Monthly Archives: August 2009

I am a part-time substitute teacher and usually work 2-3 days a week and only at my kids’ school. Well, over the summer I started wondering how my workouts were going to fit in my work schedule. I also make … Continue reading →

Thursday my husband and I went to breakfast after the kids went off to their first day of school. Afterwards we ran a few errands. This included a trip to the cell phone store, which turned out to be a … Continue reading →

Today’s Weight: 217.5 lbs. Loss/Gain this Week: – 0.5 lb. Total Loss So Far: – 13.5 lbs. After the multiple high-calorie meals I ate this week I wasn’t expecting any kind of loss, so this was a nice surprise. I … Continue reading →

I don’t talk about my weight loss efforts with many people who live near me. Only two of my friends locally know I’m working on weight loss. My greatest “support group” consists of three closest friends who live far away, … Continue reading →

Well, I have this feeling that I will have a gain this week. I have two days left until my official weigh-in and I realized that I’ve had four days this week where I went pretty high in calories. This … Continue reading →

If you happen to turn on the news and see a clip about a chubby blonde girl in Oklahoma who was bookin’ it on a walking trail at a local park and you think she looks familiar…. …yes, it was … Continue reading →

I’ve had two very busy days that have not allowed time for me to workout…yet. As I write I’m waiting for my dinner to settle and I think I can probably still fit in a walk this evening. However, yesterday … Continue reading →

When I started working on my weight loss I was 231 lbs and pretty much everything I own was getting tight on me. I had only one new t-shirt that was loose. I didn’t have any other loose clothing because … Continue reading →

I have been on my weight loss journey seriously now for almost three months. In that time I have only lost 13 pounds. As of last Friday that means I’ve lost an average of one pound a week. They say … Continue reading →

Our back-to-school challenge ended last Saturday, August 8,2009. We were hoping to lose 20 lbs by that date. Here’s the stats: Chris – total loss: -18.6 lbs. Leah – total loss: -13.0 lbs. As you can tell, Chris came the … Continue reading →