Ship Full o' Pirates

Wow, today was the first time I’ve EVER walked the 3 MILE WALK with Leslie Sansone.  It was so difficult and I’m SO sweaty right now.  I cannot believe I did it!  I’m so happy! Now, back to earth, I’m not gonna do that every day just yet.  However, I’m supremely pumped, I know I [...]

What a crappy week I had.  Sorry, but crappy is the word for it. We’re buying a house.  We’re trying to get it financed.  The lender backed out of the deal just days before we were due to close.  So I had to jump through a bunch of hoops to find us a new lender [...]

I have found out a secret.  If I distract myself during exercise I don’t have time to listen to the bad voices in my head.  Don’t leave, I’m not crazy. It’s that thing we all do during difficult situations, you know, thinking things like this… “Oh, this is so hard, I should take it easier [...]

Last week I doubled my exercise routine.  I went from doing the 1 mile walk every other day (3 days/wk) to doing it every day, 6 days a week  That was not a huge adjustment, telling me I can push myself harder.  So today I figured I’d double it again, by doing the 2 mile walk every [...]

I don’t have a clear plan or framework on which to build this blog.  I just decided this morning, while I was exercising, to start a blog about losing weight and getting back into shape. It’s been a long road to get to where I am right now.  I started really putting weight on when [...]

I tried, Teresa, I really did.  But you kept on trying to kill me.  I had to put you away, for now.  When I am more fit I’ll get you out again and give you another opportunity to help me. For now I’m gonna let Leslie help me.  She’s a kinder, gentler fitness trainer.  I [...]