New Year, Old Problem

January 9th, 2010 by melis

Here we are, 2010, and I’m right back where I started fitness wise.  I was running this summer, made it to week 5 of the Couch to 5K Program, but since school started, and the weather changed I went right back to my old tricks (watching TV,  and eating skittles for dinner.) So I feel [...]

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Big Girl Makeup

December 17th, 2009 by melis

Haven’t posted in a good chunk of time, as the Christmas Season usually kills me….not that I’m really busy or anything. I am a last min person, and stress myself out by not doing anything I should, when I should.
My last post was about how I was going to make all these wonderful healthy changes [...]

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The HHC (healthy habit challenge) Introduction

November 8th, 2009 by melis

I like to make lists, To Do Lists especially, which is one of the reasons I bought a smartphone, I can make electronic To Do Lists…well that and I felt peer pressure from my Twitter pals :P But the trouble with me and my lists, I tend to load them up soooooo long that they [...]

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C25K Update (Week 4)

July 8th, 2009 by melis

My friends, I am a stubborn person, many of you already know this, sometimes I get stubborn about pointless things or really annoying things actually…but this is an example of when it actually benefits  (you know, unless I get sick)
I am now on Week 4 of the Couch to 5 K Program. It hasn’t been [...]

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My feelings really haven’t changed since 2002 (W1D2)

June 18th, 2009 by melis

Before I talk about today’s running experience I wanted to post a writing exercise from a College Creative Writing Class. I wrote this as I began my first major weight loss attempt. I was told by a Dr. I had to lose 30lbs or he would reschedule my surgery, so I went a bit crazy [...]

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C25K 1W1

June 15th, 2009 by melis

I’ve been on a “HOLY CHEESEDOODLES HOW DID YOU GAIN THAT MUCH WEIGHT AGAIN, AHHHH YOU NEED TO EXERCISE AND…STOP EATING CHEESEDOODLES ACTUALLY” kick lately. Haha. In the last few weeks I managed to drop 5lbs by walking most nights and remembering to eat at least two meals a day. I have issues with food, [...]

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How things have changed in 5 years

May 17th, 2009 by melis

My College had a 5 year reunion a few weekends back, which I attended with some of my ol’ college buddies. While sorting through my reunion pictures I could not help but do a compare, contrast with pictures from my college days. Things have changed, I was chubby at the start of college, skinny in [...]

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