Entries Categorized as 'Fitness and Exercise'

Getting No Where Really Really Fast

Date February 4, 2010

I’ve been chomping at the bits to get back into my regular exercise routine but between recovering from my surgeries and then having everything put on hold due to a suspected hernia it’s been more than six months of being limited to walking and… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

Bare-Bones Plan of Eating

Date November 30, 2009

I intentionally refer to a plan of eating or a food plan rather than a diet for a couple reasons. 1) I don’t like the word diet. I failed too many of them in my life time. And diets are something you do in the short term to lose weight and then it… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

Pre-Knife Hike

Date August 1, 2009

D and I headed out early this morning for a challenging (as in ascend ascend ascend!) and gorgeous hike through the redwoods in Muir Woods at the base of Mt. Tamalpais. For those who know the area from the main trail we climbed up Bootjack Trail… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

Why Bother?

Date July 19, 2009

If you want to know why I’ve been willing to work so hard to lose the excess weight I carried for so many years and get physically in shape, this photo tells it all. I’m not only doing things I could never have imagined doing and seeing things I… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

When 5 Turns into 20

Date July 5, 2009

So let me tell you what I really love about having lost the weight and being in good health. Yesterday morning D and I headed out on our bikes for an easy five mile ride to Starbucks and while we were sitting outside drinking our coffee D casually… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

Day Eleven: My Life’s Blood

Date January 17, 2009

If you were to cut me I would not bleed. I would simply leak massive quantities of Sugar Free Torani Syrups. At last count we have about 20 flavors from Lime to Chocolate Macadamia Nut. Yes, it appears I might have gone a wee bit overboard on the… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

Day Six: Favorite Fun Fitness Gadgets

Date January 12, 2009

When Dawn, my personal trainer at 24 Hour Fitness, mentioned a month ago that Ali Vincent, a past winner from the Biggest Loser was coming to the gym on a promotional tour I immediately knew I had to meet her. D and I have been fans of the… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

Day Five

Date January 11, 2009

Does time fly in your corner of the world? Never enough hours in the day? Well, my friends, I know the secret for slowing down the hands of the clock. Do. Not. Eat. Don’t eat and I can promise you the hours of the day will drag along at a snail’s… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

Day Four

Date January 10, 2009

Today D and I packed up our lunch (I use that word loosely) and headed over to San Francisco for a 5-6 mile walk, starting in Crissy Field, up the hill, across the Golden Gate Bridge and back again. A nice walk for two girls whose entire calorie… Don’t stop now…keep reading!