Entries Categorized as 'Personal Progress'

Day 362 — I’m hurting.

Date June 14, 2007

Day 361 marked day two in week one of Couch-to-5k. I quit in the middle.
I’m in some sort of pain, which I can’t figure out. My lower back hurts and I can’t tell if it’s from exercising more lately, lifting something too heavy, chosing the wrong new desk chair to purchase last weekend, or what…
Going […]

Day 361 — 100, I want you.

Date June 13, 2007

Today is day 361 of my diet. I am stuck, it seems, at 92 pounds lost.
I don’t have to say it but… dieting is hard. There are some days that I feel absolutely incapable of controlling what I eat, and others where I am textbook perfect with my planning—but either of those days seem to […]

Day 359 — Couch-to-5k

Date June 11, 2007

Today is day 359 of my diet, and I begin Week One of the Couch-to-5k running program.
I think, somewhere inside, every Fat Girl longs to be a runner. Becoming a runner epitomizes becoming fit for me.
Also helpful are Robert Ullrey’s Couch-to-5k podcasts.
As I approach -100lbs, seeing a significant weight loss each week has become harder […]

Week 51, Day 357 — Welcome to Fit Not Skinny

Date June 9, 2007

Today marks day 357 in week 50 of my diet, but Day One of Fit Not Skinny. I have lost 92 pounds.
I am creating this website as a motivator for me (and for you) and to have a place to look back on when I have completed the task of becoming, physically, half of what […]