As I mentioned in my last post, I have a video of myself doing push-ups back in August 2008. I thought that those of my readers who are struggling to do push-ups from the toes might find it interesting. Hope you enjoy my kids being cute in the background!.. Read More
Archive for the ‘My Story’ Category
Evolution of a fitness plan
On June - 22 - 2009
In the final post in my one-year look-back series, I wanted to walk my readers through how my fitness plan has evolved over the past year – as well as how my physical fitness has improved. I didn’t start out doing 30 push-ups in a row, cranking out chin-ups, or running a mile without getting winded. Not even close!.. Read More
Evolution of a healthy body
On June - 16 - 2009
Continuing my one-year lookback, I thought I’d take a moment to share some of the ways my body has physically changed over the past year. Now, I don’t have baseline measurements for everything, and that’s because when I started my journey I didn’t have any idea that this was going to be a life-changing experience. I figured I’d drop a few pounds, look better, and that would be that... Read More
Evolution of a successful diet plan
On June - 14 - 2009
After posting my pics from a year ago, I wanted to go back and compare some specific things, to see not just how my body has transformed, but also how my LIFE has transformed. I’m starting with diet... Read More
What a difference a year makes!
On June - 12 - 2009
I’ve been feeling a bit reflective lately. I’ve come up on the one-year anniversary of the start of my fitness and health quest. The past year has, quite literally, changed my life. Just look at the pictures above. In the first one, taken June 9, 2008, I was clearly overweight. The shorts I was wearing were size 10... Read More
A day in my nutritional life
On March - 18 - 2009
A few of my readers (and many more people who have seen these changes in person) have inquired about my eating habits. I thought it might be helpful to show you what I USED to eat, as well as what I eat now. Fortunately, since I’ve been logging information on Gyminee for my entire journey, I can make those comparisons fairly easily... Read More
My Turbulence Training Experience
On March - 16 - 2009
I promised I’d do a blog post about my experience with Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training (”TT” for short) exercise program, so here it is... Read More
Wake up call!!!
On March - 4 - 2009
“Well, that’s not even a picture of you,” you say! “That’s a picture of your son.” Ah, but that’s the beauty of it. In June 2008, we took a family trip to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. I purchased a bikini on that vacation, thinking I looked pretty good (you know, for a mom), and was going to just be happy with who I was and what I had.
So I put on a bikini, strutted out to the beach, and played with my kids. My husband even remembered to pick up the camera and snap a few pictures…including this one. And when I saw it, I thought, “look at those fat legs.” SNAP! Oh my goodness…those were MY fat legs. I was mortified. I actually wore a bikini, looking like that? Once again, a picture of my kids was ruined by my image being in there with them.
Funny how seeing yourself in the mirror can be SO different from seeing yourself in a picture. After this trip, I made a commitment that I would start exercising regularly and eating healthier.
