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Freedom Week

04.10.2011

This week, I had a rest week. I looked forward to this week during half marathon training: the week where I could just not do anything and take it easy so I could start a new training program the following week. I expected to feel some sort of freedom: time without forcing myself to work out …

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Acceptance

04.04.2011

Can I be honest? (I always am here, LOL). I’ve had a rough day. Yesterday, I did something that my mind knows should be incredible. But I don’t feel incredible. I have been flooded with the most wonderful messages of support and loveliness through Twitter, comments here, and Facebook. My sister surprised me with some beautiful earrings …

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Fattie Gets Fit

06.07.2010

Note: I originally wrote this post to be a guest post on someone elses blog. After thinking about it, I decided that MY blog is the right place to post it. I haven’t ever flat out said my weight on the blog. I can’t believe I’m about to post it, but you guys have taught …

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Sing a sad song…

08.30.2009
Depression

I know a lot of bigger Emmie’s out there have struggled with depression. Hell, fat or skinny, a lot of people deal with it daily. I’ve dealt with it for a long, long time. I was put on my first anti-depressent (Paxil) when I was 14.  I assembled a row of bottles of asprin, tylenol …

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Peaks and Valleys

08.23.2009
Mi familia

This is not meant to be a sad post at all. Not my intention. Today would have been my mom’s 53rd birthday. She passed away a little under 3 years ago from complications of a very speedy progression of young-onset Parkinson’s Disease. I’ve had a hard time trying to grapple with the emotions revolving not only …

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Moving Forward

07.15.2009
CarbQueen

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run the walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King Jr. I’ve always loved this quote. Sometimes I wonder why I spent so much time standing still, or even going in reverse, being so negligent …

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