Jan 3, 2016 | Losing It, Our Day to Day Life
Another year and the same ol’ resolution. I guess I don’t really make resolutions, per se… it’s just that the first day of each year feels like a great place to start fresh or begin something. I truly needed a fresh start this year. I’ve...
Nov 13, 2015 | Losing It, Our Day to Day Life
I still get angry when I think of my accident at work, the prednisone I was on too long, and the out of control weight gain that followed. I get angry at how much my body changed and how quickly. It’s not that keeping my weight “normal” was every...
May 6, 2015 | Losing It, Our Day to Day Life
I mentioned a few days ago that I was going to be essentially restarting my weight loss journey yet another time. I set May 1st as my start date and I was all ready to go. It turned out to be quite the rocky start! My mom was set to move from one apartment to another...
Apr 29, 2015 | Losing It, Our Day to Day Life
How many times have I restarted my journey of weight loss? I need to stop beginning again. I realize that it’s just one big journey with a lot of stumbling blocks and backtracking. As long as I keep moving forward overall, I’m headed in the right...
Feb 20, 2015 | Diet & Health, Home & Family, Losing It, Our Day to Day Life, Your Castle
Earlier this month, I told you about the fun we had exploring Walmart’s gluten-free options. As a family considering gluten-free, it has been exciting to see there is so much available to make the transition easier… both for menu-planning and for our...
Feb 19, 2015 | Diet & Health, Losing It, Our Day to Day Life, Your Castle
Find a Buddy If you’re lacking motivation, it helps to have someone else who can push you to get up and move. Accountability to another person is proven to be one of the most effective methods for sticking to a fitness program. No matter where each of us is in our...
Jan 12, 2015 | Diet & Health, Losing It, Our Day to Day Life, Your Castle
This first “week” of my challenge was closer to two weeks, because it began with the first of the year. I kicked off the year with a wish to you all for a happy New Year and a list of my goals for this year. One of the biggest of those goals is to focus on...
Jul 29, 2014 | Diet & Health, Losing It, Our Day to Day Life, Reviews, Your Castle
It’s hard to believe that it has already been three months since I started my journey with Nutrisystem. I remember how excited I was to try the program and how hopeful I was. I didn’t quite reach the original goal I set for myself, but I lost more weight...
Jun 14, 2014 | Diet & Health, Losing It, Our Day to Day Life, Your Castle
I can’t figure it out! I don’t know how I did so well and now I am so easily thrown off track. I’m so frustrated with myself. I know I have a ton of excuses… lack of sleep, overload of work, family obligations, summer weather…. the list...
Jun 10, 2014 | Diet & Health, Losing It, Our Day to Day Life, Your Castle
And so I begin again…. again. After a variety of bad choices and poor excuses, I knew I needed to start fresh. That is why I started the day count back at one while still acknowledging that this is my third month. I have some new foods to eat this month and it...
