Finding Radiance

I get asked a lot of questions about whether I have loose skin after losing almost 100 pounds. Yes, I do have some. And I will probably have more, but I don’t know what is going to tighten up or not. It is most obvious on my upper arms, and my upper thighs. You don’t [...]

Not sure what to expect on the scale. Today DH was looking at me kind of funny. I asked him what he was looking at. His reply ” You just look so thin and athletic”. I was flabbergasted! Me – athletic?? Me??? That just made my day!! Today’s stats:Calorie goal: 1,350 • Consumed: 1,306 • [...]

Well, I seem to have my head in the correct place again. That was definitely an uncomfortable few days there. Going to my parents’ house for a few days, so that will be another challenge for me. Will bring some NS foods, just in case. Biked a lot today. Did 4 miles to my flip [...]

78 degrees and sunny in mid April! Excellent day. You can see the route below that we took today along the bike trail. The bike trail comes pretty close to a coffee shop, so we stopped there and then went back home. Almost 13 miles, and I felt pretty good! Today’s menu: Calorie goal: 1,350 [...]

Did a bit too much exercise today. I did my back/legs workout on the bowflex, then did Cardio Overdrive (The Firm). That would have been plenty of exercise for the day, but we went biking this evening. I went a different way, and ended up having to go up one really big hill, then a [...]

Don’t you wish you could bottle motivation to take when you don’t have any?? Right now I feel like I could fly if I tried! I did Day 1 Week one of C25K and I couldn’t believe how easy it was. I was barely out of breath during the jogs, and recovered so fast. Plus [...]

I did well on eating, but I did plan for some chocolate birthday cake. Had cake for my sister (which I made). It was quite good, and I enjoyed it. After watching my nieces for almost 12 hours (!!!!), I hadn’t gotten in much cardio. So at 9pm, right after they left I did the [...]

It’s Friday! Yay! Today was the Last Chance Workout challenge with a fitness group I joined. So I pushed the bowflex workout to 3 sets. I got through most of the exercises, but failed out on a couple. I think I may stick with 3 sets next week as well. My legs are tiny bit [...]

A new week is here, and the end of March! The first quarter of 2008 is gone already. Jeez time goes by so fast! I did a little small order with NS when they had their clearance sale. It came today, and there was my 80 pound bear! Yay! Very orange – blaze orange. The [...]

I think the value of motivation is over rated. Motivation is what drives everyone to try to lose weight. But – motivation is fleeting. It lasts until you hit your first speed bump, like a holiday, an office party or a crappy day. Everyone wants motivation, and yet we keep chasing after something that is [...]