Hey, folks! It’s Sunday, stats day, and I’m behind on the blog. Before I begin, I just want to say thank you to each and every person reading this blog! I know we’re all busy, and I appreciate the time you take to read, comment, Tweet, post, and otherwise engage with me online. That being [...]
Posts under ‘Health’
Foods that Lose, Strategies that Win
I’ve been on a quest to use kettlebells to lose weight and document it on this blog since April 2009. In 12 months, I’ve maintained 25 pounds lost, and have gone from a XXL in my pants to a size 14. (I’m still 5′ 4″, that hasn’t changed.) Although I still have a way to [...]
How I lost 2 pounds in 1 day!
Before you start asking questions, like, “What product did you use?” or “You’re not anorexic, are you?,” let me clean the slate. I had the stomach flu.* Okay, according to a friend of mine, there’s no such thing as the “stomach flu.” Whatever it was, late Monday night / Tuesday morning, there I was hunched [...]
A Pound A Week… Or Else!
I’ve been politely questioned, rudely asked, and even teased about my weight. None of that really made a difference in terms of motivating me to get healthy, in fact, it may have had the opposite effect. My trainer is taking a different approach — a financial consequence. Liz and I have agreed. If we don’t come [...]
Stressful Snacking?
Hey kettlefolks! For the past week, I’ve been in various coffee houses around Honolulu, working to a deadline. One of the joys of working for yourself is that you get to work anywhere! (Conversely, you don’t have an office or regular workspace.) Lately, I’ve been looking at this: [...]
Sickypooh
The day after my awesome workout, I started sneezing. At first, I thought it was just my ever present allergies. Within the next 12 hours, what was a slightly irritating sneezy-ness turned into a full-fledged nose dripping, throat itching nuisance. Since I wasn’t sick sick, I decided to attend the wine bottling event I’ve been planning [...]
The Healthy Eating Equation
“Food is an important part of a balanced diet.” Fran Lebowitz I don’t want y’all to think that all I eat is chocolate cake. I mean, I do get some great stuff in between, so I thought I’d dedicate this blog entirely to my current eating plan. Although I’m still getting it together, for the most [...]
Healthy Integrity
“How you do anything is how you do everything.” -T. Harv Ekar College students I’ve worked with know I’m fond of the quote above . I truly believe that you can find examples of how you live your entire life just by looking at the little things you do. Like working [...]
Chocolate Cake, White Wine and a Workout
I just thought I’d put it all out there. I celebrated my nephew’s birthday at an Italian (-American) chain restaurant last night. I’m sure that other women can relate- I had a MEAN chocolate craving. The kind that won’t be resolved without… chocolate. Now, I’ve been eating fairly well for the last 6 weeks. I’ve [...]
Kettlebell Curves! (Secrets from my closet)
Aloha, everyone! Today ended up being another “rest” day for me. My body is adjusting to what is essentially a shock to the system: eating less, avoiding fats and sweets, working out with kettlebells, heck, working out, period. I went to sleep with a cough and woke up wheezing with a mild fever. I’m still [...]
