I've been on a 2 year plateau. Yes, I lost 90 pounds in my first 2 years on Spark and have been maintaining that loss within about 10 pounds for the... Read more
today i ran W7D2 of c25k. it was still challenging, but i did better than last time. last time, i had to slow down my pace a little bit about half... Read more
Getting right back into it today! One day of indulgences COULD set me off track and make things difficult for days .... OR, it could be left at one da... Read more
I don't think I have PCOS. My doctor said, "she had no doubt" I have it. I have every doubt.
I have low blood pressure. My weight gain has spread... Read more
Haven't blogged in a while. Honestly, I haven't felt really bubbly or enthusiastic. I've been plodding through the days. However, I am committed to... Read more
I got so off track today. Meal plan was going awesome... then we stopped at Arbys... ugh. Then came the wine. Then the smores. LOL. At least I had th... Read more
Well I took off most of the week before Broad Street to give my knee some rest....I am so glad I did that too...My knee hurt a little in the week befo... Read more
It hasn't been as hard as I thought. I haven't had any bad cravings for pastas or breads. My energy is really low, that's really the only thing I ha... Read more
so, today, i did my first New Rules for Lifting for Women workout. it went by really fast.. maybe 20 mins total. today's workout included weighted... Read more
Well, my busy weekend is finally over.
Friday Fitgirl came over to see baby and me. Just as she knocked on the door, squirt started just crying a... Read more
a day to enjoy! a rare day off for me today. classes start tomorrow at college for me. i'll get my laundry caught up today and do some much needed hou... Read more
i had a fun time at the college orientation today! i am really looking forward to starting college on wednesday. i am actually excited about going bac... Read more
You are not welcome in my head right now. Honestly, why do you feel the need to bug me?!
Anyways. TEAM class went great this morning. I burned 80... Read more
I went way over my range for calories yesterday. It was cinco de mayo. and I had some specialty items at work- mexician wedding cookies and caramel f... Read more
I only realized yesterday that today starts the weeks of no more intervals.. so for all of week 7, i will be running 25 mins straight, and W8 is 28 mi... Read more
Every year in our rural community we have a big bicycle race come to town. It lasts 5 days and has professional teams from all over the world come in... Read more
Things have changed in my life since I last blogged. A lot. I lost the battle with emotional binge eating for quite a while. However, I was able to re... Read more
I think I may have lost 2 pounds since I started Metformin on Thursday. It may just be water weight. I don't know. It's too early to tell. The side ef... Read more
Weigh-in this morning was a disappointing 0.2 gain. It's really not the end of the world, except that I've been losing and gaining the same pound for... Read more
I've joined a gym with a locker room and shower facilities. So, what should I keep in my gym bag? I have an idea of the basics, like a water bottle, h... Read more
... in an alternate universe I'm sure.
However, sadly not in this one 334 .. but I must add it feels like a win as I'm on rostered days off wo... Read more
It's not what you think, or maybe it is...depends on if you have ever heard of a little thing called the Mud Factor!
The Mud Factor is a crazy 5K... Read more
Conundrum is a good word for those of us that play word games and also to impress some of our friends. Conundrum means an intricate and difficult prob... Read more
I just wanted to post a quick blog. :) Grandma bought me a new cookbook today: The Food and Cooking of the Middle East and of course I had to try it o... Read more
From my TEAM class they gave us journals to use which I think has come in real handy. Every week we set out goals. Then at the end of that week we go... Read more
After being a member of Gold's Gym for the past 3 months, I made a shocking discovery - I absolutely LOVE BodyPump! I can't believe that it took me so... Read more
Today is weigh-in day for me and I am 3.5 pounds down this week! Before you all remind me that 3.5 is too much to be a healthy weight loss, I gained .... Read more
Time flies! Another not so impressive week. I was sick with the flu and so SO tired. I did almost nothing. Here's the numbers;
Cardio : 2 / 6
S... Read more
a day of fun and activity here today. i'll be off in a while to see the new iron man movie with my mom and my good friend. my daughter will be with he... Read more
after hearing great things about this book for a few years, i finally bought it yesterday, and spent most of the day reading (most of) it. the two m... Read more
May is National Salsa Month. We're talking the food here, not the dance. But, if you wanna dance, who am I to stop you? When it comes to the food sals... Read more
After a horrible last Saturday and last Sunday being my rude wake up call. When my eyes were open wide to my problems and coming up with a new action... Read more
It feels weird to write it: I ran for 20 minutes straight. When I started C25K, I could hardly run more than 1 minute without feeling like I was going... Read more
My city had a half marathon today. And no, I didn't run in it. But a good friend did, so my daughter and I went to see her and cheer her on. The mara... Read more
Well, it's been almost a year exactly since my last post here.
In that time I have moved to another city and gotten a new job! My weight's fluctu... Read more
We have a new guy on our shift. As long as I have known him he has worked the night shift. about 4 weeks ago he moved to days. I talk to him- he is s... Read more
I've been putting this off for a while now, but I've finally decided to splurge on some kitchen appliances. I'm calling this an investment in my healt... Read more
SparkPeople member AQUAGIRL08 struggled with chronic pain unitl she decided to take control of her health through diet and exercise. She offers her best advice anyone dealing with pain.
