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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 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 I did so, I weighed a little [...]

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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 [...]

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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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