Finding Motivation
If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time, then you know that sticking with an exercise program is really tough for me. With that in mind, I’ve been searching for some motivation, and I think that you might enjoy them as well.
Marc and Angel suggest music and varying your routing will help [...]
Why aren’t you losing weight, really?
There are lots of reasons that we fail to lose weight, but I think one tends to stand out, and I bet it’s not something you’re thinking of.
Is fear of success holding you back?
Think about it for a minute. How many things do we put off until we lose weight? Maybe you’ll get a new [...]
A1C: Your magic number
If you’re diabetic, then your doctor has probably done an A1C test (or a few of them) and discusses those with you. The A1C can measure your blood glucose over the last 120 days (approximately).
While taking your blood sugar several times a day gives you a good idea of your daily control, the A1C gives [...]
WordPress Plugin Wish
I’d like to see a WordPress plugin that would make it easier to add related posts while allowing some control over what posts are added. I’d like to see
ability to search for related posts by keyword, tag or category
ability to click on individual posts to identify which ones would be added to the “related posts” [...]
Subscribe to my Feed
I wanted to take a minute and ask those of you who aren’t subscribed to my RSS feed to consider subscribing. I have two links to the right that will allow you to do so.
RSS is a simple way to keep up with the sites you read without having to visit each site every day [...]
10 Autumn Exercise Tips
I love the autumn. The cooler temperatures, the colors, the crisp breezes… All entice us outside during this time of the year. With winter around the corner, it’s a good idea to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible now.
With that in mind, here are some ideas for getting you outdoors, and working in a [...]
Tips for Holiday Weight Loss
The holidays are fast approaching, and these are our first after my husband’s diabetes diagnosis. This year, we’ll be working extra hard to stay on track with diet and exercise through the holiday season, and I’ll be writing about that on the blog over the next couple of months.
To kick things off, let’s start with [...]
Back, again
We were out of town again, this time for a conference, not vacation. So once again we had to deal with eating out, irregular schedules, etc. One good thing was we got lots and lots of walking in while we were gone!
I have a couple of posts in the works, so expect those over the [...]
Diet Motivation
Over at Fuzzy Notions, there’s a great article about motivation and struggling to lose weight. Wow, can I ever relate.
One thing that really speaks to me… she says that junk food in the house is like a “siren song.” Yep, I can practically hear it screaming “Eat me!”
I think a lot of dieters struggle between [...]
Weight Loss Update
Wow, it’s been a bad few weeks. Work has been extremely stressful, but I think things are FINALLY winding down a bit. I’ll be traveling next week for work, but I’m actually looking forward to being out of the office for a change.
Unfortunately, the long hours and stress have really taken a toll on my [...]