astrongnewme wrote Jun 08, 2009 :
A spark, a fire, a determination, is back, and I have been going strong since Friday. This morning Gary and I got up early and worked out, and it set an incredible tone for the entire day to make the effort to do this, to put time and energy in...
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astrongnewme wrote May 22, 2009 :
It was pouring down rain when I got up this morning...perfect "stay at home and snuggle" weather, but here I am at work, pouting, oops, I mean, working hard and waiting for the weekend!
There are so many reasons I'm excited for this weekend. I...
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astrongnewme wrote Apr 20, 2009 :
Some things I would like to take the time to celebrate this week:*My size 8 pants fit really well again
*A ring I haven't worn in a long time fits again.
*Being able to finish the P90X Plyometrics workout TWICE this past week
*The jug of u...
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astrongnewme wrote Apr 13, 2009 : The hardest part of the first few weeks of getting started (or re-started, as the case may be) is all the hard work and effort poured into the cause, and how slooooooow it is to see results. After a sweaty, straining, soreness-causing workout, I ...
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astrongnewme wrote Apr 11, 2009 : I went running this morning and ran 4 miles, which felt great. Then I weighed in for even better news: I lost 4 pounds this past week and am down to 146.5! Only 7 pounds away from the 130's again!
My goal for this upcoming week is to drop 2.5 ...
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astrongnewme wrote Mar 31, 2009 : So far, so good! Yesterday I dusted off my food diary and started planning my meals again, and after work I sweat like a pig to Jillian Michaels' Boost Your Metabolism workout on Exercise TV. (I highly recommend this one, by the way.)
This mor...
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astrongnewme wrote Feb 25, 2009 :
During an intense weight-training workout last night, it finally hit me over the head like a brick: why am I working out so hard if I will just turn around and eat crap and drink soda? I didn't lose weight in the first place by doing half the equ...
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astrongnewme wrote Jan 19, 2009 : An acquaintance of mine has mentioned several times that she would like to "get rid of the weight", and her boyfriend told her I had worked hard to lose my weight. He suggested that she call me.
I wasn't there for the conversation, but I was tol...
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