Whoops... okay so perhaps my last blog was a little over-enthusiastic. I have been enjoying my carbs and treats a bit too much now that I can eat "rea... Read more
Wow. Some days/weeks/months you're off, and can't seem to get motivated to "buckle down" in terms of diet and exercise, and just end up cruising along... Read more
I just got an email about "earndit.com" via my BodyMedia armband account. They provide incentives for people to work out and get fit, in the form of p... Read more
Okay. Confession.
I have been kind of easing myself into Spark since I found my pep again, but it hasn't been terribly stringent or successful. (... Read more
I just received these pictures from one of my best friend's little sister. (The best friend who wasn't pictured in the previous blog entry, in fact! S... Read more
Soooooo apparently my energy level, if it could be personified, would be a moody cow. Or a bipolar b-word. Seriously - after that giant slump, I feel... Read more
It's Saturday.
I've accomplished very little today. We did go to brunch at my parents' house, then went to an appointment at the bank to discuss... Read more
Hi hi! It feels like it's been absolutely EONS since I've been on Spark, although it's only five weeks. ("Only".) I've missed my SparkPeeps, but just... Read more
Sorry folks, I totally missed last weekend's scheduled blog. Things are very "same ol' same ol'" around here. I weigh the exact same as I have since t... Read more
Heyyyyy it's the weekend, time to do a progress blog! A blogress post? The obligatory blog. The oblogatory.
This week was pretty good. Not 100%,... Read more
So.... February was a bit weird for exercise.
It wasn't a total wreck, as I kept mostly up to my running schedule. We skipped two of the runs du... Read more
Sorry it's been so long since my last post. I haven't had any more of the bad heart episodes in a week and a half, so that's good. Hopefully they'll g... Read more
You know that head-shaking move a cartoon character will do after he gets punched in the face? Where he was reeling, seeing stars, then he shakes his... Read more
We regret to interrupt your regularly scheduled programming...
...but we're just gonna throw some wicked crazy heart palpitations into your day.... Read more
I've been wearing my BodyMedia Lync for the last week, now that it's integrated with Spark. I mentioned my doubts about its calorie-burn-tracking accu... Read more
Thar she blows!!!! Do you like that I have covered up the company branding on the freebie calendar with pieces of an old half marathon cheering-... Read more
I'm sure you've all seen the banner ads for the BodyMedia Fit armband around the SparkPeople website lately. You know, "as seen on The Biggest Loser".... Read more
Due to popular demand, here's the recipe I mentioned in my last blog. The recipe lends it self nicely to modification, so feel free to play with it -... Read more
I had one of those "duh...." knock-yourself-on-the-side-of-the-forehead lightbulb revelations last night.
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I've been feeling like crap lately... Read more
Here's a photo of me taken this weekend, during the annual potluck dinner we hosted. It's not the most flattering, and I almost deleted it off the cam... Read more
Movin' on up....up the scale, that is. I'm up a pound and a half. What the heck? I've been tracking! Not doing great, but tracking. Must be that time... Read more
My first three days back at work went pretty well. I got a lot of hugs from coworkers, and gave a lot of vague answers as to "how was your trip?" ("Ho... Read more
Hello everybody!!!
I'm baaaack! We returned from our 7 weeks in South East Asia five days ago, and it's been a blur of holiday visiting since the... Read more
It has been quite a while since my last post. I have been just having a great time eating whatever I want for the past 2 months and not getting in eno... Read more
Hey! It has been 14 days and I achieved 10 gym classes in that time. My goal was to do 12, but we ended up getting a dog and I feel terrible leaving h... Read more
Since I have been having a hard time getting back into the swing of things, I thought I'd set a new challenge for myself that helps me workout regular... Read more
I'm finding it hard since I got home to get into a routine of working out everyday without all the pressure I tend to put on myself. I have a bit of a... Read more
I have been thinking recently about how hard I was on myself before my wedding. I wanted everything to be perfect according to my own harsh standards-... Read more
There I am on my wedding day, sitting in the limo on the way to the ceremony and feeling nervous for the upcoming day! It was such a great day-... Read more
Sorry, my lovelies, I hate to do this... but I'm just so busy right now that I can't seem to stay in touch. There was the wedding, then the mini-moon,... Read more
All of a sudden today I am feeling so nervous about the wedding. I think it might be the fact that all of the plans are starting to wrap up and its ge... Read more
I have been keeping on track so far this week with maintenance, although not quite in the way i wanted to! I went into the city and had a weekend with... Read more
Woo hoo!
I've been a married woman officially for a week now. The wedding was beautiful. It was perfect. I don't have many photos yet, just one s... Read more
I think I may be misunderstanding the word "maintenance". In my mind, it means going back to the eating habits I had before losing weight, which I am... Read more
I changed my fitness pal calories to maintenance level yesterday, which for me is 1760. It's a little nerve-wracking for me, because I keep feeling li... Read more
My dress fitting went well yesterday- she already took the dress in 2 inches and it fits pretty well now although I think she could take it in another... Read more
I am heading to my last dress fitting today before the wedding which is now less than 2 weeks away! I have worked very hard over the past 6 weeks sinc... Read more
I'm in the airport right now getting ready to fly home for the next 3 weeks to prepare for my wedding. It was a sad goodbye when my fiance dropped me... Read more
I'm at 151lbs today, so still 1.5 lbs away from reaching the 140's. Realistically, I'm not sure I'll be able to get there before my dress fitting on M... Read more
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