I ran my first Turkey Trot... but more on that down below. First, I hope all of my U.S. readers had a wonderful thanksgiving. I extra hope it was restful and full of love. Now a quick note on thankfulness. I find that taking an effort to count our blessings and to be thankful, can …
Continue reading trotting for turkey, thankful, and needing better follow-through
Letting my past be the guide for my future I recently launched back into writing to you all. I have found myself thinking back to what was. Thinking about my prior success and, at time, dwelling too much on the lack of recent success in my health journey. But I need not dwell on my …
change in weight (6/8/21 – 6/14/21): -1.2 LBS I was nothing but tired this week. I got sick, the kids got sick, the baby didn't sleep because he was sick, and I was a mess because of it. I think I averaged less than 5 hours of sleep per night this week and it really caught …
Continue reading succeeding when you least expect it and weekly reflections: 6/8 – 6/14
change in weight (5/25/21 – 5/31/21): +0.8 LBS I have been eating like a dumb dumb. The consistency and discipline of sticking with my plan that has made my spring so successful has been a struggle lately. I have not cared. I have said "I'll make up for it later this week". I just haven't felt …
Continue reading eating like a dumb dumb and weekly reflections: 5/25 – 5/31
but that hair. Another awkward post-run selfie for your viewing pleasure change in weight (5/18/21 – 5/24/21): -1.0 LBS I am down another pound this week. I am happy about it, as I write every time I lose weight. Ultimately, there isn't much to say about the weekly routine because it's working. I don't need to …
Continue reading if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it and weekly reflections: 5/18 – 5/24
change in weight (4/27/21 – 5/17/21): -2.2 LBS Sorry for the time away, folks. Life has simply been crazy. Between the kids, work, and all the other stuff, I have been struggling to keep up. It was getting to the point where writing my blog was a serious stress inducer. I stopped myself and realized that …
Continue reading long hiatus and a few weeks reflection: 4/27 – 5/17
change in weight (4/20/21 – 4/26/21): -1.0 LBS You can have a bad week, feel like crap, crush goals, feel great, back slide, and move forward all at the same time. Our goals, our aspirations, our lives, they are complex and these feelings above often times stem from individual aspects of our goals and situation. With …
Continue reading tough week, crushing goals, and weekly reflections: 4/20 – 4/26
change in weight (4/13/21 – 4/19/21): -1.6 LBS I went for a run this morning. I have slowly been getting into running with the goal of doing a 5k by the end of the month. I ran a 10:30ish mile and I was so stoked about this. I was stoked because this was not as fast …
Continue reading the big 60 and weekly reflections: 4/13 – 4/19
change in weight (4/6/21 – 4/12/21): -2.2 LBS I recently read a quote that said "pay attention to those who go quiet when you are positive." I found this to be profound because we need to celebrate when we feel amazing. We need those around us to celebrate us when we feel amazing. This life is …
Continue reading feeling incredible and weekly reflections: 4/6 – 4/12
couldn't get the smile from the boy, but we got the bowtie on! change in weight (3/30/21 – 4/5/21): -0.8 LBS My apologies to those looking for last week's post. I took an unannounced week off from writing. The truth is that life is pretty darn busy right now. The little boy is two months old, …
Continue reading week off and weekly reflections: 3/30 – 4/5
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