I have been working out with a trainer since April 2, 2015. It's been a big commitment and I feel stronger and active. I weigh 300 Lbs so it has been no small feat to keep this body moving and I have lost weight BUT before anyone starts patting me on the back I have a confession to make. …
The Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Sitting Up and down in a chair. It’s not as easy as it sounds.
It's been awhile since I have reported on my actual workouts. I guess that's because I have been busy writing and singing, going to France and talking about that. Going to the gym and working with my trainer has become less of a novelty which I guess is a good thing. It is part of my lifestyle now. It is routine like putting on my glasses or brushing my teeth. BUT because I work with a professional trainer it has not gotten easier, in fact Jeremy the Devil slave driver comes up with subtle ways …
The Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: France, July 2015, Heat, Pain, Endurance and how I got through it!
Time to get real with you. The Chateau de Blandy Les Tour was wonderful. The Opera "Don't Worry, Be HaRpy" was gorgeous and a great collaboration. I don't want to sound like a whiner but my last trip to France was tough! Heat, exhaustion, knee pain and obesity made it a real test of endurance for me. I KNOW that my fitness journey made it possible for me to persevere. Up until I started my fitness program, I was almost totally sedentary. All of the things that I mentioned above (except for the …
The Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Performing the Fat Piece
It's been a couple of weeks since the evening in which I performed a reading of the Fat piece from my solo show. I was nervous, I was uncertain. It had only been a fantasy for so long, a work in progress, my biggest obstacle in the long running marathon to complete my solo show. The writing is the hard part - until you think of performing it live in front of people. The many drafts have been edited, critiqued, undone, reconstructed within an inch of its life and still it seemed "not ready," but …
The Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Showing Up Is Half The Battle
I didn't think about it. I knew I had to go. Even as the pain in my back and knee hampered my every move in bed, I got up slowly, cautiously. I thought to myself: "How the Hell am I going to the gym? I can't even go to the toilet!" In the old days, I would have cancelled this session and stayed in bed all day. Still I had an appointment with Trainer Jeremy and I said to myself: "One day my pain may keep me from it, but not this pain, not this day!" The folks at the Spa at Trump Chicago …