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When I met my husband almost eight years ago, I had just turned twenty five years old. It happened to have been in June when I am usually my tannest, thinnest, and most fit. Early in the summers I tend to feel more motivated to go for extensive walks and runs.. especially at that time when I was single. Also at that time, I didn’t have any wrinkles, and, in fact, my skin was perfect. If I had one zit pop up, it was the end of the world. My hair was its brunette color with natural red highlights from the sun, and had no signs ofRead More →

Erin Mandras Kick the Scale

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I had received an instant message from him almost immediately after plugging in my laptop, turning it on, and signing into instant messenger. I had just arrived in Georgia to take a nine-day coaching course, with plans to travel to Michigan before heading back to Baltimore a couple weeks later. He introduced himself as, “Jon,” like I was supposed to have known who Jon was at the time. He then explained he was a friend of Jon’s — a guy I had recently gone on a date, having enjoyed his company, but knowing he wasn’t the “one.” Confused, frustrated, and annoyed at that point fromRead More →