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Amy posted this in Stats on February 24th, 2010
I didn’t have a good week. I’m not going to sugar coat it or ask you to pity me. I know I screwed up. I know I failed. I know what I did wrong.
So it shouldn’t be a surprise that I gained 1.2 pounds this week (could have been more, could have been less… my scale was wonky this morning).
Here’s why: I didn’t exercise as much and I made poor dietary choices. (Don’t judge, I just ordered a pizza and I don’t care. It’s been one of those weeks).
I’ll update my stats page when my blog stops being stupid. I’ve already lost this post once.
All day I wanted to punch someone/thing. Didn’t really matter who/what. I just wanted to punch something. So, I thought I would work out my aggression at the gym. Not so much. It wasn’t helping and so I got bored, went on an elliptical and the treadmill and BLAH. (after walking about a half mile to the gym in the snow). So I gave up and walked back home, all the while wanting to punch something. I really wish I had a punching bag. I need to do kickboxing again. Where are my wrist wraps?!?! Side note: [...]
Amy posted this in Fit Milwaukee, Funny, exercise on February 23rd, 2010
I’ve been asking my Twitter, Facebook and Dailymile friends to share their most embarrassing gym/working out moments for an upcoming article at FitMilwaukee.com. Do you have a funny story to share? Please let me know! If you’d like to be a part of this article but want to remain anonymous, that’s fine with me… just let me know.
And just because I can’t ask you to share without sharing myself… I’ll point you in the direction of two recent blog posts, dealing with farting at the gym and a wardrobe malfunction.
Feel free to use the Contact form or shoot me an [...]
Amy posted this in Fit Milwaukee on February 23rd, 2010
Here’s a li’l taste of my latest post at FitMilwaukee. Head on over to read the entire article.
In case you haven’t noticed, Fit Milwaukee has become a huge movement in Milwaukee (have you seen the Facebook page? We have more than 550 members). Now, #fitmke has its own podcast!
The #fitmkemix is a collection of motivating, energizing (and sometimes relaxing) independent music from across the globe, all put together in a podcast to listen to while you work your bootay off. Think of the podcast as a radio show that you can download to your computer, iPod or other MP3 device.
The host and creator of #fitmkemix, Tracy Apps, is a Milwaukee graphic designer, web developer, photographer, drummer and social media addict who loves music. Apps says she started #fitmkemix to keep herself motivated by working out to good music. “I need a distraction to keep me going on that treadmill or elliptical.”
She is a fan of independent musicians, so Apps thought it seemed like a good fit to have a podcast with upbeat music highlighting lesser-known artists.
Because Apps is a drummer, she likes workout music with a good beat and chooses songs with a faster tempo. “I subconsciously will workout to the [...]
Amy posted this in Team Challenge WI on February 22nd, 2010
Here’s your chance to “own” a li’l piece of me.
By now, you know I’m doing the Wine Country Half Marathon in July to raise money for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis research and awareness. I am on a quest to raise $3800, so here’s a fun little game. (By the way, if you’ve already donated $25 or more, send me an e-mail and claim your piece of me!)
I’m dedicating each mile of the race to someone with Crohn’s or Colitis. Three miles are already taken by my family members who I am racing for. If you donate $75 or more, you can own one of these miles for a friend or loved one. Initials are fine. My plan is to write the initials of these 13 individuals on my legs before the race as a reminder who I’m doing this for.
I’m also “auctioning” off body parts for the race. No, I won’t write your name on my body, but you can “own” that part of me for the race. All it takes to own a piece of me for the half marathon is a donation of $25 or more. Once you make the donation, send me an e-mail telling me which [...]
Amy posted this in Funny, Health, exercise on February 22nd, 2010
On Friday, I had a checkup with Dr. H. regarding my myriad of health issues. First, I talked with Nurse Debbie. I was bursting to tell her I lost almost 11 pounds. She was SOOO excited for me! She asked what I was doing and I said I was exercising and eating less. I made sure to point out that I’m not cutting anything completely from my diet, just eating smaller amounts of food. She agreed this is probably the best way for me to lose weight.
Pulse was good. Blood pressure was… (insert fanfare) 136/86. Still not great, but down from 149/92 in December! SCORE.
I also told Debbie about my plan to do a 5k in April and a half-marathon in July. I even told her about my breakthrough C25k moment last week. I also told her about something that happened during that run/walk that I didn’t share with y’all. I had a wardrobe malfunction. I was about 12 min into the intervals on the treadmill when I felt a li’l drafty. Figured it must be because I was running oh-so-fast. Then I did a “pants check.” Yep. Sure enough, my pants fell below my bootay. Luckily, I was wearing a [...]
Amy posted this in Emotions, Fit Milwaukee, Stats, exercise, goals on February 17th, 2010
First things first. I lost 1.4 pounds in the last week, bringing my total weight loss in 6 weeks to 10.6 pounds. Not too shabby. I updated my inspiration board too! I was e-mailing with my mom about this today and she said to me, “Do you realize that you’ve lost 10% of the weight you wanted to lose?”
Holy crap. I totally have.
I’ve also lost 4% of my total body weight in 6 weeks.
10.6 pounds is the equivalent of:
42 sticks of butter
5 liters of soda
7 dozen eggs
3.2 chickens
a 6-pack of beer
a 12-pack of soda
In case you were wondering…
Now, on to even BIGGER NEWS!
I started Couch to 5k this week. If you’ve followed my dailymile training, you know I’ve been struggling. Today was different.
I ran y’all. I RAN. I ran 100% of the time I was supposed to. I F*cking RAN. This is HUGE. The last time I did C25K, I averaged my running “speed” at 3.7-4.0. This is walking for y’all, but was jogging for me. Today I ranged between 4.1-4.7!!! It wasn’t until I was in the last running leg that I realized what I had just done.
I started sobbing, while I was running, on the [...]
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