Top Posts
Below are some of my top posts — both personal favorites of mine, and ones that got a great response from all of you! I especially encourage you to check them out if you’re new to the blog. Enjoy!
- Holy Crap, I Wrote a Book
- My Story
- Me vs. Me (re: Binge eating)
- A Year in Review (re: One year down)
- Reflection (re: Self-reflection)
- My Name is Gretchen, and I Used to be Fat
- Dear Diary (re: Depression & self-hatred)
- Fat Acceptance vs. Fat Glorification
- Stuck in the Middle With You (re: Downsizing your wardrobe)
- The Worst Four Letter Word (re: Debt)
- Post Mortem (re: My first real breakup)
- The Effects of Not Eating Well
- One (re: Slipping)
- Retreat (re: Not Being a Runner)
- Option Paralysis (re: Career uncertainty)
- Flake (re: Career uncertainty again)
- Confession (re: Losing my motivation for weight loss)
- Ghost (re: The constant battle against disordered eating)
- You’re Not Alone (re: The truth behind my past eating disorder)
Milestone Weigh-ins - First Post
- First Weigh-in
- Under 200 pounds
- Downsizing
- 20% Body Weight – Gone!
- I lost 50 pounds!
- Making the 180s (Plus the big haircut reveal!)
- The 5 Stages of Grief
- Resolute (Post-holiday weight gain)
- Facing the Scale
- It’s Not Easy
Favorite Food Posts - Sake to me!
- Taste of Arlington 2011
- Making Sushi!
- Cupcakes and Pizza and Panda, Oh My!
- Making Pasta
- 2012 DC Food & Wine Festival
- Making Crepes
- Taste of Falls Church 2012
Restaurant Recaps - Maggiano’s Little Italy (Tysons Corner, VA)
- Good Stuff Eatery (Washington, DC)
- Open Kitchen / Founding Farmers (Falls Church, VA & Washington, DC)
- Peking Gourmet Inn (Falls Church, VA)
- Koi Koi Sushi (Falls Church, VA)
- Ella’s (Washington, DC)
- Haandi (Falls Church, VA)
- Seasons 52 (Tysons Corner, VA)
- Sweetleaf (McLean, VA)
- Cafe Asia (Rosslyn, VA)
- Scion (Washington, DC)
- Argia’s (Falls Church, VA)
- Oe Gad Gib (Annandale, VA)
- Clyde’s (Tysons Corner, VA)
- Landini Brothers (Alexandria, VA)
- Zaytinya (Washington, DC)
- J. Gilbert’s (McLean, VA)
- Tono Sushi (Washington, DC)
- 2941 (Falls Church, VA)
- Bon Chon Chicken (Annandale, VA)
- Graffiato (Washington, DC)
- Evo Bistro (McLean, VA)
- Woodberry Kitchen (Baltimore, MD)
- Chasin’ Tails (Falls Church, VA)
- Nostos (McLean, VA)
- Founding Farmers (Rockville, MD)
- Kushi (Washington, DC)
- Hot Spot (Fairfax, VA)
Travel - Have Cruise, Will Travel (All Caribbean Cruise posts – January 2011)
- Beavertails, Poutine, Maple Ice… Oh my! (Ottawa, Canada – February 2011)
- Fitbloggin’ 2011 (Baltimore, MD – May 2011)
- The Big Apple: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 (New York City – June 2011)
- Fitness & Health Bloggers Conference 2011: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (Boulder, CO – June 2011)
- Boardwalking in the OC: Part 1 and Part 2 (Ocean City, MD – July 2011)
- Healthy Living Summit 2011: Part 1 and Part 2 (Philadelphia, PA – August 2011)
- Back to Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada – October 2011)
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 (Orlando, FL – February 2012)
- Healthy Living Summit 2012: Part 1 & Part 2 (Cambridge, MA – August 2012)
Working Out - Running my first mile (Since, oh, I don’t know, 10th grade PE?)
- My First Attempt at P90X
- My First Bikram Yoga Class
- My First Hot Vinyasa Yoga Class
- Transitioning to Outdoor Running
- Workout Motivation (Hunger Games Workout)
- Rock Climbing
- What I’m Doing At the Gym
- CrossFit
Races - My 1st 5K!
- My 2nd, awful, 5K
- The Navy 5 Miler
- Hot Chocolate 15K
- 1K Wine Walk
- Cherry Blossom 5K
- Reach the Beach Relay: Part I, Part II, Part III, and Final Thoughts
Pups - Daxter Does Life
- The Pups Go Swimming
- Daxter Turns 1
- Harry’s 7th Birthday
- I am NOT a Professional Dog Groomer
- Dog Parking
- The classiest dog you will ever see.
- Some Boots Ain’t Made for Walkin’
- Daxter Turns 2
Just for Funsies - Harry Potter & the Epic Party Part 1 and Part 2
- Getting School’d (My first taste of culinary school!)
- The ABC’s of Gretchen
- Going Blonde! (Plus my 23rd birthday party recap)
- Updating my Traditions
- Whasian Weekend
- Lenten Lessons Learned
- A Younger Sister’s Tribute (Happy birthday, bro!)
- The Game of Life
- The End of an Era
- All Aboard…
- A Day in the Life
- Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow!
- Favorite Things: Part 1 – Movies; Part 2 – TV; Part 3 – Netflix
Video - Vlog 1
- Vlog 2
- Vlog 3
- Vlog 4
- Cover: If I Die Young – The Band Perry
- Cover: The A Team – Ed Sheeran
Blogging - Why I Love Blogging
- From Camera to Comments: How I Blog
- Becoming a Social Media Superstar
As Seen In… - Falls Church News-Press “Fit in Falls Church” Column
- Fitness Magazine
- Calorie Count
- Falls Church News-Press Feature
- Mochi Magazine
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