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About Me:

I'm 29 years old and have finally found that switch in my head that changed my mentality from "diet and exercise" to "this is my new healthy life".

I've yo-yo dieted since puberty, but I've been on this particular journey since January 2nd, 2009. I started with a first goal of 50lbs, I'm 6lbs away from that goal. I've started running, and plan to complete my first 5k on Thanksgiving Day!

I also LOVE to cook and spend countless hours in the kitchen revamping recipes.

Plan of Choice:

High Fiber, Weight Watchers

Website/Blog:

http://unlikelysuccessstory.blogspot.com

Workout Philosophy:

I'm a walk-a-holic, I'm a gym rat ALL the way, I'm a Running Fanatic

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Date night and cement.

Friday after work I had a Skype date with my best friend who recently moved to Florida. If you don't have Skype, you should get it! It makes video conferencing a breeze! Then I did laundry. I could probably manage to do laundry every day and there's only two of us! I'm not sure how that happens.

On Saturday, I worked and planned to go for my 2.5 mile training run after work. Well, the husband decides he wants to do "date night" and I'm never one to turn that down. My husband and I have alternat… Continue

Posted on December 14, 2009 at 10:40am — 4 Comments

Hey, I know that girl!

Did you guys see OperationBeautiful.com today? If so, you can say "I know that girl!" That's me, well, my back, and my Operation Beautiful note I wore on my first 5k. If you aren't familiar with Operation Beautiful, go spend some time there. You won't regret it.… Continue

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 10:23am — 1 Comment

A good cause and good motivation.

On Saturday after my post I started thinking about how I was going to keep myself motivated and active during the holiday season. I mentioned how my jeans were already getting a little tighter from all of the holiday festivities, so how was I going to stop that? I'm not expecting to loose any weight during this month, but I would at least like to stop gaining. I'm realistic.

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Posted on December 7, 2009 at 9:44am — 3 Comments

When I least expect it

Yesterday was my first day back at work after my va/stay-cation. I had a headache, I was exhausted and the last thing I felt like doing when I got home was going to the gym. Yet all day long I kept thinking "I just want to go for a run, a run would make me feel better." I canceled plans with a girlfriend for dinner because I was just miserable. I got home, looked at my couch and almost gave in. At 5:10 I called my friend and put dinner back on the schedule for 7pm. This gave me about an hour to… Continue

Posted on December 5, 2009 at 9:49am — 3 Comments

I'm not Dead, like Pink!

I promise I haven't fallen off the planet or anything drastic. I haven't been eating very well or exercising very well (since my 5k) and that doesn't leave me much to blog about. Have I done terrible? No. Have I gained weight? Yes. Do I know how much? No. Have I completely derailed? No. Do I like to ask myself questions and answer them? Yes.

I have a few weeks until Christmas and New Year's and my goal is to keep things in check until then, enjoy the holidays and then get back in check. I can d… Continue

Posted on December 4, 2009 at 10:37am — 2 Comments

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At 1:28pm on November 24, 2009, Erin P. said…: In the event I don't get to do this in 2 days...Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours too!

At 8:01am on November 24, 2009, Erin P. said…: Things did get better! I asked my husband to take me out to dinner (on points of course). I can't tell you how much that helped!
Thanks for your support on my crappy day!

At 9:23am on November 20, 2009, Heather said…: Hey There! I hope you are having a good Friday. Looking forward to getting some stuff and organizing done this weekend. I am going to try to get all the planning for Thanksgiving done and start making a Christmas list. I am also going to try to prepare as many healthy meals and snacks as I can to get me though to Thanksgiving day. Gonna do a long walk or run Sunday depending on how the head feels. We will have 35 days until the New Year after Thanksgiving - want to plan wisely how I am going to use those days and which events will get my flex points : ) Thinking about you - hope you have a great weekend! Hope your knee is better.

At 9:58pm on November 18, 2009, Robyn said…: Hey chica...fyi.. the Body Bugg did lower it's price to $199 (for now anyway). It used to be $249.

At 1:39pm on November 16, 2009, Heather said…: By the way, sorry about your knee. Is rest the only remedy at this point?

At 1:39pm on November 16, 2009, Heather said…: I had a great birthday! ATE and DRANK way too much but it was still great. I got a really nice Sony 35mm camera. I really love taking pics and wanted something more than a point and shoot. I was surprised the hubby remembered so that was cool. Ate too much while we watched the game yesterday at the house - lots of snacks. But, it was still a good weekend.

At 1:25pm on November 16, 2009, Heather said…: Hola Chica! Hope you had safe travels and a fun trip! Looks like both of our Pennsylvania teams stunk yesterday. Hope you have a great week.

At 11:00am on November 12, 2009, Heather said…: You are too funny and wonderful! As ALWAYS - thanks for being YOU!

At 6:39am on November 5, 2009, Heather said…: I am heading 3 hours away to give a presentation today so I won't be on later so I just wanted to say I hope you have a fabulous Thursday! You are having another great week. Hope you had an outstanding start to your day : )

At 1:00pm on November 4, 2009, Heather said…: I am proud that I did not ask for a vanilla bean scone at Starbucks this morning. I just had to have something warm. I swiped my card before I could ask for food. What are you proud of my little super hero?

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Oh goodness! I hope you have better luck than I did, I ended up with dry sockets and I followed the rules! It was miserable. Ok, sorry, bad memories...you'll do fine! The V8 soups are wonderful and chocked full of vitamins! And if all else fails, ta…

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Liz commented on Mrs. Ballou's blog post 'Date night and cement.'

Hope you are feeling better... it always sucks when you mind wants to work out but your body has different ideas.

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Shannon H. commented on Mrs. Ballou's blog post 'Date night and cement.'

Nope, wasn't boring at all. I am really glad someone else talks about drinking (and the calorie struggles that come with it) because I was starting to feel like an alcoholic when I only have two glasses of wine one night a week!!! Alcohol does make…

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Robyn commented on Mrs. Ballou's blog post 'Date night and cement.'

I'm with you dear... I like me a good cold beer! My problem is... one turns into 2, turns into 3...you get the picture! Then you wake up with a headache the next morning. I can honestly say I'm glad we don't go "out" that often! It's so fun while yo…

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Ex Yo-Yo Debbie commented on Mrs. Ballou's blog post 'Date night and cement.'

I liked your post, Mrs. Ballou! It gives me a peek into normal life in America...something that I'm really missing right now. We have to watch old SNL on Hulu! After reading about your cheeseburger, now I want one too. Luckily, it would take well o…

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Date night and cement.

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Mrs. Ballou commented on Amanda's blog post 'The day I became a human garbage disposal'

That is a great way to look at things. You'll do great!

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Mrs. Ballou commented on Ex Yo-Yo Debbie's blog post 'A Rough Weekend'

I'm so sorry for your loss. :( *Hugs*

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Shannon H. commented on Mrs. Ballou's blog post 'Hey, I know that girl!'

Thanks for sharing your mix! I desperately needed some new songs and picked a couple up from your list. I haven't been to operationbeautiful.com in a while...so thanks for the reminder! I need to put a couple notes up myself. And HEY! I do know that…

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Amanda commented on Mrs. Ballou's blog post 'A good cause and good motivation.'

What a great cause!! I'm trying to find my first official 5k to run...it's looking like it might be a trail run, so that could be quite a bit of a change, we'll see!

December 7

Shannon H. commented on Mrs. Ballou's blog post 'A good cause and good motivation.'

Woot woot on your next official 5k! That hill looks like surefire challenge! Kick its butt to the ground.

December 7

Mrs. Ballou commented on Heather's blog post 'St. Louis Update'

That is the best tip! I love it. It makes sense and you won't be deprived of anything. :) I'm glad to hear you are doing the best you can! I am proud of you!

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Mrs. Ballou replied to Mrs. Ballou's discussion 'A recipe for Egg Nog' in the group Countdown to 2010