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Maren Dixson

so i’ve been absent from blog writing for a while. blame it on my jammed packed social schedule or the laziness or the lack of inspiring weight loss achievement. i feel it’s probably a mish-mosh of all three rolled into one big lack of ambition.

i’m back on. weigh in yesterday proved to be a good thing. i’m down a miraculous 3.2 pounds since the last meeting of weight watchers that i drug myself to. laura and i have recommitted to actually attending meetings in an effort to up the motivation. i’m going to really keep track of points instead of tricking myself into believing i’m not eating too badly. i want to, no need to be down 15 lbs by turkey day. it’s absolutely possible. i’m going to achieve it. [click to continue…]

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smackdown- round 2

September 5, 2008

official weigh in results: -7.2lbs
alright. so we’re off and running. i feel that the efforts of last week have paid off. thursday in lieu of power pump i did yoga. great for calming the mind, not so great for fitness. today i have done nothing. it’s chilly out, i’m feeling lazy. fall is in the [...]

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Power Pump

September 2, 2008

you know when i think of power pump, i think of a sexy pair of black patent leather stilettos. that is not what this refers to. power pump in this case is a life-threatening hour of squats, lunges, and screaming for your mother, weights included. i’m hoping this experiment in torture pays big dividends. namely [...]

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smackdown round 1

September 1, 2008

so as many of you know, laura has issued a challenge. i’m going to assume it’s directed at me. i mean i’m the one extolling the virtues of weight watchers. okay, i’ll bite. beginning today it’s on.
i realize that last week i said it was on too. it’s on bigger now. today we went on [...]

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post vacation assesment

August 27, 2008

so wednesday is weigh-in official style. no standing on one foot, hopping up and down or otherwise tricking the scale. i’m up close to 4lbs. vacation is bad for the diet. sure, i walked on the beach and did the steps at least twice a day, but always with a drink in hand and after [...]

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What Happened to the Gym?

August 26, 2008

i’m wondering myself. i was devoted, motivated, addicted even. and then summer happened. well guess what school’s back in session, and so it begins. i am making a commitment to 9am workouts. i can do this. i know because from january thru july i did it. but then a funny thing happened, i got into [...]

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A New Bike

January 8, 2007

I got a new bike today. It’s an Electra Townie 3 speed. I’m going to start riding it in an effort to lose weight.

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