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All the drinking I had done in college, the late night fried foods from the caf really had it out for me. (pictured: Brittany, Kyndra and Me circa 2008-2009ish) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60142bb43f4a5f42a1dabd3b/1613603491784-QJPIEERWPMQUWTNWIKCW/IMG_5414.jpg BLOG - it’s going to catch up to you We were still dancing (hip hop dance, about twice a week) but we would try everything from cooking new meals, to intermittent fasting to drinking smoothies - we would try everything and yet our weight would always fluctuate. https://www.laurenmelissaspeaks.com/blog/2021isthatyou monthly 0.5 2021-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60142bb43f4a5f42a1dabd3b/1612032619487-TGI9GVGYF5CFJUP3IIXI/delta.png BLOG - 2021, is that you? By the grace of God, I made it to the airport by the skin of my teeth. Completely out of breath I get to my seat realizing I was the last one to board. 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