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		<title>Big Fat Deal</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/09/20/big-fat-deal</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lokes was watching CNN online and suddenly, up floated two female voices discussing some celebrity news, and they were talking about the stars of Desperate Housewives. I&#8217;m not a big fan but what caught my attention was that apparently, Felicity Huffman (whom I adore from Trans America) had called Eva Longoria fat. Seriously CNN, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>R.I.P, Jim</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/08/13/rip-jim</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are photographers, and then, there are photographers. Jim and his wife Lori wrote a wonderful little story about my blog and a book club I&#8217;d started and then the little preschool I helped to found just a few months after we&#8217;d moved here to our little town. Many of you may remember this photograph that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The perfect reason to lose weight</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/16/the-perfect-reason-to-lose-weight</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few of my friends from way back when have asked me since I posted the two photos of myself in my recent posts, &#8220;Wow. Why the change?&#8221; No, they&#8217;re not being rude. They know me, these guys. They know I&#8217;ve never been a vain person, because I believe that there&#8217;s only so much time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A glimpse into the past</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/14/a-glimpse-into-the-past</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before The I&#8217;mPerfect Mom, there was the I&#8217;mPerfect Party Animal who had NO idea the life of servitude that awaited her. If she&#8217;d known, she would&#8217;ve gotten naked and smoked a joint. Don&#8217;t worry, Mom/Dad &#8211; that&#8217;s Photoshop smoke. And Photoshop naked. Which reminds me, textures from Resurgere and smoke effect from Talk Show on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-fat people are wise people</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/08/27/ex-fat-people-are-wise-people</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/08/27/ex-fat-people-are-wise-people#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pasta Queen&#160;(your name should be in a spelling bee, lady), a fellow blogger and hostel mate I met in Chicago last month at Blogher, just wrote this amazing post about the importance of remembering how it feels to be 300lbs. Her book, Half of Me: The Last 200lbs are the Hardest, out April 2008, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A friend in diet</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/07/17/a-friend-in-diet</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/07/17/a-friend-in-diet#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been over a month of jazzercise classes and so far, so good. The classes are fun and well-paced for one such as me. However the one thing I&#8217;ve yet to do is to track what I&#8217;m eating. I&#8217;ve given up carbs but for one spoon of rice or one piece of bread per day, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why fat people (after 30) deserve to be judged</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/07/12/why-fat-people-after-30-deserve-to-be-judged</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/07/12/why-fat-people-after-30-deserve-to-be-judged#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My name is Jennifer Tai and I am 34 years old. I weigh 100kgs, give or take, and have been obese for almost six years. I have been overweight half of my life. When I got married at 28, I was around 85kgs. I convinced myself that if I managed to find a man (who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project 12: One year later</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/07/05/project-12-one-year-later</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/07/05/project-12-one-year-later#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a lot of difference but I feel healthier, have more energy, and am down to a size 14-16/XL top, 16-18/XXL bottom. I can&#8217;t seem to resist the carbs so I take rice or noodles in the afternoons, one spoon. Here&#8217;s to another year and hope to make 12 next summer!]]></description>
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		<title>Project 12: Retail Motivation</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/06/07/project-12-retail-motivation</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/06/07/project-12-retail-motivation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m down to Size 16. I&#8217;ve been going for jazzercise classes, three times a week. So far, I&#8217;ve clocked in five classes and two netball sessions. I&#8217;m back on my calorie counting and low/no carb. To keep me moving, I ordered a dress from JC Penney. A size 14. Said dress: Isn&#8217;t it gorgeous? [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The I&#8217;mPerfect Mom Podcast is back (and then some)!</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/05/22/the-imperfect-mom-podcast-is-back-and-then-some</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2007/05/22/the-imperfect-mom-podcast-is-back-and-then-some#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 01:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reviving an old project, I&#8217;ve now made my entries available on audio! You can listen to my rants now instead of read them. Er-woo. Er-hoo! Can you see? I&#8217;m channeling all my anger and frustration at the last two days positively. I&#8217;m blogging and podcasting the hell out of my misery! Speaking of old projects, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project 12: 18 &#8211; 3 more sizes to go!</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/10/01/project-12-18-3-more-sizes-to-go</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/10/01/project-12-18-3-more-sizes-to-go#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 21:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A long-due update on my weight loss journey (started 3rd August 2006). Two days short of two months, I have lost 9 kgs. Should&#8217;ve been more but I have been slacking due to some challenging schedule changes, with Rae going back to school and me working the one day at the preschool. Nevertheless, I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For the love of coffee</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/09/15/for-the-love-of-coffee</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/09/15/for-the-love-of-coffee#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got bored of going to the gym in the mornings and decided today that I would, instead, take a brisk walk through downtown Redmond, right at the crack of dawn. And what did I have to motivate me? A venti non-fat doubleshot latte from Starbucks. No, not the one just a stone&#8217;s throw away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regressing to kitchen idiot</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/09/10/regressing-to-kitchen-idiot</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/09/10/regressing-to-kitchen-idiot#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theimperfectmom.com/?p=789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Also known as the post about what the fuck am I going to do with all the food in my refridgerator? Since Lokes and I started on our weight loss journeys, I&#8217;ve been trying to make really, REALLY low calorie meals (with low to zero refined carb) for us. And since I&#8217;m no cook, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project 12, Day 29: 16lbs and still going!</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/31/project-12-day-29-16lbs-and-still-going</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/31/project-12-day-29-16lbs-and-still-going#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you guys think I gave up? Not a chance! I&#8217;m 0.5kgs to 104 now, which was my post-Skyler weight, and have officially lost a little over 16lbs. Today is Day 29. To be honest, I didn&#8217;t work out the last two days due to pre-planned activities, so I&#8217;d fully expected to have gained at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My gym, my remote</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/22/my-gym-my-remote</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/22/my-gym-my-remote#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The one thing I love about the gym in my living complex is that it is rarely used. The equipment is fairly sophisticated and new-looking. They have a TV and a stereo and VCR player (hey, haven&#8217;t you heard of DVD players? Come on!). Two treadmills, two bikes, five jogging machines (you know, those with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project 12: Remember those jeans?</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/21/project-12-remember-those-jeans</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/21/project-12-remember-those-jeans#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know, the ones I blogged about a while ago? I got into them, and walked around Seattle in them, all day, yesterday. I even needed a belt!&#160; All the exercise, all the dieting. All worth it. And my mom even called me after my sis told her about the weight I&#8217;d lost. Being overweight [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Project 12: 14 days and going&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/16/project-12-13-days-and-going</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/16/project-12-13-days-and-going#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much have I lost so far? 6 kgs, to 106kgs. That&#8217;s about 13lbs. So&#160;a little less than&#160;one pound a day, woohoo! Haven&#8217;t measured today so will let you know if anything&#8217;s changed. It&#8217;s now tapering off and I have to extend my cardio to one hour from today onwards, perhaps 30 mins on the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Project 12: Wait, is this thing working?</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/11/project-12-wait-is-this-thing-working</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/11/project-12-wait-is-this-thing-working#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So today is Day 8 of Project 12, my weight loss journey. As usual, after my breakfast, I walk to the gym (which is just two minutes away, it&#8217;s in my complex) and on my way there, I do my stretches and warmups against like benches and the sort. An old lady sitting with her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project 12: Day Five</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/08/project-12-day-five</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/08/project-12-day-five#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Went to the gym today and had a really good workout. Varying exercise &#8216;methods&#8217; is important because it keeps it interesting. Wonder what I&#8217;m going to do when we move to a new house if it doesn&#8217;t have a gym. My right knee is beginning to feel a bit painful because I busted it like [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Project 12: Walking it off</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/04/project-12-walking-it-off</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2006/08/04/project-12-walking-it-off#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news, guys.Â I went the extra mile today, literally. Yesterday, I walked about 1/3rd of a mile. Today, I went the full mile, and then some. And discovered that crunchy, pebbled, untarred paths are easier on the knees than regular roads. Is that why some parks provide them? I&#8217;d always thought it was because of [...]]]></description>
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