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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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. Read more
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, Read more
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. Read more
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 Read more