I've always struggled with my weight a bit. Sometimes it was under control, other times it just seemed impossible to stop gaining weight. I gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant with the twins. I felt sick a lot, a[...]
I officially signed up for my gym's fitness challenge on Tuesday, January 9th. That means it's been ongoing for just over two weeks! What have I accomplished? Not nearly as much as I was hoping to, honestly. But I'll get into that in a minute. Before the challenge, I decided to stop dieting, and[...]
Despite all my efforts to discover time travel, the years continue to go by faster and faster. Tomorrow, I'm going to wake up 80 years old. To maximize the moments I have left, I am actually going to set some goals this year. I don't think I set any last year, and then I ended up buying a baby horse[...]
It's the new year, everyone is making their new years resolutions that include losing weight, and my gym has posted signs for a 2018 Challenge. Just look at all the numbers on that poster! It ranges all the way from 1 to 6,500, and even 100,000! So many numbers! Seeing as how I have become[...]
I am a big fan of weightlifting - It is my favorite form of exercise. I have my husband to thank for this one. Years ago, other than convincing me to go to the gym in the first place, he pulled me away from my cardio-fest and brought me over to the weight side of the gym. All the machines and testos[...]
The Trigger Something triggers you to join a gym. New Year's, or a desire to finally do it, or a picture, either of someone who did do it, or a picture of yourself, and you are shocked at how you changed so much without noticing. There's a gym by your work, or by your house, or next to a s[...]
A while back, I started up Whole 30. I meant to post a more weekly update of what was going on, but let's be serious - I didn't have much to say and it would have been super boring. But, now that it's been several weeks I thought I'd provide an update. Yes, I kept with it to the bitter end of tho[...]
I have made it a full week on Whole 30. It wasn't that hard. Apparently "tough love" is common in this system, and there's an emphasis on not being that hard. I agree it's really not that hard. I did end up buying the book to see what I had actually got myself into - It's a full explanation of the p[...]
Today I embark upon the whole 30 diet. I was kind of tricked into it, but I decided it seems like a good idea. Two coworkers behind my desk, discussing something. As one turns to leave, she says, "Courtney! You'll do it, too, right?" and I said, "Sure, I'm in!" And then I had to turn around to my[...]
Holy mackerel! A post actually about riding! I don't think I've done one of these in months! Because I haven't ridden in months! Yes, what I said in the previous sentence is true. I haven't ridden since I started my new job, because I don't have lights at home, and it's dark all the time. On the[...]