One downside I’ve found to working out in the evening is that I’m twice as hungry come dinnertime. It doesn’t help that most days I’m lollygagging between getting home and going to the gym, so much so that by the time I finally hit the machines it’s close to 7 PM. While working out doesContinue reading “Day 24 of Challenge # 1 – Avoid Overeating”
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Day 22 of Challenge #1 – Combat Cravings
I ate like complete trash the previous week, so it wasn’t entirely surprising to see my lack of weight loss on Sunday. One cheat meal of pizza and sweets led to days of bad eating and spiraled into consuming mostly junk food on the weekend. On Monday, I decided it was time to reset. ComingContinue reading “Day 22 of Challenge #1 – Combat Cravings”
Day 20 of Challenge #1 – Baby Steps
As I’ve mentioned before, I am a weakling. This isn’t an understatement. One time I was holding a baby that couldn’t have been more than 12 lbs, and my arm started to go numb after what felt like forever (but it was really closer to 10 minutes, if that. It wasn’t just due to bloodContinue reading “Day 20 of Challenge #1 – Baby Steps”
Day 19 of Challenge #1 – Create A Deadline
It came to no one’s surprise that come Friday, I was ready for the work week to be over. The cold, snowy day mirrored my mood. I was very grateful, though, to have a lunch scheduled mid-day with some of my recent co-workers. They might not have showed up, but for the fact that itContinue reading “Day 19 of Challenge #1 – Create A Deadline”
Day 17 of Challenge #1 – Exercising After Eating
It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day at work on Wednesday. I moseyed into work only to find out that half the employees at my office were laid off. While this action had been expected for some time and I was lucky enough to still have my job, it didn’t make itContinue reading “Day 17 of Challenge #1 – Exercising After Eating”
Day 15 of Challenge #15 – Halfway There!
It was MLK Day on Monday! While we wish we could have volunteered that day to celebrate the teachings of Dr. King in some way, neither of us got the day off (to be clear, we do volunteer throughout the year). We did, however, both get the perk of being able to work remotely. WorkingContinue reading “Day 15 of Challenge #15 – Halfway There!”
Day 13 of Challenge #1 – Counter Inertia
Weekends are meant for sleeping in (unless you work on weekends, then I hope weekdays are there for you). A typical Saturday for me is sleeping in until 10 AM, depending on how late I stay up the night before, and rolling out of bed at noon…maybe later. On days like these, I tend toContinue reading “Day 13 of Challenge #1 – Counter Inertia”
Day 8 of Challenge #1 – Soldier On
Mondays are rough, particularly when it feels like Friday was just yesterday. The beginning of the week brings about a case of “I don’t want to”: I don’t want to get out of bed, I don’t want to go to work, and I certainly don’t want to go work out. Sunday didn’t really feel likeContinue reading “Day 8 of Challenge #1 – Soldier On”
Day 7 of Challenge #1 – Small Victories
It was the first time in 7 days that we didn’t work out and truth be told, we didn’t miss it. It felt good to not have to fit going to the gym into our already jam-packed day. Sundays are rarely ever a day of leisure in our house. We’re doing errands, cleaning, meeting friends,Continue reading “Day 7 of Challenge #1 – Small Victories”
Day 6 of Challenge #1 – Break Your Own Record
6 consecutive days of working out – done and done! I can’t remember the last time I went to the gym 6 times in one month, let alone in one week. Hubby and I each worked out for 3 hours this week, which is like the entirety of The Irishman. There were so many opportunitiesContinue reading “Day 6 of Challenge #1 – Break Your Own Record”
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