Category Archives: Inspirational

Just Dance

I had so much fun last night – a friend of mine whom I haven’t seen in like a year and a half held a Yoga Trance Dance Workshop at Yoga Samadhi Studios.  It was sort of like Yoga meets … Continue reading

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Back From Paris … Some Ponderings

I feel like I am getting back in the swing of things since coming home from Paris.  I feel a little lazy – maybe it’s just the jet lag?  I’ve been back for one week, and when I got home, … Continue reading

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Traveling Time

Haven’t written in a long minute because I was spending my New Year’s in NEW ORLEANS!  It was sooo much fun.  NOTHING healthy there whatsoever, so I was incredibly nervous to come home and weigh myself.  I don’t mean that … Continue reading

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Happy. Meal.

I really feel as though when you accomplish your battle with weight, you can accomplish anything.  The same thing can be said for folks who battle their problems with drugs, smoking or alcohol, but I think about food especially because … Continue reading

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Full Of Friction

Went on a great jog today though Piedmont Park.  The Fall air was so crisp that it almost felt like there could be a lightening storm.  The kind of air that’s so full of friction.  The leaves are now maroon … Continue reading

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Baker’s Dozen Times A Dozen

I had never seen so many doughnuts.  So many.  Never.  In my life.   It was employee doughnut day the other day, and the Woodruff Arts Center provided an amazing quantity of doughnuts to the employees.  There must have been … Continue reading

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MEMO: I Am Not Bulimic

I am *definitely* feeling more restriction.  Today at work, I had to eat a granola bar really super fast, and I had the worst restriction, and had to run to the bathroom and throw it up.  I was kind of … Continue reading

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Alterations, Of Many Kinds

Things overall are going great.  First of all, I can’t write this without saying, “YEAH!!!  OBAMA!!!”  Okay, had to get that out of my system.  Now, in my life, the biggest challenge is finding a new balance.  I love my … Continue reading

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Mum On A Milkshake

I went to Dr. Champion this morning to review my weight loss and see if I needed another fill.  When I weighed in, I was down a total of 65 pounds in 9-months, according to his scale.  I told him … Continue reading

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Wading Through The Plateau & A New Profession!

I have upped my workout routine to 45 minutes rather than 30 to see if it helps with my plateau.  Plus, I just think it’s time for me to up my routine anyway.  Usually when I jog through the park, … Continue reading

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