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I'm Back!
Screw Livestrong! This place is where it's at. After about a year of not focusing properly on my goals, I'm back to really put some effort into this. I recently went through a break up, having realized that so much of my energy was being poured into my significant other and not myself. I'm 27 now and I've begun to notice…
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Fit enough for Kickboxing?
Ok, my concern is that I'm going to go to class and end up looking like an idiot. I'm a heavy woman, but I carry myself well and I'm super flexible. I'm capable of about an hour on the elliptical at moderate intensity (50 RPM), but I feel like I'm really not getting a lot out of it, and I want to incorporate something I…
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Tattoo Dilemma
I've been wanting to get a tattoo for a while, but I've had a constant fear that I'll change my mind in a year and a half and will no longer like the design. I think I've settled on something that I really like, but when I told my best friend the reasoning and the idea, she distastefully scoffed at it, and told me she…
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Your Thoughts on Pasta
OK... Seeing as I'm taking a new approach to my dieting, I've decided that I'm not actually going to be "afraid" of food anymore. If I want it, I'm going to eat it in limited amounts. Tonight I had pasta, followed by plenty of garden salad and paired with a bit of bread. I came in under my daily recommended caloric intake…
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Is surgery really my only option?
Hey everyone! I've been significantly overweight for, well... pretty much my entire life. I have a lot of weight to lose (+150lbs) but I'm looking to do it without surgery. It's not that I'm against the people who do get it done, but I want this to be about my over all health, and not just the weight loss. Other than the…
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I'm here! Finally...
I've been overweight all my life... it's not a unique story... in fact, it's all too common. I grew up with grandparents living in my home. I love them like crazy, but their high-fat, sedentary lifestyle rubbed off on me. I grew up as a house-cat - MORE than happy to laze around all day, doing nothing besides eating and…
