Tag: Body Image
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My Weighty Story: The Wharf to Wharf Race 2014
I made it! Sunday was the Wharf to Wharf. I was scared. I was worried. I had been so sick last week and hardly moved from the couch to do much more than just go to work and sleep. I was really worried that my body hadn’t recovered enough to do this. The alarm went…
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My Weighty Story: An Update
What? “My Weighty Story” on a Monday? Yes, I know. I’m all ass-backward this week, but I realized I hadn’t really done an update last week, so here it is. Ummm… Well I guess there isn’t much to tell. I haven’t been getting on the scale, out of fear mostly. My clothes have changed how…
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What’s your favorite short story?
I was recently asked what one of my favorite short story was. Instantly, I said The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe. “What?! Why? What makes it your favorite?” They asked. “Poe is so dark. Kim I know your twisted, but REALLY?!” Yes, Poe is dark, and twisted, and yet, there is something REAL about…
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My Weighty Story: I have met “The Devil” and he is GLORIOUS!
Yes, I have met “The Devil” aka Satan aka The Fallen Angel. Whatever you have decided to call him, I have met him and he is one interesting fellow. He moved into our home on Monday and he has been staring me down ever since. He is exhilarating, exhausting, fun, troubling, demeaning, encouraging, and well, a…
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My Weighty Story: Finding the smallest THING.
As you know, I’ve been struggling. I’ve been walking, eating better, making the effort, and for once actually keeping some balance. Balance, you say? Yes. Balance. I’ve been writing up a storm, taking care of my family / house duties, walking, stretching, and even found a yoga DVD to do at home. ( Btw… thank…
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My Weighty Story: Perceptions
I’ve talked a LOT about perceptions. Whether it be how I look or feel in my own journey, other’s journeys, how the media forces us to think that we will never be beautiful enough… ya, ok, I’ll start going on a major rant if I don’t get to my point. PERCEPTIONS. We all have perceptions of…
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My Weighty Story: Nightmare or Bath Salts
Ever have those dreams where you wake up and your borderline scared to death, but almost want to laugh at the ridiculousness of it? That is exactly what happened to me in the middle of the night last night. So here it is… I was walking along Capitola Beach all alone ( of course )…
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My Weighty Story: The Journey Continues!
Well Happy New Year to everyone! I look back at 2013 and the start of my Get Healthy Project and I realize just how far I have come. Just before Christmas I posted a letter to my 2012 self ( you can read it here if you missed it: Dear Christmas 2012 Me: ) which contained…