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October 2010

all the stuff you did this weekend that you are super proud of. I ran 9K in an hour even though I wasn’t really enjoying myself (knee was acting funny and I didnt go somewhere beautiful) and picked up strawberries, grapes and bananas on the way home to ensure snack-right choices for the rest of the day.

Quit Farting Around...

I could be doing more. I’m not injured and there is nothing wrong with me that a little bit muscle building and a 5lb loss won’t cure. I have known all along that as I got smaller, losing 5 lbs would be like trying to lose 30 a couple years ago. So why am I still trying as though it will be easy? I should be pulling a ‘blood, sweat and tears’ all night concert. I’m...

balls and declarations of independence.

The other night, I had a friend over to garden with me. We got in my room and he noticed my big white exercise ball half jammed into my fireplace. The one that I have a very dysfunctional relationship with. The one that I can’t figure out how to use. The one that’s been jammed in my fireplace since March. OMG- he says- can I play with it??? I’m standing there like… are...

What I did in a year on sparkpeople.com

This is not a picture comparison of what I looked like between when I started on Sparkpeople and now- this is actually me at my highest weight(260) and me @ 179 in August. But it is because of Sparkpeople that I have come so far AND KEPT IT OFF. This is actually what I looked like when I started on SP @ 220 lbs and me at my October weight. So… my darling friend, ABETTERCHERLY...

wedding pics! I didn’t get to wear my dress because I gained 12 lbs last week and surprisingly enough- only 4 of it was water weight- the rest has stayed. AWESOME. So here are some pics from the weekend :) In Congress Park the morning before the wedding. I was on drugs. With Tom and my other BIL, L. with my BIL, Lolly (the house nicknamed us last year, Lolly & Poppy) best first...