So, I gained weight this week--for the first time since starting this particular journey six weeks ago. I expected to gain, because I actually made a conscious decision to make bad choices. It felt good at the time, but now it just feels crappy ( Read more... )

I know it's not as romantic as chocolate or flowers or jewelry, but if you want an idea for a gift that has been helping me toward my weight loss goal, I suggest getting a heart rate monitor. Wal-Mart sells some for under $50. It straps around your chest (under your breasts, right under the band of an exercise bra) and transmits your heart rate to ( Read more... )

I ran the 5K today and finished in 33:55. That's about 11.18 minutes per mile. More importantly, I ran the whole time (didn't walk once), kept my heart rate between 147 and 157 (and didn't feel like I wanted to die) and had so much fun! I think I may even have felt one (or two) endorphins ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is my very first 5K race. Three miles. I can't wait. I hadn't ever run before early December, and then my friends really encouraged me, and I got better, and now I'm in my very first race. It's just three miles--no really big deal, but I'm happy. It's not something I ever would have done before, not something I ever would have done without ( Read more... )

As of today (my weigh-in day) I've lost eight pounds. I can fit back into my wedding ring (though it's a little tight) and today I was able to fit back into my pre-pregnancy pants! I am loving this (even if some of my stomach fat is trying to escape from the waistband. I couldn't even close the pants two weeks ago ( Read more... )

There's nothing like starting your morning with a good 'ol routine mammogram! Yay!

But I went straight to the gym after that.

30 minutes on the ellipse machine...followed by a short walk with the dog.

-5,946 steps (I've done 7,019 steps from 10am-11:21 am)
-46 minutes total aerobic time
-356 calories burned
-3.87 miles Breakfast: bowl of ( Read more... )

It was an up and down week for me. I started out great, preparing my snacks and lunches for work, etc. But I didn't work out like I wanted to on Tuesday. On Thursday I had a great workout on the ellipse machine...and walking the dog, but then I started slacking on the food. I wasn't eating bad, but I wasn't tracking, and I had to hit the taco bell ( Read more... )

I wanted to post these so everyone could see (just in case you're not reading comments)
Great tips from diadem8Great resources ( Read more... )

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How is everyone doing out there?

I've "changed my eating lifestyle" so many times in the course of the past 15 years that I can barely remember it all. In my twenties it was "eat everything I want until I realize I've gained 10 pounds then go on the three day 'no bread' diet and lose it all." By the end of my twenties I had to go on Weight Watchers. I learned a lot of stuff about ( Read more... )