There's a Tim McGraw song out right now that pretty much sums up how I was brought up and how we try to raise our children. "Go to church 'cause your momma says to Visit grandpa every chance that you can It won't be wasted time Always stay humble and kind Hold the door, say… Continue reading Humble and Kind – July 31, 2016
Month: July 2016
Blood Tests Don’t Lie
The following is a letter I wrote to the manager of our local Gold's gym on July 18, 2016. Today marks 6 months since I began the 12 week challenge. I have lost 48.5 pounds in total so far. I injured my knee during the challenge and I had to slow down my activity in… Continue reading Blood Tests Don’t Lie
Essay Written For 12 Week Challenge
As promised in the previous post here is the essay I submitted as a finalist for the 12 week challenge. I had my first thoughts of being fat back when I was just 8 years old in 1969. Sister Mary Mercy, our 3rd grade teacher, sent us home each day with a warning, “Beware of… Continue reading Essay Written For 12 Week Challenge
It Always Seems to Come Down to This – July 28, 2016
My official "weigh in" day is Monday. I have been wanting to write that I have lost 50 pounds for weeks now. And yet, here it is another week and nope - not 50 pounds yet. In fact despite this pictorial representation of calories in versus calories out - my weight stayed exactly the same.… Continue reading It Always Seems to Come Down to This – July 28, 2016
July 18, 2016 – 6 month progress photo
6 months – 48.5 pounds gone. Thanks to Ryan and Mana for helping me to set goals and then to reach those goals. Thanks to the girls in the morning who don’t let me get away with anything – snitches! <3 And thanks to all the people I have met at Gold's Gym Clifton who encourage me daily – from a 9 year… Continue reading July 18, 2016 – 6 month progress photo