I have this huge dream for myself: I want to be a "Success Story". I want to be an inspiration to others. I want to be "famous" for my weight loss suc... Read more
Prerace photos with a work friend who I got doing her first half, pre race with the fiance (he finished 5th). A candid photo snapped by my frien... Read more
I improved my time again in the half marathon at the Marion Arts Festival half marathon. Gun time 2:40:21 Chip time 2:39:35. The race is a beast with... Read more
Yesterday was my last final. And I'm pretty sure I just finished my first full time semester back at school with a 4.0!!!
I am filled with a sens... Read more
I am less than a month away from my 30! & the sun is shining, so it's a great time to update! Not to mention that all but one of the kids are at schoo... Read more
Reading this news today that NJ governor Chris Christie had lap band surgery to reduce weight was disappointing to me. I don't want to knock anyone fo... Read more
This year has been quite the journey for me. I've been happy in the past for the most part with how I was health wise. I would go through spurts of... Read more
Got back yesterday from a weekend trip to Champagne, Illinois where we visited the in-laws. I was amazed how much warmer it was there than here in Iow... Read more
Last Sunday I ran the Drake relays (Hy-vee roadraces) half marathon and I PR'd by 15 minutes. with 2:43:06 this is super encouraging heading into the... Read more
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Here I am. Ready to get back to healthy changes in my life! I believe in me! I am scared, but I just remember my mission statement: "I will... Read more
Since I am back at full speed in my healthy lifestyle, I decided to review my past fitness goals. I was astonished to find I had only reached 1000 fi... Read more
I am a person who has come to realize that every now and then you need to step off the path, whether that path be what you expect of yourself, what yo... Read more
I have been busy with school, work, stress, etc, etc. My eating has reflected my feelings more than I care for it to. I have been on a one day good, o... Read more
I had a lightbulb go off in my head yesterday. I am so hellbent on wanting results and wanting them yesterday that I'm doing everything I can to try... Read more
I know you all have been in the same place that I am right now but my impatience is almost getting the best of me. I want to see results and I wanted... Read more
3 months into this weight loss journey has me still plugging away even though it sure has not been easy. I am about to hit the 40 lb mark and then 10... Read more
I'm officially back on track!!! I just had an amazing week and lost 4 lbs!!! My tracker says I lost one, because I was too embarrassed to enter my hig... Read more
I just posted this as a response on a message board, and wanted to post it here too. These are my thoughts on motivation:
Do whatever works fo... Read more
We all get caught up in the number on the scale, how our clothes fit etc. Often we get down when we get stagnant. We haven't seen the scale move in a... Read more
I started P90X this morning at 4:30AM... Am I crazy?!? Who in their right mind would get up at the crack of dawn to listen to Tony Horton tell us ho... Read more
The title of this blog pretty much sums it up today, haha. Just wanted to have a little mini rant.
I've been following Jamie Eason's Live Fit progra... Read more
Ok, I'm taking one big running leap and jumping back up on that wagon and holding on for DEAR LIFE. Tomorrow I am starting Turbo Fire again, and I'm s... Read more
In my quest to try many new things, this past week I tried boxing. There is a local club in our area called Title 1 Boxing, who advertises your first... Read more
This is my how I lost the weight and I am hoping it helps you. The first thing is you have to start being honest with yourself. You know you need to l... Read more
My mind and body are fighting each other this week. I had a minor medical procedure done on Monday and now my body just does NOT want to cooperate wi... Read more
Okay so I have lost 100lbs cool but I met another goal. My body fat percentage is now low enough that if I were still in the Army I would pass body fa... Read more
Lots of new things fro me again this week=) Last Saturday 3/23 I took my first hot yoga class. If you are not familiar with them, you are in a room th... Read more
The one on the left is fairly close to my starting weight, the one on the right is about 50lbs lost
This is my face this morning before work.... Read more
Oh, spring break, we meet again.
The kids have been cooped up inside all winter, are stir crazy & testy...nothing like a week of play in the great o... Read more
When I was younger I played every sport there was out there. I was good at most of them while I was never the top athlete I was alway "athletic." Lon... Read more
A friend of mine, asked me why weightloss is working for me this time, when it hadn't in the past, what was I doing different?
I couldn't really... Read more
I purchased Ripped in 30 a few weeks ago and was previewing it/attempting it one night and was horrified that after 2 months of 6x/week workouts that... Read more
My husband is a very competitive person and begged me to compete with him on our weight loss journey. I'm not competitive at all and really just want... Read more
I thought I would share something that worked for me. I actually added calories to my diet. After being told by a trainer and a doctor to only eat 120... Read more
March 15, 2013 has been one of the greatest days of my life besides so far the greatest day when my fiancé proposed. I have finally lost 100 pounds!!!... Read more
Hi everyone. I just wanted to update you that the weight loss journey is still going strong despite a few minor setbacks.
Last Monday my 10 year... Read more
Today as I was going over my weightloss reports, I noticed the waist to hip ratio box. I haven't looked or thought about this number before, although... Read more
Luckily it's late enough at night that there's no way to get what I really want lol.
I didn't feel like I was consciously working on eating clean... Read more
More new things for me, 3 today in fact.
1-Brussle Sprouts, I had never had them, but they were on sale, so I grabbed some--then I came home a sear... Read more
I'm doing much better since my last post. I talked to my counselor, and she said that the joy I was describing to a friend the day before my psychiatr... 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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