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(Quick note to my mom, who sometimes reads this blog: I am not pregnant nor do I have a preexisting child who is. Just keep reading!) My skin has been so ridiculously dry lately! At first, I thought it was just the winter (and my friend Liza confirmed that she’s had more trouble this year than in years past, too). But the combo of that, my weight being up a bit, and my tolerance for alcohol just not being what it used to be, makes me wonder… am I getting old? (Not with this babyish haircut, I’m not! Friends at …

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First, I gave it my best at the gym this morning, rocking out Rachel Cosgrove’s Base Phase B workout (I feel stronger already!) and getting my day off to a great start. I ate healthy all day and got a lot of errands done. But most of all, I gave 1 foot of my hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, which makes wigs for women with cancer. See my sad ponytail, all shorn from my head? I’ve done this a few times in the past, and every time I’ve cried. This time, I managed not to cry – in fact, I …

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My friends and family know that I’m a very conscientious person. When I make a mistake, I tend to feel extremely guilty about it for a long time after, and it acts as a constant reminder that I shouldn’t repeat the mistake again. As it applies to dieting, this means I often go against one of the cardinal problems a lot of dieters have. Many people complain that when they mess up and go off their diet, it tends to derail them for the rest of the day, the rest of the week, etc. They wait until some predetermined time …

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After reading Five Ways to Overcome Gym Shyness, I have another one to add, as a first step to avoiding confidence issues in the gym: make sure you’re wearing an outfit that is cute, fits well, and that aren’t self-conscious about. This week, for my gym workouts, I packed a pretty loud pair of neon green short-shorts. I discovered that my gray Little Rock Marathon shirt had the same shade of neon green as an accent color, so that became my top to match… but the shirt was baggy and t-shirt-like. I like to wear something less bulky and more …

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I wish my business hotels offered this program: At the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, you’ll earn a free voucher for a meal worth about $44 if you get some exercise and burn off part of your carbon footprint by producing 10 watts of energy on a bicycle through the “Cycle for Your Supper” program. With my two-a-day workout schedule, I could feed a family of 5!