Why My Anxiety Is Through The Roof

October 3, 2018 andy Comments 7,067 comments

Ok, it’s time to be honest and raw here. This week is kicking my butt. Hard. I’m struggling to push past my anxiety to accomplish…well, anything. That’s the thing with Anxiety; you can have great days and weeks, even months, and then BAM!, you’re anxious, can’t sleep, stressing about everything, and struggling to make it through the day. That’s depressing as hell. (Did I mention that my depression, and the depression of so many others, stems directly from anxiety?) This…

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The 5 Things I Did To Start Losing Weight

September 23, 2018 andy Comments 3,112 comments

Losing weight is HARD. I mean sure, some people can drop weight easier than others, and you may even find that it’s easier to lose weight during one period of life than in your other. But overall, the process of losing weight (and ESPECIALLY of keeping that weight OFF), is no walk in the park. It takes hard work, dedication, and a lot of life changes. Then you start to consider hormonal imbalances, anxiety and depression, and a host of…

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Sometimes, The Scale Lies

September 1, 2018 andy Comments 3,947 comments

Sometimes, the number on the scale tells you one thing, and your body tells you another. Damn it. I was dropping weight all week, and the scale just shot up two pounds. I can feel the discouragement rise like a big, ugly tide. I know that in a few days the number on the scale will drop again, and I’ll continue the downward trend, but right now, it sucks. It doesn’t feel right, though. That number – it feels wrong….

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Stay The Course While Camping

August 27, 2018 andy Comments 1,296 comments

It’s finally here!! I have been waiting ALL YEAR LONG for this last weekend, and I am so incredibly excited that it finally arrived. That’s right: CAMPING! Every year, my family gets together for a 5-day camping trip just outside of Randle, WA. 5 days of lounging, reading, bike-riding, swimming in the river, picking berries, and hiking; this is one of the most rejuvenating occasions of the year for me. There’s a problem, though; camping tends to bring with it…

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How Anxiety Sabotaged My Health Journey

August 17, 2018 andy Comments 2,155 comments

*Disclaimer: This is MY story and journey; it may look different than yours. I know what a healthy body and weight looks like for me, and this post is about how Anxiety kept me from achieving that. Four years ago (wow, time flies), I started my life with the most amazing man; we lived on a sailboat in Seattle and I was in heaven. And then… I gained weight. Slowly, at first, but then my stress grew, we ate too…

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