I received some difficult news yesterday. I had a mammography two weeks ago and a few days ago they called to tell me they found something new, that wasn't there on my last set of film. They wanted me to come back for a closer look. Fine, I said, however, I'm heading out to Denver …
Big Pharma should be ashamed…
I am an entrepreneur by nature. My mind is creative. I see a problem, I want to solve it and then help others do the same. I don't deny anyone the opportunity to use their talents to make an income, a healthy profit even. I don't often haggle with people on the "buy, sell, trade" …
Surgiversary…
At this time, one year ago, I was being prepped for weight loss surgery. I was scared, and hopeful all at the same time. I understood that the road before me was going to be difficult and at times I might even wonder what the heck I had done, but I had no idea how …
Contemplation…
This morning I am deep in my thoughts. No particular reason, just one of those Sundays. I woke this morning knowing I faced a pretty tough workout (which I crushed, by the way) and all throughout my brain kept digging deeper and deeper into random thoughts. I would guess that most of it was triggered …
Leg day…
Today was leg day. Ugh. I have a love-hate relationship with leg workouts. I have strong legs. Like a lot of people, they are probably my best muscle in terms of fitness and strength, but I have horrible knees. In 1987 I was a competitive cyclist. Man, I put a LOT of miles on my …
Fairness…
One of my biggest concerns in losing so much weight was that I would go bankrupt trying to keep up with clothes for my shrinking size. I stretched a buck by signing up for Gwynnie Bee in the beginning (a clothing rental site that covers 0-plus size). That worked great, and helped stretch my clothing …
189.9
Finally broke a two month hiatus where I was hanging out in the #190's. No worries, I knew weight loss was going to slow, and I have been pounding strength training lately so I continue to see my body tighten and get smaller, but still, seeing the evidence on the scale from time to time …
Heartbroken…
Yesterday I stumbled on a post my friend, and soon to be "business" partner (for lack of a better term -- it'll make sense in the weeks to come) posted on FB. It was a link to an HBO documentary created by Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Imagine Dragons. Reynold's documentary traced the months leading …
Where to start…
So far, summer is off to a great start. We're well settled into the house and travel has been on the early part of the season. We made it to Florida and spent a great weekend with my nephew and his girlfriend, Melissa. They were great hosts and we had such a relaxing visit. Though …
Shrinking Shay 