Last summer I was down to my lowest weight since having kids. I got down to single digits in the pants department. I got rid of all my double digit pants. And then over the winter, I put 18 pounds back on. I couldn’t even get the single digit pants over my thighs. I was […]
fitness and weight loss
I’ve always wanted to be like Oprah. Just not so much in this department.
I remember when Oprah lost a ton of weight. And then she gained a lot of it back. I remember reading this quote from her. In 1992 I reached my heaviest, 237 pounds. I was 38. Then, four years ago, I made it a goal to lose weight, and I appeared on the January 2005 […]
Take risks. If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.
Yesterday I went for a run with a friend. I told her about my Christmas Bucket List. Her reaction? “Wow! That’s a lot! But that’s great.” Now I know my list is ambitious. I’m not delusional. But I want to create some memories for my family. It’s not about stress. Or checking off items on a […]
Take risks. If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.
Yesterday I went for a run with a friend. I told her about my Christmas Bucket List. Her reaction? “Wow! That’s a lot! But that’s great.” Now I know my list is ambitious. I’m not delusional. But I want to create some memories for my family. It’s not about stress. Or checking off items on […]
Another birdie leaves the nest.
So Meghan’s stint here on the blog has come to an end. Here are her thoughts on the journey: On July 11th, my husband and I both weighed in at the Y and made a silly little bet about who could lose 10lbs. first. I weighed in 128 that day. Soon after that weigh in […]
Success is a journey, not a destination. Although the destination is pretty freaking awesome.
8 months ago, I allowed someone to take my picture. Maybe not a big deal, you say. But to me, it was. Because I felt really, REALLY bad about the way that I looked. The past 8 years have been spent avoiding having my picture taken. At all costs. And there were some heavy costs. […]