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Partner request!
Hey, y'all. I had been partners with anadamous and she has been absolutely wonderful, but due to personal reasons has had to stop participating in the challenges. I also was having a hard time, ironically at the same time she was, and had to slack off for awhile. I still exercised but no longer really kept track of whether or not I was meeting the goal for the week. However, I'm back, and ready for a new partner. I think most of you know me but since there have been some new members lately, I'll just post a bit about myself so those who don't have partners can decide if I would be a good match.

I'm a nineteen year old female student, a double major and in the honors college. I have a very busy life and school will always be my top priority, but the second thing I make time for is exercise. Unless it's a really unusual situation, I do some kind of exercise every day. My stats are 5'2.5" and 116 pounds (gained 1 pound over Thanksgiving break). While I am planning on losing the Thanksgiving poundage, I am not trying to lose weight. I do not have an eating disorder but I have some body image distortion issues that upset me sometimes.

Specifically for exercise, I run outside or on the treadmill (usually 3-5 miles per session), use the elliptical/bike on occasion (to give my feet a break from running), swim (1-2 miles per session), do floor exercises (crunches, pushups, etc) and weight train (dumbbells and machines). I'm extremely active and fairly strong for my size (I'm really not athletic, but I work hard enough that most people don't believe me).

What I'm looking for: I need a partner who will be able to commit to seven-days-a-week exercise, unless hell freezes over. However, I can be very flexible as to what constitutes "exercise." Since I'm not trying to lose weight, I tend to not focus on cardio quite so much, but if my partner would like to do mostly cardio, that's fine with me. I am thinking something along the lines of at least one or two intense cardio sessions per week, with your choice on the other days. Weight/goals/strength do not matter to me at all, just commitment. Finally, it would be lovely to have a partner who is very grounded in terms of body image and self-esteem, so as to not encourage my tendencies to get depressed about my body.


If you think you fit this description, even somewhat, and need a partner, please reply! I'm very motivated, very friendly, and very available for discussion/comments/etc.

-Azelma :)