Nicole-Rene on December 25th, 2008

I love Christmas time! I get to travel home and spend some time with my family. I am very blessed to have such a close, loving family (not that we always get along, but we always love each other, regardless). I had a pretty ugly drive home due to having to cross over some mountains [...]

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Nicole-Rene on December 21st, 2008

I had my 7th workout yesterday. We practiced our soccer kicking, did strength training, ping pong, and the sauna. A lighter day, but still enough to burn at least 300 calories. Today is the first resting day I’ve had. Actually, my buddy and I were wanting to workout, but my grandparents called me and they [...]

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Nicole-Rene on December 18th, 2008

So, I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow to see my new primary care doctor. I actually have been going to the immediate care center whenever I’ve felt sick the last few months because I really didn’t like my old primary care doctor. So, it is very nice to have a new doctor, even though I [...]

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Nicole-Rene on December 13th, 2008

In case of curiosity, this ad snagged me a workout partner in just a day!

“Hello, I am a 315 pound, 21 year old female student looking for a work-out partner. My preference would be for someone who is overweight like me and wanting to get into shape slowly (a membership to the Dixon Recreation Center [...]

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Nicole-Rene on December 13th, 2008

I placed on ad on Craigslist.org just the other day to try and find a workout buddy. Today, low and behold, I have one! Since I see no reason to wait any longer, I have a meeting with her to workout tomorrow at 10am! As I said previously, I am tired of procrastinating and am [...]

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Nicole-Rene on December 13th, 2008

So, here is the most embarrassing part yet. I now get to let everyone know just how far I let myself go. Well, no need to delay, here it is:

height: 5 feet 8 inches
original post-illness weight: 335 pounds
weight: 315
weight lost: 20 pounds

Previous strategy: Although I haven’t really felt well enough to exercise heavily, [...]

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Nicole-Rene on December 13th, 2008

Well,to begin, I suppose you’ll need to know my background. After all, I wasn’t born overweight. This is actually from a letter I sent to a new acquaintance of mine (who will hopefully choose to be my new workout buddy). She is the first one to respond to an ad I recently put on the  [...]

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