My reader of the month is Skinny Guy from Gotta Keep It Off!, who left 12 comments here in December.  As his name might suggest, Skinny Guy is a little different than the first four winners of this award – he's been there, done that.  He's lost 125 pounds to get to a healthy weight and he is working hard to maintain it.  That rocks!

I always like to read Skinny Guy's comments because they are always motivating and to the point.  And of course he has experience to back him up!

Here are some of my favorite posts of Skinny Guy's from December:

Interesting Observations

12-20

Juggling Cats

The Envelope, Please…

My Holiday Goal

Skinny Guy is a supportive reader who does a great job both maintaining his own blog and helping to support others.  Subscribe to his feed if you haven't already.

Congratulations to Skinny Guy for being my Reader of the Month!

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Reader of the Month for December, 2007

My reader of the month is Diana from Scale Junkie, who left 17 comments here in November.  A Scale Junkie is not what Diana is any more – she writes on her blog that she is a reformed scale junkie having learned "that the scale is only one measure of progress towards the path to better health."

Diana started her blog back in May and after a slow start has been a frequent poster since August.  In a comment on my blog she once wrote:

I really think blogging is helping me because it makes me think about my diet and my goals every single day. I have to put thought and effort into what I’m doing and I’ve made a commitment to blog daily and catch up with fellow bloggers to provide support as much as possible.

I feel very much the same way.  I haven't been able to get out and be as supportive of others as I would like, but Diana has definitely been walking the talk – she has continually showed very positive support for me via comments here, and I've seen her doing the same for others.

Here are some of my favorite posts of Diana's from November:

Surviving Black Friday

Frustration

Walking In Circles

You're Going The WRONG WAY!

Welcome To November!

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Reader of the Month for November, 2007

My reader of the month is Groovybabe, who left 13 comments here in October.  I've pointed out before how much I enjoy her writing and it makes me very happy that she has been regularly contributing here as well.  Comments and the resulting dialog is a huge part of building a great support network and it's readers like Groovybabe that help inspire me to continue.

Speaking of inspiring, Groovybabe has so far lost 50 pounds since she started her blog in June.  She describes her weight in stones but fortunately will also post in pounds so us Americans can relate!

Here are some of my favorite posts of hers from October:

Going Up

Weigh In (Week 19)

Patience

Hit Me Baby, One More Time

Gymnasium Rabbit

Groovybabe is one of my favorite bloggers.  Subscribe to her feed if you haven't already.

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Reader of the Month for October, 2007

My reader of the month is Israel from FatManUnleashed, who left 11 comments here in September.  Israel's blog is an interesting one.  He has done a great job with branding it and he's obviously looking to make a little money with it too, which I have no problem with.  I'd like to make enough to pay my hosting bills myself.  And he has taken it to the next level by actually advertising on other How to Make Money Blogging type weblogs, which no doubt have contributed to him having a very high RSS reader count. (Speaking of which, have you subscribed to my feed yet?  Don't want to miss an article!).

But what I like about Israel is that he does keep it real.  His postings reveal a lot about his thinking, details about his workouts and plan, and the occasional personal detail like how his underwear cuts into his fat.  I like that honesty.  I certainly don't agree with everything he says – in his post Why John Chow is Bad for Blogging he condemns John Chow for focusing solely on money making articles, but I think he missed the point – first, we are both subscribed so he must be doing something right, and second, John's tagline is "I make money by telling people how much money I make online" which I think is pretty funny.  John Chow is laughing to the bank and I say more power to him!  On the other hand, Israel is a shrewd guy and I think the odds are quite good he wrote that article just for the attention.  Good for him too!

Here are some of my favorite posts of Israel's from September:

My Underwear Cuts into My Fat

The Shack – A Workout Haven

Drink More Agua

Interesting Conversation with My Cousin

Israel's blog isn't just focused on lifting and I think it's well worth being subscribed to, particularly if you are a guy.  There aren't enough of us out there being open like Israel and when we see one we should support him. 

Congratulations to Israel for being my Reader of the Month!

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Reader of the Month for September, 2007

My reader of the month is Angela from My Big Fat Mouth, who left 12 comments here in August.  It's funny how you learn about people from their comments.  I already know that she and I are a lot alike – she likes avocados, she did Atkins previously, and she has done the couch to 5k plan.  OK, so I am one week in and she did the whole thing, but that's just a nit, isn't it? 

What I really appreciate about Angela is the supporting comments she gave to me both when I had a bad week and when I had a good one.  Much appreciated!

Just like me Angela starting blogging about her weight loss journey just this month.  Here are some of my favorite posts of hers from August:

High Fructose Corn Syrup: You SUCK

Take Care of You

Pressured to Eat

Whose Your Daddy?

Angela writes well and she is being extremely open, which is great.  Bookmark her if you haven't already.

Congratulations to Angela for being my Reader of the Month!

UPDATE: Angela has taken down her weight loss blog so I removed all the links from above.  However you can still enjoy her writing on her other blog, Reality Testing.

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Reader of the Month for August, 2007