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Today, my friends, I experienced a momentous occasion. Or tonight, whatever.

At any rate, I have visible abdominal muscles. It's, I dunno, a 4-pack? So I have a ways to go before I'm ready for the beach- but it's quite a far cry from where I was in December '08 (read: Stay-Puft Marshmallow Lady ( Read more... )

Dear Forever 21,

The fact that your plus-size mannequins are my size- maybe sliiiiightly bigger- kind of disturbs me.

Kthx,
Daria

Looking forward to tomorrow; it's a weird statement to make about a Monday, but I've grown enamored of my weekday gym schedule. 10 hours a week sounds like more than it is. I'm hoping to work up to 12, which is to say that I'd add one weekend day. If getting up in the mornings were easier for me, I'd commit to Saturdays, but I do love my sleep. Urg ( Read more... )

I met the loveliest woman in Barnes & Noble this afternoon. I was browsing the cookbooks, as usual, and we struck up a conversation about transitioning to a vegetarian diet and how this can affect our relationships with family and close friends. Turns out that her doctor is advising a vegetarian diet to help her bring her cholesterol down; I was ( Read more... )

Size two. In jeans, no less.

Happy New Year, all ( Read more... )

So, this morning I hopped on the scale. 158. OH YEAH.

Size six.

That is all.

Well, I made it more quickly than I could have ever dreamed possible. I have surpassed my goal size and am now a solid size eight, both in normal pants and also in jeans. I bought both at Target today. I am so grateful to all of my friends who have provided support, encouragement and praise during this journey. Thank you all so, so much.

If you ( Read more... )