It's my first day in a bona fide health club. I have made it through the first door. I have been intimidated by cardio-machines that have control panels that look like you need an instruction manual to operate them but I am determined to get some kind of work out today at this gym. …
The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: In the Gym.
I have a confession to make. I have never worked out in front of other humans in a health club. I have briefly looked in on and walked through a few gyms in my life and frankly, they scared me. I walk into a gym and I am immediately that girl in junior high: the last one picked for the team, out of sorts and painfully aware of my overweight body. I never even tried working out at a Bally's or some other big health club. I pictured them filled with athletic people all sweaty and moving fast …
The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Starting Over.
I hope the title of this post spells it out for you. I have not been diligent in my quest to change my physical self. I must confess that I have been eating with total abandon, have done no exercise and frankly, I haven't even given a damn. I have been eating a lot and loving it, well, that is when I am not feeling uncomfortable from stuffing myself silly. Actually, I feel like a junkie or alchoholic who has fallen off the wagon... the food offers me comfort and immediate satisfaction that …
The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: One small step for …
I feel much better. That "small steps" thing really works. I tackled a bunch of stuff and made far more headway then I imagined possible. I used to stand or step over the mess in my place, shaking my head the whole time while saying out loud to myself: "This is effen impossible!" However, this time I just started putting things back in their place. I had forgotten that everything does have a place, even in my apartment, which up until this evening I had referred to as "The Pit of …
Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Ten Pounds!!!
I lost ten pounds. Its amazing. I haven't been starving myself at all - just choosing healthy foods as much as possible - low fat foods and fresh foods whose calories can be burned off. It helps that I have been performing so much. Each show is like a ninety minute to three hour work-out done three to five times a week. And having the scale helps a ton in my weight and food consumption management. It hasn't been easy. Mostly I have been consuming delicious salads and chicken and fruits & …