Annie Belle

Annie Belle's Health Quest 2012

<p>Hi, everyone. My name is Annie Belle, and I recently graduated from the University of Mary Washington Summa Cum Laude, with honors in sociology, and in the top 1% of my class. I have spent the past four years working extremely hard to achieve academic excellence, and while I have been successful in my scholarly pursuits, I have neglected my health, emotional happiness, and overall fitness. Over the course of the last year and a half, I have gained 60 pounds (that&rsquo;s right &ndash; <strong>60 POUNDS!</strong>) and starting now, I am taking control of my health. No more eating unhealthy snacks to mask my emotions, no more energy drinks at 2 am to help me stay up late and finish a paper, no more weekly trips to Cold Stone 'because I deserve it,' and no more more-cream-than-coffee in my coffee.</p> <p>In order to achieve <a href="http://anniebellehealthquest.tumblr.com/post/23373685066/fitness-and-weight-loss-goals-2012" target="_blank">my fitness goals</a>, I purchased a gym membership last month, but I am looking for something a little more dynamic to compliment my trips to the gym. I am currently unemployed (but searching diligently for a job), but I have a small amount of money set aside, and I need your help to purchase <a href="http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/sport/2_and_1_series/1_1_h2_compact#/us/en/model/details?url=us/en/bikes/road/sport/2_and_1_series/1_1_h2_compact" target="_blank">this bicycle</a><em>.</em> Having this bicycle will allow me to achieve my 10-year dream of joining a local cycling team, and spending more time outdoors, while lessening my impact on the environment. Anything you can afford to contribute helps, and I appreciate every penny.</p> <p>I have created a fitness/food/health blog where you can follow my progress (<a href="http://anniebellehealthquest.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">click here</a>), and I will post regular updates about how things are going. In just a few short days, I will begin <a href="http://flatbellydiet.flatbellydiet.com/flatbellydiet/54010/index?cm_mmc=DirectLoad-_-Test-_-54010-_-213218&amp;keycode=213218" target="_blank">The Flat Belly Diet</a>, because after watching my mom and step-dad shed the pounds, the Flat Belly Diet seems too awesome to resist!</p> <p>If you have any questions about this campaign, my health quest, or anything else, please feel free to shoot me an email. I cannot express how important this is to me, and how much I appreciate your contributions. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And wish me luck! :)</p> <p>- Annie Belle</p>

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