The moment I stepped foot in this room when I checked out our new house for the first time with my parents and my friend Allyson (who was also my realtor — AND THE FORKING BEST REALTOR IN THE WORLD)… I knew. I knew this was going to be my new home, and I knew […]
before and afters
Two Tenths Away
Back in May I set an initial weight loss goal. It wasn’t where I wanted to be ultimately, but it would be a first big step. I wanted to lose 20 pounds. Today I was at 19.8 pounds down. I’m so close. Just 0.2 more to go. Losing twenty pounds would put me at 161.4 […]
7 Week Progress Update
7 weeks ago I committed to making some changes in my life. My metabolism has seriously changed since going through menopause, and I really needed to acknowledge that and do something about it if I didn’t want to keep packing on the pounds. The two biggest changes I’ve made have been in what I’m eating […]
Week 63 — Struggling To Lose Weight
I have been trying to lose weight for the last year. For the last 63 weeks, actually. I need to lose weight. In order to be at my healthiest and most comfortable, I really do. If I want to run a sub 4 hour marathon (and that’s still a goal of mine), I need to […]
Week 48
54 weeks ago I had pretty major prolapse surgery including a hysterectomy. Due to the severity of the prolapse, I stopped most exercise. I did not stop eating, though. And I packed on some serious pounds. 50 weeks ago, when I was pretty much healed, I decided it was time to reclaim my fitness and […]
Week 36
Healthier living continues for me! I am not where I want to be eventually. But I am headed there. You know, twenty or fifteen or ten or even two years ago, I never would have dreamed that I’d be at the point I am now voluntarily. Twenty years ago I was smoking massive amounts of […]