Health

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I’ve known for a long time that I needed to change the way I was eating, but I don’t think I ever really admitted to myself how bad my habits had gotten. To put it simply, I was a sugar junkie, craving it morning, noon and night. That meant I might have a bowl of [...]

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Fresh Start: It’s My ‘Home Gym’

by jennae on January 27, 2011

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Let me just be honest for a second. I’m not going to work out at a gym. Like ever. The idea of awkwardly attempting exercises in front of strangers while I drip with sweat does not appeal to me. This self-consciousness is, in part, why my membership at Curves a few years didn’t last very [...]

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Post image for Fresh Start: Video Games Make Me Love Working Out!

I admit that I have (had?) bad eating habits, but what once was even harder for me to do was get motivated to exercise. Doing hundreds of situps, jumping jacks and squats didn’t really appeal to me. In my mind, it was all work, so I didn’t want to do it. I have to say, [...]

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My Fresh Start: A Week in Bed

by jennae on January 15, 2011

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Apparently, my fresh start should’ve begun with a flu shot. But since it didn’t, it begun with a week curled up in bed. The flu really laid me out this past week, and I’m only just recovering enough to start getting anything done. But as unproductive as my seemingly endless days of bed rest could [...]

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Post image for My Fresh Start: This is the Year I’m Finally Going to Get in Shape

It’s finally happened. I’ve finally turned a corner in terms of my health and my desire to get in shape. This year is the year I’m finally going to make it happen. I’ve started and stopped dieting and exercising too many times to count. So why do I think this time will be different? Because [...]

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