I made 10,000+ steps yesterday.
During the day I got up and walked, a lot. I tried marching in place when I had to wait (though I discovered the... Read more
"I succeed because I keep failing". I understand this quote now. Before, when I would fail, I would use it as an excuse to throw in the towel. Why... Read more
SparkCoach's challenge for today: Part 1 - Think about life 10 years from today
It's 2023, I'm ten years older, hubby and I living are living in... Read more
No, I haven't given in, but it has been a fight today and its only 11 a.m. The two youngest are into everything, I still have to get laundry going, e... Read more
This completes my second week (First week on SP) of watching my food intake and my glucose levels. I've lost 3 pounds and my glucose is within normal... Read more
You can see by the light behind me that its a sunny day out - Yayy! But I still have to work inside... Boo! At least my breaks and lunch will... Read more
Day 1 of my period yesterday. I didn't have great food choices in the house, and had too much work to do so not enough time to go to the store. Then... Read more
It sounds odd, but I am wondering if I am the only one that finds inspiration from watching fitness infomercials? I will admit, every once in a while... Read more
I get to stay home most of today. I'm getting my nails done later which always makes me feel good, otherwise I don't have to go anywhere. I can cook... Read more
This is how I topped my burger last night. I wanted to eliminate the preservatives of packaged store ketchup so I used a hothouse tomato instead. T... Read more
I've been having this problem lately with craving salt. True confession time: I've been eating pickles and drinking the juice. I know, totally weir... Read more
Shorter day today and they were just tying up things...they even forgot to hand out the meters to people who needed them.....such a difference in each... Read more
Ugh. I've stopped sleeping again. The muscle relaxant I am on gave me blessed deep sleep for two days. The 3rd day was still fairly good but not so... Read more
So my son told me today he could tell I am losing weight, that was a great feeling. I have had people from work also notice. I did eat bad for supp... Read more
I mean to try to get both days six and seven on one blog, but alas, I gave out before I could do so.....IRL, I got my other ingrown toenail cut out on... Read more
So I woke up exhausted. My dreams? Ziplining! Never done it, but mother just got back from Hawaii and had tried it. My dreams were all about zipli... Read more
Well - there's hope in the air. I'm going to go walking with the kids at the park this morning after they finish breakfast. They are all le... Read more
Well, I decided to weigh myself this morning after working my butt off yesterday cleaning and organizing my kitchen. And the results are in: after a... Read more
Hey everyone! I know the title sounds weird but let me explain. I know I just joined SparkPeople today but I didn't start my diet today. I actually... Read more
Had to postpone the mani/ pedi for yesterday as cold and nasty returned here with a vengeance. We are back to 40 and rain. It was 83 the beginning of... Read more
I got up early this morning to go for a run. I was feeling tired, slow and lethargic from lack of sleep and an intense workout the day before. This... Read more
So during marathon training (which went fabulously!), I started lifting. I kinda tapered off (mostly out of laziness) about 2 months before the marath... Read more
I have notice this week my hands have sections that are darker then the rest. I haven't noticed anywhere else and I didn't just get sun in these spots... Read more
This week has been very up and down for me. Elation and marvel at how far I've come in just 4 brief months, fear and trepidation at how far I have to... Read more
Wow, I got to say that was an intense work-out! Had to stop a few times to catch my breath. Still struggling with push-ups but it's only the second da... Read more
I'm still moving a bit slow today but as soon as I finish this cup of coffee, a busy, wonderful day is going to begin. I'm going to alternate everyth... Read more
I'm hoping somehow someone will read this and be able to help me with my sunflowers. I've been growing sunflowers for a few weeks now and they started... Read more
Smoothed things over with my son. We apologized to each other and agreed to put the issue behind us. I was brought up to forgive & forget, to put it... Read more
Okay, time to bite the bullet, and take and show my before pictures. I'm a little mushier than I was last year, although I've only gained an inch in a... Read more
Although I was complaining yesterday, it's amazing what the scale will do each day. I got over 10,000 steps yesterday and the scale has gone down a po... Read more
I wanted to take a minute to possibly encourage anyone who is starting from a completely sedentary lifestyle, and intimidated by hurt and burn of exer... Read more
I had a major mechanical on my ride into work this morning. One of the derailleur pulleys dropped out of the derailleur. One of the pins in my chain p... Read more
Those damn things. I forgot I had bought them. I don't like the same snacks my kids do. I can't stand any of those fruit bites, gummy type things.... Read more
Not much to blog about today, trying to squish it all in and get it all done. Making another trip to Detroit for some Wings hockey with my son. Gonn... Read more
Summer's not over yet! There's still plenty of time to tone up and bust out that swimsuit for one last hurrah. Get results in just 15 minutes per week with this plan--no excuses!
