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How I Lost 15 Lbs Without Even Trying

4. March 2010

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This is a guest post written by my awesome boyfriend of three years, M. He has his own blog about gaming, but he was willing to write a special post today for Tiny Glow about his experiences so far during my lifestyle makeover. Enjoy!
So, I got on the scale the other day.  The last time [...]

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Looking Back at Day One and Moving Forward

30. January 2010

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Today I came across some notes I jotted down during the first week of my weight-loss effort, and I wanted to share some thoughts I had on Day One (September 15, 2009) here:
I really believe that I will do this. I have to do this. Being 80 lbs overweight might not put me squarely [...]

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“This Isn’t You.”

13. January 2010

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The person speaking to me was the older man behind the register at the 7-11 where a friend and I were buying cheap alcohol for a party about five years ago.
He looked at my driver’s license, looked at me, looked back down at my I.D. and said, “This isn’t you.”
My friend looked merely baffled but [...]

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More About the Tiny Glow

16. November 2009

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When I started this weight-loss effort a little over two months ago, I was not bursting with confidence. I felt nervous, cautious, and uncertain. I wasn’t radiating optimism or certain of anything at all. All I had was that tiny, perilously flickering glow of hope, that seed of “maybe” planted inside me. It felt like [...]

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Introducing a Weight-Loss Effort Already in Progress

26. October 2009

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My name is Hilary. Some of you have read my previous (soon-t0-be-retired) blog, and some of you haven’t. If you’re just meeting me, it’s only fair to warn you that I am a veteran “weight-loss” blogger who has often let the blogging overtake the supposed weight loss behind the blog. I do love to write, [...]

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