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    The Healthy Body Awesomeness Collective; or, Astounding People I'm Lucky to Know

    I have been floored - floored, I tells ye - by the unbelievably overwhelming response to my last post. It did mean I spent two solid days holding the blog together with glue and string, and it did mean I spent four days after that trying to respond to all my emails, but honestly - thank you. All of [...]
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    Body Shaming, and the Secret to Effective Weight Loss

    It's the weekend. I'm supposed to be relaxing. And yet it would appear that things like this, and this, and this happen to me on weekends. And today, it seems, is no exception. So I'm just going to get right on in there and commence my rant. Let's do this. I am ridiculously tired of people being [...]
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    The Exercise High; or, Why You Should Think Happy Thoughts

    It's been a long week. And yes, I'm aware it's only Thursday; on a Bank Holiday week no less, so technically it's only been a three dayer thus far. But I've been frazzled and tired all week, and my mood has been a bit bleak as a result. I mean, according to the people I work with, I get an aw[...]
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    Life Really Is Too God Damn Short

    Recently, everything's been pretty damn great for me, personally. I'm getting fitter, healthier, and I'm pretty much settled into my new life in the big smoke. Obviously it'd be nice to have a little more money, a little more time, and all the usual things that I'm pretty sure stay on the nice-to-ha[...]
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    What Slim Fast (and Every Other Diet) Can Do With Their 7 Day Plan

    So, this morning I was casually scrolling through Twitter, minding my own business. Picture the scene: I'm humming cheerfully, enjoying my Saturday morning coffee and eggs, listening to some old-school jazz. The sky is blue, and I'm still in my pyjamas. Okay, the part about the sky isn't true. Bu[...]
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    Lifting What I've Lost; or, Revelations On Public Transport

    I've been doing this weight loss thing for a really long time now. I mean, I started in September 2010 - so we're talking almost three years since I first stepped into the gym in Worcester, weighing 290lbs. It's been a while, then, since I've felt like I could be surprised. As I've said over and [...]
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fatgirlphd
68 days ago
 
 
 
 

Ditch the Wagon, Ride a Bike (and Other Dodgy Motivation Metaphors)

Healthy livin'. It's something I'm meant to be all about. And I am, most of the time - or rather, I was, until, say, early December - back when I had my knee operated on for the 4th (and hopefully final) time; when I had a birthday that involved a lot of cake; when I was job-hunting and interview[...]

My Journey

 

fatgirlphd
19 days ago
 
 
 
 

Body Shaming, and the Secret to Effective Weight Loss

It's the weekend. I'm supposed to be relaxing. And yet it would appear that things like this, and this, and this happen to me on weekends. And today, it seems, is no exception. So I'm just going to get right on in there and commence my rant. Let's do this. I am ridiculously tired of people being [...]