I published this originally on a my fitness pal blog. I decided to share it with the world, despite how embarrassing it may be. I was not a firm believer in taking pictures of my weight loss but after this weekend I can see the power. I have been at about the same weight since February and not really losing. I decided to take some pictures this weekend and compare to the September and February Read more
I know it has been a very long time since I have posted. I will try to keep this brief though. š First, I took the month of June off from actively trying to lose weight. I felt I needed a break and my body was no longer cooperating with weight loss. I ate what I wanted (within reason) and worked out. It was great. My first weigh-in on 7/8 (started fresh with weight loss Read more
Lately I have been afraid. Afraid that I will not be able to lose any more weight. Afraid that no matter how hard I work I will stay stuck. I do not want to live in fear but I am at a loss at how to move past this spot on the scale. For about 4-6 weeks I plateaued. I gained and lost the same 2-4 pounds. Then finally I broke through and for two Read more
This is a hard post for me to write. I have never been one to talk about my problems, except maybe to one or two close friends who are allowed to see the real me. Approximately three times in my life I have struggled with a mild depression. Once was after I graduated from college and felt stuck in my home town. The second, and worse, was a few years ago when I was forced Read more
I know it has been quite some time since I last posted (April 1st to be exact) and I kind of dropped out of the challenge I was doing. I have a lot going on, mostly in my own head, and just haven’t had the time/energy/want to write. Now I want to write and have something to actually share the I feel is worth while. š As I am sure everyone knows Monday was rocked Read more
I decided to participate in the Wego Health Activists Writers Month Challenge (HAWMC) this year. I had never heard of it when I signed up on a whim. When I got the prompts by email it became obvious that this was geared toward people with a chronic condition, not those trying to lose weight and become healthy. Although I have asthma, I don’t want to focus on that. I am not going to be able Read more
Who knew that March was National Nutrition Month? I didn’t, until this week. If you aren’t aware of America’s food insecurity issue, I suggest you check out the documentary A Place at the Table. It does a great job explaining how/why so many Americans do not know where their next meal is coming from. A Place at the Table IMDB page and website. Overall it is a nice little documentary. If you are already aware Read more
Looking back I wish I had kept a spreadsheet with my weigh-ins/measurements. I track it on My Fitness Pal but there is no easy way to look back and see how far you’ve come. I might make this a little project and try to determine my weight/measurements from theĀ beginningĀ and input them in a spreadsheet. I feel I could see progress and patterns better. If someone asked me for advice, I would tell them to do Read more
I know.. I have been missing in action for quite sometime. I have abandoned all my challenges. I am trying to be as stress free as possible and somethings have just had to go by the wayside. I am focusing on eating better and working out more, rather than some arbitrary challenge. I bought the book “Practical Paleo” and although I do not agree with everything the author says, I plan to incorporate many of Read more
Here is February’s challenge: Work that Core! As a runner it is important to have a strong core. I noticed when I was working on my core, I was running faster and feeling better. I got off track around the holidays and now is the time to re-introduce that core work! Also, I am including push-ups because I have no upper body strength and suck at them. I do the knee push-ups and will probably Read more