One of the joys of summer (in my opinion) is all of the get togethers with family and friends. It is a time to hang out, enjoy each other’s company, and celebrate our blessings. But it seems no gathering is complete without food, and LOTS of it. I love hot dogs (barbecued to a crisp) […]
Week 9: My Food Addiction
We have finished 10% of our journey together, and I decided I am ready to be totally transparent about my relationship with food and how I got where I am today. I spent some time this last week checking out other weight loss blogs, and after spending some time on the site Can You Stay for Dinner […]
Week 8: Surviving the Colorful Containers
I am eight weeks into the 80 pounds in 80 weeks challenge, and I am now one week into the 21 Day Fix. For a quick recap, I was not doing very well at losing weight all on my own. I had increased my exercise and was feeling better, but the scale was not reflecting […]
Stay Hydrated with Fruit-Infused Water
Summer is here! And with it comes rising temperatures, making it all the more important to stay hydrated. If you get tired of plain water, you can liven things up with fruit-infused water. Normally my go-to drink is a Diet Coke, but despite how much I like it, it doesn’t quench my thirst in the summer. I […]
Week 7: Time for Serious Change
OK, friends, I am ready to accept it. It is time for serious change. Up to this point in the 80 Pounds in 80 Weeks challenge, I have focused on increasing exercise and making small changes to my food consumption, but this week I decided it is time to make some serious changes. While I […]
Week 6: Green Smoothies
Welcome back. Thanks for sticking with me. I have now survived 5 weeks of the 80 Pounds in 80 Weeks challenge. After last week’s disappointment and my new focus on staying positive, I opted to not weigh in this week. Some might call that a copout, and maybe subconsciously it is, but after working on […]
Week 5: Positive Mental Attitude
I am late in posting this week’s “80 Pounds in 80 Weeks” update because I was discouraged yet again. I increased my daily exercise from 15 minutes to 30 minutes, but the scale didn’t budge a bit. I was ready to be reenergized by a loss of 2-3 pounds; I was confident I sweated away […]
Week 4: Increased Exercise
I am now three weeks into my “80 pounds in 80 weeks” weight loss challenge. The first week I lost 2 pounds by adding 15 minutes of exercise and 32 ounces o f water to my daily routine. The second week, I prepared healthy snacks on the weekend to prepare me to battle the afternoon […]
Week 3: Food Journal
Here we are again, two weeks into the eighty week challenge, on a journey to lose eighty pounds. I wasn’t expecting disappointment this soon, but I guess that is how the real world works. Even though I was hoping to lose another two pounds, my weight remained even this week. (For those of you not counting, […]
Simple ways to move more
Sometimes it can feel overwhelming to find time to work out the recommended 45-60 minutes a day. And let’s be honest, who really has an extra hour just laying around, and if you did, is exercise really what you would do with it? But, if we want to improve our physical health, we truly should […]