A while ago I signed up on Yes.Fit for a virtual race called The Tortoise Creep. It was 155.1 miles long. The idea was that you log your workouts and earn a medal. I like tortoises so I picked this […]
Learning to Market Online
Yesterday I talked about wanting to tell more people about the products that helped me lose weight. When you sign up to be able to sell products, they tell you to have a party and invite your friends. That would […]
What’s Happening with my Arbonne Challenge?
Back in April I went to a party that a coworker was throwing for Arbonne. I’d never heard of the company but I went to be supportive. The company has several lines of products including skin care and nutrition. At […]
Adventures in Women’s Fashion
You know the fitness saying, “Don’t weigh yourself. Focus on how your clothes fitâ€? I tried that. When I noticed my clothes getting tight I weighed myself and that’s how I found out I gained 30 lbs without noticing. What […]
What Happened with the Arbonne Challenge?
Back on April 17, I wrote about starting the Arbonne 30 Days to Healthy Living challenge. I was stuck at a weight I didn’t like and I couldn’t get under. I was ready to do something radical. Now, a month […]
Arbonne Challenge
I’ve been sitting at a plateau weight for months now. There is a number I just can’t get under. I bounce around about 5 lbs above it but never get less. This isn’t because I’ve lost so much weight that […]
Fitness Update
I have been doing Facebook fitness challenge groups. I’m in my second month. The idea is that you have a group of people who post three things every day: A post-workout selfie A picture of a healthy meal they ate […]
On Being Forced into Body Positivity
I’ve always had mixed feelings about the body positivity movement. Â On one hand, you shouldn’t hate your body and obviously you can look amazing at any size. On the other hand, being fat is hard on your body. On your […]
My Fitness Challenge
Molly, who used to hang around here but now we are Facebook friends, sent me a test workout video a while ago. I liked it. It was a combination of lifting and cardio. I decided to sign up for BeachBodyonDemand.com […]
My Yesfit Challenge
I’ve heard of people tracking how far they run/walk on a map to see your distance this year. Â That’s cool if you run to Brazil or something but at my rate I’d spend a month just trying to get out […]
Reader’s Workout
I haven’t done a Reader’s Workout post in forever. I’m pretty happy with my fitness routine right now though so I thought I’d update. I signed up for Strong by Bret. This is a monthly service that gives you […]
What I Learned From Watching Olympic Weightlifting
What I’ve Learned While Watching the Weightlifters at the Olympics I’m a Superheavyweight woman If I lost enough weight to be down to my imaginary mental ideal weight and then lost a little bit more, I might still be a […]
Reader’s Workouts
Yeah, I know, it has been a long time since I’ve done one of these. That’s because I’ve been a slacker. It started in March at the time of the husband’s cancer surgery and recovery. He wasn’t going to the […]
How To Choose an Infrared Sauna
For a while the husband and I have been talking about getting an infrared sauna. He was interested in the supposed health benefits. I just want to be warm. I’m a cold person who takes hot baths every night to […]
Reader’s Workouts
I was on vacation last week and so there were no formal workouts but I had to pop in to show off these numbers. January 15 – airport day – 6569 steps – not so good January 16 […]
Reader’s Workout
It wasn’t a great walking week because it suddenly got really cold. Freckles flat out refused to go for a walk with me yesterday. I did go to the gym on Sunday. I walked two miles and interspersed lunges and […]
Reader’s Workout
I haven’t done one of these forever basically because I’ve been slacking. I haven’t been doing any formal workouts at all. Trying to get back to form now. I’ve been doing more walking in the morning because I’ve been having […]
How to be a great marathon spectator
I don’t run. I have no desire to ever run a marathon. But, I’ve been a race spectator since birth. My father was a cross country coach until I was five. Some of my earliest memories are cheering on the […]
Fitness Tuesday – Pretzel Edition
Every time I make big dietary changes I get convinced that I’m going to starve. Spoiler alert – It hasn’t happened yet. Since focusing on a gluten-free vegan diet, I’ve been feeling like a need to keep a supply […]
Exercise on Vacation
Can you tell what days I was sightseeing on vacation? Our high was over 20,000 steps and our low was 11,000. That’s 6-9 miles a day. I’m surprised it was that little. Then I got home and my fitbit died. […]