April 2012
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2012: Moving Forward
This is the fourth and final post in a series where I check in on my 2012 goals. The introductory post is found here.
This week I’ve been checking in with myself and my progress towards making 2012 the “Year of Yes”. I’ve had some ups and downs so far in the year, but I think that taking stock and evaluating myself has been helpful and insightful. It’s helped me...
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Emotional Eating
This is the third post in a series where I check in on my 2012 goals. The introductory post is found here.
As I type this, I am feeling hungry. Like I could rip open a bag of chips or cookies and devour them all. I purposely do not have any extra snacks in my office at the moment for this very reason. When I am in the office, bored, or emotional, I reach for the nearest food that I can...
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Is Inertia Preventing Me from Moving Forward?
This is the second post in a series where I check in on my 2012 goals. The introductory post is found here.
Yesterday I talked about how I’ve been stalled at about 98 pounds lost, just short of hitting triple digits – a huge milestone. My trainer has been telling me that it’s normal to plateau every 15 or so pounds now that I’m so close to my goal weight, but I think that, for me, it’s more of...
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Is Fear Holding Me Back?
This is the first post in a series where I check in on my 2012 goals. The introductory post is found here.
(image via girlatthewell)
Is Fear Holding Me Back?
On the surface, no, fear isn’t holding me back. I’m successfully training for my first half marathon in May and I just ran an 8-mile race. In addition, I work out with my trainer three times per week and we’ve...
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2012
2012 was supposed to be my “year of yes” - saying yes to new experiences, foods, activities, etc. I was going to reach my goal weight by June, run new races and distances, and I started this blog as a way to get me focused on my theme for the year. The blog was also supposed to help me focus on the fact that I don’t want fear to hold me back, my weight to be a defense...
