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About MashelleK

I’m a 35 year old high school English teacher that really wants to have a family of my own, but in order to do that I need to lose over 100 pounds. I have PCOS and have always struggled with my weight, but this time is different. This time I want it too bad and I’m getting to a point where having a family is more and more difficult.

Mashelle Week 10: Aches and Pains

Each muscle and joint in my body aches. For the first time in just over two years, I went back to working out with a personal trainer. About three years ago I decided that I needed something different in the … Continue reading

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Mashelle Week 9: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Now that I am feeling better, I have so much more energy and am starting to get back on track. I have not yet really had enough energy to get off the couch and start exercising again, but that will … Continue reading

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Mashelle Week 8: Feeling a Little Under the Weather

BLAAAAHHH!!! This week has been a very difficult week for me. I got very sick over the weekend with a migraine, sore throat, bad stomach issues, and a mild fever. I thought everything was pretty much over on Monday when … Continue reading

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Mashelle Week 7: New Food Ideas

Normally I start my articles by bragging about how well my week was or by introducing my topic, but this week things are different. For the first time since I started on this weight loss journey I gained weight. Granted … Continue reading

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Mashelle Week 6: A Size Smaller

This past week I experienced something that I have not done in a long time; I got to go shopping for new clothes that were a size smaller. When I started on this journey a couple of months ago, I … Continue reading

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Mashelle Week 5: Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast has always been my most difficult meal to plan around. I know that most people would say that it is dinner, but that is easy for me. What makes breakfast so difficult is the fact that my morning schedule … Continue reading

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Mashelle Week 4: Confessions of a Chocoholic

This past week was rather difficult for me. After a long summer relaxing, working out, eating properly, and working on losing weight, I returned to work as a teacher. Last week, with all of the stress surrounding returning to work, … Continue reading

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Mashelle Week 3: A Few Extra Steps a Day Can Make a Huge Difference

I have been focusing so much on my food intake that this week I thought it would be a good idea to concentrate on something different. In the past, through Weight Watchers, I tracked my activity points on my tracker. … Continue reading

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Mashelle Week 2: Three Pounds Can Feel Like a Hundred

I walked into my Weight Watchers meeting on Tuesday night and nervously headed for the scale. I was trying to think happy thoughts because I was hoping that my first major goal of being below 300 pounds was finally reached. … Continue reading

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Mashelle Week 1: Trying to Find Inspiration

Being “fat” has always been a challenge that I have had to deal with in my life. I feel like I have spent the majority of my adult life yo-yoing between the same 100 or so pounds and I have … Continue reading

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