Panic at the Scale I was so proud to come home from our honeymoon weighing one pound less than I did on the day before our wedding. Then, I went to sleep. For the next week, I woke and ate at odd times and gained five pounds. Thanks jetlag! Ugh! It messed me up so…
On the day I said yes to the dress, I made three promises to the dress and to myself. I will: Stay fit. Slim up. Better define my muscles. With a little help from Precision Nutrition and a few of my favorite group fitness classes (Ballet Fit, PiYo, and FIT), I kept that promise. My…
Me and My Inhaler I did not use my inhaler first thing this morning. Instead, I woke up and meditated for 10 minutes with Headspace. During the meditation practice I checked in with my body. I felt some sniffles and a desire to cough. My lungs felt fine. I did not use my inhaler after…
Significant progress is happening on my Precision Nutrition (PN) Journey! After being up to almost 150 pounds at the beginning of July, I am now down to 144 and have fallen to 143 and some odd ounces on some days. That means I am less than double digits from my goal weight: 135. The changes…
It is Monday and I am somewhat disappointed in myself. Ever feel that way? The scale is tipped in the wrong direction. Thank goodness it’s only by a pound and a half. Tomorrow, the numbers may be back in my favor (at least a bit). This is no time to be laissez-faire about the state…
Play with your food! Did your parents ever insist that you start playing with your food? Mine didn’t. They, along with all of the other responsible adults in my life said the reverse. I’m 41 and am just now learning to play with my food. Precision Nutrition, the nutrition coaching program that I’m trying out…
I am on a desk treadmill as I write this post about my Precision Nutrition fitness journey. Its top speed is 2.0 and that’s just fine with me. The time is 8:17 a.m. So far today, I have: Meditated for ten minutes. Read my Precision Nutrition (PN) Coaching Lesson. It’s the beginning of week 5…
It’s the beginning of Week 3 of My Precision Nutrition Journey with Coach Emily Watkins! I’ve experienced some great ah-ha moments and takeaways. Here are the details, or the deets as the under-40s might say: The first two weeks were all about mindset. In addition to listening to and reading a daily lesson each day…
How are your change muscles feeling? My weight two days ago was 149.7. I almost cried. Two years ago I whittled my way down from around 160 to around 145. It felt SO good. In the past year my weight has been as low as 142. If only it were lower than that now… I’ve…