Fit Friday: Strength Training

So, I thought Fit Friday was a catchy way to involve a fitness routine into this blog.  As we all know, fitness is a very important part of a healthy lifestyle.  Granted, it is also one of the hardest parts in my opinion.  Working out used to be like pulling teeth for me.  Now, I almost look forward to getting in a run a few days a week.  However, while cardio is particularly important for good cardiovascular health (imagine that), and particularly weight loss, strength training seems to get pushed under the rug. One of the most common myths about strength training...

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Posh Polishes

While beauty isn't a subject that gets touched upon too often on my blog, one of the main points of starting this blog was to discuss my beauty habit, and one of my favorite parts of my beauty routine is nail polish!  If you name the color, chances are good that I either have it, have a dupe for it, or am lusting over it.  My nail polish fixation occurred my second year in college.  I had just gained a bunch of weight back (which seemed to be the story of my life), and I didn't feel pretty in anything I put on (for clarification, you can be drop-dead gorgeous at any...

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Work it.

First things first: for my avid readers, I'm so sorry that it's been...what, 3 months now?  I really have no excuse.  I lost all motivation to blog when my computer charger burnt up.  I am now on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday posting schedule, and I am very hopeful for the upcoming posts. I'm officially 4 pounds away from losing a whopping 50 pounds!!! It has been a hard 6 1/2 months, but honestly, every time I step on the scale, look in the mirror, or catch my reflection in a door, I am nothing but ecstatic for myself.  It's been a lot of difficult work, especially with...

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