Tiny Glow

New Bootcamp Pictures

Yesterday morning I headed out to my second open-to-the-community boot camp workout down under the bridge at Town Lake! Remember the first time I went to one of these, just a month ago? Attending that session convinced me to give the whole boot camp thing a go—and doing that has helped me to shed about [...]

Boot Camp Musings

Gold star for me—my attendance at boot camp this week was 100%! Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings I was up there on the top level of that parking garage soaking the concrete with my sweat. The view of downtown is pretty fantastic from up there; not that I choose my fitness endeavors based on aesthetics [...]

New Challenges Reignite Some Old Feelings

Yesterday was my first day off the Diet Dr Smack, and I missed it sorely—both physically and psychologically. Evidently I’d gotten used to thinking of my two 20-ounce bottles of diet soda per day as my work-day “treats” (the way candy used to be). So I had a bit of a pity party in my [...]

A February Bike Ride

I knew I needed to get in a workout today, but I wasn’t sure how until M suggested riding our bikes down to the central branch of the town library (he had ulterior book-related motives, but never mind that)! It was 4.6 miles each way, and we had a few minor adventures getting there and [...]

Is Boot Camp Like Childbirth?

As I was driving to boot camp last night, I experienced an unspecified feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach. I kept flashing back to my Challenge manifesto-of-sorts and thinking “Was I on crack at the time I posted that?” (Answer, for those interested: No.) My brain started doing the frantic cat-in-a-bag clawing [...]

Boot Camp Pictures

A few photos of me in all my glory (i.e., baggy sweats and no makeup) at the boot camp I attended Saturday morning:

In the right and left pictures, I’m doing wall balls with a 6-lb medicine ball (you can’t see the “wall,” but just above me there was a concrete partition). In the center shot [...]

Looking Back at Day One and Moving Forward

Today I came across some notes I jotted down during the first week of my weight-loss effort, and I wanted to share some thoughts I had on Day One (September 15, 2009) here:
I really believe that I will do this. I have to do this. Being 80 lbs overweight might not put me squarely [...]

I Accidentally Started Jogging

I can’t believe I forgot to post about this.
Well, actually I can.
I have taken to embarking upon new challenges in a crablike, surreptitious fashion. Then, after they take hold, I start talking about them a little more. It’s my way of not freaking myself out.
The strength training program on SparkPeople that I’ve been following this [...]

Night and Day (With Progress Picture)

Last night everything felt pointless, boring, and tedious. Life felt devoid of purpose. I wanted a giant cupcake really badly because my emotions felt so intense and throughout my life I guess I got really used to soothing myself in such a way. It felt horrible not going to my old go-to, you know? I [...]