Wednesday’s are normally my hard work days, too much for too many hours in the day. Additionally it is the day I am conflicted with lack of motivatio... Read more
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Finally got our new Bowflex Treadclimber assembled and I did my first 30 minute workout on it this morning. MAN! Talk about sweat... Read more
So I did this once when I was in Afghanistan it was amazing but did not have all the food I have access to here in the states. So I weighed in last w... Read more
Every year around this time it always hits me, I become addicted to raw vegan food. Not that we don’t eat raw vegan in the winter too but there is ju... Read more
Clothes shopping brings me just short of hyperventilating but grocery shopping turns me into a dancing geek of excitement. Our new residential area d... Read more
For so long I have watched WIAW blog posts from others and have been inspired. As I look at my meal tracker and photos, I am constantly thinking "wow... Read more
Since much of what I own spent the past year in storage in Seattle, moving into an apartment has been a 2-part saga. First I moved myself in with some... Read more
Transitions. A new path and a great adventure is awaiting me and I'm excited but also anxious.
I am strong and willing to let the changes make me a... Read more
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I'm in the throws of an allergy attack. That will teach me not to take my Zyrtec on a consistent basis. It's hard to run when you... Read more
I saw this over the weekend. This is a very interesting PBS video about High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), the science behind it, and the physi... Read more
I have a new plan, new focus, new determination. Nearly three months out from now, my birthday is the perfect summer goal date! 34th Birthday,... Read more
Snooping around someone’s life is fun right? I’m sure I’m not the only one that loves the idea of looking around someone’s house during open houses o... Read more
My May challenge to myself is to run the equivalent of two marathons by the end of the month. That means between the 1st and 31st of May, I will need... Read more
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Gotta pull these bootstraps up and get back to posting more regularly here. My little Sophia will be turning 1 this month. Where h... Read more
Have you seen these “What I ate Wednesday” blog posts that people spread around the web? I’m always enthralled in them and have become quite addic... Read more
Well after that beautiful day last week...I ended up having an asthma attack. I haven't had one in over 8 years. I had been very good with controllin... Read more
The next step in my saga - I moved from Maryland to Virginia and into my own apartment!
Let me just say, over and over again, how lucky I am. My... Read more
Today was such a beautiful day that I couldn't miss the opportunity of enjoying it. I got my grandson, my daughter & my mom and we had a lovely day at... Read more
For me the key to getting my weight, size and physical fitness to identify and CONSTANTLY remind myself of how I really am weight and size wise and wh... Read more
To some people it may not be a lot but to me it is...I have lost the first 10lbs finally. That is a goal within itself. I was slipping a little bit du... Read more
A SparkPeople Friend, CRYSTALJEM wrote in her Current Status today, “woke to a hallway filled with stuffed animals looking at her and a toilet that su... Read more
It has been a really nice weekend of taking care of ourselves and doing enjoyable things. Yesterday we drove to Old Rag and walked on the fire road f... Read more
Oh boy this week has been different to say the least. Sunday night we once again had snow so my "winter blues" returned for the two days it took for... Read more
Today I finally had the time to take the photos off from my cell phone. I take way too many photos and then forget to put them on my laptop to put on... Read more
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Hooray! I love Easter because it is a time to really reflect on how ones' life is moving along each year. It's... Read more
I can't take credit for that one - it's one of INDYGIRL's "indyisms" (thought the original may be about pizza:)). Well, today it worked for me.
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I'm on week 10 of my 12 week TapOutXT program. Had to miss a week here and there due to the baby being sick as well as myself. No... Read more
Well, I sent Nabisco an e-mail telling that we were disappointed with the product (see my previous blog entry for why), and got this response today (o... Read more
It's Official! We're moving to sunny beachfront property in June!
I will realize my lifelong dream of Island Life. (This is the internet or... Read more
We saw these at the grocery store last night and decided to try them. Unfortunately, what's inside the box doesn't look as good as on the package.
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We went to Bertucci's tonight for dinner, and I wanted to have a lighter dinner, so I ordered the Cod al Forno, which means Baked Cod (literally from... Read more
Well weigh in was a couple of days ago...and WOW I am progressing along very well. I am finally seeing my BMI(Body Mass Index) going down. Along with... Read more
I couldn't resist treats and sweets as well since the holiday season. I felt like I was down to 20% willpower. Frequently 0%.
To eliminate... Read more
I just wrote about my experience with the Snow Storm that hit us hard (yep, we live between Fredericksburg and Culpeper, VA). It was amazing ho... Read more
Well its been over a month..and I happy to say I am still hanging in there. I guess my hard work is paying off because several people are noticing a c... Read more
My Wife’s car has a million dings and scratches on the rear bumper. They are caused by the fact that my Wife insists on backing into parking spaces.... Read more
You all know the show - how it's driving me crazy! 246 I love the determination of the trainers but the contestants I just wish realized the priv... Read more
Since I began my weight journey I was never alone. And more & more each day I have more friends joining me on this weight loss adventure. Not only is... Read more
