Can We Talk Functional??

Talking with a friend about my workout philosophy I tried to explain that I’m about every day functional fitness.  It confused her, as I’d just bragged about Monday’s workout.
“What is there in your life that resembles deadlifting 120#?”
A LOT!  My bad-hipped dog Katy need picking up and lifting into the car.  Katy is about 65#- [...]

Still Here

I know I’ve been quiet this past week (as opposed to quiet for the months before).  Truthfully, I’ve been quiet in mind, so it’s spread to my life.  I started a new medication (an SNRI) and it might be part of brain adjusting itself.
I’ve been quiet everywhere, sitting and observing life closely.  Noticing the patterns [...]

Talking Myself Into Losing Again.

This week I had ‘THAT TALK” with myself.  The talk I’ve known was coming; the talk I’ve been fighting against all year.
You see, back in January when I hit my “target weight” I had worked long and hard to get there.  I had reached a point where the very words “weight loss” or “body fat [...]

The Bear Chasing Me…

Two or three times a week I do interval training for my cardio. It’s killer good for me: gets me nice and sweaty (which was always sign of success when I worked with Guido) and acts like a turbo-boost for my mood. Go in grumpy, unfocused and anxious; come out all sunshine and [...]

Goals for the Week

It’s always easier for me to state my goals out loud and then check back to see if I’ve accomplished what I wanted.  Writing things down is the secret for me.
That said, here’s what I want/need to work on this week:
1. Sunday: balance/stability workout.  steady-rate cardio.
Monday: strength workout and hiit cardio.
Wednesday: workout with Adam.  [...]

Missing, but not missing, the Gym

Wow, I wrote this post yesterday.  It completely got lost somewhere.
I went to the gym last Wednesday and did a nice full-body strength workout.  Felt fabulous when I was done; felt fried when I got home.  Hadn’t made it to the gym since til this morning.  That’s five days.
I didn’t miss it.
I had the bag [...]

A Look Back Two Years To the Beginning

You all know me.  You’ve seen me doing chin-ups, read about me doing push-ups.  You know about my love of upper body routines and boredom with abs and lower body work.  I think you know I’ve lost over 40# of fat in the past 2 years, and built some remarkable muscle during that time.
But maybe [...]

Takin the Positive Road

We talk a lot on the fitness blogs about the mental part of being fit and healthy.  Focusing our attention on the positive; being supportive.  For me, it’s often a conscious choice to put on a smile and make eye contact with people all day.  You can’t imagine what a boost in the butt this [...]

A BIG FYI

Hey all.  My computer turned into a brick overnight.  (isn’t that special!)
The guys at Geek Squad are shipping it to HP to get it fixed.  They warn me that it may be 2-3 weeks until I have my baby back.  In the meantime, I’m stuck using my spouse’s computer when he’s not home or not [...]

“The Talk”…

First, I am so thankful that I got a chance to know Adam before I approached him to have this informational talk.  He admitted that what he had to say to me would totally different if I were just walking in off the street.
So what did he say?
#1. It is his opinion that I have [...]