Last week I was on the bike at the Y. My ipod was cranked as loud as it could go, so I was pretty oblivious to everything around me. There was a seriously old guy on the bike next to me. He tapped my shoulder, and I took out my headphones. I thought he was […]
Lose to Win
One step at a time
I’ve never really been a girls’ girl. I don’t love to talk on the phone. Or shop. Or do any other “girlie” stuff. Put me in a room full of dudes, and I feel totally comfortable. And confident. Guys aren’t catty. They’re laid back. And funny. Unlike girls. Put me in a room full of […]
Some deposits last longer than others.
We had a decent snow storm Thursday night and so yesterday there was no school. My husband is building a garage and wasn’t able to work outside, so he got to stay home . He was making pancakes, and I was getting ready to go outside and shovel out the driveway and my car so I could go […]
I CAN please more than one person per day. As long as I start with myself.
So I’m over feeling guilty about taking time for myself. And going out with my friends. And getting massages. And accepting help. In the past 6 days, I have done all 4 of those things. I even did one of them twice. You know what? The world didn’t end. My kids didn’t self destruct. And neither […]
You want to know what I do on the days that I don’t want to work out? I work out.
7 weeks down, 5 weeks to go. When I started this program, I had 2 goals: 1) lose 25 pounds in 12 weeks 2) win at least two of the individual categories So far I am on track for the weight loss. I am down 14 pounds after 7 weeks. I am in first place in both […]
The greatest glory lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Yesterday I was exhausted. Worse than usual. I woke up thinking that maybe I should throw in the Lose to Win towel. Every single part of my body is sore. My house is a shithole. And I feel like I am missing out on time with my kids. But I managed to drag my ass […]