The Good, Bad, Pretty and Ugly Accounts of One Woman’s Weight Loss Journey

The Good, Bad, Pretty and Ugly Accounts of One Woman’s Weight Loss Journey2019-01-04T08:21:32-05:00

My Health Hero – Chris and Heidi Powell

Last week I received an email from the Outreach Coordinator at a company called Oscar Insurance who provides health insurance in New York and New Jersey.  They were looking for influential bloggers to write about their Health Hero, a person in their
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Confessions of a Stress Eater

Guest Blog by “How do YOU Celebrate Success” Contest Winner Amy Smith Hello Slender Seekers! It’s me, your How Do You Celebrate Success contest winner. And I have a confession to make: I’ve been struggling. Like… a lot. If you’ve
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Tackling One Goal at a Time

This has been harder than any other training program I have ever held myself too.  My body aches in ways it never has before and I keep asking myself “Why is this so difficult for me this time around?” When
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The Teeter-Totter of Weight Bias

As a Weight Loss and Wellness Coach, I often use the illustration of a teeter-totter when sitting down with a new client to go over the theory of “calories in, calories out” and to explain the importance of putting good
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Physical Exhaustion Helped Me Find My Healthy Voice Again

I got in the car huffing and puffing and threw my hands over my face to hide the emotional storm that was brewing within me from the driver. I had stopped my Nike+ Sports watch at 6.2 miles because that
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#TeamSlenderSeekers Contest Winner – Paying It Forward

Guest Blog by “How do YOU Celebrate Success” Contest Winner Amy Smith The day I won the How Do You Celebrate Success RunDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon contest, it felt like it was all about me. Pandora’s phone call,
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Coming Out of the Dark – When Life Derails Training

I wish I was perfect. I’ve striven for perfection ever since I was a little girl and got very discouraged when I couldn’t do something that stood up to those high standards. I’ll never forget the first time I brought
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#20Week2WineDine Virtual Cash Challenge

So our #WineDineC210KPrep couch to 10K is over and now it’s time to start our 20 week to Half Marathon Training here at Desperately Seeking Slender! If you missed out on our couch to 10K, now is the perfect time for
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How YOU aid in my Transformation. Thank you Slender Seekers

It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was moving to North Carolina and we were holding the second “How do YOU Celebrate Success” Contest and selecting our winner. Now here
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Weight Loss Fitness Contest Entrant Jessica Luster’s Story

When we launched the second “How do you Celebrate Success Contest” there were several people who wrote in entries. 5 Judges selected our winner, Amy Smith, based on the essay that she submitted. Amy is currently in the middle of
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