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The Year I Let Myself Go (Again)

by AnnSheybani | Dec 3, 2012 | dating, death, divorce, expectations, guilt, identity, life transitions, match profile, Match.com, recovery, reinvention, Self love, weight loss

Sometimes we get tired and don’t want to have to try anymore. We want to be loved and appreciated, just for being the decent human being we are.   Which is exactly how I felt the year of the salmon-colored capris. It had been one hell of a “season.”  I’d spent two and...

No One Wants to Be Your Agony Aunt

by AnnSheybani | Sep 17, 2012 | coaching, dieting, Elizabeth Anderson, goals, reinvention, role model, weight lifting, weight loss

I hate to admit that I’m not the world expert on EVERYTHING.  Particularly when it comes to weight and fitness.  See, I think I’ve got it going on.  I run ultra-marathons, I climb high mountains.  I’ve been on every freaking diet known to man....

How to Train for a Marathon

by AnnSheybani | Mar 28, 2012 | Chicago Running Program, goals, identity, kedging, marathon, Runner's World, running, weight loss

  Let’s start with the assumption that you’ve already learned how to run. If you haven’t, check out my video How To Start a Running Program. We’ll also assume that on a regular basis, say 4 or more times a week, you run anywhere from 3 to 6 miles. ...

On the Lighter Side

by AnnSheybani | Apr 2, 2010 | anorexia, Confidence, dieting, goals, Karen Bridson, Planning, South Beach Diet, The Secrets of Skinny Chicks, The Zone, weight loss, Weight Watchers

When I was eleven, my mother signed me up for a weight loss class.  Having battled the bulge for years on end, she was alarmed when, at that awkward age, I, too, started piling on the pounds. So, every week, we drove out to the local University, where a pair of...

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