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Favorite workouts?
Brrr... it's a frosty 1 degree F (-17 C) here and I've not been out walking or running. What are your favorite workouts to do - at home, the gym, or even talking yourself into working out in the cold? I have a hard time working out at home - I don't like video workouts, and I get sidetracked easily when doing other…
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Reintroduction - Slipped Away
After an absence of about a year, I'm looking for the things I was doing that made me successful the first time around. I had the willpower to resist temptations, I was exercising, I lost weight, I was cheering for people from MFP. I took a scary (yet thrilling) progress pic. Then? I slowed down. I stopped logging my food.…
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Hair Ties
Anyone out there (ladies or gents) that tie their hair back for a workout and the holder doesn't hold up to a workout? I'm much harder on hair ties in a workout versus a regular day as I'm tugging my hair band to pull it tight after slipping, or rearranging my ponytail to accommodate a certain exercise, or trying to…
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Ridiculously Fragile
I've been progressing, logging my food, exercising regularly and losing weight. Then I hit a plateau... as most everyone does. However, the plateau seemed to stay in place longer than I would have liked, and I got discouraged. I stopped logging my food intake. I stopped paying attention to the nutritional value of the food…
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Progress... 50 pounds down, 80 to go
Never in a million years did I think I would ever post nekkid pictures of myself. Okay, so I have some clothes on. But there is also a lot of skin. I took some advice when I started this journey to take photos of my skin, not how well my clothes covered me up. So here I am, down 50 pounds, a much improved fitness level,…
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First 5K
I ran my first race today... ever. Yea for me!
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NSV - underwear!
I often see people post about fitting in new clothes and being excited about it. I'm the same way. Congratulations to all of you! But a recent trip to the store for new undies made my day!! You see, I'd been wearing the same saggy, poorly fitting underoos while purchasing smaller clothes to wear on top. I decided it's time…
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Labels (not food labels)
"Fair or not, we routinely use labels to define ourselves, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and basically all the people that we interact with." He continues, "labels like 'health expert,' 'vegetarian,' 'runner,' 'gym rat,' naturally relate to long term behaviors. The behaviors associated with the label just naturally…
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Lack of fitness - Cardio
I'm tired of being embarrassed by my lack of fitness. In other areas of my life, I'm accustomed to being a high performer. When it comes to physical exertion, it is definitely not the case. I want to be a high performer in all aspects of my life. Now that I've got my goal out there, here's the issue. I started working out…
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Satiety
Since last night, I've not been feeling sated with my meals... weird, but it means I keep looking for something else to eat. Dinner last night was chicken fajitas (in a crock pot, so less fat - yum!), with plenty of veggies, even had one in a lettuce wrap. Yet, it didn't seem to last. Had a protein shake and oatmeal bar so…
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"Losing" Weight
Someone commented to me on my weight loss today. However, the way he said it made me think it's time to refer to weight loss in a different way. (He said, "Where's the rest of you?) I didn't "lose" the weight. That makes it sound unintentional, and that I'll find it again. That's not what I'm doing! I didn't "drop" the…
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Winter doldrums
I find myself in a slump. I did okay during the holidays in regards to food choices, but my exercise... well, it was close to non-existent. However do I find the motivation to get up and get moving again? I see people doing videos, but I don't like to stare at the TV while exercising (and I hate the boring and/or overly…
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Good Enough
How do I move from "good enough" to doing more? I'm watching my calories, I'm making better nutrition choices, but how in the world do I convince myself to get out and get moving? I'm a "joiner." If someone asks me to do something with them, I say sure! But for me to plan something (even my own exercise schedule), it's…
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Epiphany - dare to start the journey
I had an epiphany about 5 months ago, when I realized that people successful with weight loss believed in themselves. They may have needed someone to believe in them at first, however I realized that’s what I was missing. I didn’t have encouragement or someone to tell me they believed in me, and I lacked faith in my own…
