Slow but Steady

06.10.2010

Gym day #3 today. #4 for the week will be with Trainer Rob on Saturday morning. I lucked out today and hopped on the treadmill right as Jeopardy was starting. And it was an episode that made me feel smart! So rare! That kept me entertained during my sloooow walk. Seriously slow. Yes, that’s a 2.0 speed at 0 incline. If I went any faster, my heart rate got too high for the range I was supposed to be in today, so 2.0 it was. I hopped on an elliptical after that, but again, still had the problem where I went too slow and it kept thinking I was pausing. I’ll keep trying ellipticals- there’s

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Permission to be Selfish

06.09.2010

Do you feel guilty for spending time, money and energy on your fitness and weight loss efforts? Are you wondering what else might be falling by the wayside because of the energy you’re spending on yourself? Feeling a little I just want to say, STOP IT! We are WORTH the time invested in ourselves. We are WORTH focusing energy on ourselves. We are WORTH having a life full of health and vitality. Your future is WORTH it. I have a feeling that many of you have taken care of others your whole life. You’ve spent your time and energy on your parents, spouses, siblings, careers, friends, children and pets. You are their pillar of strength.

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Let ME do ME!

06.08.2010

Seriously guys? The notes from my post last night still have me choked. And jazzed. I was really tired today for some reason. No exercise yesterday, so planned on going to the gym today for sure. Was tempted to stay home and cuddle with my not-so-little-dog and go to sleep early. But then she started barking like a maniac at some squirrels outside and that was my cue to go. I don’t know who tweeted this or originally said it, but the saying “You never regret going to the gym. You only regret NOT going” is soooo true. I had some anxiety issues related to the gym today. Not sure where they crept up from,

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Permission to Fail

06.08.2010

After the overwhelming response on last night’s post on Twitter and here on the blog, I made a quick rambling video and I wanted to share it. I appreciate you so much.

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Fattie Gets Fit

06.07.2010

Note: I originally wrote this post to be a guest post on someone elses blog. After thinking about it, I decided that MY blog is the right place to post it. I haven’t ever flat out said my weight on the blog. I can’t believe I’m about to post it, but you guys have taught me to be much more brave than I ever thought I could be, so here it goes. 455 pounds. That’s “Biggest Loser” big. Heck, it’s even OVER “Biggest Loser” big for some seasons. Millions of people watch this television show where the morbidly obese contestants work their way through long journeys of becoming fit. Throw in crazy amounts of sweat,

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Weigh In | 6.7.10

06.07.2010

Quick post, running behind this morning. Hopped on the scale full of optimism for a decent weight loss after all the gym-ing I’ve been doing. Bubble burst, -1 down this week, for a total of -61. No worries, I’ll keep plugging away and will try to keep my head up today. Good news is that I’m definitely not as sore as I was last night. Hope you guys have a great Monday!

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The First Cut is the Deepest

06.06.2010

Ah, Sunday. A day of resting and relaxing. Usually my Sunday’s consist of drinking a lot of coffee, reading a book, cleaning the house, doing laundry. I typically try to get up early(ish) on Sunday’s, but today was a completely different story. I feel like such a slacker! I slept in until 12:40! 12:40! For real? And then when I got up, my legs were screaming at me from yesterday’s session with Rob. I didn’t even do anything really strenuous! Goes to show how out of shape I am. After eating some late lunch and hopping on the computer to shoot off a few outstanding emails (outstanding as in late, not great), I went to

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Personal Training Begins!

06.05.2010

Check out my vlog recorded after I finished my first personal training session with Rob Silver of Heartfit Lexington. Today, we had to test to see how my heart responded when I pushed my body – very interesting! Also, if you haven’t done so yet, check out this post (that I seriously almost deleted 3 times) that I put up last night. Hope you all are having a great weekend.

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