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Ultra Beginners Fitness Guide

January 16, 2012

Once upon a time, I was sitting on my sofa at 455 pounds watching a workout DVD I had put in. It was labeled "beginner" so I thought that I could do it. I didn't even make it past the warm-up before flopping down on the sofa out of breath with tears running down my ...

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I am the fat kid in Georgia

01.04.2012

I tend to not be a controversial person. I stay pretty neutral on a lot of topics because I like to be well-versed in both sides before forming an opinion. That being said, the controversy this week regarding the Strong4Life campaign running in Georgia has really affected me. Billed as an anti-obesity campaign for children, the …

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Crapballs

12.21.2011

I had an emotionally raw post that I was going to put up tonight. It was about being frustrated and worried and overanalyzing everything as I normally do, both in my head and here on this blog. Reading it just now after the events of today means I’m shelving that for now as these are …

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Find Your Fill Elsewhere

12.08.2011

My history with binge eating is long, sordid, and something that I never acknowledged until a couple of years ago. I just thought I ate a lot – I never took the time to identify that I was using food to feel better emotionally, while making me worse off physically. The last 2 days, I made …

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Is Being Overweight Acceptable?

11.28.2011

I have many things to say yet I’m still sick and without any energy (although no longer eating like crap), so my bandwidth to produce coherent content is just not there right now! Hoping you all can help me keep the discussion going with this one.  Tonight over on FitSugar, I saw the headline “Is Being …

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Weight Loss Surgery

10.17.2011

This is a topic I haven’t touched here before for fear of being pro- or anti- weight loss surgery. That is totally not the point: I believe people have the right to do whatever they feel they must do to get healthy and live their fulfilled lives. Totally just sharing my personal thoughts right now. I …

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Vlog: Quitting The Biggest Loser

09.27.2011

Sometimes things are better communicated verbally than written. Therefore, I made a vlog where I ramble my thoughts: I’m quitting The Biggest Loser. For those who really don’t want to hear me yammer about this, a quick summary is written below the video. But please watch :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eif7M3hxprY My love affair with the Biggest Loser started from …

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Lightbulb from Richard Simmons

09.22.2011

This week has been insanity for me, and I’m so ready for the weekend! I read this article earlier in the week and bookmarked it to share here because I read it with tears going down my face (and not wearing waterproof mascara- mistake). It is from Richard Simmons. I don’t care if you think …

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You Are Never Alone (Mental Matters, Part 2)

09.04.2011

I’ve had a draft post started as an update to my last “Mental Matters” post where I talked about my history of depression, anxiety and plan of seeking more assistance for it. It’s languished in my “drafts” folder for two weeks as I simply didn’t want to write anymore about having depression. It’s painful to …

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Afraid to eat

08.31.2011

I was at work today and 3pm hit. As the minutes ticked past, I realized how freaking hungry I was. I had a satisfying lunch at noon, but was really, overwhelmingly hungry by 3:15pm. I have a stash of about 5 Larabars at my desk to eat if I need them. Today, I was going straight …

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