Category: Health + Fitness

I completed my longest long run today, 13 miles, and I learned some valuable lessons in those miles. You have a lot of time to think when it is just you and the road for 13 miles. Even though it feels great at a little before 6, the sun will soon be above the horizon…

Sunday morning I got up early. I was looking forward to an easy 6 mile long run. I ate a little something, got dressed and headed out. I did my warm up walk and then hit the ground running. Slowly. Very slowly. My legs had never felt this heave before. I was on pace for…

I have always thought of myself as a fairly confident individual. I was always sure of who I was and that I could accomplish whatever I put my mind to. I was also confident in my body and looks. But over the past year or so I have struggled to regain that confidence. I felt…

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…

I know it has been a very long time since I have posted. I will try to keep this brief though. 🙂 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…