Hogzilla on January 13th, 2010

Fat isn’t just a state of body, it’s also a state of mind. And it’s a scary state of mind because once you start thinking of yourself as fat, it’s VERY hard to stop thinking of yourself that way. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t think I was fat. Even when I was […]

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Hogzilla on December 29th, 2009

I’m still here. I’m still losing. I’m down almost 35 lbs and depending on whether I’m wearing a skirt or jeans, 2-3 sizes.  It’s amazing the difference in my body. I don’t feel that different, but when I look at myself in my pretty underwear (because I can now wear pretty underwear) I think I’m […]

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Hogzilla on September 14th, 2009

The summer is over. The book has launched. (have you bought your two copies yet? why not?) and now I’m back. I’m officially down 35 lbs from January. I’m a happy girl about that. But I’m getting flabby because my workouts have been sparse and erratic. Need to get back to a regular routine. It […]

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Hogzilla on July 26th, 2009

First of all, a huge shout out to CK for taking the blogging reins and running with them while I was at conference in DC last week. She is a rockstar. I had planned to blog as soon as I returned, but then promptly came down with the plague. Unfortunately, I did not vitamin up […]

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Hogzilla on July 8th, 2009

Dear Scale (again), You thought you could piss me off this morning when you gave me the finger, didn’t you? I bet you thought if you just showed a teensy bit of progress (fucking half pound. screw you) that I’d give up and dive into a bowl of cheese dip and a growler of Diamond […]

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Hogzilla on July 8th, 2009

Dear Scale, Thanks. Seriously. That -1/2 pound that you moved this morning really makes all that hard work, my sore ass, and the lack of booze worth it. I promise, it didn’t feel like a fuck you at all. Loathe Love, Mel

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Working out has been good. I haven’t started back running yet, but I am walking 1.5 hours 3-4 days a week, plus the circuit training at the gym. And last week, I added Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred video to my workout. It’s 20 pretty intense minutes and it’s working. Well, my body shape is […]

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Hogzilla on July 2nd, 2009

So in my 12 lb quest, I’m now down 2. So that means I have 10 left to lose by Aug 2nd. I’ve worked out 3 out of the 4 days this week so far. Circuit training, abs, and walking from 45 mins-1.5 hours. It’s working. I feel better. I look better. And I wanna […]

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Hogzilla on June 29th, 2009

I have 4.5 weeks until my book launch party. I have a goal of losing 12 lbs between now and then. IF I accomplish that goal, I will be at my lowest weight in 12 years. Yes, since before I had my last child. You see, I didn’t lose the baby fat after I gave […]

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Hogzilla on June 2nd, 2009

I’m baaack? Or am I? You know it’s funny. A few months ago I couldn’t imagine falling off the fitness wagon. I had dropped a size, dropped 20+ pounds, dropped my double chin…and I felt like a million dollars. Then I ran my 5K. I was so proud and exhausted. So I took a week […]

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