Changing What’s on My Plate

(disclaimer: I have no training in nutritional sciences, the information below is merely based on my experiences) When I started losing weight, I closely followed my bodybugg and the meal plan. I maintained a 1400 calorie intake and aimed for 2400 calorie burn (1000 calorie deficit to average 2lb per week weight loss). I kept…

Evolving workouts

Throughout this journey, my workouts have changed. As I have said in the past, my weight loss workouts were cardio, stability, core strength, and low level strength training. The goal was to lose weight and tone. Last year, I started using more intense workouts. At least they seemed pretty intense at the time. However, as…

2012

In January, I still had a cough from the Scarlett Fever/Strep Throat and I went to my doctor. They did the responsible thing and sent me for a chest x-ray (I may glow in the dark by the end of 2012). The chest x-ray indicated a possible twisted aorta,  some sort of spot on my…

Continuing to Adapt

Before I continue, I must tell you that my chiropractor has gotten me through all of the events about which you may have already read and through all that you are about to read. Words cannot express how valuable chiropractic care can be. I believe the injury in August occurred on a Wednesday and I…

Home

In the fall of 2007, we moved back home. Nothing had changed and everything had changed. I had a new job, new skills and perspective, and of course…more bumps in the road. I had been promised that this new job would bring a significant amount of responsibility and leadership. However, I found myself a staff…

Remedial Running, What’s That?

So here I was, my first hour at boot camp, scared to death, and trying to follow instructions. The first thing we were taught was the acronym N.A.V.Y. (never again volunteer yourself). The next thing was distribution and assembly of dog tags. I was so scared that my hands were shaking and I actually had…