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Couch to 5K?
Has anyone done it? I'm looking at the plan and it looks do-able...except for the fact that there's snow on the ground here. :ohwell: We have an indoor running track, but I can't afford the membership. So if I'm going to start, I'm going to have to do it outdoors!
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NSV!
Sunday, I was preparing a box of spring clothes to bring to a consignment store and I found a pair of Old Navy pants that used to be mine. They are size 16. I never actually wore them a lot, because Old Navy's 16 is made *smaller* than other 16s I was wearing at the time. At one point, I couldn't even get them done up and…
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Strangest compliment you've received
When we lose weight, sometimes people aren't sure how to approach us anymore. They're used to the overweight/obese person and have a hard time accepting the healthier person we've become. I had one person who I hadn't seen in a long time ask me if the weight loss was "on purpose." I think she was trying to find out if I…
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Favorite "odd" Christmas song
So the worst song topic got me thinking: what's your favorite non-traditional Christmas song. Mine at the moment is Fairytale of New York.
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NSV: coworker's perception
I have been back to work for a couple of months now after my mat leave for my youngest (I'm in Canada, so it was a year). Of course all of my coworkers noticed I had lost a lot of weight...by the time I went back, it was just over 30 lbs. One of my coworkers offered me a pair of pants she had bought that just didn't fit…
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NSV: junk food!
So we're in the middle of the heat wave and last night I decided to treat the kids to Dairy Queen for supper. Got their meals at the drive thru, then got myself a sandwich at Tim Horton's. We went to the park, had a picnic, let them play in the splash pad...then we went back to DQ to redeem their dessert vouchers. I got…
