I had a little reality check last night. If you’ve been around here for a long time, you may remember back to when I joined a weight loss challenge/competition-type thing at the gym. I was the heaviest I’d ever been, I was done having kids, I felt like doodoo, and I was ready to make […]
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Don’t I know you from somewhere?
So four really awesome things happened last week… First Awesome Thing That Happened: The day after Lose to Win was over, I wrote a letter every spin instructor, trainer, and staff member at the Y and personally hand delivered them. Some of the people weren’t there when I delivered them, so I left the remaining […]
It ain’t over til the fat lady isn’t fat anymore.
2 years ago, after countless middle-of-the-night baby feedings and watching a million infomercials, I finally did it. I bought P90X. I also bought some of the supplement powder crap that they suggest you buy. And some of the ridiculously expensive protein bars. I did the pre-program fitness tests. You know, so I could do them […]
39 1/2 weeks and counting
So a couple people asked how I finally ended up doing in Lose to Win. I should be focusing on how well I did. But I haven’t been. I’ve spent the last 2 days stewing. Because I didn’t win the cardio minutes. 12 weeks of busting my ass to stay on top. 12 weeks of […]
Waist not, want not.
Last night I went out with some friends to celebrate the completion of Lose to Win. It was the first time I had gone out since my night out in NYC in the beginning of March. I literally had not put on any clothes other than workout clothes or pajamas since then. So yesterday afternoon […]
Wow Mom! Good work!
Eleven weeks down. One to go. After attending 4 bazillion fitness and spin classes, and careful scientific observation, I have determined that about half of the participants are normal. The other half are annoying, and they fall into one of the following categories: The Overachiever: This person has to try and outdo the instructor. At […]