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

Inaccurate Scales

Several of my groupmates and teammates have mentioned having scales that measure body fat percentage as well as weight, and the general consensus is that they are not to be trusted. Some people say they get readings that are all over the place, even when Read More

posted by: Kate, Saturday, December 30, 2006 8:23 PM 2 Comments

"Lazy" Workout

Last week I was stressing out about being able to make my "three-workout" goal with everything else I had going on. To me, working out equates to going to the gym, and even for a 22-minute workout, that turns into 45 minutes including travel time. I Read More

posted by: Kate, Wednesday, December 27, 2006 8:50 AM 2 Comments

And...exhale

Hmm. Well, what can I say? The worst is over, at least. I had a wonderful weekend with my family, but oh, that damn holiday food. I tried, I really did, but I can't say I tried hard enough. I went back for seconds and thirds (mostly of cookies, not "dinner" Read More

posted by: Kate, Tuesday, December 26, 2006 4:08 PM 3 Comments

This is why I pay a trainer

I had an appointment scheduled with Forrest Saturday morning and I woke up so exhausted and worn out and totally unmotivated that day. I still would have gone to the gym, since I had to work out to make my goal for the week, but I probably would have Read More

posted by: Kate, Monday, December 18, 2006 6:12 PM (Comments Off)

What day is it?

I woke up this morning with exactly that thought - THAT is how busy this month, especially this last week, has been. Not only are the holidays coming up so I had to get gifts, address cards, organize plans, etc., but work was also insanely busy. And of Read More

posted by: Kate, Saturday, December 16, 2006 9:17 PM 43 Comments

Revisions

One of my "Power of Three" teammates posted this yesterday: My goals aren't going very well so far. I think I may have made them a little lofty (at least the fruit/veg & water ones) for me, just starting out. I'm feeling discouraged already & it's only Read More

posted by: Kate, Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:23 AM 7 Comments

So far, so good.

December has started out well. As predicted, the hardest thing for me so far has been giving up those bagels. I was actually annoyed with my husband yesterday because he wanted to go to a restaurant and have a "real" breakfast instead of getting bagels. Read More

posted by: Kate, Monday, December 04, 2006 1:34 PM (Comments Off)