Monday was day 1. And Tuesday was kind of a Day1 again. I lost focus, I never did reach my original goals and I'm frustrated about that. More than two... Read more
I'm a comfortable 10km distance runner and am now training for a half marathon. Today was my first 65 minute run and I need a bit of advice.
Do... Read more
I was told by my Cardiologist I had gained a lot of weight and had a lot of Jameson on my body. He put me on a live food diet. I juiced with my nutr... Read more
Good Morning Spark Peeps!
I wanted to put the word out about my son's newest fundraiser at school, it's the Boosterthon Fun Run. Last year was th... Read more
Been on Medtronic minimed pump for 17 years, cgm since July. Trying to reduce hypo events and manage them better, no more tablespoons of nutella "for... Read more
I'd say this has been a serendipitous week for me. One of those 'everything is coming together ones', and, after such incredible support and attentio... Read more
I went in yesterday for my annual physical. I've been dreading it, I've gained weight, I have issues I have been procrastinating about or just been in... Read more
Does anyone over the age of 40 know why our bodies won't let go of any excess weight without a huge fight. We give a good battle but it seems the bulg... Read more
This was first 5K where there was an expo, half marathon and a huge after party. I went with 2 of my oldest friends who signed up to do the half... Read more
Jogging is a journey. Truly.
My injury in December meant I needed to cut back quite drastically and then once again build myself up slowly to th... Read more
My title 49 was one of my favorite conversation starters last night. It's baseball season, my son & I spend many evenings at the fields for 2+ hours... Read more
I just had my little one 3 weeks ago and I'm beyond excited to have another beautiful daughter. And of course she came bearing gifts, 32 lbs of extra... Read more
After explaining to my son what happened at the Boston Marathon and wiping his tears away I came across this on facebook. Like many of you I had a fri... Read more
I had to smile in Sunday School class today, as our teacher is very intent on having us learn everything in the class resource material. Since he was... Read more
I have really tried to keep busy and not eat out of control today. But, I did eat way more than I should have the last few days. I should have gotten... Read more
Around this time last year I started buying cute little Spring dresses that were a size that I hadn't ever imagined would fit me. I was nervous about... Read more
Last night, I spent the night at my Mom's house in the bedroom where I grew up -- almost always fun, and something that I do a few times a year.
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Having a pretty good day. Eating pretty healthy, although work was too busy to eat my whole lunch. I plan to exercise tonight. I am happy I found some... Read more
I just weighed in this morning and discovered that since I last weighed in 3 weeks ago, I lost almost 5 lbs! And all I have done is cut back a bit on... Read more
I must admit the last few months have been really tough. Six years ago my husband had congestive heart failure at the young age of 50. Since then he h... Read more
I decided to start this year with a renewed focus on my food tracking and continued, planned exercise. January went really well, resulting in a stead... Read more
I am feeling like a bloated, out of control alien tonight! I am so disappointed in myself. For the last several months I have managed to control mysel... Read more
Tracking.
Yes, tracking my food intake.
When my head is so full of if's and but's and, as a quote I recently read, my greatest judge is li... Read more
So, I've started the C25K program to gear up for this year of runs. Yes, I said runs, plural.
I am doing a Diva Run next month and we are all dress... Read more
After my last blog, I went and bought a lot of fruit and veggies and then spent most of the weekend cooking (Somehow a lemon meringue pie ended up as... Read more
Day 3 of Paleo and I feel great. A little hungry but not bad. My energy is probably double what it was before I started. Just need to stick with it... Read more
I'm at day one again. I'm going to try to stick to it this time. Its tough, first thing when I get to work I'm offered homemade fudge and someone b... Read more
Well, I'm still listening to my body and it is telling me that it is cold!! Colder than it has ever been!!
I have been trying to get myself out jogg... Read more
I wrote this this morning to a friend of mine and wanted to make sure I saved it somewhere.
We were talking about some general insecurities w... Read more
It would seem I have hit a plateau... 22lbs down and a knee injury has stalled my weightloss. I am not going to do what I normally do and give up. I h... Read more
A good SParkling friend, and member of my BLC Panther team, Anne, posted a blog this weekend that gave me much food for thought. She has been in main... Read more
