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" So girls, this is my last blog. I just wanted to start out by saying thank you to everyone who has read my posts and followed along. It has really been a great encouragement! I learned and accomplished so much these past few months, and I&amp;#039;ve definitely become a lot stronger. I&amp;#039;m able to jump farther, and run faster. It feels so great to accomplish my goals. Like I said last week I made it to states again in the long jump, and I&amp;#039;m already nervous! But I&amp;#039;ve learned that if you stick to your goals you CAN succeed. My trainer, Kathy, taught me how to control my cravings and how to work out from home, and she gave me positive feedback and encouragement. (Thanks, Kathy!) It was a very rocky start at first, because it took me a while to get motivated and to push myself, but as the indoor track season came closer I realized how badly I wanted to succeed. That was all the push I needed, to be honest. Not only that but I&amp;#039;ve improved my eating habits: I eat less junk food, and my meals are more balanced. I&amp;#039;m far from a fitness expert, but through this experience I&amp;#039;ve learned a lot more about my body, and what I wanted to achieve in the sports that I play. I hope you girls are successful in all your fitness goals, and feel free to continue emailing me if you have any fitness questions. Thanks to Seventeen for this oppurtunity. Bye for now! And be sure to check back next week to meet the new All Access bloggers :) -Alisha "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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