{"id":13010,"date":"2011-02-12T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=13010"},"modified":"2011-02-11T15:48:03","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T23:48:03","slug":"1-year-blog-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=13010","title":{"rendered":"1 Year Blog Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

365 days ago I started this blog.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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\nI never intended on sharing my story with the world. I never intended on ever having a blog (in fact I didn’t even know what a blog was until last year).<\/p>\n

I stumbled upon the fitblog world accidentally last January when I did a Google search for running. I was starting to get serious about my Hood to Coast training and wasn’t sure how to even start a training program. A search brought me to Monica<\/a>‘s website. I lurked around her site for a few weeks in January and then she started a series called “Weight Loss Wednesdays.” She asked for weight loss success stories to share on her blog. I thought, “Hmm I have a story to share I guess.” So I emailed her and she emailed me some interview questions.<\/p>\n

The interview made me really stop and think about how far I had come from 250 pounds. I honestly hadn’t thought much about it for awhile because I was comfortably maintaining and my new life felt like the “norm.” It wasn’t until I read her interview questions that I realized I DID have a good story to share.<\/p>\n

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\nThus began 110 Pounds and Counting.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortly after that she published my story<\/a> on her website. Suddenly I had readers! People interested in what I had to say!<\/p>\n

I wasn’t planning on continuing the blog. I figured I didn’t have that much to say beyond my background and how I lost the weight.<\/p>\n

Post #1 – My First Blog Post<\/a><\/p>\n

Post #2 – The Old Me <\/a><\/p>\n

Post #3 – How I Ate to Lose<\/a><\/p>\n

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Once the floodgates were open though, I found that I did have more to say. The creative juices were flowing and I remembered lots of old stories, remembered tips I wanted to share with people, and of course the encouragement of readers inspired me to continue. The number one reason I continued writing here was the positive feedback I received from readers, friends and family. I loved getting emails from people who shared personal stories and struggles with me. They told me that I inspired them to keep trying to lose weight. That made me happy.<\/p>\n

It’s a riot going back and reading old posts. Clearly I’ve come a long way. I found my voice in this past year of blogging. I found a strength I knew I had but was probably too shy to utilize. Seeing how short my original posts are makes me laugh. I really didn’t know what I was doing yet. And I think I still had that voice in the back of my head saying, “Is anyone actually reading this? Probably not, so be short and to the point!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

I started out at Blogger<\/a>. I quickly grew out of that and realized it wasn’t the right space for me. I moved over to WordPress<\/a>. Over the summer of 2010 I realized that I wanted to have my own website. With the help of my lovely boyfriend Michael and his super smart computer friend Jeremy I found my new home here.<\/p>\n

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The meaning behind the name of my blog: 110 pounds is how much weight I lost on my own. No crazy diets, no surgery, no nutritionist, no medication, no starvation–just freakin’ hard work. The “And Counting” part came to me for two reasons: 1) I lost my weight by counting calories and I still count my calories and 2) I wasn’t finished yet – I was still counting.<\/p>\n

The Evolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When my site started it was simply a place I could tell my story, then it evolved into other things (some of them short-lived). While I was training for Reach the Beach and Hood to Coast my blog became all about training. How I was training, the food I was eating, the progress I was making, the set-backs and injuries.<\/p>\n

Then it became more of a place for me to share some of the fun activities I do. Hiking, camping, bike rides, swimming, vacations, snowshoeing…I am clearly a very active person and I’m glad I’ve found a soul-mate<\/a> who enjoys those things too.<\/p>\n

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\nA lot of good things have come out of having a blog. The best is by far the friends I’ve made. Some I’ve met in real life<\/a>, others I haven’t met yet but would love to. To name a few: Beth<\/a>, AJ<\/a> (so we can have a healthy debate about Veganism) , Emmie<\/a>, I want to workout with Lori<\/a>, run with Monica<\/a>, and Kate<\/a> (maybe do some yoga)!<\/p>\n

Having a blog also gave me the opportunity to be featured in a magazine<\/a>! I was even on the cover!<\/p>\n

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\nThe photo shoot<\/a> was so much fun and definitely an interesting experience. My weight loss story also got picked up by Woman’s Day<\/a> and Yahoo Health<\/a>!<\/p>\n

It’s been a great year<\/a> for me. Where do I go from here? I still love blogging and hope that I can continue to inspire people to lose weight and maintain a healthy balance in life. I’d also like to write a book about my story of weight loss.<\/p>\n

Thank you all my loyal readers who have read my tales for the last year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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