Yesterday, after much back & forth, I participated in the Hot Chocolate 5K. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the overall experience. I had originally signed up for the race about a month ago, forgot (or rather didn’t realize) that it was this past weekend. I ran once this week, on Tuesday,…
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Jenna Volden has a degree in business and has spent the last 10 plus years working for others. She believes it is time to start her own photography and writing business. She enjoys running, coffee and helping others achieve their goals. Gluten-free foods are a lifestyle, not a choice, for her due to celiac disease. She is currently based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Accomplished
This week I met a personal goal of mine. I ran my first, official 5K. I went home for Thanksgiving and I happened to be there when my college held its 5K. I never did it when I lived there. I was never confident enough in my running to sign up. I decided this would…
Sometimes I feel like just giving up. I don’t feel like I will ever lose all this weight. Does anyone else go through this? I see the success others have, losing much more than I need to, and I have a hard time believing that I will ever reach my goal. Don’t get me wrong,…
Running Outdoors
I have taken my training to the outdoors recently. I want to run 5ks and eventually half marathons (I don’t think I could ever run a full marathon) and to do so, I need to get used to running outdoors again. It’s October and I am already worried about what I am going to do…
Weight Loss Update
I have been seriously working on my weight for the past two months. I really started in May with just trying to get back into my healthier eating habits. In July I slowly worked in exercise. By mid-August I bought a scale and tape measure to really be able to track weight loss and body…
For My Health
This blog is going to hit on a few different health & fitness topics I’ve come upon during my personal weight loss journey. Lately I’ve felt like everything I am working isn’t making a difference. I’ve been working out and eating under my calorie goal but I don’t physically see a difference. Saturdays are my…
Quick Hello!
My oh my… I haven’t written in quite some time! I recently went on a trip to San Diego. I want to write a post about that but I need to go through & pick out the best pictures to go with it. I only took 400 pictures while there. 😉 So be on the…
What it takes…
I started doing P90X last weekend and what it has forced me to realize is how bad I have let myself get. I have been working on my stretching and running at the gym but with P90X I have been forced to see how weak I am, how not flexible, how mushy my core had…
Work It Out
Today I made a list of all the workouts/exercise I like or want to try. Running Dance (ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip hop) Biking Rollerblading Pilates P90X Boxing Kickboxing MMA Weight lifting Hockey Basketball Volleyball Hiking I think that pretty much covers it. In the past I was a dancer. Now I am a runner….
It All Adds Up…
To 3.6 pounds lost! Also my measurements have gone down also! Measurement Before (July) Now (August) Neck 13.5 13.25 Waist 38.0 37.0 Natural Waist 36.0 …