KateWeight: Slow and Steady Wins the Race! : October 2006

My Halloween Resolution

Yeah, I know, wrong holiday. But I read something really interesting recently that I'm going to try. I have found that a great source for food/diet-related articles is, surprisingly, Oprah's magazine. They interview a lot of very knowledgeable people Read More

posted by: Kate, Tuesday, October 31, 2006 5:29 PM 2 Comments

Just look at me now!

Ah...last night I had one of those moments that makes it all worthwhile. I felt like I was on a talk show when they do the "I used to be fat...just look at me now!" episodes, and bring back people from their adolescent years to shock the hell out of them. Read More

posted by: Kate, Sunday, October 29, 2006 3:10 PM 1 Comments

The food critic speaks

I love cereal. Except when I get on my bagel kicks, I generally eat cereal every day. When I buy cereal, I look carefully at nutrition labels for the cereals that are the healthiest: low calories, whole grains, high fiber, etc. So far, the best one I've Read More

posted by: Kate, Wednesday, October 25, 2006 8:47 PM (Comments Off)

Derailed

Yeah, I got slammed with a really nice sinus cold last week, and I'm finally at the end of it now. Of course that has meant no working out, which sucks (not as much as missing my best friend's baby shower or going to see Gabriel Iglesias at the Improv, Read More

posted by: Kate, Monday, October 23, 2006 4:12 PM (Comments Off)

Catch-up Notes and a Funny Story About Perception

First, Forrest kicked my butt ten ways from Sunday today. That was good though, because I was feeling really lazy and unmotivated, so I needed the extra push. We sparred a little, and then he taught me a type of weight training called "drop sets." It's Read More

posted by: Kate, Monday, October 16, 2006 7:44 PM 2 Comments

All right, here's the BIG update...

Forrest did a full assessment on me today. I'm just going to list everything we covered - if anyone feels like commenting and comparing, be my guest! Body Measurements Height: 5'8.5" Weight: 153* Body fat: 23.4%** BMI: 22.9 Shoulders: 39.75" Read More

posted by: Kate, Monday, October 09, 2006 8:18 PM (Comments Off)

Nordstrom Vent

I'm seriously SO annoyed right now that I have to post this tonight before I can go to bed. One of my PEERtrainer groupmates, who's also a friend in real life, came down to visit me today and we went to the Stanford shopping center, which is somewhat Read More

posted by: Kate, Saturday, October 07, 2006 10:25 PM 12 Comments

It's Really Not That Easy

To find time to exercise. I have to admit, last week it was simple. I didn't have as many appointments, meetings, things to do in the afternoons, so I was able to work out plenty. I was almost going to write a blog entry earlier this week saying how everyone Read More

posted by: Kate, Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:41 PM 1 Comments

Kickboxing

I had my second session with Forrest today, and he gave me my first kickboxing lesson. I felt like a total clod, and it was hard, but I did enjoy it. I like having the option of a workout that breaks up the same old routine - weights, reps, sets, etc. Read More

posted by: Kate, Monday, October 02, 2006 8:43 PM (Comments Off)