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Wow, its almost been 2 months since I was last on the site. Yikes! Its been a busy, stressful summer. Things seem to have calmed down some and even if they haven't, I spent last week doing some soul-searching. Its time to make ME the priority. That's not to say I am going to shrug my other responsibilities, but I have to build in my time. My time to eat properly, my time to exercise, my time to be me. A couple of weeks ago, I went to a WW meeting and did Core for a week, for the first time. I l… Continue

The weekend started with Friday night's movie and dinner of popcorn and coke. Oops! Saturday was pilates, which was great, except for the soreness today. I didn't eat too well on Saturday, emotional eating got the best of me. Sunday was NIA class, which helped work some of the soreness out. I love that class, its such a good workout without feeling like a workout. I also journaled and ate within my points, so yea me! I desperatley need to work on the drinking of the water, so that's a goal for… Continue

I went to my first ever pilates class this morning. This was a beginner class but at the start, the instructor asked who I had done this before, I was the only one who had not. I was very pleased to see that I could do the majority of the moves. It wasn't until about 45 minutes in, when I started getting tired that I needed to rest. Not bad, considering I was, by far, the largest person in the class. I'm looking forward to continuing to go and track how much progress I make over the summer.

Last night, I had a great workout. The endorphins were psyched and so was I. Today, I got some sad news about a friend, so we went out to lunch to console ourselves. I journaled and was in control, so I felt pretty ok. And then, I came home and weighed. And OMG...a number I have never seen before and totally fear. Now I am still sad for my friend and frustrated with myself. Everyone keeps telling me that when you start working out you gain, but its been 8 weeks now and I am 4 pounds higher than… Continue

The day started out great, I went to the gym and planned to do the elliptial for as long as I could and then finish my 30 minutes on the treadmill. I started a mag and lo and behold, when I checked the time, it had been 22 minutes. So, I ended up doing 30 on just the elliptical! Food wise, I made some poor choices and its not 10:20 and I am still finishing my water, so I'll be up all night, but I am getting it in! I did journal, so today, its 3 more stars! I figured out my star system: Of the… Continue