tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53158402360778599322024-02-07T09:07:08.967-08:00Running 4 BeerA full time working Mom's journey to lose her beer gut and gain a six pack...♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.comBlogger372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-10496479607795865432017-07-21T07:19:00.003-07:002017-07-21T07:19:51.812-07:00Rowing Champ ~ Training Days 4 & 5<div style="text-align: center;">
On the plan I am following currently yesterday was technically supposed to be a rest day for me.</div>
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However, after talking to some of my amazing healthy and fitness experts, I decided to do cross training instead.</div>
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I figure that once my miles pickup towards the end I will stick to the two rest days instead of just the one.</div>
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It's hard y'all.</div>
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I HATE TO REST.</div>
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I never thought I would say that.</div>
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I know they are extremely important, but once you are in a routine, it is hard to get out of it.</div>
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I am just basing everything right now solely off of how my body feels.</div>
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I FEEL GREAT!</div>
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Yesterday I did a 360 class and a rowing class at Planet Fitness.</div>
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I gave a whole new definition to swamp ass.</div>
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I am not sure I have sweat that much in a LONG time.</div>
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I also say this after every workout...</div>
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LOL!</div>
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This morning I ran the fastest mile I have to date with my Beast Mode Trainer Jess.</div>
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9:56 seconds.</div>
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WTF!</div>
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Y'all I am slower than a herd of turtles running through peanut butter...</div>
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For the mile I would say it wasn't too bad but when I do more miles that pace would not be feasible.<br />
We then walked a lap around the gym, then did a 2 lap running warm up, a Dirty Dozen ab/arm workout, and then walked almost two miles afterwards.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">**Me sitting in my car in my driveway refusing to get out**</span></i></b></div>
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I won't lie.</div>
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I am supposed to do 4 miles either tomorrow or Sunday.</div>
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My head is really messing with me right now.</div>
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I keep thinking about how hard it is for me to run still.</div>
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This is not easy.</div>
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Some days even one mile seems daunting.</div>
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And I am going to be running 13.1 miles?</div>
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I know I need to let it go but sometimes these things can tend to be easier said than done.</div>
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At this point my ultimate goal is to cross the finish line.</div>
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I am not focused on the logistics.</div>
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I don't care about a time.</div>
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I just simply want to finish.</div>
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And finish is what I intend to do...</div>
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PS I am joining an online Facebook Group Challenge that is running July 31st through September 11th (my 32nd birthday)!!!</div>
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It is macro based and I have seen results first hand and they are amazing!</div>
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If you are interested find me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marcy.k.burris"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Facebook</b></span> </a>and shoot me a message TODAY!</div>
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Here are my personal results from carb cycling which has been amazing as well.</div>
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From 2/1/17 ~ Present</div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Inches Lost~</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">RA - 2 1/2 inches </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">LA - 2 inches </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Chest - 6 inches </span><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="background-color: white; 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I just feel like I need something to switch things up and I feel like macros are going to be exactly what I need.</div>
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A new challenge.</div>
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I would love to have YOU along for the ride :)</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-85562247701896601552017-07-19T10:46:00.002-07:002017-07-19T10:46:54.349-07:00I decided that I Thrive on a flat surace ~ Queen Bee Training Days 2 & 3<div style="text-align: center;">
One thing you will find out quickly about me, if you don't know me already, is I am super transparent.</div>
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I am not all rainbows and sunshine over her 24/7, although I strive to be as positive as possible most of the time.</div>
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Running for me has <b><i>NEVER</i></b> came easy.</div>
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It's actually really <strike>fucking </strike>hard and more often than not I ask myself <strike>whyintheflyingfuck </strike> <b><i>"Why"</i></b> am I doing this?</div>
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I am still not 100 percent sure I can answer that.</div>
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All I know is that this has been a goal of mine for five years and this year is all about facing my fears and crushing my goals.</div>
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And the feeling I get after a run compares to nothing else.</div>
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Yesterday was a cross-training day for me.</div>
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Honestly I find it hard not to want to run on days that I am technically not supposed to.</div>
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Yesterday was a 360 and rowing class at Planet Fitness, a 30 minute walk with some girlfriends, and then Barre class last night.</div>
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I was nervous about this morning.</div>
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Today was a 3 mile run.</div>
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I knew that I had to get up early and go because it is hot as balls in our neck of the woods, as I am sure it is everywhere else, too!</div>
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I didn't sleep well at all.</div>
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I kept waking up and checking the clock.</div>
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I don't know if it was nerves about running or not but every on the hour I found myself glaring over to check the time.</div>
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5:30 AM rolled around and I did NOT want to get up.</div>
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I had another alarm set for 6:00 AM and decided to roll with that.</div>
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It went off and I was literally doing EVERYTHING I could to talk myself out of going.</div>
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So many excuses.</div>
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A good 40 minutes passed and I FINALLY decided that none of those excuses were good enough.</div>
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By 7:35 AM I had put in three miles and was sitting in my car drenched in sweat.</div>
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Those three miles were MUCH easier than they were on Monday.</div>
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I won't lie though...</div>
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They were still hard.</div>
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Hills suck.</div>
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PERIOD.</div>
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I was questioning myself the entire run...</div>
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Still left wondering how in the hell I am ever going to complete 13.1 miles?</div>
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I just have to keep on keepin' on and putting one foot in front of the other.</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-65782623789845362752017-07-17T11:44:00.000-07:002017-07-17T11:44:21.696-07:00Holy Hot Hills ~ Queen Bee Training Day 1<div style="text-align: center;">
I decided that I needed a purpose to write or I simply couldn't write.</div>
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Life hasn't been all that exciting, minus the SPARTAN race I did last Saturday.</div>
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I decided at the beginning of the year that this was MY year to conquer my fears.</div>
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To do and try things I once never thought I could.</div>
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To start really living.</div>
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To live with purpose.</div>
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To be intentional.</div>
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To be happy.</div>
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To smile and truly mean it.</div>
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So I conquered the SPARTAN...</div>
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And now I feel that it is FINALLY time to conquer something I have been talking about doing for over five years.</div>
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My first Half Marathon.</div>
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So I figured that I might as well document this experience.</div>
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How rewarding it will be to see where I started, and finally where I end.</div>
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So here we are.</div>
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<b><u>Day 1:</u></b></div>
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Of course today started out crazy.</div>
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My youngest isn't feeling the greatest, so instead of getting my early morning run in, I was taking care of her and running us to the doctor.</div>
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The key here is to not let things that don't go as planned deter us.</div>
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Today is a hot one.</div>
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It could have been a lot worse, but I wish it would have been better.</div>
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I may, or may not, have tried talking myself out of even running the entire way there.</div>
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Honestly my goal today was just to finish the 3 miles and allow myself some grace.</div>
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I will be completely honest that I probably wasn't as hydrated as I should have been.</div>
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Especially for a race smack dab in the middle of the day.</div>
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Whoops!</div>
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We live and we learn.</div>
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This will definitely be a learning experience for me.</div>
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I honestly didn't drink enough because I am infamous for having to pee during my runs.</div>
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TMI maybe?</div>
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Sorry!</div>
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Having kids will do that to you and I know my body and I have to be conscious of this.</div>
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The last mile was iffy but I ended up making it through without too many issues.</div>
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This is why I like to run early.</div>
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You also don't realize how hilly a surface is until you run on it.</div>
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My sister-n-law's neighborhood seemed pretty flat until today :)</div>
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<b>Mile 1:</b> Stopped once up a hill. Watch said I was going around a 12 minute pace. Smiling.</div>
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<b>Mile 2: </b> I am thirsty, my side hurts, why am I doing this again?</div>
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<b>Mile 3: </b>You are almost done! You've got this! Don't quit now!</div>
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Being fast has never been my strong suit. I honestly don't have a goal time in mind. I really just want to finish.</div>
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Here is my Nike Running Stats for the first 3 miles of this crazy journey I am about to take you on:</div>
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Not too bad considering I was scorching and dehydrated.</div>
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I don't think my water bottle could have been anymore accurate for today's run.</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-72772141641241069272017-03-23T09:01:00.002-07:002017-03-23T09:01:17.110-07:00I am Thriving<div style="text-align: center;">
Okay you guys...</div>
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So let me start out by saying I am not a sales person.</div>
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I know people that could literally sell a ketchup Popsicle to a woman wearing white gloves.<br />
Yes, that will most definitely NOT be me.<br />
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However, I wanted to come to you today with a product.<br />
I just had to share.<br />
It's already changed my life so much that I can barely believe it.<br />
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Some of you may have heard of it, some of you may have not?!<br />
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I have been <a href="http://mburris911.le-vel.com/">Thriving</a> for two weeks as of today.<br />
I am down 10 pounds, inches, and I have more energy than I have ever had!<br />
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What is Thrive you ask?<br />
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This is my personal Thrive routine:<br />
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~4:20 am my first alarm goes off. I take 1 to 2 capsules and a huge drink of water.<br />
~4:30 am I am springing out of bed and hop in a hot shower to wake myself up.<br />
~4:50 am I am out the door the gym for a mile walk warm-up and then to workout.<br />
~6:20 am I am home, getting first kid on the bus, and typically doing a load of laundry and making my bed. Cleaning up the house in general.<br />
~8:00 am I am out the door with the last two kiddos getting them off to school and myself off to work.<br />
~8:30 am to 4:30 pm I am Thriving through my day.<br />
~4:30 pm to 10:00 pm I am picking up kids, running here and there, getting housework done. Being a Wife and Mommy :)<br />
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SERIOUSLY!<br />
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Before Thriving my routine was so different.<br />
I could barely get out of bed to go to the gym.<br />
I would make excuse after excuse.<br />
I would lay in bed until the very last second.<br />
I would rush to get myself and my kids out the door yelling the entire time.<br />
I would barely survive my work day and come home and want to lay around.<br />
No energy for absolutely anything.<br />
I was super moody.<br />
I had fog brain 98 percent of the time.<br />
I may have been taking better care of my body but I still was not 100 percent.<br />
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If the following describes you, you really should reach out to me ASAP!<br />
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-27537991431364599432017-03-14T07:31:00.001-07:002017-03-14T07:32:23.812-07:00Transformation Tuesday: The puke fairy came for a visit<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><i>"A dream doesn't</i></b><br />
<b><i>become reality</i></b><br />
<b><i>through magic; it takes</i></b><br />
<b><i>sweat, determination and</i></b><br />
<b><i>hard word."</i></b></div>
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This morning was nothing short of a miracle.</div>
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A miracle that I made it through my workout without</div>
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1. passing out or 2. blowing chunks all over the mat.</div>
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I am STILL surprising myself daily.</div>
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I am STILL learning so much.</div>
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Who would have thought I, Marcella K. Burris, could start my day at 4AM?</div>
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Surely not me.</div>
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I was literally somebody that would lay in bed until the last possible minute.</div>
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I would scramble to get myself together.</div>
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I would yell at the kids because THEY weren't moving fast enough.<br />
When I was really the one to blame...<br />
I was so miserable and making life so much harder on myself,<br />
and those that I loved the most around me.</div>
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Now this morning I had to laugh as I completed my second load of laundry.</div>
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This is all after I have gotten up, started my <b><i><a href="http://mburris911.le-vel.com/">Thrive</a> </i></b>regimen, taken a hot shower to wake up, and made it to the gym for a killer workout.<br />
This all happened before 7:30 AM.<br />
Who am I?</div>
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It's amazing what takes place in the gym.<br />
My gym.<br />
A place that has literally saved my life.</div>
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Just when you think things start to get easy...</div>
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It creeps up on you.</div>
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The puke fairy almost paid me a visit this morning.</div>
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I was feeling a little discouraged when I left the gym.</div>
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But in all honesty...</div>
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It just means that I was PUSHING my body to that next level.</div>
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Why should it be easy?</div>
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If everything were easy everybody would be doing it.</div>
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What fun is that?</div>
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Your right. It's not.</div>
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Unless I puke, faint, or die...<br />
I will just keep on keepn' on...<br />
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<br />♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-10735680509056362052017-03-13T11:29:00.001-07:002017-03-13T11:30:13.827-07:00Selfish.<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Putting</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">yourself first</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">is not selfish.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thinking about</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">yourself</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">constantly is</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">selfish. Please</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">respect the </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">difference."</span></i></b></div>
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Why is it that when we start to take care of ourselves there is negative connotations that comes with that?</div>
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Are we not important to?</div>
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As a Wife and Mother I know there was a time, a very short time ago, that I had lost myself.</div>
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I had lost myself in the never ending loads of laundry.</div>
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I had lost myself in kissing boo boo's and running my kids from here to there.</div>
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I lost myself trying to make sure my Husband was happy.</div>
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I lost myself making sure everybody was happy before my own self.</div>
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How fair is that?</div>
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Your right.</div>
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It's not.</div>
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For so long I have been so fixated on others thoughts and feelings that I cheated myself.</div>
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How am I feeling?</div>
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Well nobody cares about that...</div>
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But wait.</div>
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They do.</div>
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Those that matter do care how you feel.</div>
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They realize that you are important to.</div>
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They are happy for you.</div>
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They celebrate your successes and they cheer you on.</div>
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They love seeing you happy.</div>
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They do not tear you down or make you feel bad for taking care of yourself.</div>
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Gone are the days that I will ever let another human being make me feel bad for who I am.</div>
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Gone are the days that I will ever change myself for anybody else.</div>
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Gone are the days that I will ever make anybody feel bad for taking care of themselves.</div>
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If we really love people.</div>
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If we care about them.</div>
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We realize it is not a selfish thing.</div>
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It's actually the least selfish thing you can do.</div>
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Please do yourself a favor.</div>
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Remove yourself from the back burner...</div>
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It's time for YOU to be in the FRONT!</div>
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<b><i>"I used to</i></b></div>
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<b><i>spend so much time reacting and</i></b></div>
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<b><i>responding to everyone else that my</i></b></div>
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<b><i>life had no direction. Other people's</i></b></div>
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<b><i>lives, proglems, and wants set the </i></b></div>
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<b><i>course for my life. Once I realized it</i></b></div>
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<b><i>was okay for me to think about and</i></b></div>
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<b><i>identify what I wanted, remarkable</i></b></div>
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<b><i>things began to take place in my life."</i></b></div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-77405584510119530142017-03-07T07:23:00.000-08:002017-03-07T07:31:58.583-08:00Selflessness...<b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">"Practice being selfless.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">You end up getting</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">more than you anticipate...</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">When your soul is giving."</span></i></b></div>
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It was the night of February 3rd and I can remember it like it had just happened.</div>
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I hadn't been feeling the greatest and laid down early.</div>
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It was a Friday night.</div>
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I was almost asleep and something literally jolted me into an upright position.</div>
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I was going to shave my head again.</div>
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This time I was going to do it, but do it with a great purpose.</div>
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A sweet woman in our community had just found out that she had breast cancer.</div>
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Her daughter deals with a severe case of epilepsy.</div>
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This family has been through the ringer and I felt compelled to help.</div>
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I wasn't just going to shave my head.</div>
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I was going to try and raise money in the process (all proceeds going directly to the family) and encourage others to do the same.</div>
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God was calling me to do this and I knew it.</div>
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I still know it.</div>
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Through me he is working greatly.</div>
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This year has been such a trying time for me personally.</div>
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I have already been through so much in 2017.</div>
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However, even with all the heartache, there has come so many blessings as well.</div>
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I have gotten a lot of flack for wanting to do this...</div>
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<b><i>"You just want attention!"</i></b></div>
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<b><i>"You are crazy!"</i></b></div>
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<b><i>"How is you shaving your head going to help anything?!"</i></b></div>
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<b><i>"You have lost your mind!"</i></b></div>
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These are just some of the comments that have been made.</div>
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However, that will NOT deter me from accomplishing what I set out to do.</div>
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I am learning to be more selfless and encouraging others to do the same.</div>
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Here is just a tiny snip about Melissa:</div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b><i>"I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer on January 5th 2017.
I will undergo 16 chemo treatments to kill the tumor and any cells. My
mess is my message! I hope I am able to educate and inspire to anyone that
hears my testimony."</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt;">Since finding out her diagnosis at the beginning of January
Melissa has had 20 people contact her personally. Many to tell her they
got their first mammogram in her honor. Two of these individuals ended up
needing a biopsy and one was just confirmed as having breast cancer. God
is working through Melissa’s story and it has been extremely powerful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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So on March 19th along with my gym Coach and hopefully many others...</div>
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I will be shaving my head.</div>
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Again.</div>
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My personal goal is to raise $1000.00.</div>
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I am quite far from that but I know it's completely doable.</div>
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If you feel compelled to donate please reach out to me.</div>
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It would mean more to me than anyone could possibly imagine!<br />
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<span style="color: #4b4f56; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><b><i>"Some Reasons You Shouldn't Miss Your Hair. A
couple of the reasons are: You will save a small fortune on hair care products
and haircuts, and you will save money on the water bill by taking shorter
showers. But the biggest reason you shouldn't miss your hair is because your hair does not define you, your heart does; and you have a beautiful
heart."</i></b></span></div>
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<br />♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-59475567613051884962017-03-01T11:05:00.002-08:002017-03-01T11:06:59.928-08:00She...<div style="text-align: center;">
She was at her lowest low.</div>
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She was lost.</div>
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She was scared.</div>
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She let fear rule her life.</div>
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She had made mistakes.</div>
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She felt guilt constantly.</div>
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She hated every ounce of herself.</div>
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She let others control her emotions.</div>
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She was a different person outside than she was inside.</div>
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She never let anybody fully see her for who she really was.</div>
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She had many successes in the past.</div>
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She was loved by many.</div>
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She had fallen hard off the wagon more times than she could count.</div>
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She NEVER thought she would get up again.</div>
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She was in a hole that by the minute was getting deeper and deeper.</div>
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She often wondered if she was worthy.</div>
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She self doubted and self hated every single day.</div>
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She would make promises to herself that she never kept.</div>
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She was angry.</div>
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She was sad.</div>
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She was mean.</div>
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She than began to realize that life didn't have to be this way.</div>
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She was a Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, and friend to many.</div>
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She didn't have to be ashamed.</div>
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She deserved to be happy.</div>
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She needed to change to give her best self to those that loved her the most.</div>
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She woke up one day and realized enough was enough.</div>
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She knew that God saved her life that day in December.</div>
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She began to turn her life around.</div>
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She began to get back in the gym.</div>
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She began to surround herself with some of the most beautiful, amazing, confident, and inspiring women she had <b><i>EVER </i></b>met.</div>
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She felt loved.</div>
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She felt important.</div>
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She started to truly take care of her self.</div>
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She started to feel proud of herself.</div>
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She started to accomplish things that she had only once dreamed of being able to accomplish.</div>
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Most importantly...</div>
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She is me...</div>
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And in the first time for so long I am once again loving myself.</div>
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Hang on tight y'all because it's going to be a rough and crazy ride and I am excited to take you on my journey...</div>
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<br />♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-52195624477631848052016-05-31T11:35:00.003-07:002016-05-31T11:35:54.265-07:00Short n' Sweet...<div style="text-align: center;">
Have you ever been so tired that you feel like if you don't shut your eyes at that very second they will go up in flames...</div>
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No?</div>
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Just me?</div>
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Well let me tell you it happens to me every now and again.</div>
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Before lunch I was literally on the verge of tears.</div>
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So I did what any normal person would do...</div>
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I went to the gym.</div>
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30 minutes of hills-run/walk on the deathmill and 5 minutes of the satanic stair stepper and I feel like I could now run a marathon.</div>
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No, seriously.</div>
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I could.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><b>Even at our weakest moments if we simply take care of our bodies, our bodies will take care of us...</b></span></span></i></span></div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-64847523875652912432016-03-23T11:14:00.001-07:002016-03-23T11:21:16.364-07:00Please proceed with Caution...<div style="text-align: center;">
I feel like I need to come with a Warning label today:</div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">"Please proceed with Caution"</span></i></b></div>
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I was in such a rush this morning.</div>
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Okay, well, like that is different than every morning...</div>
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If you know me IRL, you probably know that I am not a morning person.</div>
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Like not even a little bit.</div>
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I will wait until the very last second to get out of bed.</div>
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So I was rushing around like a crazy person trying to get myself and two of my girls together and out the door.</div>
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Plus the dog who was getting groomed this morning...</div>
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I take a thyroid pill every day for hypothyroidism and my sweet Shelby takes ADHD medication.</div>
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<strike><b><i>Pipe the fuck down all you non-medication people!</i></b></strike></div>
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I get the medication out, yell at Shelby for the third time to come in the kitchen and take her meds, and before I have realized it I am handing her my pill as I am swallowing hers...</div>
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I now feel like at any moment I could naw my ear off? </div>
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Climb the wall like Spiderman? </div>
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Run a marathon?</div>
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I believe this is what geeking out on a hard drug might be like.</div>
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So naturally I took advantage of this feeling and ran my ass off at the gym.</div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ain't she cute? LOL</span></b></i></div>
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I haven't been able to run more than two minutes at a time for as long as I can remember.</div>
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Today I ran 6, and would have ran more, but dammit I have had two kids and I had to pee.</div>
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Moral of today's story: SLOW THE FUCK DOWN Y'ALL.</div>
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No, In all seriousness...</div>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Goals for today:</span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Smile</span> <a href="data:image/png;base64,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" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="144" src="data:image/png;base64,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" width="200" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Workout for at least 30 minutes</span><img height="144" src="data:image/png;base64,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" width="200" /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Drink a Gallon of water</span><img height="144" src="data:image/png;base64,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" width="200" /><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Stay within my calorie limit </span><img height="200" src="https://cdn.vectorstock.com/i/composite/15,22/pending-rubber-stamp-vector-811522.jpg" width="190" /><br />
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<b><i>Who's with me?!</i></b></div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-74604264249052582822016-03-22T07:10:00.003-07:002016-03-22T07:10:27.938-07:00Cha Cha Cha Changes...<div style="text-align: center;">
It started with a schedule change two years ago.</div>
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Going from working out during lunch for five days a week consistently, to barely having time at work to use the restroom.</div>
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Then being miserable at my new place of employment.</div>
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To finding a job that I love but still not finding "me" time to take care of myself.</div>
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A few extra treats here, lunches out, no working out, and two years later here I sit 60 pounds heavier.</div>
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I keep thinking to myself, <b><i>"How did I get here?"</i></b></div>
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I have said that over and over and over to myself in my head.</div>
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But honestly...</div>
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I know the answer.</div>
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I ran away from the gym instead of running towards it like I should have been.</div>
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I quit tracking my meals.</div>
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I quite frankly quit caring about myself.</div>
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I keep telling myself, <b><i>"You have done this once before, you sure as hell can do it again!"</i></b></div>
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I knew I needed a plan.</div>
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I knew I needed support.</div>
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I have both of those now so I think I am finally ready to get my ass back to where I know I can be.</div>
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Here are my goals for the next 30 days:</div>
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~A gallon of water a day</div>
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~At least 30 minutes of exercise (hit 30 active minutes on fitbit tracker) for 5 days out of the 7 day week</div>
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~Track ALL meals in MFP</div>
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~Keep a positive mind</div>
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That last goal I believe is the most important.</div>
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I have been so negative towards myself for far, too long.</div>
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To the point where I don't even want my own Husband, who loves me more than anything, to see me undressed.</div>
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I can't even stand the thought of it right now.</div>
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To be touched is a huge feat in itself.</div>
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I feel like I am one big ball of fluff.</div>
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How can I even be attractive right now?</div>
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So many horrible thoughts go through my head and this I so badly want to change.</div>
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I want to be the confident Wife my Husband deserves.</div>
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I want to be the Happy and Active Mom my children need...</div>
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And I need to be the Friend I haven't been in months.</div>
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I have been hiding.</div>
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Running away from everything.</div>
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It's so easy to hide the pain with a smile but you get to a breaking point where you no longer can do that.</div>
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It's now or never...</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Who's with me???</span></b></div>
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<b>Current Weight:</b> 225</div>
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<b>Goal Weight:</b> 150</div>
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<b>Next Weigh-In: </b> Fri-Yay</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-76967859067826820132016-03-21T12:30:00.005-07:002016-03-21T12:30:59.460-07:00What's waiting for you just around the bend...<div style="text-align: center;">
Life.</div>
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It's a funny, funny thing.</div>
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One minute you are on Cloud 9...</div>
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The lowest weight you have ever been, supporting and encouraging people all around the world...</div>
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And then, what seems like the blink of an eye, you have gained 60+ pounds.</div>
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You have lost your drive and direction somewhere along the way.</div>
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Leaving the house sometimes seems terrifying.</div>
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I have found comfort at the bottom of an empty container of ice cream, rather than sweat dripping on the floor beneath me at the gym.</div>
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Something happened to me today.</div>
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It was almost like the flip of a switch.</div>
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I think I am tired.</div>
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Tired of feeling like I have to hide, sometimes even from my own Husband.</div>
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I want to be the person I was two years ago.</div>
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I want people to look at me and be proud of me.</div>
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I want somebody to be able to look at me for inspiration.</div>
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So here I am, yet again, being extremely vulnerable.</div>
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Putting it out there for all to see.</div>
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Zero fucks given and zero sugarcoating because that's truly who I am.</div>
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Monday, March 21st 2016</div>
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Today I woke and put a smile on my face.</div>
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I started the day with a 30 second plank that I must admit I did not finish the whole way through.</div>
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I am almost to the bottom of my gallon of water and I am staying within my calorie range.</div>
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Today was cardio.</div>
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10 minutes of arc trainer and 30 minutes of running for .10 of a mile to walking for .10 of a mile at a 1.0 incline.</div>
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I will not eat my feelings today.</div>
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I am better than that.</div>
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I will smile.</div>
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I will try my hardest to be positive, even in trying times.</div>
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Current Weight: 225 pounds</div>
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Goal Weight: 150 pounds</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-56520667812190883492015-07-08T09:47:00.001-07:002015-07-08T09:47:39.696-07:00My neck, my back...<div style="text-align: center;">
So day three of my new routine isn't really starting out on the best foot...</div>
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You know that song, oh shoot how does it go?</div>
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<i><b><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px;">"My Neck, my back</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13.3999996185303px; line-height: 19.1428565979004px;">I have poison ivy on my vajayjay and my crack..."</span></b></i></div>
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Oh wait that's not how it goes?</div>
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Well today that is exactly how it goes!<br />
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It's like I stripped down to my birthday suit and rolled in it, poison ivy that is.</div>
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If I wouldn't lose my job I swear I would take all my clothes off and rub myself all over the carpet at work right now.</div>
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So <b><i>#prednisonepolly</i></b> is back in the house.<br />
The last time I was on this stuff I gained 10 pounds in a week.<br />
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Let's all just say a silent prayer to 3 lb 5 oz premature bebe Jebus that I don't get the munches like normal.</div>
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To top everything off exercising that involves sweating right now is out until I can get it under control.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Sweat = itching = scratching</span></b></div>
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In the meantime I am doing my best to drink tons of water, stay on point with my calories, and not scratch myself to death...</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-18473936550188854892015-07-07T07:52:00.001-07:002015-07-07T07:53:52.219-07:00Repeat.<div style="text-align: center;">
It's like a song stuck on repeat</div>
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You know <b><i>THAT</i></b> song.</div>
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The one song you fall in love with and then listen to it so much you make yourself sick from it.</div>
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My weight is a lot like <i><b>THAT</b></i> song and the situation I keep finding myself in.</div>
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Granted I don't love my weight at the moment.</div>
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Although I have dreams of one day being in that place.</div>
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That place of repeat where my weight is in a good place and stays there.</div>
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It's no secret at all that I have struggled.</div>
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I never hide that from anybody or anything.</div>
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I started <a href="http://www.skinnymeg.com/">Skinny Meg's</a> summer challenge yesterday.</div>
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I did it because for the first time in a LONG time my head AND heart are both in it.</div>
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I am ready to change my life.</div>
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I pray for the last time but I am no longer making any promises.</div>
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Those honestly get me know where.</div>
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Baby steps.</div>
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I am praying in three months that I can look back on the following picture and not even recognize the person I see...</div>
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Honestly I don't even recognize her right now.</div>
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Surely that's not me right?</div>
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Yes, unfortunately it is.</div>
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Months of not listening to my body.</div>
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Months of emotional eating.</div>
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Months of constantly beating myself up and feeling sorry for myself.</div>
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NO MORE.</div>
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So you ask what is my plan to become a new and healthier version of myself?</div>
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~Stay positive is the most important thing to me.</div>
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~Drink TONS of water.</div>
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~Use <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/themrsburris">MyFitnessPal</a> to log ALL of my food ALL of the time.</div>
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~Get to the gym 3 to 5 days a week but remain active at all times.</div>
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~Try my hardest to stay away from night time snacking and week day drinking.</div>
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Honestly it's that simple yet seems to be so hard to do at times.</div>
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I will be trying my hardest to check in more often because I have sure missed this =)</div>
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PS my fav song on repeat right now is...</div>
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Happy Tuesday y'all!</div>
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Cheers to 4 years down and many more to go!</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-2317522479038150362015-04-09T08:20:00.001-07:002015-04-09T08:20:54.918-07:00Maxi Skirt Shuffle<div style="text-align: center;">
If there is one thing I can't stand it's when you wear a piece of clothing that rides up.</div>
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You know what I am talking about...</div>
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I am currently doing what I like to refer to as the <i><b>Maxi Skirt Shuffle.</b></i>..</div>
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I sit down and it wants to ride up past my boobs.</div>
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I walk same thing happens...</div>
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I pull it down and then it looks like I have a rubber band suffocating my spare tire.</div>
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I pull it down and then when I go to walk it rides back up looking like I am waiting for a flood to happen at any given moment.</div>
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Anybody else?</div>
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Just me?</div>
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Any ways, I will get over it.</div>
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I saw this quite earlier today and it just really resonated with me and my life as of lately.</div>
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This is so unbelievably true.</div>
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To be happy with yourself.</div>
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To discover all the wonderful things about yourself and be confident to know how awesome they are.</div>
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How awesome YOU are.</div>
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It's a hard place to get to.</div>
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Especially with the struggles we all face.</div>
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But it is possible and I am still discovering and finding my way.</div>
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Honestly does that journey ever really end?</div>
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I don't think so.</div>
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There are always new discoveries to be had.</div>
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I just challenge you today to look deep down inside yourself and find at least a couple positive discoveries about yourself.</div>
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Be happy about them.</div>
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Truly happy.</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-47308314252165113322015-04-08T08:46:00.004-07:002015-04-08T08:46:50.224-07:00A day in the life of me right now...<br />
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I cry alone in the dark of the early mornings.</div>
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When I am physically so tired that I can barely get out of bed, yet my body yearns to get up and get moving.</div>
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My heart wants to be in the gym, but the thought of moving physically hurts every part of my body.</div>
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I can't remember something you said to me just two seconds prior.</div>
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Why can't I remember?</div>
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Can you repeat it?</div>
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I still cannot grasp what you said, or what you are trying to tell me.</div>
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You get aggravated with me.</div>
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I get aggravated with you.</div>
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I scream out.</div>
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I silence myself.</div>
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I gain five pounds in a day.</div>
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My face looks like I am trying to impersonate the Michelin Tire Man.</div>
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I snap at friends and don't even realize it.</div>
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I, somebody who once could win a "Perky Polly" award, is now only known for being the biggest "Negative Nancy" this side of the Mississippi.</div>
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I am bloated.</div>
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My skin is ashy and I just lathered lotion on myself 10 minutes ago.</div>
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Why am I crying again?</div>
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Do I even know why I am upset right now?</div>
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What did you say again?</div>
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I just want to go to bed.</div>
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When I am in bed I lay there awake.</div>
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My stomach hurts.</div>
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I have heartburn to the point I have to sit upright in bed for fear that I may hurl fire all over myself, the bed, and my poor Husband sleeping peacefully next to me.</div>
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Oh my poor Husband...</div>
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I want him to touch me, to love me, to cuddle me and tell me I am pretty.</div>
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When he tries I cringe.</div>
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It almost physically hurts to be touched.</div>
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I love him but have no desires swirling in my head right now.</div>
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All I can think about is how huge I am.</div>
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<b><i>Don't touch me there! It's just fat! Disgusting! Why do you even want to touch me?</i></b></div>
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You guys the above has been my life everyday for the past several weeks.</div>
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I am going next week to a doctor that specializes in thyroid issues specifically.</div>
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I am just praying that she can help.</div>
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Today is day two of trying my hardest to be as gluten free as possible.</div>
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No bread and NO pasta.</div>
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Le sigh...</div>
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I am only testing this out to see if this personally helps me with my issues.</div>
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What works for me may not work for the next person.</div>
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Thanks for sticking around on this crazy ass ride of mine!</div>
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I received this comment via <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themrsburris">IG</a> this morning and if this girl only understood what a fire she put under my butt...</div>
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I have struggles but I will conquer them.</div>
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I will not lay down and die and let this disease take over my life.</div>
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If you are struggling with this, or something similar, just know you are not alone...</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-91173572163993633982015-04-07T07:40:00.001-07:002015-04-07T07:40:38.669-07:0030 days.<div style="text-align: center;">
I never realized what an emotional tie I had to food until this past weekend.</div>
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I just didn't realize exactly how much.</div>
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Tell a girl no bread and no pasta is what's best for her and see what happens.</div>
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I literally think I could shed tears.</div>
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This was what I looked like when the doctor explained how bad bread was for me:</div>
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Okay that's a lie but it's what I looked like on the inside...</div>
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However, I know this is for the best.</div>
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I know that for a healthier and happier Marcy this is what needs to be done, at least for the time being.</div>
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My thyroid is extremely cranky at the moment and I am willing to do whatever it takes to make her happy again.</div>
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So today it starts.</div>
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I mean lez be honest yesterday was Reds Opening Day and there was no way I could succumb to this under those circumstances.</div>
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$5.00 Michy Ultra tall boys for the win!</div>
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Anyways...</div>
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All I ask is for prayers for at least the next 30 days.</div>
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30 days of no bread of any kind, no pasta unless it's the veggie kind that everybody keeps telling me about that I have yet to try, none of my beloved Michy Ultra...</div>
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Actually my Husband may need more prayers than me.</div>
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Jokes aside I am really excited to see where I am 30 days from now.</div>
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I am praying this is at least part of the puzzle to get me on a healthier track.</div>
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To get my thyroid to where she needs to be.</div>
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It's just 30 days.</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-83411054342944368832015-04-01T11:12:00.002-07:002015-04-01T11:12:28.632-07:00Just be you...<div style="text-align: center;">
Maybe you have seen this, maybe you haven't, but it spoke mountains to me today and what I have been going through lately...</div>
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I need to quit comparing myself to everybody else.</div>
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2. I look better <b><i>without</i></b> hair at this point.</div>
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3. I really need to focus on eating better and getting more time at the gym...</div>
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WOOF!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was several weeks after I had Shelby back in circa 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I remember being severely overweight and unhappy with
myself.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I specifically remember a beautiful fall
day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I pulled up to a stop light and the next thing I know I had
tapped the car in front of me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I fell asleep at the wheel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I literally just couldn’t keep my eyes open.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Talk about scary!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally after several doctors appointments later, and even a
biopsy to check a lump on my throat, it was determined that I had
hypothyroidism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At a young 21 years old I didn’t really know what that was,
or what exactly it entailed, but all I knew was I was extremely tired and had
to take a pill every day for the rest of my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Your thyroid affects SO much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Weight loss, fatigue, low sex drive, irritable… that is just to name a few things that I deal
with on a daily basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Remind you I was 152 a year ago today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I now stand at 193.4…
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, that is a HUGE difference.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also received my blood work back from my doctor this
morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Your normal levels can range
anywhere from <span style="color: #363636; font-size: 11.5pt;">0.270 - 4.200
mcIU/mL and mine was a 6.600 as of yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Something is obviously not right. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I go back to my family doctor on the 23rd and I have an
appointment with a thyroid specialist (<b><i>endocrinologist</i></b>) in April.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I just pray that hopefully soon I can get some answers and some
help dealing with this.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It has definitely affected my weight which I so badly want to
change.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have thyroid issues you are NOT alone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All in all though I am a fighter and I refuse to give up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #363636; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am still trying to eat as healthy as possible and go to the
gym as much as I can.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #363636; font-size: 11.5pt;">The hardest part is keeping food out of my mouth right now.</span></span></div>
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<br />♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-58954733036250721792015-03-05T08:38:00.000-08:002015-03-05T08:38:53.026-08:00Everyday I'm Shovellin'<div style="text-align: center;">
If you are looking for me I will most likely be under a blanket in my bed...</div>
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Husband calls and says, "Can you shovel a small spot at the end of the driveway for me?" Sure, I grumbled, as I huffed and puffed to my room to change my clothes. I literally was cursing the entire trek down to the beginning of the driveway. I started and thought, "Hey, this isn't so bad!" I guess I will be nice and shovel a little more than he told me to. His back has been hurting him after all... 90 minutes later and the 13 inches of snow (three foot drifts and all) and the driveway was shovelled. Who needs a gym today when you have a driveway like mine?! I am already sore, can't wait for tomorrow! Now if I can just refrain from eating all the foods today that would be great!</div>
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Moral of the story: I am a bad ass. I must REALLY love my Husband. The end.</div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-79210306667742874842015-03-02T08:46:00.001-08:002015-03-02T08:46:10.227-08:00Discipline.<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
I may get up in the mornings and think of every excuse in
the book to not go to the gym.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This morning it would have been that the last hour I could
have been sleeping I was being poked and prodded by a certain two year old.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I won’t mention any names but she is pretty damn cute, just
not at 5 in the morning.</div>
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Anywho…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Even with all of that being said, there is one thing I know,
I have NEVER left the gym regretting it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have never thought to myself, “Man, I wish I would have
just slept in!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Most of the times I am kicking myself in the butt for not
having got up earlier…<o:p></o:p></div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-36746551715996600552015-02-27T06:55:00.003-08:002015-02-27T06:56:13.660-08:00Excuses.<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
I didn’t get enough sleep.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This bed is too warm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am too comfortable.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will go tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will just eat really good today.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will start again on the right foot next week.<o:p></o:p></div>
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No, I am not going, I am just simply too tired and I need
that extra 20 minutes that I probably won’t even use to sleep…<o:p></o:p></div>
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All the excuses.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not a damn one of them are anything good enough to keep me
from getting my lazy butt up and getting to the gym.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I thought there for just a minute that they had my brain
warped.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I must say I am glad that I got up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am glad that I made the decision to go because I know how
much better I feel sitting here right now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I feel happier.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I feel lighter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I feel like I have way more energy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am not sad or upset with myself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am not depressed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All those negative things I most likely would have
experienced if I had not gotten up and went.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Look, I totally get it…<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have three girls, a husband, a house, and a full-time job.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have friends whom I love dearly and a family that matters
more to me than life itself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have responsibilities and obligations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have realized though that I cannot excel at any of those
things if I don’t take care of myself, too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One day at a time...
Baby steps… But we are all
capable of things we never realized.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What works for me may not work for you but there is a way to
make it work and you just have to figure out your own personal journey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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♥ Marcy ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/16686442800915742562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5315840236077859932.post-15169989132482867242015-02-25T07:20:00.001-08:002015-02-25T08:16:32.572-08:00Realization.<div style="text-align: center;">
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I realized two things this morning while <strike>strutting my stuff</strike>
killing myself on the treadmill…<o:p></o:p></div>
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After almost a year out from going to the gym on a regular
basis, ya know when it was there waiting for me on the 22<sup>nd</sup> floor of
my building every day for lunch, I NEED THE GYM.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am not one of these people that can work out at home. I just can’t.
I need somewhere to go that isn’t in my home. A place for me. Just me.
A place where I am not Mom or Wife or Friend. A place to let it all go. I also need routine. I need structure. Some people don’t, but I do, and I know that’s
okay. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So today was my first day back in the gym. The first day of my new routine. I am hopeful, I am happy, and I am
determined. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This is something I realize won’t ever be handed to me. My health will never be something I can just
do whatever I want and it’s waiting for me all pretty on a shiny silver
platter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have to work for it.
No, I have to fight for it. I
have to fight hard for it. There will be
sacrifices. There will be
frustrations. There will probably even
be tears. But in all of that there is
beauty to be found. There is strength to
behold. I can and I will. I have done it before and I damn well know I
can do it again. Hang with me while I
get out of the rut I have been in and back to the person you all know that I
can be…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />
I weighed in this morning at 197.2<br />
Ya please pick that mouth up off the ground right now.<br />
Definitely expecting a lower number next week!<br />
So ready to do the damn thing and get back in my groove :)<br />
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