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By Trula • March 17th, 2009

Lord have mercy, SPRING is coming, I can really feel it today. I’m psyched cause this means I can get out more without all the winter craziness! I can run without worry of ice (big issue where I live whether run street or sidewalk), and just being active in the yard and garden is additional [...]

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I got a good tip that a quick and easy way (ha!) to build upper body strength is to do push-ups. I am so weak now that I don’t think I can do even one push up, but I will try.

A typical diet is what, about 1500 calories a day. Oh no, that will not work for me. 1500 calories is not enough food for a woman to eat in a day. This causes a great deal of fatigue when you run your body with not enough fuel. If you eat more, I promise you, [...]

1st layer before going out for exercise. Don’t worry; there are more LOL. I look pissed ’cause I was pissed at having to go out into the cold, but what the hey, I have to exercise and I have to get sunlight.

Switched over to wordpress…new blog look coming soon!

Going on 9pm and I haven’t exercised yet…unless you count doing laundry! About to do a half hour walk in front of the tune, Leslie Sansone. Today’s Goals:30 minutes walk120 oz. waterRaw veggies for snacksOne serving meals, no secondsLow salt added to foodBrush & floss after every mealBedtime when sleepy, wake up 6amToday’s weight: 151Goal [...]

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I just got back from Maine this past Sunday, where we spent 9 days. It was a great vacation, just the break I needed. I managed to lose a few pounds while in Maine. Mostly because I do not eat lobster, mussels, clams, quahogs, etc LOL and also ’cause we did a lot of walking. [...]

I joined the 50 Million Pounds Weight Loss Challenge to help me lose the rest of the weight. 30 pounds to go! You may recall my Fitness Challenge of 2007, I started at 210 pounds. Now currently at 155. Goal 125. I lowered my goal to 125 from 130 due to the weight I gain [...]

That ticker thingy was annoying me LOL. I have managed to lose a pound since last check it. I’ve been consumed with work and family stuff, all kind of stressing me out. Today’s Health Goals:Drink 120 oz waterOne serving meals, no secondsNO salt added to foodRaw veggies or air-popped popcorn for snacksBrush & floss after [...]

Coming of my period and sprained my right ankle, so I’m taking it easy today. I think it will be ok to stand on by tomorrow, then I will go for a walk for exercise. Running to resume Saturday. Today’s Health Goals:Light yoga 15 minutesDrink 120 oz waterOne serving meals, seconds declined No salt added [...]

So much for posting every day, but I have been exercising. Not enough apparently as I’ve gained a pound since last weigh-in. I think I need to start hitting the gym at least every other day, get regular with it. Today’s Health Goals:Yoga 30 minutesWalk 2 miles after dinnerDrink 120 oz waterOne serving meals, seconds [...]

It’s June and a whole new month. I love June because it marks the middle of the year and the month summer begins. I love summer! This month I’m back on track. I plan to lose this month at least the 5 pounds I gained back last month. I’m aiming for 7-8 pounds. Today’s Health [...]

I really don’t want to exercise today. at all. I havent even done yoga yet, and as you know I do yoga every morning. I just feel kind of apathetic about exercising today. I’ll get over it. Today’s Health Goals:Yoga 30 minutesWalk 2 miles after dinnerDrink 120 oz waterOne serving meals, seconds declinedNo salt added [...]

Boo hiss! I missed the last minute sign-up day. I know, I know, why did I wait until the last minute. In retrospect I have been so busy getting stuff ready for my bookstore it’s no surprise I forget about it. Oh well. There are a couple of smaller, local races in June & July, [...]

The half-marathon is on May 18th, so at this point I should be doing a 10-mile run at least once a week. I crashed out after a 5-mile run today. Well not really crashed, just irritated by the rain. It’s been raining a lot here the past few days. I don’t mind the rain, it’s [...]

I’m doing the half-marathon event at the RiteAid Cleveland Marathon 2008! I am excited about it. This will be my first official half-marathon. Some event info: May 18, 2008Marathon/Half 7:00 AM10K 7:35 AMStarts at St. Clair & E 13th Training plan basics: Sat, Sun, Tue – 5 mile run days Wed,Thu,Fri – 3 mile run [...]

Day 3 training for Cleveland Marathon. Just 10,000 walking today thank goodness. I’m going to break it up into three walks: two 4,000 step walks and one 2,000 steps. Today’s Health Goals:Walk 5 miles/10,000 stepsDrink 120 oz waterOne serving meals, seconds declinedNo salt added to foodRaw veggies for snacks, birthday cake for dessertBrush & floss [...]

Today was Day 2 of my training for half-marathon. Sunday so another 5-miler, yes! My 13-year-old son went with me on my run, that was such a treat. The run today was harder in some ways, but easier in others. Running with him showed me the work I need to do. He’s like a gazelle! [...]

The scale is starting to move again. Weighed-in this morning at 137.5, which is nice. I’m upping my water content again, too, lately I’ve been drinking about 80z water a day instead of 120oz. The extra water really helps with weight loss and staying hydrated during exercise. I wanted to take more pics on my [...]

I did ok with my eating during th holidays but after New Year’s overate somewhat. Sheesh it’s been a year and I still have eyes bigger than belly syndrome. Ok, back on track. I’m going to lose these last eight pounds so I can start my next fitness goal. I can do it! Happy New [...]

It’s 6:15 my time and I have done very little walking today. Ok! going to go march in front of the TV and get my steps in. Keep it moving, Trula! Today’s Goals:Walk 10,000 stepsDrink 120 oz waterOne serving meals, seconds declinedNo salt added to foodRaw veggies for snacks, raw fruit for dessertBrush & floss [...]

Ok I am trying to stay focused and positive about my weight loss but I just weighed myself and I have only lost a half pound since last time, which was like 5 or 6 days ago. WTF?!! I feel like my body is fighting me tooth and nail on this last ten pounds. Part [...]

Weighed-in today at 137.5, yippee! I am getting there, slowly but surely. A friend recommended that I add strength-training to my workouts to boost my metabolism to burn off this last bit of overweight. I must confess I have slacked off on lifting weights, so I will do that at least 3 times this week. [...]

I was going up and down from 138-140 for a while and then stuck at 140 for a while. I have been flaking on losing the last ten pounds! I am not sure why, but the ONLY reason I am not at 130 yet is because I haven’t been doing the work. I have not [...]

I’ve been planning to get to the gym early in the morning to get my exercise in first thing. I’ve been having trouble getting up, probably because I’ve been getting to bed late, ha. I got to the gym today before 9 but for the rest of this week I’m going to try to go [...]

I’m up a few pounds since last check-in, it’s just water weight though as it’s my lady days time, you know what I mean. I have a long day of work ahead of me, sitting at the computer, so I’m going to have to really challenge myself to get up every hour and get my [...]

I’m going to start doing crunches every day. I am 8 pounds from my goal weight (130) but it seems like all those 8 pounds are sitting right on my belly area. I’m not seeing a lot of change in my belly area from 150 pounds, really. I found a site that has great instructions [...]

Food today: breakfast 2 slices homemade whole wheat toast with homemade blackberry jam, morning snack an apple from the tree, lunch white rice topped with garden okra and tomatoes sauteed in olive oil and a sprinkle of adobo, afternoon snack a big bowl of raw cucumbers, green pepper, broccoli from the garden, dinner not sure [...]