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Oh, Liz. The younger Lizzie that lived in the pages of this blog… I just want to hug you and tell you that it really turns out okay.

Spent awhile scrolling back through my posts & I was just so desperate to *feel* something & be accepted & lose weight. I cringed so many times at the things I wrote and all.the.whining. We had valid complaints and issues about things that we were not mature enough, or maybe didn’t have the space to have proper perspective of - we thought some of these things were normal when maybe we should not have accepted them. I don’t know. Being a human is a weird experience. It’s cool, but complicated.

I’m happy to say that things are okay. I actually weigh more now than I ever did in the 12 years of this blog but I am much, much more at peace with my body, life, and the universe.

Little Lizzie, We did most of the things that you yearned for.

We have an extremely loving husband who we adore and adores us

A spunky goldendoodle ball of fluff that brings us more joy than we could have ever imagined

We bought a house (on. our. own.) and have spilled gallons of blood, sweat, and tears into it making it into everything we ever wanted

We have a pretty secure job that pays us more than enough money to live our life in anyway we want. We like our job for the most part and the people we work with are fun. It’s a good match.

We established some boundaries with those we love to protect our heart. We don’t let the fear of upsetting others at the cost our our peace of mind anymore, and we certainly don’t let others speak to us in ways that are hurtful.

We learned that no is a full sentence.

I am sad to tell you that we still think about weight every single hour of every single day. But we don’t feel the devastation of not being thin like we used to. We don’t exactly enjoy our body, but we have made peace with it. We are still trying over and over and are making good decisions about the future of our health. We don’t by any means have it all figured out and deal with quite a bit of anxiety, especially around anything that we cannot be certain about, but for the most part things are ~good~ and we have a nice life.

Onward and upward.

Say whaaaaaaat!

Now if everyone could just stay the f* home, wear a mask, and chill so I can get married next summer, it’d be swell.

MY DOG IS SUCH A DRAMA QUEEN. We usually go to bed around 9pm. How dare I stay up past 10:30?!

Saturday Morning Coffee Date

Good morning!

Take 1...

Not long after this was taken, Winnie (our 11-month-old Goldendoodle doggo) got too rowdy playing with my boyfriend on the bed, stepped in the coffee cup, spilled it all over me, the bed, and herself. We jumped up, rushed to get her in the tub to cool it off and got her all settled and I put everything in the wash. And just like that, my early morning snuggly in the bed kinda Saturday morning was turned upside down.

<disclaimer: the coffee wasn’t like freshly brewed kinda hot and Winnie Girl is just fine>

Take 2...

Note the lid. I’m also sitting on the opposite couch. Learning from my mistakes.

ANYWHO--

I’ve been reading my archive and it made me miss blogging so damn much.

Today is going to include:

Sunshine! Finally. I’m ready for spring.

Working on my sewing shack (I bought a house in April 2019 and we’ve been doing a ton of renovations and we are finally focusing on the sewing room!). Hopefully we will have the electrical finished today. I cant wait to move in.

Cooking dinner. I think I’m going to make chicken parm from scratch tonight.

Housework -- laundry & organizing my closet.

I hope ya’ll gave a great saturday!

omfg

I was gonna read through old posts and then delete my tumblr

but then

on the off chance it was available

i tried to change my url back to my first, original url

livinglifeinmotion.tumblr.com

and it frickin’ worked!

i think thats a sign from the universe.

i have tried to reclaim this probably 58 times in the past several years and it has always been unavailable.

helllooooooo world, i’m back on the platform with MY OG name and i’m liking it.

Wearing what I want.

So I haven’t don’t much laundry this week which means all of my pants are in the dirty wash. I could dig through it and find a pair, I’ve done it before, but that seemed like a lot of work.

I did have one last pair of pants in the drawer so I was like I guess I’ll just wear those. And then I realized they are a liiiiittle too tight but not unbearable. They button. I put ‘Em on and continue to do other getting ready things and then I remember that the zipper is broken. And it’s going to fall down all day. And the tightness will be uncomfortable after a day of sitting at my desk.

And then I see the red shift dress I bought to wear on Valentine’s Day. It’s cute. It has long sleeves and it goes to my knees.

If you know me or have ever seen me, I carry a lot of weight in my legs. A lot of it is muscle from 12 years of skiing 7 days a week. But the rest of it is fat. I haaaate my legs.

So I put on a pair of leggings. Not bad. I actually look halfway decent.

And you know what? I’m comfortable. I think it looks like a good outfit.

I’m sure I’ll have coworkers judging me behind my back because someone my size shouldn’t wear things like that.

But I like my outfit. And I’m gonna start wearing what I want.

Thanks, new haircut. You’ve given my brain a lift from all the negative thoughts. (I got my hair cut yesterday and I feel 65% less frumpy.

She seriously loves her dad so much.

Winnie, you look so cute up there with the leaves! Let Mommy take your picture!

#BRAT

yearofthesnitch

put in the tags the first thing that comes up when u type “i am,” “i’m not,” “i love,” “i hate,” and “i wish”

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well that was a wild ride

livinglifeinmotion

I am going. I’m not sure. I love you. I hate it. I wish we.

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Tumblr, Fall Class of 2010.

I miss the “golden era” of Tumblr. For me, that’s the people who joined Tumblr around the time of Fall 2010-Spring 2011.

I miss the days when everyone was traveling to destinations to meet up with a bunch of “randoms they met on the Internet” and had a blast. I travelled to Conway fricking Arkansas to run a half marathon and wore a t-shirt with Zoolander on it. I watched a guy take on “The Burrito Challenge” in which he ate three or something burritos and ran miles or laps (I forget). I enjoyed following along as another guy in California ran six marathons in six months. I donated to St. Jude’s because some people ate a ridiculous amount of pancakes. I ran a Christmas 5k with an introvert and proceeded to eat her pancakes << not an euphemism. We made friends in Chicago…and had a hell of a time running that marathon. We ran and worked out…we put lip sync videos together. I made bad song parodies. We read about a couple of Brits “coming to America”. Wbaw sold some t-shirts. People did epic shit.

If you were not on Tumblr during that era I’m sorry. You really missed out. Sure, people are still doing epic things but I miss a lot of those people. I miss those stories. I miss those people. But like all good things…they have to come to an end. I think Tumblr is a place for people to go, figure some shit out, and move on. It’s like a cross between college and rehab. You come do your crazy shit, talk through it, work stuff out, then you graduate and move on. You may one back from time to time but it’s not the same. You’re the alumnus to a fresh group of people who are “the new class”. They have their own thing and their own jokes…and all we can do is say “remember the time when __________?”

Maybe I’m just feeling nostalgic. Maybe it’s that Tumblr has changed. It was easier then. Whatever it is, to me…it’s not the same. I’m not leaving (just yet), but it’s no longer what it used to be.

x-opher

I feel like you wrote this in my stead… like you guest blogged for my brain.

Tumblr 10’-12’ was so much a part of life with friends, influence, encouragement, support… I even met my wife from tumblr. (Imagine how that would have gone if we didn’t have replies @staff? It wouldn’t. You could be preventing a future tumblr marriage right now. Insert appropriate ‘for shame’ gif here.)

I can’t say my slow fall from tumblr is because the community has changed so much - it’s not the same as it was and that’s life - but it’s mostly because of me. I’ve changed. I’m not doing my part. I miss the guy I was then as much as I miss all the tumblrs that were a part of helping that me through a tough journey to a place of health and happiness.

To be honest - I need it again. I feel like I’m back at square 1… but it’s different now. I know the path. What’s ahead. The struggle busses to come. The abandoned wagons. The group wagons. The wagons with the little girl raging out of control, down a hill and into the woods. The milestones… it doesn’t make it easier. It’s like beating a game then playing it again on the harder difficulty setting (for my nerds).

While it will be another long, tough journey, it’ll never be as fun as it was circa 10’-12’… making friends and writing peace songs because some tumblrs are tough to win over and going to meet ups to run and never to just get together and hangout and driving hours and hours to hop in a car and drive more hours with people you’ve never met to meet more people you’ve never met yet it all feels like friends you’ve known for years and crazy Boston lady run and jump hug you like it’s your best friend you’ve never met… but maybe it’s time for something new. Not better, but maybe just different and hopefully just as good.

Maybe it’s tumblr. Maybe it’s not. Either way, we’ll always have tumblr 10’-12’. And for what it’s worth for those of you still out there, thanks. It was the best. Let’s do it again.

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I think I was supposed to reblog this a few days ago? I tried to think of something to add but I can’t. It was what it was, is what it is, and will be what it will be. Co-signed. (PS @staff GET IT TOGETHER WITH THE REPLIES/COMMENTS ALREADY).

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I was too far and too poor (grad student) to attend these great meetups, but I loved experiencing them as part of that community. I miss what was. I’m hoping we might find a way to rebuild some of that (replies would help with that, @staff). Until then, I’m going to keep writing about my fitness journey and about my life.

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I’m going to chime in now, since I’ve seen this post circulating over the past few days.

Class of ‘10-‘12 were definitely the golden years for me. I was getting ready to graduate college, “start a new chapter” by doing TurboFIRE and posting daily “wellness”-es to help everyone in their own ventures.

After reading several people’s posts, I was inspired to start running and eventually train for my first half marathon. In that process I met some “IRL” friends whose friendships are still ongoing, though they have left the tumblr-verse (here’s looking at you: Maggie, Jenn & Emily!) and even Colorado. That hasn’t stopped us from staying in communication and getting visits in foreign countries!

I got so much support from the tumblr-world in my races: 5ks, 10ks, triathlons and half marathons (even the random zumba and lip sync videos. Look them up on my archive, they’re still there @operation225). Any time I refer to my blog, I refer to you all as my friends ( @nikkiagain, you’ll always be my Fitblr BFF!). Because of the support, I was able to lose 27.2 lbs and finish all of those races.

Then….VEGAS. I met “the Brits”, I met Devon aka “the girl who ran around the world”, I met and got to run with Michelle and Robb, I partied with Amanda, Alicia, and he-who-must-not-be-named/wtf-happened-to-WBAW, and none of that could have been possible without the love and support that the Class of ‘10-’12 gave me.

I moved to Nicaragua for Peace Corps, had shoddy internet access, and wasn’t able to keep up with everyone as much as I’d liked. Though, I felt like you guys all experienced that with me. I felt you all with me when I ran that 25k and chanted “Let’s go, let go, legs go!” the whole way…a phrase I never would have known without tumblr.

Those were the good ol’ days. I miss them and I want them back. We have built such a strong, supportive community. I get it, people grow up and move on; kind of like Andy in Toy Story 3. I’m not ready to give you guys up. I need you all on my side and have my back to restart my journey.

Class of ‘10-’12: Fitblr Forever!

cc: @staff these shenanigans have got to stop. Bring replies back. Our community is breaking without them

wineworkoutandwords

I spent 30 minutes replying to this earlier today and TUMBLR ATE MY POST….

But how I feel about this is important so I am going to rewrite it….

I too was part of the 2010-2011 Tumblr class. I came to this little piece of the inter-webs because I was virtually training for the 2011 Boston Marathon with @mostlyfitforthebeach. I originally thought that this would be a place where I would document and track my training progress and to have some accountability from like minded fitness souls who were out here!

NEVER did I expect what I found here….

I did not get to go to Conway, AK and run the Soaring Wings Half but I watched eagerly (and with jealousy) my dash daily (really, hourly) to see what shenanigans the group was up to and virtually lived in the moment by running the virtual half at home!

I followed @roguewandering with a vengeance as she trained for her first marathon. Her ups…her downs…her victories…her struggles…they were all something that I identified with as I trained for Boston. She motivated and inspired me!

Then I did get to have my first Tumblr meet up – Las Vegas Rock and Roll Half (aka The Strip at Night) where I met @activeinpink, @robbsadventure, @happyfitrunnergirl, @devonrunning, the Brit’s and a handful of other wonderful people…

That did it for me – I was hooked on meeting my virtual friends and family…

I traveled to NYC and ran the most emotional 5k EVER (Tunnel to Towers) and explored the city with @regainingmymoxy, @lindsaydoeslife, @reclaimingmyinnerbamf, @runsforbrunch, @runningforme and sooo many others…

I ran and didn’t finish the 2013 Boston Marathon due to the bombing and this community was a HUGE source of love and support. I eventually went back with @rookcanrun and @shrinkingmomma and did our Unfinished Business 10k that June and finished the race that the bombers took away from me that day! And the following year, in 2014, I crossed the finish line HAND IN HAND with both of them again… Tumblr solidarity!

I have met Tumblr’s at airports ( @stilldavidsgoals ), on Do Life Runs ( @bendoeslife and @runswithpoodle) and runs and races both locally and across the miles….

I have watched some of you get married ( @footy-chic & @spartanhusband) and I have watched some of you have the most incredible babies ( @themotherrunner) – I have felt for many of you who have lost friends and loved ones to cancer, illness and old age…

I could keep going but that is not the point (or maybe it is)...

What is important is what @mostlyfitforthebeach said – it was really a ‘golden time’ and it will NEVER be the same. We all change, we all evolve, we all go different directions….but here’s the truth:

I miss those times!

I crave those times!

I mourn those times!

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Like all of you, I miss this era as well. It was pure. The community was here to lift you up, hold you accountable, and pick you up if you fell. It was just that, a community. @staff has taken away the ability to comment and that just shows how far things have fallen.

What if those of us that remember this amazing time did something to bring it back? What if we banded together to rise up and do our part to rebuild what has been dismantled?

If you are interested, please let me know. Let US know.

As far as I know, you can still answer questions. Maybe until @staff gets their shit together, we can come up with a whimsical question to end all of our posts.

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@activeinthemtns am I crazy, or would a 10 year reunion for the Class of 2010 be pretty amazing?

As the great Bonnie Raitt would say, “Let’s give them something to talk about!”

kategoesrunning

Oh. My. God. Yes!!! Reunion time!!!!! That would be so amazing!

The class of 2010 was literally life changing for me!!! It changed my path. It was amazing. I miss it so much!

**also can’t believe it’s been so long!!!**

livinglifeinmotion

All. Of. It. ALLLLL OF IT.

hell0-there-lady

V A C C I N A T E

hell0-there-lady

I have decided to make this a master post of healthcare PROFESSIONALS calling bullshit on anti-vaxx

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there are links directly between some vaccinations and autism in young children. Whole drug and medical industries need to be restructured

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No there aren’t, and the doctor that said that literally got his license taken away for being reckless

mango-thot-deactivated20190520

The whole entire study was literally based on lies. There are kids who can’t get vaccinated due to health reasons like allergies and being immuno-compromised but every other child NEEDS to be vaccinated

kumasenpai

1. Mufuckas is too old to be believing your child can catch autism from a goddamn shot

2. Even if they could an autistic child is better than a dead one

3. STOP SPREADING BULLSHIT

sauvamente

If you believe that vaccinations cause autism you do not deserve to have children. There are so many kids that have died because of this believe because people do not wanna vaccinate their children because they’re afraid of autism which is fucked up on so many levels.

susiethemoderator

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the fact that ppl are afraid of raising a child with autism is the saddest part

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elviajedelaesperanza

I love for mashed potato month.

Memory alert!

This day, 6 years ago I wore this little sundress IN PUBLIC and didn’t feel shame.

I don’t have any pics of me in it, but, here’s on where you can see my legs 😂

I wanna get back to that place. Not the feeling no shame part because this boy has been really really good for my self image (he’s showing me that other people really do love me and my body exactly how they are) but the part where I fit into the dresses that I have.

Date # 7

I picked the dude up and took him on a surprise date last night.

Car fort, sunset, and popcorn.

I can’t believe it hasn’t even been 60 days since he walked into my office on a rainy Thursday to ask for some tape (that he didn’t need) just to meet me.

Happy Liz is happy.

Weight update

SoOo as I previously mentioned, I sprained my ankle on June 30th and I’ve been acting like I broke my damn leg by the way I’ve been babying it.

I have been doing very little exercise. Haven’t really been eating great.

I also gained several pounds in the form of a boyfriend (holy crap I’ve never actually used that word in my life in relation to myself. I. Have. A. Boyfriend.)

So today I was like ALRIGHT LIZ YOU GOTTA GET ON THE SCALE AND JUST FACE IT.

So I did.

And somehow I’m at the lowest I’ve seen in over 4 years.

The level of excited I am right now is so high.

Seeing a number in the 260s is so motivating.

23 of 88 gone.

65 to go. 11 month’s to do it.

💪

GUYS THIS PAST MONTH HAS BEEN A WHIRLWIND

Home is 6 hours away.

Home for a funeral.

Work for a week.

Home for 11 days of vacation

Work for 3 days

Home for 19 hours to visit my aunt who is visiting and is very sick

Vermont for 3 days

I’m finally back in my apartment getting my life back together.

While all of the ^^^^ was happening this also happened:

This dood just walked into my life introduced himself took me out to dinner on my 30th birthday continued to text me even when I was super hesistant and not really sure if I was feeling it.

And then last night texts me to get my stuff together because we’re going to the lake to watch the stars and he tells me he wants to kiss me and I start to internally panic because it’s been so long since I’ve had any sort of romantic intimacy. And the kiss is MEH but I don’t know how to be honest about that because this dood is super into me and I don’t wanna hurt him so we just lay there for awhile and he kissed me again and that’s when I came alive.

I sent a goodnight text that said: “Goodnight handsome. Smitten is a good word, I think I’ll start using it too 😘” WHO AM I AND WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH LIZ?!

swoleprincess

Firework 5k!

I’ve decided to host a virtual race on July 4th, this Wednesday

What you need to do:

- reblog so others can see!

- walk, run, swim, skip, or bike your way to 3.1 miles!

- tag me (swoleprincess) in a post about it so I can reblog to share with everyone how awesome you are! I will also be tracking “firework5k”

You do not have to do this mileage all at once. In my area, it’s going to be extremely hot and I would rather everybody stays safe while participating instead of pushing themselves in extreme heat. So be careful and listen to your body

Since you’ve read this much, I would also like to make a request of all of you. Instead of shooting off your own fireworks, please visit a community sending them off or use sparklers in your backyards.

Why?

Pets aren’t the only ones frightened by fireworks. During my internship at a wildlife rehabilitation center this summer, I learned that many different species of wild animals are also affected. This means that when they hear the loud noises from fireworks, there is a strong chance that they get so frightened that they abandon their babies. So please keep this in mind on the fourth!! I love taking care of the babies at the clinic, but their place is with their mommies in the wild.

Have fun, everyone!!

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