I’m Looking at More Than Just Pounds to Help Me Get Fit: The Other Numbers that Matter

February 11, 2014

Until I stepped on the scale to see those same old numbers staring back at me.

That feeling of euphoria that accompanied the knowledge that I was doing what I needed to do to help my body get healthier deflated faster than a dollar store balloon. I stepped off the scale and then back on again. How could daily exercise—over an…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.