Be Prepared

Today's weigh in just goes to show you never know what the scale is going to do. Even after my week of not so great eating, I managed to lose two pounds!! This happens sometimes with me. I think my body is just loving the consistent healthy eating and

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A month to remember

As this month nears the end already, I can't help but look back. It's been a tougher month for me than I expected, but I have learned a lot. Specifically, I reminded myself how to get my motivation back when it starts to dwindle. The biggest thing for me

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And then that happened...

3 huge milestones today: 7:05am: I discover that the towels at BDHQ now fit all the way around me, with even a little bit of overlap. That is the first towel other than my own huge ones where that has happened to me. 2:30pm: finally finished a unit plan

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Eating through shame

My procrastination tactic of choice tonight: ted talks. Listening to such interesting, inspiring, and worthwhile presentations hardly feels like wasting time. In a post earlier this month,  Brene Brown's Ted Talk spurred to me write about my own vulnerability. I stumbled across her second video, "Listening to Shame" tonight

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Two confessions

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50 Posts, 50 Truths

In honour of this being my 50th post on this blog, here is a list of 50 things that I have discovered about myself, my passions, and the world in the last year. 1. I like cottage cheese, kale, spinach, pineapple, quinoa, edamame beans, and avocado. I'm even learning

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An Appeal

Dear Body, OK, I get it. You want rest. But was it really necessary to make me suffer through a stomach flu last week, have one day of feeling normal and then go straight into a cold?! We've got 3 major assignments, a 10 lb challenge to win, and

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Sweating it out

It's amazing to look at how my coping mechanisms have changed over the past year. Walking yesterday when I couldn't wrap my head around my assignments was perfect. It didn't take me long to figure out a few of the things that were bothering me most. Halfway through I

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Feeling a little lost

This has been a really strange week for me. On one hand I absolutely loved it because I met my BHAG (big, hairy, audacious goal) of running the half marathon and I've had a wonderful visit with Caroline. See the smile.. nothing fake about it :) On the other

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Am I Worthy?

I'm scared to write this blog today. One of my profs assigned a Ted Talk with Brene Brown to watch for tomorrow's class. It has really hit home on some of the things that I am battling with most: vulnerability, worthiness, and shame. It's 20 minutes long, but absolutely incredible and

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I will if you will

Was it really just two months ago that I declared I'd be running the half? It seems like forever ago Caroline and I promised "I will if you will." I am happy to say that we both DOMINATED!! We both killed our expected times of 3 hours. In my

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The (sort of) end of an era

Yesterday marked my last scheduled shift at Curves. It was a big decision for me to leave, in more ways than one. Financially, it means that I am going to have be very disciplined with myself and that I won't have the money to go travelling right away after

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10 Pound Challenge

I don't remember if I've mentioned it on here yet, but I joined a 10 pound challenge at BDHQ last month. Put $200 cash in the pot and if you don't lose your 10 lbs then you lose your money. If you do lose 5 lbs the first

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Inspiring Classes

I love being in university. My thoughts and beliefs are constantly being challenged and I'm starting to look at things in a new light. There are times when I get very frustrated with myself that I took so long figuring out what I wanted to study, and "wasting" student

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