Health

Mood-Boosting Green Juice

April 19, 2013
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For the past few months I’ve been on a personal quest to find mood-enhancing food. This doesn’t mean that I’m restricting food intake, but rather making smarter choices (from what I already consider an already pretty healthy diet) to see what foods make me feel better not only physically but mentally.  Since March, I’ve been [...]

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What I Learned in 80 Miles (Running and Recovery)

March 2, 2013
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“I just don’t like running.” That was what I used to tell other people and myself about running and exercise in general.  The truth is, what I really didn’t like was feeling “bad” at it.  And by “bad,” I mean slow, out of breath, and out of shape. Exercise came with a lot of shame [...]

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Exercise and Emotions: Fighting Fat Talk & Reframing Negative Thoughts While Enjoying Fitness

February 24, 2013
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I have to say that the Running and Recovery posts have been some of my favorite posts to write. Throughout my recovery, I kept hoping bloggers would address the issue of exercise and fitness while regaining strength (physical and emotional) from an eating disorder, but I never found the inspiration I was searching for. I [...]

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Foray into Maximized Living

January 23, 2013

Four hours of sleep in total in the last forty-eight hours.  The saddest part is that was WITH a prescription strength sleeping pill last night.  Sigh. My body is going through a weird phase right now.  More on that later. Despite my lack of sleep, the past few days have been filled with A LOT [...]

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Don’t Steal My Sunshine

January 16, 2013

Do you all remember this song? I love it  And today that’s just how I felt, Don’t steal my sunshine.  We have been some cold weather here in Denver lately.  Over the weekend, I don’t even think it got above 20 degrees Fahrenheit.  Today though–in the high 40s, low 50s!! You know what that means! Please notice [...]

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Running and Recovery: Learning to Listen to My Body & Enjoy Exercise

January 7, 2013

Confession: I bought the Couch to 5k app back in October and didn’t use it until December. I had this great idea that when I went to London, I’d get up early and go running in Kensington Gardens, which is a few blocks away from where my best friend lives.  Then I had my appendix [...]

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Look Who’s Running

January 3, 2013

On December 1, I laced up my running shoes, put Angie’s leash on her, and set out to become a runner. I’ve always wanted to be a runner, but never stuck with it long enough to make any real progress.  I was decently athletic in high school and played varsity tennis my senior year.  My [...]

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Happy New Something

January 2, 2013

It is SO good to be back!!! I am so unbelievably grateful that I was able to leave the hospital a few days ago without a liver transplant.  I’m probably the luckiest person alive right now and I’m ready for 2013 to be a completely different, transformative, healing year.  I hope you all will enjoy [...]

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The Little Appendix That Couldn’t

October 7, 2012
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On Tuesday night as I settled down to watch one of my favorite shows, Private Practice,  I struggled to find a comfortable position on the couch because my stomach was starting to hurt.  That’s nothing new for me.  I’ve had chronic stomach problems my whole life that only went away during and after my sickest [...]

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When Life Changes, You Have to Make Changes

August 22, 2012

Hello everyone.  It feels weird to be writing on the blog again after such a long and unintended hiatus.  The last week and a half, to put it briefly, have been some of the worst of my life.  For my own health and safety, I knew I had to make some big changes. Today I’m [...]

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