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The Hamster Wheel of Weight Loss
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results. Whether you’re just getting started on a weight loss journey or you’ve been on a plateau, you have to remind...
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Apple-Cheddar Panini with Spiced Pumpkin Soup
Who needs Panera when you can make your own yummy soup and sandwich combinations? One of the best parts about living a pescatarian lifestyle the past few months has been the creativity I continually...
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One Sizzling Workout
As promised to my Facebook and Twitter followers, I’d share a bit about my experience with exotic fitness. Women have been testing out the waters of exotic fitness and pole dancing classes for years,...
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Getting Back in the Saddle
As the Thanksgiving weekend comes to an end many people are either pleased with their food choices over the holiday weekend or stuffed and miserable. So what happens now if you’re more stuffed than Tom...
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Regaining My Blogging Mojo
Over the past couple of months I took a break from blogging. It was like I lost my blogging mojo and creative spirit after experiencing some personal challenges. Having dinner with sisterfriends twice...
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When the Scale Isn’t Kind…
The scale can be our best friend and our worst enemy when losing weight. It’s the best friend we’ve ever had when it goes in the direction we want. When the number on the scale stays the same — or dare...
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What Do You Want to See?
I’m always looking for new ideas of things to write about on my blog regarding weight loss and healthy living. Do you have a topic that you’d like me to address or better yet an embarrassing question...
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Losing Weight and Finding Love
I decided to dedicate to my next several posts to dating and weight loss. My weight loss journey has been going on for 2.5 years, and for much longer than that I’ve been single. Even at my highest...
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Worst Critic or Realist?
The ever increasing popularity of online dating has made it seem like computer love is the only way to go. Do people even meet each other without the assistance of online dating sites these days? I’m...
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Q & A: What if I only have 30 minutes to exercise?
Q: I only have (okay, I only make) half an hour during the work week these days for the gym. What’s your go to exercise when you only have half an hour? (My goal is weight loss.) Thank you for...
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Hey, Stranger! Blogging for the Long Haul
If you regularly read my blog — which I’ve learned recently that a few people I knew in real life read regularly — you noticed I haven’t blogged since February. I faithfully blogged after launching The...
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Why I Didn’t Have Weight Loss Surgery
When you’re fat, you tend to know a lot of other fat people (<- I should write a blog post about this phenomenon some day). I was on the phone with my mom the other day, and I remember telling her...
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Living a Lifestyle: Three Years and Counting
June 6, 2010. I knew I had to make a change in my life, and that change meant adopting a healthier lifestyle. I felt miserable, broken, and trapped by my weight. So, I set out on a journey to lose...
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Site Shout Out: Thug Kitchen
I decided to meet up with a running group for the first time about a month ago. After the run the group always meets up for coffee and conversation. I was on the fence about sticking around to chat it...
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“If You Bite It, Write It!”
“If you bite it, write it!” “If you nibble it, scribble it!” If you haven’t heard those phrases maybe it’s because you don’t keep a food journal. Writing down my daily intake of food has been...
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What’s Cooking: Spinach Pie
Just thought I’d share this mainstay recipe of mine for a quick and easy breakfast. I usually make this on a Sunday and have for breakfast (and sometimes lunch throughout the week. I can’t find the...
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I’ve Been Bit by the *Run* Bug
Never in my wildest dreams would I think I would enjoy running. Well, believe it or not, I was bit by the run bug two years ago! I’ve noticed that I’ve enjoyed it more and more, the more I do it. I...
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Who Knew It Was Possible…
Who knew it was possible to gain weight while still participating in Weight Watchers and weighing in every week? Well apparently I know now! I remember a couple years ago reading online about a woman...
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Q & A: Who are Your Weight Loss Role Models?
I’m turning over a new leaf on The Long Haul with a video response to a reader’s question. Enjoy!
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In the News: Obese 2-Year-Old Has Weight Loss Surgery
I just came across the article Obese 2-Year-Old Gets Weight Loss Surgery... pardon me for a moment while I go pick my jaw up off the floor! Apparently a 2 year-old in Saudi Arabia who was struggling...
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