unfold and I would love to promote it for you!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Shannon, it is all about doing what works for us. You are in a groove and I wouldn’t mess with that at all if I were you. I would, however, appreciate any promotion you can do for this. I am hoping to reach more people than the Hot 100 did.

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Helen, on December 28th, 2009 at 2:37 pm said:

Perfect! (Ha, no pun intended). This is great for me because I was going to post mty last Hot 100 update on the 30th then do a goals for 2010 post on the 31st. This gives me time to get together some Perfect 10 goals for that same post. Thanks, Steve.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I am sure this one will be full of unintended puns. I am glad to see you are joining us again for another challenge.

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Fran, on December 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pm said:

Love this challenge Steve and definitely will follow your progress but I won’t be in this one.

I can’t promise to post on the same day every week since I’m not a daily blogger and secondly I could never win as I’m no resident of the USA

I do have my goals for 2010 and will work on them.

Good luck with your challenge and I hope you will have lots of participants but I’m sure you will.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Fran, I wish the prize were something that could be sent anywhere. That is the one part about it that is disappointing to me. I guess beggars cannot be choosers, can we.

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Leah, on December 28th, 2009 at 3:24 pm said:

I’m going to sit this one out, but have fun with it. I’m glad you found a sponsor. That makes it so official sounding.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
It does make it “official sounding”, doesn’t it? I hate to hear you are sitting this one out, but I am sure you have good reasons.

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Tony, on December 28th, 2009 at 3:52 pm said:

I’m in .

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Great Tony! Good luck to you!

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Karyn, on December 28th, 2009 at 7:40 pm said:

I’m in too Steve. Your challenges give me motivation. I will have to do some thinking about goals.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Great Karyn! I am glad to have you on board!

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Paul, on December 28th, 2009 at 8:09 pm said:

Count me in.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Great Paul!

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Samantha, on December 28th, 2009 at 9:31 pm said:

I am in! Sounds great and it should keep me very motivated during my husband’s deployment!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Sounds like a great plan Samantha! I am glad to have you join in.

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Kara, on December 28th, 2009 at 9:43 pm said:

I am in! I know I didn’t finish the last challenge but this one I must and will! Even if I have to deal with tax season I must say accountable. Thanks for setting up these challenges! Great motivation.\

I will post my goals by this Thurs. Thanks Steve!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 28th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Kara, glad to have you join in this one. Thankfully it doesn’t matter how we did in the Hot 100 – this is all new. I can’t wait to see your goals.

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Jones, on December 28th, 2009 at 10:23 pm said:

I am in too! i will write up my goals tonight and do the blog thing in the morning.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Great Jones! I can’t wait to see the goals.

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Rachel, on December 28th, 2009 at 10:24 pm said:

Count me in!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Glad to see your with us Rachel.

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Kimberley, on December 28th, 2009 at 11:10 pm said:

I am in. Blogged about it and linked to the post. I actually managed to figure out how to put the graphic in my sidebar so that it would link. I must be getting smarter as I get older.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 9:03 am
I am glad to read this Kimberley – you are in a position to really have an awesome 2010.

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Steve, on December 29th, 2009 at 6:54 am said:

I’d like to be a part of this as well, I didn’t start seeing the Hot 100 posts on everyones site until it was too late in the game, so I want to jump into this one ASAP! Have a good day.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 9:07 am
I am glad to see you are on board Steve. Good luck to you.

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Louisa, on December 29th, 2009 at 8:20 am said:

I won’t take part officially as I’m not a US resident but I shall certainly encourage others to

I want to lose a stone in weight in 2010 but as my BMI is bobbing around 25 I know this isn’t going to happen in a short space of time or even if I could maintain it. When I was 19 I was 10 stone but I wasn’t healthy with it. Time will tell…

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 9:12 am
I understand Louisa – I sure wish I could have extended the prize to anyone. It is a good time to think about our long term goals though, and it sounds like you have a great one to shoot toward.

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Patsy, on December 29th, 2009 at 8:35 am said:

Thanks to Kimberly – http://the-phoenix-rises-again.blogspot.com/2009/12/perfect-10-challenge.html – for alerting me to this… I’d have missed it otherwise…

Count me in! I may not post on 1st January (possibility of a slight hangover that day!) but if not then, certainly the next day.

Well done Pippa for the image!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Patsy, I am glad to see you are going to join in. The best of luck to you!

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Julie Lost and Found, on December 29th, 2009 at 10:49 am said:

I’m up for this! I’m new to the blogging world, but I love a challenge. Need to figure out the graphic part.

This is a great site! Love the videos!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Wahoo! I’m glad to have another on board! Good luck with the graphic – I don’t know much about blogspot or I would help you. Also, you don’t have to use the graphic, I just think it is good to let the world know you are doing this.

Thanks for the compliment on the site – I can’t wait to check yours out.

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diane.downhour, on December 29th, 2009 at 3:11 pm said:

I’m in! This is going to be fun and what a great idea! Thanks for creating this and I’ll get you on my blog right now!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Great Diane! I am glad to have you on board.

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Kat, on December 29th, 2009 at 5:01 pm said:

I am in Steve. And looking forward to it…:-)

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
I am glad to see this Kat – good luck to you!

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Jane, on December 29th, 2009 at 5:23 pm said:

I’m in! I’ll have to think about goals that can work across my transition back to the working world, but I’ll try to come up with things that will HELP with the transition.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Great Jane – this will be a great challenge to help you in this transition.

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Heather S, on December 29th, 2009 at 5:26 pm said:

Ok Steve. You twisted my arm! I’m in. I so need something to hold me accountable! I’ve been getting too “free” with the food lately if you know what I mean. I need something to reign me back in! I fizzled out on the Hot 100 but I’m planning on being a Perfect 10!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 29th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Great! I love it when a little arm twisting is all it takes. I am good at that! Now on to a Perfect 10!

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outdoor.mom, on December 30th, 2009 at 5:17 am said:

looks exciting!! hmmm….. i’d like to try.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Great – I’m glad to see you are joining in.

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Pippa, on December 30th, 2009 at 6:06 am said:

So excited about this, Steve! (And thanks for the link back – it’s been a pleasure designing an image.)

There are so many people jumping into this challenge – it’s going to be AWESOME! And after the very positive results of the Hot 100 Challenge (which I will post tomorrow) I’m most definitely IN, even if I’m miles from the USA.

BTW, I know the sponsor prize is huge, but a DVD with all your motivational videos … WOW … that sounds like first prize to me. Lucky us who live outside the borders. =)

Of course I wanted to be all perfectionist and post my goals first and then come back here and shout “I’m IN!” but if there is one thing I’ve learned it’s that this journey is not about perfection, but PROGRESS.

Thanks for motivating us so!!

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Pippa Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Ha, re-reading that, Steve, it sounds like I’m bashing PERFECTION, which is not the point! I’m just learning that a huge part of my PERFECT 10 is about allowing myself to do stuff imperfectly, as long as I jump in and DO it … because the whole point lies in SHOWING UP.

I’m a Perfectionist-in-Rehabilitation, so I procrastinate easily when I wait till I’ve got all my ducks lined up in a row. It means I’m proud of every jump I do make. That’s perfect! =)

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
I didn’t think that for a minute Pippa. thanks for clarifying nonetheless though. I tend to want all the ducks lined up in a row before I begin too. Life leaves us if we do too much of that.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I am excited too. This is somewhat reminiscent of the beginning of The Hot 100, when it really took off. I am hoping more choose to join in as goals are published.

I don’t know if you meant to flatter with your comment about the DVD, but it was certainly flattering.

It is all about progress, isn’t it?

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Pippa Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 12:50 am
No flattering implied, pure honest truth, Steve!

A whole DVD of your videos would be an AMAZING tool, especially for us bandwidth challenged folk who have to scrimp and save to watch a video online. Truly a great idea. Please think about making it available for sale in any case. (Nudge, nudge)

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 9:51 am
A sincere thank you then. I have thought about making the DVDs to sell, perhaps that will come in the near future.
Sandra, on December 30th, 2009 at 10:48 am said:

I’m in.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Great Sandra – thanks for letting me know!

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Foodie Girl, on December 30th, 2009 at 11:05 am said:

Hi Steve. I am new to the blog. I would like to join your Perfect 10 Challenge. It will be my first one ever. Thanks for the invite!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Foodie, it is good to have another along for the challenge. I wish you the best.

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Olivia, on December 30th, 2009 at 11:09 am said:

I’m in Saw the challenge on another blog, and have already linked it on mine.

I’ve already posted my goals on my blog: http://sassynthin2010.blogspot.com/

Thanks and good luck everyone! I’m very excited to see progress!!

-Olivia

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Olivia, it is good to have another new one join in. I wish you the best in this challenge.

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Jallgood, on December 30th, 2009 at 11:39 am said:

Wow! What a wonderful idea! Thank you for your involved footwork. I’m in!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Great Jallgood! The more the merrier!

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Jallgood Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 1:33 pm
South Beach Steve-
Hello! I just posted my goals on my blog!
Happy New Years!
-J

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Thanks Jallgood!
Amazon Runner (Lori-Ann), on December 30th, 2009 at 11:44 am said:

Count me in Steve! I just posted my goals today and linked back to this page per your instructions. I also placed the image in my side bar and linked it to this post.

This is exciting! It will help us get through the winter!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Thanks Lori-Ann! I hope it gives us all the push we need.

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Vicki M., on December 30th, 2009 at 12:26 pm said:

I’m in, and I posted my goals this morning anyway. They can be found on this link:
http://thriceblessed-lessofme.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-i-did-through-december-2009-and-my.html

You’ll notice that some of my goals say, “barring surgery or major injury”, that is because I really need a surgery I’ve been putting off, and I may not be able to delay any longer.

I will come back to get the image later.

Oh, are the updates supposed to include a weight, or just how we are doing on our goals?

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Vicki, my goals will have a similar disclaimer on some of them. If we are certain something may come our way, it is good to account for it.

The updates do not have to include weight, just your progress on your posted goals.

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jen (@bwJen), on December 30th, 2009 at 11:25 pm said:

I did not do all that great with the Hot 100 but I am gonna rock the perfect 10!!

I blogged my goals here ~ http://www.jeninreallife.com/2009/12/30/new-year-new-decade-new-goals/

I have set 4 goals that I believe I can and will accomplish!

Thanks Steve!! and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 9:47 am
Great Jen! I saw the goals, and they look good. I hope you have a happy new year too!

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RA, on December 31st, 2009 at 12:12 am said:

I’m in! Here is my link:

http://flabtofabonedayatatime.blogspot.com/2009/12/another-inspiring-post.html

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Glad you joined us RA! I am heading over to check your goals out now.

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Kim, on December 31st, 2009 at 1:45 am said:

So Steve, perhaps I missed it since I am EXHAUSTED! ( I am trying to catchup from 10 days of MIA! IS it 10 goals in 10 weeks in 2010?

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 9:53 am
Kim, there is no requirement for the number of goals. I thought about making on, but decided against it. As I told another person, one is probably too weak, ten may be too many for some. 3-6 seem to be what most are doing.

10 weeks, 10 updates, 10 new things most bloggers don’t know about you, all done in 2010.

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Kim Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 10:54 am
I am in, but will take the weekend to think hard about my goals, since I am in the place already. as you saw from my most recent blog post. I do want them to be smart and so not another recipe for failure.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 11:31 am
I am glad you are joining us Kim. I think it is a good idea to give the goals some thought. BTW, you aren’t a failure by any measure!

Kim Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 1:37 pm
NO I am not a failure for sure…just feel like it at times…so not Truth.

South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 6:51 pm
I couldn’t agree more!
outdoor.mom, on December 31st, 2009 at 2:36 am said:

http://liteonthemtn.blogspot.com/2009/12/jumping-on-everybodies-doing-it.html

Here is my first post to join

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 9:54 am
Great Outdoor Mom! I’ll check the post out today!

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Leslie, on December 31st, 2009 at 5:41 am said:

Hi Steve -

I just found this now – New Year’s Eve morning. I’m IN! I’m thrilled to have this as I just posted yesterday that my first “time goal” of 2010 was that I have a wedding to attend in Atlanta March 14th. I will post my goals this morning after checking a few other people’s so I know I “get it”. Also, I’m a total computer boob, so I’m not sure how to link back to this post?

Thanks you for this opportunity – I’m committed and psyched!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 9:56 am
Great Leslie! I’m glad to see you found it. I sent you an email on how to post the link. Let me know if that doesn’t work for you.

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Amy, on December 31st, 2009 at 10:00 am said:

I’d like to participate!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 10:01 am
Great Amy! I am glad to have another on board. I’ll head over to your blog and check it out later today. Good luck to you.

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Sheridan, on December 31st, 2009 at 11:49 am said:

well, thanks to Foodiegirl, I’m game too! Bring it on I say!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Bring it on! I am glad to have you join in!

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Julie Lost and Found, on December 31st, 2009 at 6:09 pm said:

Hey Steve, I’m trying to finalize my goals, and I am coming up with a gazillion..trying to keep it simple, but I have so many things I want to work on. It’s overwhelming! What’s a reasonable number of goals?

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 7:02 pm
I think a gazillion is a bit much , but there is nothing wrong with a lot of goals. The one thing to keep in mind is that if you set too many, you may find yourself overwhelmed and frustrated. That, of course, depends on the intensity of the goals. For me, I cannot focus on more than three really intense things at once, but I can focus on quite a bit more goals which are really just habits I need to develop. Intense goals are things that will take an extreme amount of your focus. For me this would be like learning a new language or pushing myself to my limit in some exercise, like walking a minimum of six miles a day. These are things I can do, but they take a great commitment. Goals which are really just habits I need to develop are things like “drink a minimum of 64 ounces of water a day” or “walk three days a week”. Of course, we are all different, so you have to weigh out the intensity it takes. All that being said, I would be cautious of creating more than ten or twelve goals. You don’t want to make it too hard to keep your focus.

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Julie Lost and Found, on December 31st, 2009 at 10:10 pm said:

Got my goals posted on my blog:

http://julielostandfound.blogspot.com/2009/12/perfect-ten-challenge-goals.html

Kind of a lot, but I think they are reasonable. I guess I’ll find out!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 10:49 pm
I’ve checked them out Julie – I think they look great!

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josie, on January 1st, 2010 at 2:52 am said:

Hi Steve! So sorry I haven’t been around the past couple of weeks. I really need to do some blog catching up and have will start with yours. Hope you had a nice Christmas and, well, I suppose it’s New Year’s already! Happy new year! Count me in on your new challenge. Hope all is well with you,
Josie

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 7:38 am
JOSIE! I am glad to see you are back! I am very happy to see you are in on the new challenge.

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Anne, on January 1st, 2010 at 5:16 am said:

Hi Steve,
So happy to have found your blog! Linked here from “Chrislivessimple.” Looking forward to the challenge!
Anne

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 7:48 am
Anne, I am glad you found it. Welcome aboard!

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Kara, on January 1st, 2010 at 11:30 am said:

I finally have my goals published! I am excited for 2010 ! Hope you are too!

http://makingthecutlosingit.blogspot.com/

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Kara, I am excited for 2010 too! This is going to be an awesome year!

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Paul, on January 1st, 2010 at 5:16 pm said:

Got my goals posted:
http://mywastedlife.com/2010/01/01/resolutions-un-resolutions-the-weekly-list-the-perfect-10/

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Just checked them out Paul – they look great!

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Dr. Mo (@FootDr69), on January 1st, 2010 at 7:25 pm said:

Hello there and Happy New Year!!! I have so many great things about your challenges from @BwJen and @FabFattieShan!! I am In It 2 Win It!!! Woo Hoo!!
Monique

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Great Dr. Mo! I am glad to have you on board! I cannot wait to see your goals!

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TeresaLynn, on January 1st, 2010 at 8:02 pm said:

I’m in! Going now to post my goals.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 1st, 2010 at 8:05 pm
I was wondering if you were going to join us. Welcome to the challenge. Let’s make it a Perfect 10!

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josie, on January 1st, 2010 at 10:23 pm said:

My goals are posted Steve:
http://www.35andshrinking.com/2010/01/01/finally-an-update-and-new-goals/

I am so looking forward to conquering all my goals (and then some!)

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:03 am
I just saw them Josie – thanks!

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Christy, on January 1st, 2010 at 11:47 pm said:

I’m in … need to give some thought to the goals, though!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:04 am
Great Christy – I am glad to have you join in!

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Leah, on January 2nd, 2010 at 10:24 am said:

Here’s my Perfect 10 post: http://leahs-new-ending.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-challenge-for-new-year.html

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Thanks Leah! I’ll be over to check them out soon.

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Sunny, on January 2nd, 2010 at 12:06 pm said:

I’m in!

Here’s my link:

http://sunnygee.blogspot.com/2010/01/hello-2010.html

However, please note my goals are not number-related: to summarize, they are:

1. to reach my goal weight by mid-end of February.
(yeah, I’m that close LOL)
2. to achieve maintenance (throughout 2010 and beyond)
3. to give back. Starts with a walkathon for Alzheimer’s Disease the first weekend of March, which is right before the end of this challenge.

I’ll follow the rules, and definitely link back. and thanks!

Sunny

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Great Sunny! I’ll be over to check out your site soon. BTW, I think the goals look great!

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Sunny, on January 2nd, 2010 at 12:20 pm said:

p.s. forgot the goal about becoming frugal. I won’t give specific re our bank account balance each week, but I’ll summarize. LOL

Thanks again!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:03 pm
That is a good one to add. I need more of that in my life.

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Christy, on January 2nd, 2010 at 1:06 pm said:

Ok. Goals posted.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Thanks Christy!

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Val, on January 2nd, 2010 at 1:45 pm said:

Love this contest/support thingy-so fun!!! Goals will up soon

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Great, I cannot wait to see them. I am really glad you joined in!

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Salina Lyn, on January 2nd, 2010 at 2:30 pm said:

I’m in for sure. Love this idea and I’m so glad I found out about it in time to participate.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:08 pm
I am glad too Salina – be sure and spread the word!

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Frannie, on January 2nd, 2010 at 7:15 pm said:

Hi there, I’m so glad I found this before it was too late to join. My goals are up, and I’ll begin updating on Wednesday! I initially misread so I came up with 10 goals, but I figure if that proves to be too much it’s easy enough to weed out a couple and focus more on the others. Looking forward to it!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Frannie, I am glad you found it too. Sorry I wasn’t more clear on the number of goals, but you weren’t the only one that did that. The best of luck to you!

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Regina, on January 2nd, 2010 at 10:28 pm said:

Excited to get started! Making it official by “signing up” on the right post! Thanks again!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 7:51 am
Thanks Regina – I didn’t want you to not be eligible on a technicality.

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HIla, on January 3rd, 2010 at 1:18 am said:

Ooo Ooo Ooo count me in! A little late but here!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 7:53 am
Late, but yest on time. I am glad to have you join in Hila!

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Sarah, on January 3rd, 2010 at 9:21 am said:

Heard about this from a friend and I am going to do it!!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Great Sarah! If you don’t have a website, just post your goals here.

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Sheila, on January 3rd, 2010 at 1:55 pm said:

First time at this,Thanks for the challange.
Goals: 1. Loose 15 pounds
2.Excerise at least 5 days a week
3.Organize the spare bedroom
4.Random acts of kindness (3)

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 4:26 pm
The goals look great Sheila. I wish you the best!

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jules, on January 3rd, 2010 at 4:58 pm said:

OK, I’m in. I wanna join the challenge. Will post first goals and everything this Thursday.
As I am not a US citizen I am not in for the prize – but I want the challenge anyways!
great idea by the way!!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Great Jules – be sure to let me know your blog address or post your goals here! I look forward to seeing them!

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jules Reply:
January 4th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
here it comes:

http://julesmoves.blogspot.com/

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 6:39 am
Thanks Jules!
mariza03, on January 3rd, 2010 at 5:12 pm said:

Sounds like a challenge I will enjoy:

My Goals for January:

1. At the end of the 4 weeks be at least 4 pounds lighter.

2. Update my BodyBugg food diary every day, staying between 1200-1400 calories.

3. Add Wii Fit, Jillian Michaels Ultimate Challenge or some DVD routine to my workouts, 4-5 days a wk.

4. Add vegetables to breakfast at least 3 times a week.

5. Find and prepare one new healthy recipe each week.

6. Plan out weekly meals and stick to the menu.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 3rd, 2010 at 5:20 pm
mariza03 – great goals! I want a BodyBugg so bad! I tried to get them to sponsor this, but they evidently weren’t interested. Veggies with breakfast? I need to do more of that. I am glad to have you on board!

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Barbara Brannon, on January 5th, 2010 at 7:30 pm said:

I’d like to participate.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 5th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Great Barbara – I can’t wait to see your goals!

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Sarah, on January 7th, 2010 at 9:20 am said:

I am in! I’ve posted my goals as well as my first update on my blog. Looking forward to seeing other peoples’ success as well as my own!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 7th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
Great Sarah! I am glad you joined in!

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45andaspiring, on January 7th, 2010 at 12:10 pm said:

Count me in–posting my goals today: http://www.45andaspiring.blogspot.com

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 7th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Great 45 – I am glad to have you on board!

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Shelli Belly, on January 8th, 2010 at 1:23 am said:

I’m in.
http://wp.me/Py1R5-92

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Shelli Belly Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 1:31 am
Oops! I’m in Alaska so my time is off. This will probably be better off for me because I’m very competitive and I get discourage when “I’m not in the running.” This way I will focus on my goals and not the compettion. So know that I’m focussed and if you don’t mind I’ll keep in contact. Thanks Steve for all you do.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 6:37 am
You are fine Shelli – I try to use your local time.

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 6:36 am
Great Shelli!

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Anne, on January 8th, 2010 at 8:57 am said:

I just posted for week one. Happy week two!
http://99bits.blogspot.com/2010/01/challenge-week-one-done.html

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Thanks Anne – be sure you update on this post.

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clickmom, on January 8th, 2010 at 2:42 pm said:

I’m usually not much of a joiner, but since I started on 1/1 like the rest of you, I am going to take the plunge, possibly step out of the very comfortable blog obscurity, and just stop whining like a baby and join. I’M IN!

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
clickmom, I am glad to have you on board!

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Body By Pizza, on January 25th, 2010 at 2:14 pm said:

http://bodybypizza.com/category/the-perfect-10-challenge/

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South Beach Steve Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Thanks!

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