Sick :(

I was so revved up to have a great, action-filled weekend, and then life decided that I needed a bit of a rest.  It started on Friday night.  I was getting a heavenly pedicure yet I felt so drained and low energy.  Rather than relaxed, I felt my irritated throat and the nagging cough.  I [...]

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Rubenesque Ladies Running – Week 4 Recap

Can I just say that I love repeat weeks?  They really help me feel stronger in my progress with jogging.  The first week of a new training time makes me feel like I’m out of shape, but the repeat week really makes me feel like I’m becoming more athletic.  It just shows that practice helps [...]

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Feeling Abundantly Loved

I wanted to take a few paragraphs to let all of you know how much I appreciate all of the love and support you’ve shown me this week.  It’s been emotional, cathartic, and invigorating and through it all, you’ve been there.  Leaving comments, reading posts, and sharing your own struggles and triumphs with me.  Thank [...]

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Weigh-In Wednesday – Week 4

Yesterday was really emotional for me, but in a good way.  First, I wrote that post, which was a huge admission and step forward for me.  Then, last night, we had the rosary for my uncle.  While many tears were shed, we also remembered and celebrated his life.  In both cases, I dealt with huge [...]

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A huge admission

I’ve spent a long time thinking these past few days.  Reflecting on my great uncle’s life, thinking about my own mortality, and coming to a few hard truths that up until this point I have never been able to admit to myself, let alone anyone else. I have an eating disorder.  It’s called Binge Eating [...]

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Quote of the Week – Inner Fire

In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.  It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.  We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.  — Albert Schweitzer I needed this quote this week, especially after seeing a gain on the scale last [...]

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Hope for Haiti Now

I’ve been watching the benefit show for Hope for Haiti Now, and I am so moved by the outpouring of support from these amazing vocal artists, actors, reporters, and just “regular people” who are participating and offering what they can. I donated $50 tonight, and $10 the other day via text to 90999.  I feel [...]

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Rubenesque Ladies Running – Week 3 Recap

I can’t believe I’ve completed Week 3 of RLR already!  Time sure is flying by in 2010 so far.  This week I stuck to the training, and it was great.  Not easy, but really, really good. This week’s training had me doing this: Week 3, Day 1: I took the training outside on Saturday, 1/16.  [...]

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Bella Cooks: WW’s Boeuf Bourguignon

After reading Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously and seeing the movie Julie & Julia, I became enchanted by Julia Child.  Before reading the book and seeing the movie, I hadn’t really given old Julia much thought.  I remember seeing her on t.v. when I was a little girl, but I just remember [...]

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Weigh-In Wednesday – Week 3

The latter part of this past week went really well;I got my butt in gear beginning on Saturday and haven’t stopped yet.  I feel great – very proud of myself for all the activity I’ve been getting the last 4 days, as well as the good job on eating and getting in all of my [...]

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