Always evolving, Never Average
Last January when I decided to plaster a picture of my unhappy and unhealthy self in my Biggest Loser-type ensemble on the blog, I didn’t do it thinking I would inspire anyone. I did it because I knew if I told thousands of people that I was …Read More
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 …Read More
I ran 20 miles on Saturday. The first 16 miles were great. I felt awesome. At 13 miles, a friend who is also running the NYC marathon (and is training for an iron man triathlon next year), ran past me. He told me I looked strong. It gave me a little confidence boost. About a …Read More
Yesterday was another huge day for me in the fitness department, but before I get to that, you have to see Meghan. I haven’t shown you her pictures in a couple weeks. It’s not because she’s fallen off the wagon… In fact, quite the opposite. She’s been working her ass off. Literally. She is starting …Read More
It all began with the decision to To start taking charge of my life. To start working out. To start running. To start getting healthy. That decision to start led to the decision to do this: That decision eventually led to this: and this: and this: And the decision to do that, led to the …Read More
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. …Read More
My birthday is in 2 days. I’m going to be 44. On my 43rd birthday, I looked like this: In fact, for my last eight birthdays, this is pretty much what I looked like: I felt the same way I looked. Heavy. Burdened. Slumped. Slouched. Well… Fuuuuck that. Not anymore. This year, on my 44th …Read More
On Saturday morning I took Number 3 to baseball practice. I looked pretty much like this. Well, from the neck up. I wasn’t wearing a bikini; I had jeans on. And even that is an accomplishment. The jeans, I mean. A year ago, if it wasn’t elasticized, I wasn’t wearing it. Anyway, at baseball practice, I saw …Read More
Last year I did a sprint triathlon at Shady Beach in Norwalk, CT. It’s an all-women race and it’s a great race for beginners, although it’s still competitive. It was the second one I ever did. My time was a 1:20, and I came in 80th place out of about 180 women. I was 18th …Read More
Sometime around the age of 18 months old, you learn how to run. And once you learn how to do that, you feel the need to run everywhere. At all times. You run to your mom. You run away from your mom. You see an open door, and that immediately signals, ‘RUN FASTER!!!” You grow a little …Read More
