The Oiselle Fitness Bra Test

I was a bit slow in getting my act together when MizFit asked for input to share with Sally at Oiselle. Sally really wanted to know what we loved and hated in fitness gear.  However, at Miz’s suggestion, I just emailed Sally with my opinions.  (it’s not like I don’t share!)
I visited the Oiselle website [...]

Being Nice To Deb Day

I mentioned to someone last week that I needed to recognize all the work I do, and occasionally do something nice for myself.  NOT “eat a tub of ice cream” kind of nice (hmm.  I’ve got a dairy allergy, so no way would that really be nice for me…) or weekend in Vegas nice (though [...]

Reluctantly Embracing the Core

UPDATE: Yesterday during my sessions with my trainer, I hit a personal best!  On the Lat Pull-down I pulled 100# (five times!!).  For my unassisted pull-up I only need to pull 120#!
Testosterone Nation talks about “core” exercises, and includes videos to a number of exercises (most of which I will not be trying).
Now being a [...]

Self-Motivation

Kelly at Grounded Fitness offered a homework assignment for over this past weekend: explain how you keep yourself motivated to workout when you’re working on your own.
When I took 3 months last month to workout on my own (leaving the safety net of a trainer for the first time), one of the key items I [...]

Where I Meet Mr. Smith (machine)

My new trainer, Adam, is definitely shaking things up a bit for me with my workouts.  (yes, this a very good thing!) Last week, I threw a mini temper tantrum because all we were doing was working with this cable system, stability ball and floor work and I was fiercely missing time spent in [...]

Yes, things are becoming clear…

I had a cupcake for breakfast today.
Last night I had my traditional Monday night get-together; there were cupcakes.  I usually plan my week so that my “cheat” will be the dessert on Monday nights (unless it’s ice cream), so I wasn’t bothered.  However, they packed one extra cupcake into a baggie (like an illicit drug.  [...]

Accountable Eating For A Week

When I hit my goal weight back in January (well, maybe my goal weight.  I’ve rethinking this…), one of my promises to myself was to continue to monitor my success by returning to FitDay once a month and write down what I eat for a whole week.
It’s something I’ve done off and on for about [...]

Friday Training

Thursday workouts with my new trainer seemed cursed.  Last week, I was sick and had to cancel; this week my car was in the shop.  I had to cancel.  We made up for yesterday with a killer workout today.
At our first workout, Adam asked me what I needed to work on.  Stability and core work, [...]

Beating the Odds

Statistics say that when a fairly sedentary individual begins exercising, there is a 50% chance that they will quit within the first year.  The highest drop out rate is the first 3-6 months, before exercising can show great rewards or become a habit.
I beat those odds, but I’ll admit that I came very close to [...]

Still Ill – NOT

I have been sick since I left BlogHer on July 19th.  I definitely got influenza which can kick your butt for a long, long time.  For me, it’s a kind of weakness and some nagging chest congestion that’s slowing me down.  A different medical problem this past week really had me knocked down (drug reactions?  [...]