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Taking it off | 4 months on #Medifast

Posted by on May 9, 2012 in Diet, Featured, Health & Beauty, Life

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or Email Updates. Thanks for visiting! “Be not afraid of going slowly; be...

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Taking it off | Week 15 [helping others/myself]

Posted by on Apr 18, 2012 in Diet, Featured

From a fortune cookie a couple of days ago. I just placed a Medifast order for my mom (out of my own pocket). It’s been a long time...

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Taking it off | Week 14 [slowing down]

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Diet

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” - Unknown I wish losing weight was easier. I wish I loved running as much as I...

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Taking it off | Week 13 [thank you]

Posted by on Apr 4, 2012 in Diet, Featured

“A kind word is like a spring day.” - Russian proverb In my last update, I shared photos of my progress on the Medifast program and...

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Taking it off | Week 11 [halfway there]

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 in Diet, Featured

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear. -William Jennings Bryan My goal when I started this journey was to lose...

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Taking it off | Week 10 [same ol', same ol']

Posted by on Mar 14, 2012 in Diet

Little by little does the trick. - Aesop I don’t have much to say about this week. Somehow I expected that sticking to the program...

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Taking it off | Week 9 [kicking it up a notch]

Posted by on Mar 5, 2012 in Diet, Featured

The principle is competing against yourself.  It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before. - Steve...

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Taking it off with Medifast | Week 8

Posted by on Feb 29, 2012 in Diet

The best inspiration is not to outdo others, but to outdo ourselves. - Anonymous It’s amazing how things change after only 8 short...

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Taking it off | Week 7 [I used to be that way]

Posted by on Feb 19, 2012 in Diet, Featured

The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph! – Marvin Phillips I’ve stayed far, far away from the computer...

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Taking it off with Medifast | Week 5

Posted by on Feb 7, 2012 in Diet, Featured

My husband and I are going to New York City this weekend, which I’m honestly a little nervous about. Not with regard to the trip...

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Taking it off | Week 4 [Becoming Myself]

Posted by on Feb 1, 2012 in Diet, Featured

Now I become myself. It’s taken Time, many years and places; I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other people’s...

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Taking it off | Week 3

Posted by on Jan 24, 2012 in Diet, Featured

You know how I said that last week was hard? Well, staying on plan this past week was even more of a challenge… I binged a couple of...

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Taking it off | Week 2

Posted by on Jan 17, 2012 in Diet

“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle…” - Martin Luther King,...

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Taking it off with Medifast | Week 1

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 in Diet, Featured

I (re)started Medifast on December 31st. I figured I’d end the year on a good note, and start off 2012 on the right foot. And that I...

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New Slim-Fast shakes available! [review]

Posted by on Dec 4, 2011 in Diet, Food & Drink Reviews, Sponsored Post

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Slim-Fast for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve dieted off and on...

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Eating Healthy on Campus

Posted by on Sep 16, 2011 in Diet

My little brother is 13 years younger than me. Because of this age difference, I’ve always found myself playing the “mom”...

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Weigh-in Wednesday: Week 3

Posted by on Aug 17, 2011 in Diet

No loss this week. No gain, either, so I guess that’s a good thing. I went three days without exercising and one day without jotting...

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Weigh-in Wednesday: Week 2

Posted by on Aug 10, 2011 in Diet, Fitness, Health & Beauty

I’ve been working hard all week, hence my light posting. I’m exercising everyday, but not over doing it. I’ve been guilty...

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Weigh-in Wednesday: Week 1

Posted by on Aug 4, 2011 in Diet, Fitness, Health & Beauty

I was supposed to post this yesterday, but subconsciously forgot to hit ‘publish’ so here it is… the first of...

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Eating healthier in 2011

Posted by on Jan 23, 2011 in Diet, Food & Drink Reviews, Sponsored Post

As far as nutritional goals go, I think we’re well on our way to a happy and healthy 2011. The key is to make specific, attainable...

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