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Dipping My Toes Into Strength Training
This month I decided I would finally test the waters a bit and try some low-commitment (read: free) strength training in small (read: 15 minutes or less) doses. My free membership at SparkPeople has been the perfect medium for this experiment—in fact, reader Quix suggested this idea to me ages ago! Here’s my current SparkPeople [...]
A SparkPeople Challenge
3. January 2010
Tracking my food intake consistently has been one of the keys to my weight-loss success so far, and the tool I consistently use to keep an eye on my consumption is the nutrition tracker on the free website SparkPeople. In addition to providing food and fitness tracking tools, the site is a community that is [...]
The Blahs
4. December 2009
When I biked home yesterday, I was challenged. The uphill grade of the ride, the relatively cold weather (this is Texas, come on), the wind which always seemed to be in my face. My quads burned, the traffic irked, and I thought to myself, I don’t seem to be making much progress. I felt utterly [...]
Thoughts on Taking Things to the Next Level
25. November 2009
I am so tired right now that I am 50% sure I am going to face-plant onto my desk at some point today. My mood is great, funnily enough; I think it’s just the extra exercise I’m getting this week that has my head feeling all fuzzy. But that’s oh-kay, because tomorrow is Thanksgiving and [...]
Two Months In
15. November 2009
Today marks exactly two months since I began this weight-loss venture. Two months of sticking to a plan and gradually increasing my exercise to 5 days per week. Two months = 18 lbs lost. I’m so close to my next milestone I can almost taste it. In terms of my plan, I don’t see myself [...]
Creating an Exercise Montage
12. November 2009
Riding my bicycle to work this morning, I pedaled furiously through a green light (it’s one of those that only lasts a split-second) and realized that I’ve been doing this bike-to-work thing for almost a month now. This is a twice-a-week thing for me, balanced out by elliptical workouts on three other days and two [...]
A New Month of Change Ahead
2. November 2009
Today I biked to work—it’s something I try to do twice a week as part of my fitness routine. It was strange with all the daylight brightening up the world at 7 AM; I’d become used to pedaling to the office in the dark. I guess that will be the fate of my evening commute [...]
Haircut and Holiday Dreams
29. October 2009
I’m getting a haircut on Saturday. Yay! Having shorty-short hair again will make the whole working-out-on-my-lunch-break thing so much easier. One less thing to worry about in my scramble to get back to the office on time! In other lunchtime workout news, today’s was a Tired Workout. That’s the kind where you really have to [...]
Weight-Loss Progress
Starting Weight: 203 lbs
Current Weight: 163.5 lbs (-39.5 lbs)
Goal Weight: 125 lbs
For more progress details, click here!
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