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Yes I celebrated… but I didn’t go batshit crazy
I was reminded yesterday (Christmas Day) as I prepared a feast for friends, and as Jenn said in her December 1st posting, Suck it Up Buttercup, that we all have choices to make. I remind myself of that especially when food is everywhere, the next looking even tastier than the last. I won’t lie and…
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Because I run, I can eat whatever I like. Right? Wrong!
Michelle If I run, or walk, or lift weights, or whatever floats my exercise boat, I can’t just eat everything in sight because I’ve exercised that day. Looking back on my blog entry about not everything I do counts as exercise, I also remind myself that exercise doesn’t give me carte blanche permission to eat…
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It’s December – Time to Start Running
Michelle I’ve started running again. I can’t very well be posting on a blog about staying fit while sitting on my ass now can I? I took up running in the early stages of my weight loss journey in 2005 and was shocked that (a) I started at all and (b) I actually enjoyed it.…
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Not Everything We Do Counts as Exercise
I’ve heard over and over that keeping the house clean or going window shopping “counts” towards exercise. This is often said while ordering an “earned” order of fries or yummy dessert. (‘Earning’ food is a discussion for another time.) Although body movement is good for us, I don’t believe all of it counts as “exercise.”…
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Fat Talk
This post must seem a bit hypocritical considering our blog is named “Five Former Fatties.” I believe words and the way we use them can be powerful, that some words are “loaded” and that we can reclaim a word’s use. When I was overweight, I called myself fat; it was/is a descriptor, much like blonde,…