As I've mentioned before, I've struggled for as long as I can remember with my weight. There are always at least few extra pounds on my tiny frame, consistently providing a twinge of self-doubt in the back of my mind. Over the last few months, I've dedicated myself to my personal well-being. This means focusing …
Continue reading Therapy Thursday: Be Proud, it’s Not Selfish
In 2012, I traveled more than 25 weeks for work or fun. My workouts and nutrition we sporadically good, but often sub-par. I was consistently under a crazy amount of stress, slept an average of 5 hours a night, and, as it turns out, was in a fairly unhappy relationship on top of it all. …
One could not have asked for a more perfect weekend of weather than this past weekend. It was perfect for accomplishing what I set out to do: Friday: 4 mile run & runners yoga My run felt amazing. I hadn't run in 5 days due to a horrible chest cold, so my legs were fresh …
From a young age, I've consistently struggled with being overweight. For a few years during and after college I was at a very unhealthy weight for my small frame, but for the most part, I've always been borderline overweight, always on the heavier end of healthy, and always with heavy thighs. As with most chubby …
I've decided on Thursdays to start finding a little piece of motivational therapy. Thursdays can be tough: you're almost to the weekend, but not quite; for many it's tempo run day; and for others, its thirsty Thursday, so you probably don't need my help 🙂 I have been feeling very sick for much of the …
Continue reading Therapy Thursday: Remembering You’re Not Perfect, and That’s Okay
It's been 10 years since I lived in the South before I arrived in Birmingham 2 months ago. Technically I spent 4 years in northern Virginia after that, but nothing on a DC metro line counts as the South. Over the last 4 days I was reminded that although having Spring come so early is …
Image from squidoo.com Tonight I hit 100 views on the blog, and I just wanted to say a quick THANK YOU to all of my readers! Now almost two weeks into this journey, I want to know what you think. Feedback drives progress, so let me know your thoughts!
In my mid-20's I went on a massive fitness binge after breaking up with "the love of my life". I was willing to try anything that kept my body moving: spinning, kickboxing, running, hour long elliptical sessions. I got into the best shape I'd been in since high school, when I danced for hours every …
Experts say you shouldn't skip meals because you are more likely to go overboard the next time you eat, overcompensating. I went directly from work to a charity event tonight, and didn't eat any of the passed apps, instead had 2 glasses of champagne. Not a huge deal, I hadn't eaten all my calories for …
When I was temporarily relocated 2 months ago, I decided I was not going to join a gym. Instead I decided to focus on running, primarily outside, because I am training for my 5th half-marathon next month. I also wanted to be able to try different things around town: yoga at Lululemon on Sunday evenings, …
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