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So apparently I’m obese.

January 9, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Self Care, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: acceptable, Andes, biggest loser, body fat, fat, habits, obese, percentage, plane, reality, weight loss

Don’t I know you from somewhere?

April 29, 2013 by not your average mom 4 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: biggest loser, Lose to Win, weight loss, weight loss inspiration, weight loss motivation

It ain’t over til the fat lady isn’t fat anymore.

April 16, 2013 by not your average mom 15 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: biggest loser, weight loss, weight loss inspiration, weight loss motivation

39 1/2 weeks and counting

April 12, 2013 by not your average mom 9 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: biggest loser, Lose to Win, second place, weight loss, YMCA

Waist not, want not.

April 11, 2013 by not your average mom 4 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: biggest loser, bras, Lose to Win, sports bra, underpants, waist size, weight loss

Wow Mom! Good work!

April 1, 2013 by not your average mom 13 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: biggest loser, Lose to Win, my bmi is bs, weight loss inspiration, weight loss motivation

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