My name is Risa. I'm 24 years old and live in Boca Raton, Florida. I have battled with my weight since I was about 6 years old, and for the last couple years, I was finally winning the fight. But I slipped, gaining back 36lbs from my lowest weight in ages. Now I'm buckling down again to shed the weight so I can look on the outside the way I feel on the inside. But the road isn't always straight and smooth. For more information on my life-long weight loss journey, please view my first post here. This blog exists for me, to keep me on track and motivated. If you don't like personal posts or personal opinions, you took the wrong fork at Albuquerque!

**Please note that I am not a nutritionist, personal trainer, doctor, or in any way professionally trained in matters of health. Any advice I provide is based on my own thorough research and experiences. Please consult your physician or other health advisor for your personal needs.**

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July 31st
12:41 PM

a message from Anonymous


This is off topic but you're really sweet and give great advice. I've been with my boyfriend for just under a year now but lately it hasn't been working. Lots of stuff has happened between us, and we're resenting each other. I'm so tired of the back and forth and the pretending I'm fine with what's happened. I think we're both questioning whether this relationship can last. I thought I was okay with ending things but I started thinking about the good times and I have no idea if I can just (cont)

(cont) cut him out of my life. There are so many memories in my house, and all of my favourite places have become our favourite places. We really did have some great times together, when all the shit wasn’t happening. I don’t think I can continue with the relationship, but I don’t think I can bare to end it either. Any advice? I feel so alone here.

It sounds to me like you know what the answer is but just want someone else to tell you it’s the right decision. Yes. It is the right decision. Every breakup has some good times that came before it. The man who hits his wife used to bring her flowers when they were dating. The woman who constantly accuses her husband of cheating used to just be happy to see him smile. There are always going to be good memories in there. You two got together because there was something there. But that something doesn’t always last, and that’s why relationships end. The cleaner the break, the easier it will be to move on. You’ll find someone else in time.

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