This time last year, I was nearly fifty pounds down from my starting point. FIFTY POUNDS. I was exercising nearly every day, and tracking my food to be sure I stayed within my calories, and generally feeling pretty damn good ( Read more... )

I had to pick up my prescriptions today (I'd already gone in to ask for the refill a couple days ago), and I had to do a workout (because I skipped mine yesterday--got busy), and so I decided to combine the two: I walked over to Fred Meyer to pick them up ( Read more... )

(Not really, but I couldn't think of any wittier subject line... which is pretty pathetic, really.)

So there's a lot to catch up on! I've been living The High Life lately--or, well, I did for a week, at least. I was on The Love Boat. (Not really. I was on the Golden Princess, though, which *is* a Princess cruise ship. To Alaska!)

( The cruise to Alaska. Pictures to come later. )

I know I'm hardly ever on LJ any more (though I am still writing, I promise! Just ... slowly). But the hard work is paying off!

As of this morning, I have officially lost 30 pounds since Christmas. :D

Truly, truly boring for those not into fitness and nutrition. Just warning you.

( Sodium is my bugabear. )

I had no idea how much I needed a day off until I realized that not only is it Friday, it's a Friday where I don't have to do ANYTHING. No travelling, no family obligations, no need to do anything or go anywhere I don't want to. I can catch up on my housework and plant my tomatoes and cuddle my kitty and go for long walks along the waterfront ( Read more... )

I'm doing this again, because I'm not going to give up on myself, damn it. I'm tracking my calories and starting to work out again. In fact, I even moved my treadmill (yes, I have one; I've had one for about fifteen years and it's hardly been used for the past seven) from the spare room, where I never see it, into my bedroom. It's old and creaky ( ( Read more... )

I've gone down a jeans size! WOOT!

I like wildcelticrose's idea of squeeing on "Drama Free Thursday," so I have some squees to share ( Read more... )

Went to Curves this morning. CurvesSmart is still kicking my ass, but in a good way. I've got that sort of wobbly "You worked out!" feeling. I'm also using, for the first time, my new 2.2 liter water bottle, which looks something like this:


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