Before I pop into my own blog to write, I take a moment on the WordPress Reader to discover others out there who write as well. Lately I've found several others on this weigh-loss journey, all taking different approaches, all at different stages, all inspiring to me. The other day I stumbled upon a particularly good blog, …
Detox…
Like many, the holidays are a time I generally lose my mind when it comes to eating healthy. It is what it is and I'm certainly not beating myself up over it. In years past it would have been much worse and much longer. I indulged in carbs and chocolate. I ate stuffing and candy and …
Quiet…
I love this time of day -- early in the morning, while it's still dark and my family sleeps. It leaves me time with my thoughts. It's my last day off for the week and I'm starting it with a Pilates class. And boy do I need to get back to it. I certainly indulged …
Family…
The best part of the holidays this year was having my son visit from Denver. When we decided to move, Jake decided to stay. He's 20 and has a stable, good-paying job back there. He also has an extremely connected social life. I get it. I was 22 when I up and left Chicago for …
The day after…
So I made it through my first Pilates session. Anastasia was my one-on-one coach and she was ah-MAZING! She was patient but pushed me to use the muscles that have laid dormant for I don't know how many years. This morning, I am still proud of my workout but I feel like my arms are …
Pilates…
I should probably save this post until I'm through my first session...ever...in Pilates on the reformer equipment, but I'm pretty excited that I'll be trying something new. Once upon a time I was super flexible, like "bobcat, pretzel" flexible (10 points if you can name the movie reference from whence that came). Not so much …
Impetus…
On December 31, 2016 I sat down to start this blog. I wrote about how I arrived at such an unhealthy point in my life and the impetus to change course. That impetus was a tennis bracelet that I literally couldn't put on my wrist. Not only wouldn't it close, it wouldn't even touch sides to …
Halfway there…
I know - ANOTHER before and after -- but I've been trying desperately to retrain my brain these last few weeks and I have found two things help. Wearing clothes that actually fit my new body and looking at pictures of how far I've come. So, here we go again. My doctor said at the …
Interior progress…
Holy smokes. Yesterday we went to see the progress on the house. Now, on Tuesday we received a call from our builder that they thought they would probably get the trim in and maybe get some painting going as the cabinets were on order. The surprise we received upon entering the house blew our minds!! …
Shrinking Shay 