astrongnewme wrote May 01, 2012 :
Good riddance to April! Not my best month. Updating my stats page, I saw that April was the first month in a while that I did not reach my exercise minutes goal. I have updated my ticker for May and am ready to start putting some serious minu...
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astrongnewme wrote Apr 24, 2012 :
Over the weekend, I celebrated my birthday, and I am now 38 years old. The kids sang happy birthday to me over the phone, and Gary made sure I had a great day. He took me out, and he made me feel special, even asking me later in the day, "A...
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astrongnewme wrote Apr 10, 2012 : Since my motivation has been flagging lately, I decided I had to do something before I gained back the weight I've worked so hard to lose. I remembered that just before the New Year, my determination and motivation were at an all-time high. The r...
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astrongnewme wrote Apr 02, 2012 :
A new month, a new start! I'm determined to make April a strong, successful month. I couldn't have asked for a better start to the month. The kids were home, and we had a great weekend, a lot of laughing and just having fun and being togeth...
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Tags: Family Goals Kids Motivation Stepmom Weekend
astrongnewme wrote Mar 06, 2012 :
This is a different, and very cool way, to look at it. Losing weight is hard, but how much fun is being overweight and out of shape? How hard is being unsatisfied? How hard is knowing I could be so much better? How hard is not reaching a...
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astrongnewme wrote Mar 05, 2012 :
I had a great workout yesterday, and I think it's safe to move along and turn up the fire a bit this week, after being sick for nearly 3 weeks. I'm not 100% yet, but I feel a lot better. I will just have to use common sense, listen to my body...
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astrongnewme wrote Mar 03, 2012 :
This morning's run confirmed, without a doubt, that my body is not quite recovered from being sick yet, so I had to suck it up and take a 40 minute run even though my goal was an hour. It was evident my body wasn't going to hack it! Oh well. ...
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astrongnewme wrote Feb 03, 2012 :
When I weighed in and saw that I had lost "only" one pound, I was truly pissed. I stepped up my workouts last week big-time and started doing my crazy-intense weight training workout DVDs I haven't been able to do for months (and I survived them,...
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astrongnewme wrote Jan 18, 2012 :
Over halfway through January already! This is a good time to check in, see where I am, how I am doing, and what adjustments I need to make for the rest of the month.
Exercise? Check. I have worked out nearly every day, though I skipped yes...
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Tags: Accountability Biggest Loser Goals Supreme 90 Workouts
astrongnewme wrote Jan 05, 2012 :
When I finish my workout this evening, I will have officially completed one full week of Supreme 90 Day! I'd like to reward myself for each 30 days completed, to motivate myself and to pat myself on the back for finishing each stage of the work...
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