I am writing this as I cool off in the private hydratherapy bath treatment suite at the Spa at Trump which is located in the Trump Hotel Chicago. I can crawl in and out of the bath to go have a seat by the window and glance at this beautiful city. This is the wind down from my first day at the gym. I will follow this with a nice steam and then a stimulating shower before I head home after a rather triumphant day of exercise. Read on... …
The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: A Good Start..
It was a good day. I did okay food wise. But my real accomplishment was the exercise. Funny thing, right after I wrote last night's post I went into the kitchen and was about to finish off some left over quesadillas from the fridge... Oops! …
Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Cardio!
Yes, my dears! I did a bonafide, sweaty, breathy cardio for 20 minutes! I used to do 60 minutes, then bike ride and weights and stretching, but hell, I haven't done shit in years! This is a good first step and I didn't drop dead in the process! And I feel great! Don't know what possessed me. One minute I was lying on my bed watching "Bones - Season Three" on DVD and the next minute I said to myself: …
Fat Pussycat & Me.
So, I'm lounging here in the bed and as I reach over to grab something to eat I hear a muffled cry from beneath me. It's my poor kitty Shana Punim who, as a show of her steadfast loyalty and unbeknownst to me, has saddled up beside me - and I rolled over on top of her - poor Shana. Luckily she survived. But I realized that a more agile and stealth kitty would have maneuvered out of the way. My cat has become lethargic and overweight, just like me. …
The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl
"Because "The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl" would sound bloody stupid..." That was the response that the newly published author Shauna Reid gave when one of her blog readers asked her why she named her blog and subsequent book "Diet Girl." Shauna never went on a diet after the first year of Weight Watchers. She lost over 160 pounds. She did it on her own. Just like I did. Twice. …