This past weekend, I ran in the Rugged Maniac. This is a 5k with numerous obstacles including, walls, water, mud and severe hills to climb…it absolutely lived up to its name! We had a group of about 15 people which made this event even more fun. Its always fun to run these events with other
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When I wake up everyday, I have the best intentions of a healthy lifestyle. I have every intention of working out and eating right. But those intentions are not always fulfilled. I feel bad and a bit guilty when I don’t fulfill those intentions. I quickly get over it as I tell myself that I’ll
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I’ve never, ever been a runner. Even when I ran (ok, there was a lot of walking) a half marathon for charity. I never enjoyed running for the sake of running. I love playing basketball and other sports that have a strong element of running, but never liked running. Running wasn’t in my comfort zone.
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In the past, I’ve wasted a lot of time and energy comparing myself to others when it comes to health and physical appearance: “I wish I was built like that guy” “I wish I was as healthy as her” “I can’t squat as much weight as that guy” “My bench isn’t as good as his”
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I have a bad habit of fooling myself. I constantly tell myself that I can eat a <insert bad food here> because I’m going to workout or I have already worked out. Not only is this counterproductive, but I am also fooling myself….lying to myself really. When I do this, I may not even go
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Many people don’t like The Biggest Loser, saying it exploits overweight people, the workouts they perform can’t be done in the real world and that their diets are easy to follow because everything is cooked for them. While all of this may be true, I love watching The Biggest Loser. This post isn’t trying to
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One thing I’ve learned during my weight loss journey, is that routines and habits are the difference between success and failure. If I get in a routine of working out, I will workout. If I develop a healthy food habit, I will eat healthy food. I had a great workout routine that I was able
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For many people, including me, finding motivation to workout, eat right and lose weight is tough. Once you find motivation, it takes work to keep it up. Well, yesterday I think I found the motivation gold mine….my first child was born!!! Seeing him, holding him and just being around me has energized and motivated me
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I woke up today and decided to get back on the saddle. After a month or so of trying to lose weight without my blog, LoseIt! etc, I decided to get back on the saddle. While I would consider my hiatus a success, I maintained my weight loss, I was losing any weight. Its now
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You may have noticed that I haven’t blogged in quite some time. This was on purpose. When I started my weight loss journey, I set a short-term goal of going from 254 pounds to 200. I achieved that goal!!! When I hit 200 pounds, I made a decision to try and live life “normally”. Let
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