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This Week In Self-Care and Weight Loss, Episode 1: The Power of A Mindset Shift

March 10, 2022 by not your average mom 2 Comments

In January I joined a program at the Y called Lose to Win. It’s a 12 week weight loss/healthy living program, and there are some competitive aspects to it as well. You can “win” several different categories including total percentage of weight lost, most group fitness classes attended, most cardio minutes, most spin classes, most […]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Self Care Tagged With: fitover50, healthyliving, mindsetshifts, swimmer, swimmom, weight loss, weight loss motivation, workout

Week 21

September 4, 2018 by not your average mom 2 Comments

I am in Week 21 of new habits and taking better care of myself. It’s been a while since I’ve given you an update. The last week I wrote a post about this was Week 14! So what has happened in the last 7 weeks? Well, my habits continue to gradually change. And I believe […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: e-courses for moms, finding exercise you like to do, fitness, fitness motivation, moms and fitness, online fitness courses, weight loss motivation

What Teddy said.

March 3, 2014 by not your average mom 4 Comments

This weight loss thing isn’t easy. In fact, a lot of the time it sucks. But so does being out of shape. Walking up a flight of stairs and panting sucks. Not having the energy to keep up with your kids, and watching them live their lives while you park your ass on the couch […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Fit Fierce and Fabulous, Not Your Average Fitness Course, weight loss, weight loss inspiration, weight loss motivation

You can scream. Or you can enjoy the ride.

December 23, 2013 by not your average mom 4 Comments

This weight loss and fitness journey is not about vanity. Ok, well, maybe it is a little. But my self esteem is not entirely dependent upon what size my pants are or how much I weigh, like it was when I was in my twenties and thirties. No, this journey is about setting a good […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Fit Fierce and Fabulous, fitness and weight loss ecourses, Not Your Average New Year, weight loss motivation

I’ve always wanted to be like Oprah. Just not so much in this department.

December 9, 2013 by not your average mom 12 Comments

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 […]

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Take risks. If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.

December 2, 2013 by not your average mom 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: fitness and weight loss, weight loss inspiration, weight loss motivation

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