Yearly Archives: 2007

This afternoon, I did my usual coaxing and physical manipulation to get the the boy into the car at his day care center. I’d spent the day working from home, because I’m feeling really ill (upper respiratory infection-like, plus body … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I had my best treadmill workout in ages. I felt strong and confident, and ran the first five minutes, then alternated 5 minutes walking and 5 minutes running for 30 minutes in all. I took it up to a … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about my history of being fat, and being not fat, and being fat again, etc. ad nauseum. This has been on my mind because of a couple of posts I’ve read recently. And I … Continue reading →

The last few weeks have seen a pretty big transformation for me, in some ways. I am pretty consistently eating the good stuff (the stuff that’s good for me) whenever I can — exceptions include work functions where no other … Continue reading →

I need to edit the few entries about feedback I’ve gotten from Adam (TBT), because, upon further reflection (and it being pointed out to me), I see I haven’t put things completely into context. I look at this place as … Continue reading →

I’ve had two pretty terrible days, diet-wise, and I’m not feeling the love from TBT. Example excerpt from e-mail: “Ya had a cupcake, a muffin, and a cookie…these are treats…not entitlements…there’s a reason people are overweight b/c they eat these … Continue reading →

When we went to the Starbucks drive-through this afternoon, I automatically started considering my options. Something with no sugar. Something with low or non-fat milk. I settled on a non-fat latte. Just a few days ago, I wouldn’t have bothered … Continue reading →

Elastic Waist has a guest post by DietGirl about shedding the diet mentality. Great stuff. I’m struggling a bit to keep the non-diet mentality while simultaneously adopting a “new eating regime.” I guess the big mental shift for me is … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning and, because my husband was around to take care of the boy, I was able to hop onto the treadmill. I hovered around a 15 minute mile walking, with some incline, so I went about … Continue reading →

So I return from the children’s hospital emergency room this morning (the boy is fine, but what a scare), and I check my e-mail to find feedback from the body tutor (TBT). Couldn’t you have eaten fruit instead of popcorn … Continue reading →