My apartment complex now has an on-site fitness trainer. CK is a resident who has worked out a deal with management whereby she can use the weight and exercise rooms to teach classes and do personal training, she gives other residents a nice discount off her usual prices, and the apartment can advertise having an on-site trainer. It's pretty much a ( Read more... )

Since starting my temp job approximately three weeks ago, I have gained 4.5 pounds ( Read more... )

Went for a 2.19 mile walk.

Got a two hour massage.

Met alfrecht and erynn999 for a good conversation at a cool Pagan bookstore ( Read more... )

This is very unusual for me: I'm feeling an intense urge to get out for a walk on one of the woodland trails near my home. The weather is pleasantly cool today, which is good ( Read more... )

Tonight I went to my first Nia class since my knee injury sidelined me. (I got the permission of my physical therapist first.)

It was greatIn fact, not only had I forgotten how pleasurable it was, I was delighted by how quickly the moves came back to me. I had a bit of trouble with a combination step, but other than that, I remembered both the ( Read more... )

This is an entry from my SparkPeople blog this morning ( Read more... )

I haven't been posting about it a lot, but since mid-March I've been using the SparkPeople.com site to help me with weight loss. My progress has been slower than I would have liked, but the community aspect has helped me to persevere through plateaus that would have prompted me to quit in the past ( Read more... )

Went to a great [filtered content] workshop this afternoon, had fun, learned some things about the topic and some things about myself. All good.

My body is tired. In addition to the 10 miles of walking in the past three days, I've also been doing PT for my knee and strength training. I am deep tired ( Read more... )

I've walked 10 miles in the past three days.

I am proud of myself.

Today is my three-month anniversary on SparkPeople.com. I have lost 15.5 pounds -- and it would have been more if I'd maintained my good eating habits and upper body exercising during the six weeks my knee was hurting and preventing me from doing regular cardio ( Read more... )