I didn’t go for my run until this evening and that wasn’t the brightest idea I have ever had considering I had just downed a burger, homemade fries, and green beans.  I made it 3.56 miles and then I was done as my stomach began to ache.  The training is going slow, but progressive, so [...]

It has been a long training process.  I am trying to rebuild my endurance and mileage for the marathon, but realized that in two weeks I will need to scale back, which is called tapering.  For those of you that don’t run or race, tapering is a time period that you reduce your mileage significantly [...]

I know I have been running for a while now and it really showed, yesterday when I hopped on the treadmill.  I am still very congested, but I knew that falling more and more behind on my marathon training was going to really have an impact on whether I finish or how strong I finish.  [...]

I seriously have had little to no motivation this week on diet and exercise.  I have a bacterial sinus infection which has caused a lot of congestion in my chest and head.  I have felt truly gross over the past few days.  There is no possible way to run when I can’t take a deep [...]

I have never tried to dupe anyone into believing that I am computer savy, so this should come as no surprise that when I excitedly logged onto www.shape.com/virtualtrainer I could not figure out how to use it.  I really wanted to log my workouts and be able to calculate how many calories I burn each time, [...]

This evening I have come to the realization that I am carrying a lot of emotional baggage that needs to be checked in some other place and left behind.  I try very hard to live the simplest life that I can.  By simple I mean not producing self induced drama, finding the good in people, [...]

I had a long meeting with a new doctor that was highly recommended to me by a few friends.  This man sat with me for a very long time as I discussed my medical history with him.  He didn’t seem rushed, he asked me many questions, he even seemed sympathetic to my symptoms that I [...]

It has been a few days since I have had time to write anything about my adventures in weight loss.  I was offered a freelance job to shoot an industrial video for a friend’s company.  I was very excited and anxious to accept the work and very flattered that she recommended me to her C.E.O.  [...]

These lyrics are playing in my head today: I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my Bicycle races are coming your way So forget all your duties oh yeah I was filling out the registration section of my American Diabetes Association fundraiser for the marathon, but because they are not affiliated with [...]

Alright, birthday over, another day, another day without sugar.  I didn’t even enjoy the ice cream cake, yesterday.  It is what it is, so I’m moving on and move it I did! I hit the treadmill at the Y for a four mile run, it was supposed to be five miles, but I didn’t have [...]