The 7 week challenge really couldn’t have come at a better time! I have just been feeling so heavy lately. Bloated…pudgy…overweight…you name it. Weighing in at 230 pounds on Saturday just magnified what I’ve been feeling lately. I’ve felt disgusting in my clothes lately and seeing that number on the scale just sucked! A few…
Have you ever noticed how your mornings can affect your entire day? Do you ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed and stay on that side of the bed until it’s bedtime? What you do from the time you wake up until you leave your home can make a world of a…
I think it’s safe to say that it’s officially spring!! Although I don’t mind the winter, after 3-4 months of it, I’m ready for the warmer weather. I think the transition into the spring is a really important one, both for your body and for your mind. I’ve seen myself react two ways to the…
At the end of a long week I think it’s important to look around and smell the roses. I want to make more of an effort to share “what’s got me smiling” just as much as I share some of the challenges I may be facing. This was a tough week but I still have…
In two unrelated conversations this week, regret came up and it got me thinking….thinking about my life, decisions I’ve made, and how those decisions have affected my path. I’ve made a lot of great decisions in my life so far… 1. Marrying Neal! 2. Becoming Theodore’s mommy 3. Getting my Master’s from Kansas State 4. …
The 4th step in reaching a place where I could lose weight was to determine what has stopped me in the past from losing weight. At my highest weight, I was honestly in denial of how miserable I was inside my own body. I had an amazing support system, a great group of friends, and…
I love goal setting… not going to lie! I am very futuristic, so it’s easy for me to daydream, to set goals for the future, and to create a plan to reach those goals. I’ve always enjoyed sharing my monthly goals and yearly life goals with y’all, but putting my weight loss goals out there…
You can have all the tools in the world, but if you don’t have motivation then you won’t have the drive to reach your goals. Before you can establish goals, you must first reach a place where you are motivated to accomplish those goals. I think often people establish their goals first and then try…
This year I have been looking at my weight loss goals from a whole new perspective. A while back, my doctor told me that the key to losing weight is determining your reason for losing weight. For some, wanting to be smaller and to weigh a certain amount just isn’t enough to get them to…
This morning I met up with Becky for coffee and a 3 mile walk on the Crescent Trail in Bethesda, MD. Before our walk we swung into Dunkin Donuts for a cup of Joe. While waiting in line I listened to the people before me place their orders. Coffees made with cream and sugar. Dozens…
Yesterday for lunch I ran down to the salad bar at my work. Some days my packed lunch just isn’t appealing so it’s nice that there are some healthy options nearby. Subway is usually my go to when I forget my lunch but the Greens salad bar is a place I always forget about. I…
This has been a very emotional week for me in regards to my weight loss. I have been truly frustrated and discouraged with my weight loss. When I returned from vacation last Thursday I felt gross and I knew that I had gain a lot of weight while in Texas. Though I didn’t have a…
Although I am grateful for the chance to visit my family here in Texas, it is extremely challenging being around habits I have worked so hard to break. Everything I have eaten while here has been my choice, don’t get me wrong, but there have been more opportunities to make poor decisions than good decisions….
Thanksgiving is done, Christmas and Hanukkah have past, and now we have to think about what we did/did not accomplish over the past year. For some, the past year has been everything they wanted it to be, for others it has been ok, and the remainder are counting down the days to 2013. “According to…
I can’t tell y’all how happy I am to be writing y’all from my home this morning. The Federal Government closed today because of hurricane Sandy, which was the catalyst for several other closings like my employer and the Washington Metro Rail System. Today I wanted to take some time to share about one of…
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