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Fitbloggin’ Blues

Posted on September 21, 2012 | 1 Comment

Incase you’re living under a rock, Fitbloggin’ is happening….RIGHT NOW!

It all started yesterday with a tour of McCormick and the meet up mixer…..

Then there’s SO MANY awesome sessions attend….awesome food….awesome swag…..and SO SO SO MANY awesome people!!!

Do you know who’s going to be there?

The Cutest Couple Ever: Meegan & Tara!

The Amazing Fit & Free Emily!

The One & Only Bitchcakes!

The Miz & The Mrs.

Super Sweet Kenz!

My Freakin’ Idol Diet Girl!

The Lovely Tracey!

Super Awesome Steve!

And the person I was really wanting to meet this year: Renee! (seriously this lady has been cheering me on from the beginning! She lives over in the Netherlands, so this was a big deal for her to come! I puffy heart her!)

There’s going to be a million other awesome people there. People who will get it when you pull out your camera to Instagram, Tweet, and Facebook your meal, people who get the live blogging during a session, who will tweet how awesome it was to meet you, people who understand the weight loss struggle, people who will squeal out your twitter name because that’s what they best know you as, people who give the best hugs, who will Zumba with you, break out in song, and people who are just great people. It’s like I told Mr. B last night….these people are my people….

But alas, this fit blogger won’t be there….

Last year I was super fortunate to go! I won a ticket by posting this really awesome rap! (seriously, check it out to get a good laugh!) And Mr. B and I were able to afford plane tickets to go. It was the best time ever! I loved meeting everyone and just how “at home” you felt! I posted a recap of it all over here!

I’m not gonna lie, I’ve sure got the Fitbloggin’ Blues….seeing everyone post how they excited they are about meeting someone I want to meet, all the laughs, hugs, and memories being tossed around….sigh. How could you NOT want to be there!?

So everyone at Fitbloggin’, Have fun! Drink too much, eat some crab cakes, hug everyone you see, tweet it all, take too many food pictures, but also pictures of each other, Zumba it up, make friends, exchange cards and twitter handles, but most of all enjoy every single second of it! Oh, and get me a swag bag! ;)

If you need me, I’ll be sulking and staying far away from social media!

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Why I Love This Community…

Posted on May 27, 2011 | 8 Comments

If you’re a fitness or weight loss blogger, you know how awesome this community can be. It was made quite apparent last week at Fitblogginwhen there were a lot of hugs and kind words going around. We understand each other. We know what it is like to fall off the wagon, what it is like to have an injury that can hold us back, how awesome it is to hit a weight loss milestone, and how crappy it is when we have a gain.

All you have to do is blog, Facebook, or Tweet about it and you’ll get a response from someone or multiple someones who know exactly what you’re going through.

Last night I sent out one of those tweets. Yesterday I got my first mean comment. I’ve been blogging almost two years without one, but I knew it was bound to happen. I mean, haters gonna hate.

Basically the comment boils down to that I’m not a fit blogger and no one likes a fat bride. Whatever dude….

So, I sent out a tweet that said:

Well I just got my first ever hateful comment on my blog. Thanks ‘paul’. Apparently no one loves a fat bride, good thing I’m not fat! :)

I was quickly tweeted back with awesome comments!

Kenz (@alltheweigh) Uh…you’re adorable, and you’re going to make a beautiful bride!

Renee (@pinkypie) jesus seriously?? WTF is wrong with people??? You are BEAUTIFUL now,before &surely in your future.

Paula (@paulylagordita) you are gorgeous my dear!

Brenda (@longdoglover) what a jerk. But nasty comments always hurt. As I said. Jerk. Hugs to you

Liz (@elizawhat) Print it out and frame it; you know you’ve made it when you’ve got trolls.

Shauna (@shauna)  sorry to hear about the comment, BOO! :( some real fuckwits out there.

Not to mention the countless awesome comments on Facebook. A lot of nice things have been said. And it has taken a cruddy situation and turned it into a better one.

I’m not going to lie, the comment stung at first. But then I realize that that person is obviously just unhappy in their own life. And quite frankly, if you don’t like what I post about, don’t read me. But that’s not the point of this post.

The point is that this community ROCKS! And I’m so glad that I’m a part of it and you have all welcomed me with open arms. If you’re a part of it, you know what I mean. We’re all understanding and are always there to offer support where needed.

Thanks for all the awesome feedback you’ve given me over the last couple of years!

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Fabulous Fitbloggin!

Posted on May 25, 2011 | 9 Comments

Fitbloggin’ was awesome, amazing, fabulous, spectacular, and all other great words you can think of. I learned so much and met so many amazing people. It really was nice to be around people who “get you”. People who understand blogging, what twitter hashtags are, the weight loss battle, and will giggle when someone says that “two fingers are enough.”

Fitbloggin’ was more than the swag too, although that was a nice bonus! I came home with some awesome stuff! Running shoes from New Balance, EA Active 2 for PS3, a scale from Eat Smart Scales that measures weight/body fat/body water/muscle/bone mass, a food scale from Eat Smart Scales, several workout DVDS, and other things I’m sure I’m forgetting. I even had to leave some stuff behind because I just didn’t have any where to pack it! Funny story about the box of Fiber One cereal….B-Fry tried to pass it off to a homeless guy….he turned it down. Guess he’s regular already! Haha. Thanks to all the Fitbloggin’ sponsors for hooking us up!

The weekend was a whirlwind of activities, hugs, pokens, laughs, pictures, knowledge, tears, and fun. It didn’t last long enough of course. I wish that all my Fitbloggin peeps lived within 10 minutes of me. That would be the best. :)

I wouldn’t change much except that next time I’d be more willing to walk up to people I didn’t know and I would stay in the same hotel as the conference because it was a LOT of walking and I feel like I may have missed out on some quality time with people. The time I did spend with them was priceless though.

My major highlight for the weekend was meeting Shauna Reid. For those of you who live under a rock and don’t know who she is, she’s the author of The Amazing Adventures of Diet Girl. And she’s someone who really inspired me along my journey. I definitely have a girl crush on the lady! Haha. I met her Friday night at the social and gave her a big ol’ hug and demanded a picture. We chatted like friends and she introduced me to people which was awesome. Then, she went out to dinner with a bunch of us! Seriously made my life. Lol. I know that she’s just a girl who lost weight and wrote a book, but to me she’s so much more. She’s awesome!

Other highlights:

* Mrs. FatAss realizing who I was and then freaking out when I told her about mine and B-Fry’s engagement.

* Meeting Kenz and having her tell people that she looks up to me. :)

* Kenz meeting B-Fry and finding it weird to actually call him by his name.

* Meeting Tracey, Kerri, Steve, Jack, Ryan, Tara, Britt, and countless other people. It’s so awesome to meet the people you’ve chatted with online for so long.

* Foodie’s and Paolo’s performances on Friday night.

* Learning SOOOO much during the Intuitive Eating Panel.

* Feeling inspired by everyone there

* Robby telling me my glasses were Lisa Loeb like and then breaking out into “Stay (I Missed You)

* Introducing B-Fry to some awesome people

* Getting the BEST hug from Tara

* Chatting with the bartender and hopefully inspiring her

* Winning an awesome scale from Eat Smart Scales

* Coming down the escalator several times and seeing B-Fry at the bottom waiting for me.

* Getting extra drink tickets with Kenz

* Meeting Emily who lives near me!!

* And about a million other things….

Have I mentioned it was an amazing weekend?

PHOTO DUMP TIME!

Some of the pictures were stolen from Britt, I’m sure she doesn’t mind! :)

What was your favorite part of FitBloggin?

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