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First and foremost:  All of you New Year’s Resolutionists stay away from my gym!  What’s a girl got to do in order to get access to a treadmill for goodness sake!  Even though The Biggest Loser made it...

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Vegan or bust!

Anyone who really knows me will read this title and say to themselves…”She doesn’t mean what I think she means does she?”  Does the girl who dislikes most things green, who recently found out that corn...

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The Many Faces of Veganism

As a family, we just completed a full month of eating Vegan….ish.  Some things were harder to give up than others.  After reading “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer (which I heartily recommend...

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Fat Girl Running!

One of my many New Years Resolutions was to lose weight.  Actually, if I’m being honest, that one has been topping my list every year since my son was born.  I like to tell people that I haven’t lost...

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Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby…

I whined complained mentioned yesterday on twitter how I found myself suffering from the dreaded “writer’s block”, and it had been almost a week since my last post.  One blogger and fellow tweeter took...

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Super Sizin’

It feels like my weight has always been an issue for me.  I’ve blogged about it a few times, addressing it with self-deprecating humor.  Poked fun at myself and my struggles.  It’s probably the one...

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Weighing In

When last I left you, I told you about my decision to have Gastric Sleeve surgery.  My insurance company required a certain number of meetings between myself, a nutritionist and a therapist.  It took...

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Just Keep Cooking…

My second objective in 2016: FOOD  Specifically, eating healthier, cooking more and eating out less, trying new things.  I know I sound like millions of other New Year hopefuls.  I’ve certainly made...

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Highway to Health

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face… You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt My biggest fear is...

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Wishful Shrinking

“The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.” Audrey Hepburn The other morning, leaning over to reach into my dresser, I...

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The Scale: A Love/Hate Relationship

“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” Thomas Carlyle...

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Wickedly Fit – A Halloween Challenge

“Take care of your body.  It’s the only place you have to live.” Jim Rohn On Halloween, I completed day 21 of a fitness challenge I joined called “Wickedly Fit.”  I’m all about the packaging, and the...

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So, I’m Basically Moses

My Bible study this week has been focusing on Moses and the Exodus from Egypt.  This study couldn’t have come at a better time for me.  When God tasked Moses with liberating the Israelites, he was full...

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Believing Is Achieving

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt I get a ton of questions daily about what I eat and what kind of exercise I do, so I thought I’d write today and share what I’ve...

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Get In My Belly!

What a difference 4 months can make!  Documenting your progress with pictures is so important, even if you are the only one that ever sees them.  You might not notice any changes over the course of a...

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You Are Loved

“UNIVERSAL LESSON:  YOU SEE THE WORLD THAT YOU HAVE MADE, BUT YOU DO NOT SEE YOURSELF AS THE IMAGE-MAKER.”  Gabrielle Bernstein, “The Universe Has Your Back” Personal development has never been...

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Love Actually

All during the month of February, I’ve focused on the word “love.”  It is the month of Valentine’s Day after all.  I’ve posted quotes on Facebook and Instagram all about showing the love.  I’ve focused...

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