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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.

Getting It Off My Chest

Yesterday morning I got up and weighed myself like I do every morning. The scale hadn’t budged hardly any since Friday, and it was very upsetting to me. My thoughts were this: “I’ve stayed within my calorie budget every day, … Continue reading

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Awesome Weekend

I had an awesome weekend!! (Monday was a very full laundry day w/a baby shower etc., so I’m barely getting a chance to blog about it today.) Besides the fact that I tracked all my eats and stayed within my … Continue reading

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Weigh-In … Water & Hot 100 v.2011

Today’s Weight: 186 . 5 Loss/Gain: – 1 . 5 lbs This was a good week food wise. I’ve tracked my food at least five days this week and even stayed pretty well within my calorie budget ( a slight … Continue reading

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Capable of More

ca·pa·ble    [key-puh-buhl] adjective 1. having power and ability; efficient; competent: a capable instructor. Today I took my second step class and I realized again that I am capable of more than I think. I’ve taken step classes on and … Continue reading

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24-Hour Getaway

A more personal post with some weight-related items sprinkled in…. Last Friday my husband took me out of town for a little 24-hour-getaway to celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary. The kids stayed home with a sitter for the night. We … Continue reading

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Busy Start

Well, I’m off to a busy week already. Whew! It’s good though and I’m not complaining. I’ll write more tomorrow, but suffice it to say today that I had a great weekend and the scale wasn’t up this morning. That’s … Continue reading

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Weigh-In … One Foot in Front of the Other Part 3

Today’s Weight: 188 . 0 Loss/Gain: + 1 . 5 lbs All I feel like is…It figures. I’m still putting one foot in front of the other, making better choices this week and then TOM comes and threatens to ruin … Continue reading

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Meet Sarah

Today I’d like you to meet Sarah. Sarah and I became friends when our oldest children were toddlers. We’ve enjoyed many years of laughing, giggling, hanging out, scrapping and oh you know, the typical girl stuff best friends do. Though … Continue reading

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I Was Tardy, but I Still Worked Hard

Today I was going to return to the Spin Class, but I was running late. When I got there every single bike was taken. wow. I wasn’t worried about arriving right at the class start time because last week there … Continue reading

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Embarrassed, But Fighting

I didn’t wax poetic after my weigh-in on Friday because I really feel I have nothing to say that hasn’t already been said; and then with the weight not coming off that’s proof I’m not doing what needs to be … Continue reading

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