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an appology to moms
I can admit when I'm wrong. And boy was I ever wrong about this one! I used to read posts from new moms that went something like this, "my daughter is 3 months old now and I'm finally getting back on track" and I used to think to myself, come on lady you're home all day - throw that baby in the stroller and take a darn…
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the BAD food and how I cope
Here's your chance to wax poetic on the delights of your favorite bad for you food - the one you can't get enough of, the one you cannot stop eating if it's in front of you. So, list the food and then list what you do to cope with it. Here are the rules: no "I can't get enough of baby carrots" - this is not the topic for…
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my recent trials and tribulations
So I've been away from MFP for about 2 weeks and really missed it. Things have been pretty tough lately. First our adoption fell through. We were adopting a little girl from Uganda and the agency we were using relied soley on their in-country rep who was lying about the children - some families were told they were adopting…
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I had a mental breakthrough
You know the difference between "knowing something academically" and "really getting it?" Well I just had that happen to me. I'm fairly intelligent and I know what I need to do to lose weight in a healthy way, but I've really been stuggling all summer. After losing a little over 20lbs and breaking the 200lb barrier (back…
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JULY JULY JULY after the holiday check in
Hey there to everyone who pledged to buckle down and focus in July - or to those who want to join! So...how was your weekend?? I have to admit that I played quite a bit this weekend...but I got in a bunch of activity and exercise so I think that helped balance it a little bit. the only thing I'm worried about is brunch…
