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February 2023 in Review

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Amanda

February has been a monster of a month! Not in a bad way, just very, very FULL. I had weeks where there were literally events or appointments going on daily, some of them taking up 16 hours a day! When … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Note To Self

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Amanda

One of the side effects of Mounjaro is that it slows gastric emptying, essentially making you feel fuller for longer. I don’t know how it does this, or what the point is in terms of what the medicine was originally … Continue reading →

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January 2023 in Review

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Amanda

January was lovely. Honestly, I’m not used to January being a mostly-good month. My depression cycles – which have remained fairly consistent since I was about 13 or 14 years old – usually involve me having a great first 2-3 … Continue reading →

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Closing the Door on 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Amanda

This year could really be broken into three sections for me. The first would be from Jan 1 to April 1, a time when I was both dealing with personal/family-related trauma while also trying to find a good medicine fit … Continue reading →

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December 2022 in Review

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Amanda

So I have this weird thing about not posting the former year’s stuff in the new year. Something about leaving it behind. I don’t know. In any case, this can get tricky, because technically you can’t review a month (or … Continue reading →

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November 2022 in Review

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Amanda

It’s been a big month. I started to get back into hiking just a little, I had a couple photo shoots (including one I was hired for!), then of course it was Thanksgiving this month. Plus getting covid for the … Continue reading →

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October 2022 in Review

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Amanda

October turned out to be a pretty incredible month. Started on Day 1 with a Muslim Culture Festival in Austin with friends – my first proper ladies’ day out in ages – and ended with an amazing Halloween night where … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Mournjaro

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Amanda

Last week, I said that I began talking with my doctor about medical intervention for weight loss. That was two months ago, and she told me about a new medication on the market, Mounjaro. This is a medication that is … Continue reading →

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September 2022 in Review

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Amanda

September just flew by! Maybe it’s because I was so busy with foster cats this month, but it felt like September was less than two weeks long. It’s strange being home without the kids. It’s changed things in more ways … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – the fatphobic rhetoric of “true” loss

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Amanda

About a decade ago, I met two different folks who had lost a large amount of weight. The first was a young woman who had lost about 40 lbs and didn’t really have much more to lose; the second was … Continue reading →

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