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Congratulations Babe, the camera loves you! Really. You are just as adorable this morning as the first morning I met you! Very brave beauty and very, very well done.

Thanks, hot stuff… what a long time ago that morning was!!

Awwwww, your voice sounds just like I thought it would. Anyway, Asics are very good shoes. It is the preferred shoe of our Women’s XC/TF coach who has won multiple regional and national meets and many, many coach of the year awards. So…it is the only brand I will purchase now. You are just too cute. Let me just say that I am approaching 50 in 2012 and this aging stuff really sucks because you have absolutely no control over it. Things happen to your body that you are wondering where the heck did that come from. The body may be approaching 50 but the mind is still decades behind. Anyway, you are adorable, the vlog is great.

you aint got no sqwishy middle if you want to see a sqwishy middle check out the lollipop lady…lol….and them shoes are made for running aint they ….lol

Thanks! And they’re purple ! Jokes. Actually, it was my gorgeous husband
who told me to get Asics. For once, his obsessive product research paid off.
You’re super awesome. Thanks again.

Your wife is going to kill you!!! I can’t run… bad knee. If walking my ass
to school and back hurts my knee, you think I’ve got any chance of running?!
Lunatic.

OK…so much to say. 1) holy shit are you the most adorable person ever! I feel like I’ve known you forever based on only 4 or 5 pictures and now I’ve heard your voice. Come back to the States (and not CA…that’s too too far away) so that I can meet you and we can sip coffee and talk about people! 2) Purple is my addict color, too. Purple shoes, purple coat, Babygirl’s purple coat, purple hair brush, purple weights…the list goes on. 3) Do take before pictures. Even if you don’t post them – you can see changes in pictures that help to motivate you to do better!! DO IT DO IT DO IT!! 4) You are SO where I was last summer with 30 looming and parts being squishier than you’d like. Good for you on getting motivated!! It feels FANTASTIC on the other side!! Best wishes to you, Babe, I love the vlog!!

Awe, thanks!
1. Sip coffee and talk about *people*. Hilarious. Not talk about the state
of the world, but let’s talk about people… so honest, and funny. You
should totally come to blogher. I know it seems far away and expensive, but
it’s so gonna be worth it. If I can get there from England, you can do it!!
2. Hudson has purple everything. She’s like a strawberry shortcake
character, and has no choice in the matter. Plus, other people buy her
purple things because they know I’m addicted to purple, so it just
compounds!
3. Okay, okay, maybe i’ll take them for myself. But, that would mean that I
either have to take them in a mirror or let my husband take them. The second
is a problem for several reasons: a. he’s not a great photographer. b. while
he knows I’ve gained weight, I don’t really love hte idea of lettin’ it all
hang out for a photo shoot and then hoping he still finds me sexy afterward.
4. My purple and green weights just came in the mail a minute ago. Now I
just need my DVD and I’m off! Love my new weights. They’re the Everlast ones
that are kind of like bean bags that form to your hand. Awesome.

THANKS!!!!

I am not doing the shred, but I also have to seriously get off my ass. This weekend I am buying new running shoes (can’t promise purple, but we’ll see) and doing the couch to 5k. My midsection is WAY squooshie. And gross. Yuck. And I’m headed to Spain in March and want to look and feel hot.

Loving the vlog, by the way.

I’m sure your camera has an auto timer…look! I use mine because my husband takes pictures from too high of an angle in our bedroom. That angle makes me look pudgy no matter my progress!! Can’t do BlogHer this year. I’m traveling almost every month for work – its exhausting. Plan a layover in Indy and I’ll come meet you! People watching at an airport is the best!

I’m going to Spain in April… why didn’t we coordinate that better?!

Thanks, and you should shred with me! We can be sore and miserable together.
It’ll be fun, doesn’t it sound like fun? Have I mentioned that I hate
excercise?

No can do, grasshopper. THere’s actually a direct flight from London to San
Diego and Momma’s takin’ it. That trip is a bitch enough as it is. If I can
get a direct flight, I’m not lookin’ that gift horse in the mouth.

Let me just echo that you are pretty adorable on camera, vlogging works for you I turn 30 in July and am stsarting to feel a bit freaked about having a baby, then only having 3 1/2 months to make myself look presentable before my 30th. We had planned a party for it and I just don’t want to look like shit at it. So let me know what works, I could use some pointers in a few months!

Don’t blame you. Maybe your sister will get remarried – I mean renew her vows – really soon!

Will do! And thanks!! I was totally freaked about putting it up. I mean,
we’ve all seen *those* vlogs where you feel like you can’t get that time in
your life back and you wish to god you hadn’t clicked the link . So I
really appreciate the feedback!!!

oh god, I spit coffee on my keyboard. No, literally, I have to go find the
rubbing alcohol now.

You’re so super cute, I’m glad you vlogged. And I hope you don’t hate me for thinking you’re cute instead of badass but it’s the truth, okay?
Also – have asics. Same one, but Pink, because that’s all they had when I went to the running store. My color is NOT pink. I’m a brown/green kind of girl.
Also, vlog more!

Yeah, well, next time I’ll get into a street fight and have someone record
it so you can see what a badass I am .

Thanks and I’ll try to vlog more. It’s a precarious mix of husband at work
and naptime and the stars aligning on the day that I managed to get a shower
in at the same time as both of those things having happened!!… and these
are the most comfortable shoes I’ve ever owned.

Your hair is badass

HA! Thanks. It’s super easy, except that it HAS to be done every day or I
look homeless. Gone are the days of the ponytail or day-old dirty hair.

I have a mad girl crush on you, Just so’s you know. Lookit at you, beautiful! You definitely need to vlog more!

I have the same shoes, too, but in pink. LOVE them. And yes, you can run, even if a walk in doc martins hurts your knees. The shoes will make a world of difference. I can tell when I need new sneakers when my knees & hips start to ache after a run.

I’ve done the Shred, it is awesome and really does give amazing results fairly quickly! You will HATE HATE HATE Jillian while you’re doing it, but then love her afterwards. Do you follow @shredheads? You should. And the hashtag #shredheads is a huge group of people who love it. It’s kinda turned more into people who just want to get in better shape, but still.

What part of the US are you from? I thought you were Southern, but you don’t sound Southern. You sound midwestern, like me!

I concur that you are absolutely adorable.

My 5 year old daughters favorite color is purple. She would do exactly what you are doing. Me, on the other hand… I can’t make up my mind, so I have 6 favorite colors. Purple is one of them.

You are so adorable but still in a kick ass kind of way! Love the purple shoes. You will do great on your journey to get rid of the ” Squishy middle”. Just take it day by day and don’t over do it. 30 is not so bad, it was a bit of a blur as I had most of my kids then but it was awesome. Take are of you and can’t wait for more vlogs as your journey progresses.

I’ve heard about shredheads, but thought I’d hold off until I actually
qualified as a shredhead before I jumped in. I’m still a shredling, haven’t
even gotten the video yet!

I love mad girl crushes. Thanks!!

I will try to vlog more, but if I do it all the time then you’ll get too
used to it and stop telling me nice things and that’s no fun .

I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, I should have an Oklahoma twang. But
then I moved all over the country as soon as possible. Went to boarding
school in Indiana, moved to the West Coast, lived in Ohio for a bit, then
moved to Missouri… so the twang faded a bit. If I get really pissed off,
drunk or around other Southerners for long it’ll come back out.

Thanks, lady!! I’m not really worried about turning 30. I kind of am looking
forward to it actually. I feel too old to be in my 20′s anymore .

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Sigh. I feel bad for your arms when Jillian arrives. I could lift things for a week.

That said, you are super cute, and I want to come over so you can do my hair and we can google purple things on the internet.

Love the vlogging! After reading the comments I now see how you managed to get such a fantastically uninterrupted feed LOL! The purple is awesome, but my go to color is always green (or earth tones like variants of brown). I know I am the poster girl for boring I have a Jillian Michaels workout downstairs for my Wii that I’m going to start, although I’m pretty sure it’s not something called a shred. I too have squishy middle (okay it might be downright muffinesque). You have a nice non-irritating voice for vlogging (you know the irritating type of voice that not only makes you want those three minutes of your life back but that has you seriously contemplating the fact that audio torture does indeed exist…. or delivers you straight into a coma). You are most enjoyable Would you believe I have lost an entire set of free weights and their tree style stand! We moved and now they can’t seem to be found. I still think the husband threw them out deciding I wouldn’t use them and now realizes he did a bad bad thing but won’t cop to it LOL! If they don’t surface soon I will have to replace them which is really annoying. Anyway, good for you getting all proactive and shit. I can’t wait to hear all about your journey and hopefully has some good stuff of my own to tell you

we can google purple things at your Mouth Media party for Blogher 11. So help me god, this year’s party better be as awesome as last year’s… because you know, I’m coming this year. And if I don’t get in then I’m going to sneak past the bouncer by slipping roofies into his bottled water. Or something.

And my hair doesn’t require much doing, that’s the beauty of it! I rub product through it and fauxhawk the middle and BANG, done…. if we did that to yours I think the result would be tragic. But, I have enough purple dye to do like a herd of cattle… so, we could give you some purple streaks! That would be so awesomely 1996 emo that I wouldn’t be able to stand it!!! Let’s do it.

Dude, the amount of things that my husband and I throw away that belong to the other is shocking. Shocking. And then we always “forget” where it was. Which is a bad trend, because then he never believes me when I genuinely don’t know where something is.

Anyway, thanks!!! Glad I’m not one of *those* people!!

How cute are you? You are even lovlier “in person”. Nice job on your first vlog! You are a brave, brave woman. Also, you have a purple hen house. I just want everyone to know that. Not that I’m judging you or anything.

Your VLOG has created a comment BONANZA! Excited for ya!

I totally love the “too old” line. If I got off my ass at 30, I wouldn’t have had to worry about my squishy parts at 40. Oh wait. I was young and childfree and frivolous back then.

And I knew you weren’t really a bad ass. I always knew you were a pussycat. And now your adorable video confirms it. Good luck shredding!!

I’ve missed your voice (and your face).

I’ve lost 9lbs since 12/19/10. Slow but sure. (And how I lost almost 10lbs DURING the holidays is still beyond me).

I have 30 Day Shred and let me tell you, it will kick your ass. It is HARD. You will definitely feel the burn. I’m starting it up again myself on Monday when the kids go back to school. Shoes are cute… and your first vlog rocks!

that’s a hell of a lot better than *my* vlogging attempts which usually result in awkward silence, strange faces and camera takes and inside jokes that no one understands….

You have such a sultry voice…I almost tranced out listening to you talk about your hot purpleness. Great first vlog, lady! You are too cute! And puuurrrrpppllleee. Yummy.

It’s true, the hen is out of the coop (get it? instead of cat’s out of the
bag?). Anyway, it’s not just my daughter that I force a purple lifestyle on.
My hens live in a purple henhouse. When I bought it, my MIL asked if the
hens would lay purple eggs.

Great. Now I have the theme song for Bonanza stuck in my head. Thanks a lot.

I AM too old to expect to lose weight by the power of positive thinking. It
seems like when I was younger I could lose weight just by thinking about it!
WIth my first baby, I was back in a size 4 in like 6 weeks. What a bitch I
was.

And regarding pussycat–takes one to know one!! And no I’m not!

Nine pounds is a LOT in that period of time. Congrats!!

Thanks! Oh good, we can be all achey and miserable together. Now we can sit
on Twitter 23 hours a day and moan about our poor, poor muscles.

HA! Thanks. I would love to hear the inside jokes that no one understands,
that sounds hilarious. And I was totally freaked about publishing this, so
thanks .

Sultry, eh? That’s it. Screw the blogging thing. I’m goin’ straight to phone
sex.

GOOD LUCK!

btw, I think I love you more (as if that was possible) because of the vlog. Just a little something to snack on since its healthy, fat free, and encouraging!

I spoke to my personal trainer about the 30 day shred and she personally swears by it and told me to give it a try. So I’m pondering about getting it. But you sound lovely darling

I actually had a brief moment there after watching your vlog where I considered doing it…but no, I’m not nearly interesting enough. Not interesting-looking and certainly not interesting-sounding. I tend to drone on and on about things no one is interested in. Actually, that sounds like a lot of vlogs…

THanks, girlie! Now hurry up and turn 21 so I’ll have an excuse to drink on
your birthday. “But, Hooooney… it’s Ella’s biiirrrrrthday!”

Thanks! You should totally get it and hurt with me. I hear it leaves you
crazy achey for days after you start. That sounds shitty, but I’m looking
forward to the results.

That is definitely the feared result… being one of those droning on and on
people… because, yes, in my experience that is a large portion of the vlog
population. I was hoping beyond hope that I wouldn’t be a droner!

You are so cute! In a very cool and hip and not-old way.

i’ve have nothing else helpful except i love Asics. But in red. clearly.

I obviously don’t know how fit you are but if you’re doing leg weights with Jillian’s Shred I will bow down to you!!! Good luck on your quest for un-squishy-ness!

I still plan on doing something with your sticker and the cathedral… I
feel like I literally didn’t leave the house in December.

Anyway, red is good… but not as good as purple (it is my second favorite
though).

Well, before you go gettin’ all impressed… it’s a three pound set, so only
a pound and a half each. I wore them today for the four mile school walk and
barely felt a thing, just ever so slightly noticed my legs a bit heavier…
but, seriously, a pound and a half? I’ve peed more than that before.

I meant 12/9, but I’m still pleased.

Good for you, sweetie! Awesome video…I admire your camera courage!

You’re so cute in all your purple glory!

You’re hot and awesome. I don’t know if this was mentioned before but ankle weights = really bad for knees.

Thanks! I really HATE cameras… so, it was like a big deal for me

Thanks, lady. I try Thanks for stopping by.

THanks. Yeah, I only got 1.5 lb weights so they’re barely there at all. I’m
hoping that they will do what I’ve been told. Which is, that if I wear them
on the walk to school and stuff, they will slowly condition the muscles
around my knee and strengthen it. It’s been recommended to me by several
doctors and trainers. But, yeah, I heard the same thing about hitting it
hard with heavy weights. Bastard knee!

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AWESOME VLOG!!! I love doing them! I went over and subscribed to your channel!!!

You’re such a purple freak!!!!

Wish you luck with that 30 day shed. I’m almost 37 and no way in hell will I exercise. My squishy belly will just have to hang around and maybe I will give it a name later on.

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I second Feuxdeforet: you are so adorable that I have the biggest crush on you! I love your blog, I love your vlog, and I wish you luck in your journey toward a better you. But I am obligated to say that you are hot as is, so go forward in health not beauty because you’ve got plenty of that already!

Oh my…you are so freaking cute, adorable. hot! Good luck with your workout and the purple sneakers!!

Nice vlog. (Yes, that definitely sounds like some kind of fantasy character.) I certainly won’t judge the purple obsession since I always choose purple when it is an option. It’s good that you’re starting an exercise routine now before you really need it. It’s easier that way. Big secret: When you turn forty, you get 10 pounds as a present from the universe! And when you’re fifty, you take up yoga because you’re never gonna be sexy like you were when you were thirty, but at least you can be limber.

Awe! Thanks! That’s super flattering, everyone loves hearing hot
compliments.

Thanks! I’m gonna need it!! I HATE exercise if I’m being honest. HATE. I had
to get the new gear to keep me motivated I think.

I did loads of yoga in my early twenties and it felt great, but there isn’t
a studio around here and I think it’s definitely something that’s all about
the instructor and the studio experience. Yoga DVD’s never really did it for
me.

LOVE it!!! And…I fucking LOVE your hair! You wear it so well! I love my Asics. They are the best shoes ever. Glad you jumped on the vlog bandwagon- you are a natural!

Sweet vid, hot, awesome. How about doing one with Marsha?

Thanks!!! It totally freaked me out . I REALLY appreciate you watching.

not likely, but thanks for the request.

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You’re gorgeous. And I HATE you for indicating that YOU are fat. That’s just silly. Makes us genuinely fat people want to smack you upside the head. ;O)

For ME… I was fat for ME. I’m used to being about forty pounds lighter
than I was when that video was taken. That’s a pretty substantial difference
for a girl who’s usually pretty petite.

Yes, yes… ;OP

I appreciate that it’s like salt in an open wound… because when my friends
who are still 125lbs pinch their non-existant stomach fat and say they look
fat in their bikinis, I kinda want to punch them in the face

EXACTLY! I have never been thin, so I don’t understand what it’s like to be
135lbs and feel fat. All I know is that I would KILL for your body. Heck,
I’d kill you for it. ;OP

Awe, shucks. Thanks lady. I’ve killed myself to just get below 150…
shhhhh, don’t say that number too loud . I would like to be another size
smaller/tighter. We’ll see how the sweating-it-out goes for the next few
months. I just want to feel hot naked again. It’s not about a number on the
scale anymore.

I have decided to finally do something about my weight. Unfortunately, I got
sick over the weekend and now that I have the motivation to workout, I don’t
have the energy. :O( I will see 150lbs. I must do it if I’m ever to be happy
and married.

You are freaking adorable!! Love the new purple sneakedy sneaks and desperately need motivation to try this 30 day spread you speak of!!!! I loathe my squishy middle bits… You’ve inspired me…to buy new sneaks!!!

Baby steps

BA ha ha! Shred not spread! I’ve already mastered the spread!!!!!

That’s the best typo ever. Have you made any moves to the Shred or even the
new shoes?