I have changed my weigh in days to Thursdays, which just makes sense because I have to be in Nashville any way on that day of the week.  I also missed some of the members that I have known for a long time and the leader, Rita.  I hopped on the scale, I had a [...]

This season of The Biggest Loser is much more educational for viewers that are trying to figure out the correct way to lose weight.  I was grossed out that Jillian had the soles of her shoes on the kitchen counter top as she and Bob held their Q & A and lecture session on calories and [...]

I am ecstatic to be reporting that I went to Pilates class, this morning and I really enjoyed it.  I was functioning at a beginner level or level 1, but I liked how challenging it was for me and I like knowing that I can work on progressing over time to a level 10.  There [...]

Having supportive and wonderful friends really makes going out even more enjoyable for someone that is on a weight loss plan.  I managed to go out to a very nice dinner and to keep in mind that I was there to celebrate my wonderful friend’s birthday and hang out with some of the most gorgeous [...]

       Me and great friends in NYC (2007)                  Me Last Night 9/24/2010     Me and more great friends 9/24/2010

Woohoo!  I have lost another pound, so I have lost 5.6 pounds in the past three weeks.  It was great going to the Thursday morning meeting and seeing some of the regular members and my leader, Rita, who I just adore.  She was so great to me and helped me so much during my marathon [...]

I want to begin by stating that this is in no way anyone’s fault nor does how I feel have anything to do with anything that anyone has done or said.  This is a place for me to not only try to motivate others, but to also state how I feel or things that I [...]

I lifted weights for thirty minutes, went to spin class for forty-five minutes, and raked dead grass from my lawn for almost an hour in 90 degree heat, today.  I’m a little worn out.  I think I may have burned a few extra calories in spin than I normally do because of the music.  Our instructor [...]

I have decisions that need to be made quickly pertaining to if and which half or full marathons I will run.  My heart was really in it when I planned to run the Country Music Marathon and as disappointed as I was when I injured my leg and had to back down and run the half [...]

Go find something that weighs fifty pounds and pick it up.  It can be your child, a television, a chair, a pile of rocks, whatever you have, and feel how heavy that is.  Well, that is how much weight I carried around every single day on my knees and ankles.    I feel like my knees [...]