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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Ashley Smith Ashley Smith

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

“I’m not dealing with a hangry Ashley,” my friend said as he adamantly ushered me to breakfast on our first day of vacation.

He wasn’t wrong.

In all the years he’d known me, “I don’t do hunger well” was quite true. If I skipped breakfast, by 10 a.m., I’d be shaky, nauseated, and ready to punch someone in the throat.

But that was then.

Present Day Ashley just did a 3 day fast—Three. Full. Days. Without. Food—and barely blinked an eye.

How? And, more importantly, why?

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New Year, New Me: How to Stay Motivated and Actually Succeed
Ashley Smith Ashley Smith

New Year, New Me: How to Stay Motivated and Actually Succeed

I wasn't trying to be hateful, but I really wasn't making any effort to check my judgmental thoughts at the door.

It happens every January. My regular classes at the gym get bombarded by all of the New Year, New Me folks determined to work on their fitness. It feels too cramped, and it changes the dynamics.

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