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	<title>Chronicles of a Late Bloomer</title>
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		<title>Crisis of Motivation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week culminated in a pure crisis of motivation yesterday morning when, around 7:00, I suddenly decided I just wasn&#8217;t going to work out. I just couldn&#8217;t. 

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This came hot on the heels of Wednesday night&#8217;s slump (Oh, I&#8217;m so tired &#8212; I can&#8217;t do more than 20 minutes of cardio&#8230;) and certainly has psychological and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/02/19/crisis-of-motivation/</link>
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		<title>Book Review: Where did all the fat go? WOW!Rx, by Dr. Huizenga</title>
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It surprises me how little press this book has gotten, given the nation&#8217;s obsession with The Biggest Loser. NBC frequently pads their news, talk, and late-night programs with previews and follow-ups to The Biggest Loser drama. &#8220;Where are they now?&#8221; episodes and a market flooded with Biggest Loser powders and paraphernalia all give the impression that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/02/16/book-review-where-did-all-the-fat-go-wowrx-by-dr-huizenga/</link>
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		<title>Month 1: Fringe Benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aside from numerical weight and inches lost, other neat things happened this month. Some people call these non-scale victories.
Only one of these things is a repeat victory from previous weight-loss attempts. I was able to wear smaller clothes when I lost weight without exercising &#8212; when I became thinner but not fitter. Everything else is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/02/11/month-1-fringe-benefits/</link>
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		<title>Preparation Stage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once you burn out on Contemplation, your thoughts may naturally turn to Preparation. In my case, the Contemplation and Preparation stages lasted a little longer, because they coincided with the holiday season.
I give handmade holidays each year, so I knew there would be no way I could devote 2-2.5 hours of exercise a day until [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/02/10/preparation-stage/</link>
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		<title>At-home Contestants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just updated my Stats Page to reflect the latest info. Although I weigh in weekly and keep all kinds of records, charts, and graphs, I think for this blog it&#8217;ll be enough to let you guys in on the changes from month to month.

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From the Happy Accidents Department: this season of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/02/08/at-home-contestants/</link>
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		<title>Skinny fat?</title>
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More arguments for the importance of exercise &#8212; not just weight loss.
What matters is how healthy you are &#8212; how fit &#8212; not your dress size and not your BMI.
Also, check out this article about discrimination in the medical field against women who are as little as 13 pounds overweight. Incredible.

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		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/02/04/skinny-fat/</link>
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		<title>Brief contemplation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once my Precontemplation (denial) ended, I entered a brief (very brief) period of Contemplation.

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It didn&#8217;t take me long to know exactly what I wanted to do to bring about change. I knew about Dr. Huizenga&#8217;s book from my brushes with Biggest Loser auditioning. One of the things I like best about the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/02/03/brief-contemplation/</link>
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		<title>The end of precontemplation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the transtheoretical Stages of Change model, the first stage of change is called Precontemplation.

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Precontemplation is the stage before you are even thinking about making a change. Change isn&#8217;t on your radar. Maybe you aren&#8217;t even aware that a change needs to be made, or not willing to consider options for making [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/02/02/the-end-of-precontemplation/</link>
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		<title>The Stages of Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The science of behavior change is alive and well with a myriad of theories and models to help us, theoretically, be able to make positive changes in our lives.

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Unfortunately, we&#8217;re human and full of foibles and complications. Models and theories, no matter how well-researched, do not always take into consideration the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/02/01/the-stages-of-change/</link>
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		<title>Capable</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because there don&#8217;t seem to be any other bloggers stupid crazy enough to try following Dr. Huizenga&#8217;s inanely-named Wow!Rx plan, I knew from the beginning that I wanted to blog about the experience and blaze a trail for other idiots brave souls to follow.

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But, I didn&#8217;t want to publicize it much until I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.latebloomerlog.com/2010/01/25/capabl/</link>
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