{"id":3674,"date":"2011-02-16T11:42:30","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T16:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=3674"},"modified":"2014-10-26T12:32:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T17:32:07","slug":"introducing-v-our-new-svelte-sista-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/introducing-v-our-new-svelte-sista-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing V! our New Svelte Sista Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3677\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/valencia-11.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3677\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3677\" title=\"valencia 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/valencia-11-178x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">V! by Fitzness.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m\u00a0extremely excited to introduce you all to Valencia Wells, <strong>V!<\/strong>, who grew up as a too-big black girl with horrible eating and exercise habits.\u00a0She&#8217;s fought and figured her way in to a life of fitness, fun and happiness and is excited to share her journey and experiential expertise with you. 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