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I do it for ME

07.03.2011

Lately, my success on this journey hasn’t been on the scale. The scale hasn’t been moving, however my attitude and outlook are making huge strides in ways that I know are setting me up for long-term success: on-scale and off. A couple of days ago, someone left a comment on my Facebook page asking why I …

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Welcome New Readers!

06.15.2011

Late last night, Brittany told me that my lil’ blog was listed in this post on Health.com of 4 Inspirational Weight Loss Blogs. I am beyond thrilled to be on the same list with Roni’s Weigh, Beth’s Journey and Learn Fitness, and grateful to Tina for including me on it. Short version: I’m Emmie, a 30 …

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Fativersary

06.06.2011

Over the weekend I was going through some old files on my computer, trying to become somewhat organized. While I don’t care to share how poorly my organization efforts turned out, I do want to share something that I found out as a result: I just hit my 2 year fativersary. Two years ago, I topped …

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What Support Means to Me

04.19.2011

The past couple of months have been difficult along this personal weight loss and fitness journey. Between dealing with pain during training, completing a half-marathon and turning 30 during a bout of the post-race blues, at times it has felt like a losing battle. What has been the difference in turning that losing battle into a …

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Fundraising Update: Last Week!

03.27.2011

This is the last week I’m going to be begging you for money towards my half-marathon fundraising! Here’s a quick video update and last plea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK–ifWi7Po If you were hoping to be randomly chosen for the bracelet giveaway, I notified winners early this morning (Sunday), so check your email. I am completely overwhelmed with the support – it’s …

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100 Pounds of Lessons

01.25.2011

Wow. Overwhelmed by the encouragement and praise I got yesterday from my 101 pounds lost post. The majority of you are strangers, yet you spent your time dropping me a kind word. I wanted to share some quick things that I’ve learned or am beginning to learn now that I’ve crossed the 100 pound mark. There’s a …

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Cleaning House

01.20.2011

Not in the mood for a “deep” post? Maybe you should skip this one ;) Seriously though, I share these thoughts because I really don’t think I’m alone. Is it scary opening up? Sure. But could it help me plus others to do so? Yup. So share I do… Hands down the hardest part of this …

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CLOSED: 2 Signed Copies of Rocco DiSpirito’s “Now Eat This!”

01.17.2011

Who doesn’t love a giveaway? I posted earlier this morning that I hit 98.5 pounds lost, despite being worried about my new focus on lower calories instead of low-carb. Part of the reason I was worried was because I cooked and ate this over the weekend: Seriously. Drool. I made nachos for the Steelers game (hubs is a …

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Let’s Try Again

01.14.2011

This morning started off with a fizzle when I woke up late, having missed my 5:30am spin + yoga class, and an appointment with my therapist (everyone needs a healthy mind). Bah. The day could only go up from there! I got some good things accomplished at work, although the confidence issue came back up again. …

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Tick Tock

01.13.2011

I’ve been thinking a lot about time lately. How I use my time, how much time I waste, etc. I suppose this started from this post before Christmas about writing a letter to myself in retrospect of 2011. I re-read that letter while dealing with being sick, and was silently cursing at the 2+ weeks …

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