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About Leah@MyNewEnding

I'm a 44-year-old wife and mother who begins her day with God and coffee. When my youngest of 3 kids started college I went from a SAHM to a full-time job. I love being an attendance secretary. A lot has gone on since I started this blog in 2009, but one thing remains the same: I will not give up on my health. Join me as I share what that means for the season of life I'm in.

My first Clothing Victory

When I started working on my weight loss I was 231 lbs and pretty much everything I own was getting tight on me. I had only one new t-shirt that was loose. I didn’t have any other loose clothing because … Continue reading

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Small Steps, Smaller changes

I have been on my weight loss journey seriously now for almost three months. In that time I have only lost 13 pounds. As of last Friday that means I’ve lost an average of one pound a week. They say … Continue reading

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Back-To-School Challenge – Final Weigh-In

Our back-to-school challenge ended last Saturday, August 8,2009. We were hoping to lose 20 lbs by that date. Here’s the stats: Chris – total loss: -18.6 lbs. Leah – total loss: -13.0 lbs. As you can tell, Chris came the … Continue reading

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Back-To-School Challenge – To be cont…

Because I am leaving and Chris is in a time zone two hours behind me I will not be posting our weights for the Back-to-School Challenge until tomorrow.

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Weigh-In … Small Changes Work

Today’s Weight: 218.0 Loss/Gain This Week: – 1.5 lbs. Total Loss So Far: – 13.0 lbs. I’ll have to write more thoughts later, because we are leaving for an entire day out in a few minutes, but here’s a quick … Continue reading

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Little Workout Partner

We’ve been babysitting the 1 1/2 year old of some friends for a couple of days while her mother stays at the hospital with her very ill mother (tots grandmother). Yesterday I was doing my walking workout while she was … Continue reading

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Reduced-Fat Thoughts

First off, we took the kids shopping for new tennis for school the other day and I got a new pair also. You can see in my picture that I put them on right away. Well, nothing makes you want … Continue reading

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Good Choices = Good Feelings

As most of you know, last Friday night I ate a some junk food on our girls-only overnight trip and I felt very yucky the next day. Well, I’m back on track with my healthier eating and I am feeling … Continue reading

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All In Good Time

Let me start by saying that this post is not an excuse to make poor eating habits when trying to lose weight, nor is it an excuse to be lazy and not try and stick to your weight loss plan … Continue reading

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A good "Ugh…"

I took my twin daughters on a mini, girls-only vacation overnight last night. We had fun, ate some treats and today my stomach was not happy with me. I can’t remember the last time my stomach was upset from eating … Continue reading

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