It’s so strange how insecurities work. I’m sure growing up that I had insecurities like any pre-teen and teenager did. I don’t think I was ever insecure about my body though. I mean, I thought about it. I worried about putting on weight. However, I answered the door in my bikini all of the time.… Read More Insecure
You know what I have run into? I’ve lost a few pounds. I’ve lost a few inches. My blood pressure is fantastic. Now I’ve hit a plateau. I see my friends trying out this new shot called Mounjaro and they are losing weight by the 5’s. Every time I see them their faces look slimmer.… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 7.24.2023
Can you even believe my wrist doctor said that to me? I mean, if he said, “You probably shouldn’t ever do push-ups again.” I probably would have been like, oh, ok, I probably shouldn’t do push-ups. But no. He told me I couldn’t do something. NOBODY gets to tell me that. You can’t tell me… Read More “You Will Never Do Push-Ups Again”
Last week I tried on my “size down” jeans. Ya’ll. They FIT. We’re not talking pull them up and they’re too big. We’re talking, I pulled them up and they zipped up. Maybe just the hint of a muffin top on 3 of the 5 pairs I had sitting there just waiting for this day.… Read More Weight-Loss Diary 9.27.2022
“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.” – Zig Ziglar Man this journey of going from a college athlete to a VERY active 20-30 year old, playing any sport I could, to having surgeries, changing careers and putting on… Read More I’m Learning
You know how it is…. when you have put on some weight and then you get into, what I would consider, a healthier routine? You look in the mirror and you see – a thinner face, less weird flabby areas and dare I say it… MUSCLE? When you put your clothes on, they’re the same… Read More Yo Weight-Loss, Where Ya At?
It’s NOT the end of the pandemic. What Amy? Like, why are you saying that in a Weight Watcher’s update? Well here’s the thing, I got vaccinated and I feel much safer doing things I was doing prior to the pandemic, but I’m also recognizing that for those who are unvaccinated and a few vaccinated… Read More Weight Watchers Update 7.19.2021
Listen Me, You saw the pics from your dance class on Sunday. You saw your friends who somehow, remarkably, manage to never put on any weight and remain in phenomenal shape that you have let yourself get away from. You know…. you have some challenges that other people don’t. You can’t be so hard on… Read More A Letter to Me – 6.9.2021
Losing weight is HARD. I know now why Weight Watchers has accountability meetings and the such. At first when I started my weight dropped about 15 pounds pretty quickly. My clothes got looser. I got cocky. It was like, oh I’ve got this, I just need to be careful. Then I started having some cheat… Read More Weight Watchers Update – 5/25/2021
Ya’ll. I haven’t been doing great with my eating. I’m trying not to get to down on myself because it has probably been one of the more difficult years in my life what with the pandemic and not getting to see my family and friends regularly. Don’t get me wrong, I’m quite a bit of… Read More Weight-Loss Diary – 4.13.2021