I"ve never taken a before photo before because I could never imagine why I would ever want to take a picture of myself at a weight that I was not happ... Read more
Not all of you know my story but I have had back problems since I was 14. I have 2 herniated discs, torn cartilage and arthritis in my back. Last year... Read more
I have never ever had definition in my arms. I have a really hard time losing weight in them. I also have a hard time building muscle at all, I am a t... Read more
Since Aiden was born 11 weeks ago today, I've been gradually increasing the length and intensity of my workouts. One of the biggest challenges with ex... Read more
A friend I went to art school with has been following my progress on FB. She's a ZUMBA instructor. She invited me and 2 of my friends to go take her c... Read more
I can't believe how fast time is flying by. Aiden is already 10 weeks old and he now weighs 13 lbs and has really filled out. He looks so different. W... Read more
I'm a little sad that summer is coming to an end. No longer can I swim in the lake in the 90 degree weather and 75+ degree water. I've taken up walk... Read more
So, I have about another 3 hours of work left for today; still technically on lunch.
I couldn't finish eating. For some reason I am super pissed off... Read more
Wow...ok first time EVER that I cried during a workout..Not because I was upset or it hurt but because I was so happy and proud of myself that all I w... Read more
So... I hid my scale.
I didn't used to be so obsessed with weighing myself, but now I do it several times a day. Mainly because I'm curious. Did dri... Read more
I started Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred on Thursday. I'm taking 1 rest day, so my muscle can recover, but that is it. I've been pretty proud of mysel... Read more
I'm doing this because I'm inspired by one of my friends.
I am also sick of feeling like this.
I have printed this picture out and put it near the... Read more
So I'm writing a blog about my exercise excuses
I do what I can to have none
I get up and exercise first thing in the morning so that I have NO RE... Read more
Alright day 5 and still more or less on track, maybe a little added sugar in some of the items I;ve included but overall doing pretty good. I have to... Read more
I restarted here about 3-4 weeks ago. Week one: I ate very well, got lots of exercise, and logged a 3 pound loss. Week two: I ate very well, got lots... Read more
ok so for the galizzionth time its seems I am starting again. I havent been on the site for more than 2 months and I havent been to the gym for almost... Read more
As a few of you remember, a close friend of mine, committed suicide last month. His older brother had also committed suicide a few years before. All o... Read more
It's been a couple days since my last update; I think I'm done with the daily blogging attempt. I was seriously running out of things to say. Anyways,... Read more
So I went WAY overboard with food yesterday, and it was the sort of problems I'm trying not to do. It was yesterday night, I was watching tv, and I ju... Read more
I'm getting tired of this daily blogging thing - what is there to talk about? What I ate? Currently eating baked salmon, sweet potato fries, broccoli,... Read more
Went out for dinner today with the boss and some other folks. I did all right. I had two pieces of bread before dinner, then tortilla soup. I had a be... Read more
Got up yesterday and went to bootcamp class. I was the only one there, so I got some extra work on form from the instructor. I like this class at my g... Read more
It's been a long time but tonight, I binged. I feel even more awful then normal because some non vegan items were included. I'm not 100% sure why I bi... Read more
Today was a good day. I had plans to meet up with people for brunch (including brunch booze) at 10, so I got up early and went on a bike ride. I rode... Read more
Here is the link to a few of the photos from Aiden's Newborn photoshoot at 3 weeks. I"ll post more pictures when I get the cd, but here is a sneak pea... Read more
Today was an okay day. I headed out to Grand Mesa with a friend and her coworker, and went exploring. We went on a short walk to a waterfall off the s... Read more
Last night I wasn't tired early (probably due to it being an off exercise day) and didn't go to bed until about 12. When my alarm when off at 6 this m... Read more
Yesterday was awesome! Hit the gym for bootcamp class before work, then went back to the gym after work for some swimming. I swam competitively aged 5... Read more
Today I went to my diabetes doctor for a routine visit. First regular visit since I was approved for a CGMS (continuous Glucose Monitoring System) th... Read more
Today, I was going to do Zumba at the YMCA after I had blood work done for my diabetes checkup tomorrow. I was psyched and even brought along my crabb... Read more
I really wish I had a picture of me in this shirt from a few months ago! I never even thought to try it on again, because it was so tight the last tim... Read more
I got on the scale this morning, and I'm down another pound. More importantly, yesterday, I ate well, exercised, worked in the sunshine in my yard, an... Read more
Seems like I'm stuck between 18-19 pounds. I hit 19.2 pounds one day, and then have been back and forth, back and forth. I'm hoping this week I wi... Read more
My family and I are home from our 5-week vacation in Costa Rica. And happily, I am down at least 10 pounds! And, just as importantly, my blood sugar i... Read more
I live in Iowa in a town not ever 5 minutes from Omaha, Ne. We have a pedestrian bridge that you can walk across to get into Omaha. We went for the fi... Read more
Life with a newborn has been very busy so I haven't been on here as much as I would like, but I wanted to stop by and give a quick update.
I"m lo... Read more
EW! Talk about eye opening, this water jug here is 5 gallons which is about 40lbs. That's how much weight I have lost...I have lost 5 GALLONS of weigh... Read more
If people only ate when they felt true hunger, few of us would struggle with our weight. So why (and where) are we eating so much, and what can we do about it? Start here.
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