KateWeight: Slow and Steady Wins the Race! : April 2007

More Workout Thoughts

Someone asked me what I meant when I put in my log, "cardio workout at home." I had to laugh. It's a little embarrassing to admit. When I don't have time to go to the gym, and it gets late in the evening before I get a chance to work out, I just strap Read More

posted by: Kate, Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:03 PM 1 Comments

Ugh...I overdid it

My body is KILLING me. On Friday night I went to martial arts class; the master was preparing us for a promotional event they're having tomorrow night, and we're going to be doing some demonstrations. Along with the usual punching and kicking, we were Read More

posted by: Kate, Monday, April 23, 2007 7:37 AM (Comments Off)

Circuit Training

A groupmate asked me today about the circuit training I often log as my workout. I figured I'd post my explanation here also. It's something Shane taught me how to do, a good way to get a full-body workout in half an hour. The first thing you have to Read More

posted by: Kate, Friday, April 13, 2007 4:21 PM 2 Comments

Quick OT

Farewell to Kurt Vonnegut. He was one of my favorites. (For those of you who aren't sure whom I'm talking about, he was the guy in "Back to School" who wrote a paper about himself for Rodney Dangerfield's character - and got an F.) Read More

posted by: Kate, Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:37 PM 1 Comments

Drugs that make you gain weight

I've mentioned before that I have a few chronic health problems, not the least of which is high blood pressure, along with a type of heart murmur. I saw a new doctor recently who decided it would be beneficial for me to try a newer medicine. As he went Read More

posted by: Kate, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 8:41 AM 14 Comments

April Threes

Weigh-in April 1: 153.4 No, no April Fool's, that was really my weigh-in. I'm happy with it for two reasons: one, because no matter how small, a loss is a loss (last month's weigh-in was 153.6), and two, I had jumped up mid-month and had been hovering Read More

posted by: Kate, Monday, April 02, 2007 8:49 PM (Comments Off)