About me
Just a girl living in the Austin area with a passion for life, running, cooking, live music, and overall well being.
My name is Melissa. I live in Texas with my boyfriend Dan (been together since Feb 2005). I graduated in 2004 from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi with a degree in Environmental Science and Geology. In September of 2004 I moved to Austin, met Dan the next month at a concert, and we’ve been like 2 peas in a pod ever since (even when we lived 800 miles apart for 2.5 years).
While Dan was working on his career in other states (yes, more than 1, oh the joy of the railroad!), I was working on my health. I joined Weight Watchers in January 2007, made goal in June 2007, and Lifetime in July 2007 (over 35 lb loss). I’ve been below goal ever since.
WW Before~Christmas 2006
WW After~Christmas 2007 (we all started WW in Jan 2007 at some point)
We bought our first house in September 2008 after Dan moved back to Texas after a career change. It’s been a learning experience for sure. I lost my weight while we were living apart, so when we were back together again, it was a huge adjustment. Dan had to learn a different life with me. Different eating, different schedules, different mindset. Dan does NOT think the same way I do about food or fitness. I plan my menus with him in mind, finding recipes that are good for you and things I think he’ll like. He’s a picky eater and scoffs at anything that is too “hippie” or “healthy”, so there is a balance I have to maintain. He eats what I cook at home, but during the day and eating out, we are polar opposites.
We may have different ideas on health and fitness, but I love that guy!
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Hi,
I wanted to inform you of the 2011 Fitness and Health Bloggers Conference, scheduled for June 24-26 in Boulder, Colorado.
www.FitnessBloggersConference.org
This conference will be a gathering of bloggers from throughout North America who specialize in the areas of fitness or health. I live in Boulder and can tell you it is a very active, healthy city and the perfect place for this conference.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to be included in conference updates. Find us on Twitter @fitnessbloggers
I hope you can join us!
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Hi Lisa!
I’m new to Austin, but a huge healthy living blog fan! I Would love to ask you some specific questions about Austins fitness/food scene and perhaps see how to get better connected! Would you mind emailing me so I could do such a thing?! You’re such a positive inspiration!
Thanks and have a fabulous day!
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Hi Melissa,
I’d like to invite you to participate in my research: “What Do Bloggers Want to Preserve? Defining the ‘Essence’ of User-Generated Content for Preservation.” This study will gain an understanding of how bloggers value their blogs and what elements bloggers think are important for preservation.
You are being asked to participate because your blog posts are tagged as being related to the theme of travel in one of the blog-hosting services and because your blog is not hosted by any commercial agency. Your participation is completely voluntary.
The survey is NOW OPEN and will remain open until midnight (EDT) 20 April 2011. If you are interested and would like to part in take the survey, please visit this URL: bloggersurvey.web.unc.edu/
Thank you in advance for considering participation in my study, and please
feel free to pass along this survey to others who might be interested!
Ayoung Yoon
Doctoral Student
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Information and Library Science
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Hi Melissa! Thank you so much for your support with my study!
I’m happy I’ve found your blog now! The progress in the picture is amazing, you can be so proud of yourself! 
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Hey! I couldn’t find your email address but I wanted to put FitFluential.com on your radar because I think you would be a good fit. Check out fitfluential.com for more info on who we are or feel free to email me if you have any questions!
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