I don't know if everyone is this way, but I have no real understanding of weight and how I feel at any certain weight. What I mean is that I assume that if I felt good at any given time (really pretty or sexy or confident), it must have been a time when I weighed less than now. I would have sworn, in court, that during those confident times I was 30 or 40 pounds lighter than I am now. It turns out … [Read more...]
Fitness Friday: Removing Barriers to Exercise
Hi Fitness Friday people <said in the "party people" tone>! How was your week? Mine was okay-ish. I ate everything I could put my hands on had some food issues. I'm going to work on that this coming week. I used the bike we bought! The stationary, recumbent bike. I have no excuse not to exercise with that big old bike right in the middle of our living room. Talk about removing barriers. … [Read more...]
Fitness Friday: Redux
I'm back! In the whole healthy-eating, getting fit thing, I mean. Like so many other times, I stopped for a bit, and now I'm picking it back up. I'm okay with that. The good news is that I've only gained back about 4 pounds of the 15 or so I lost starting last March. That's pretty huge progress for me since I'm really good at re-gaining lost weight. I've also gained back about five inches … [Read more...]
Digging Up Dirt. Mental Dirt, That Is.
In an effort to figure out why I eat the way I do and use food as a comfort tool, I have started to go to a counselor. For me, this step is just as important - if not more so - as eating right and exercising. It's also the hardest process. I like my dirt nice and buried, thank you very much. It might be nice, though, to have a clean mind for a while. … [Read more...]
Fitness Friday: Weighing My Options
Get it? "Weighing" my options? Heh. Seriously. I'm weighing my health/fitness/weight loss options. Putting it all on the table. Gathering research, talking to friends, talking to doctors, trying to think of everything - every way - to get me healthy. I'll keep you updated. … [Read more...]