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New Yoga Mat & Spaghetti
So, let me tell you about my kick start to exercising again. Once I got the books out of the living room, I decided to start exercising—last Sunday. I started Jillian Michaels’s Beginning 30 Da...
Why Code-Switching Is Important to Me
This is a comment that I left on someone’s blog about code-switching: I loved that you use “code switching.” I’ve been doing code switching all my life. I still do it now even at 33 so I underst...
Let's Go! Burning Those Calories!
I am psyching myself out… It’s time to burn up those calories! It’s my workout day. I got to get prepared for it, too. Yesterday, I went over the calories which was not cool for school. Tonigh...
Eating Way over the Calories
I am getting pretty pissed at myself. I am eating way over the allotment of calories especially since I’ve started exercising last week. I am going to have to do some major cutting or some major...
The Post-Math of the Run
After work, I promised what I was going to do. Using my Runtastic app, I was able to clock in these results: Ran/Jog/Walk: 2.35 miles Time: 41 minutes and 37 seconds Timing for each mile it too...
Running For My Life
Yesterday, I decided to go the SC Park to do a run/jog/walk exercise workout. Come to find out, those punks close the park at sunset. However, you cannot defeat the S. So, revise my plan. Toda...
Let's Talk about the Calorie Counting
I was doing so good when I first started calorie counting. Now, I am doing not so great. I am going over 400 calories four or five times out of the week. Instead of having my weekend where I can...
So Far, So Good with the Calorie Counting
This time around, it seems keeping track of my calories isn’t so difficult. Instead of working harder to count the calories, I am working smarter to count them. What does this mean? For starters...
Counting…and Counting…and Counting Calories
Since learning about my family’s history, I have been determined to make a real effort to take care of my health. It has been on the horizon for years now. I’ve known about my maternal side of th...
Hit the First Five Days…and Break
I am extremely proud of myself. I exercised five days this week. It was not easy, but I feel like I have made a breakthrough exercising that many times…and not taking the easy road like walki...
Four Days & Counting....
I have good news to report to Healthy Bites. I’ve exercised four times this week. I am very, very proud of myself. This is a huge deal because usually, when I’ve exercises in the past year, it ha...
Just Do It!
Last Thursday, I did Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown. My co-worker next door to me at work really kicked my butt mentally. I asked her a few questions when she found time to work out in the past...
My Exercise Workout
Rupert kindly made me an exercise workout this weekend. I talked about how I was going to go on the Internet and find an exercise routine that would work for me. Anyway, he suggested he design ...
Got Derailed!
Alright, alright... One aspect about recording your health journey is that you have to be completely honest and accountable for why you get off track if you want to continue making progress. La...
The Woes of Getting Sick
Well, on Saturday, I was sick as a dog. Sick as a dog. I rested on Saturday and went ahead and relaxed on Sunday. Looking back on how much I exercise last week....I exercised on: Sunday Mond...
35 Minute Walk Workout
This morning, I woke up late. So, I have to improvise my exercise workout. I got up at 5:10 a.m. If I went, put my workout clothes on, and got my Jillian Michaels DVD workouts, it would have bee...
Kickboxing...Used To Be My Strong Suit
Let me tell you....let me tell you. This morning, Jillian Michaels and her girl crew kicked my ass. They kicked my ass so bad that I am still recovering from it. It was difficult getting up th...
Lunch Break Mission: 35 Minute Walk
Comrades, I hate to disappoint you, but I was very unsuccessful with getting up at 4 a.m. However, this is not one of my required days (like tomorrow is) so I am not beating myself up too badly...
The Bigger Goals: Weigh In and Measure In for March 9
So, as I am progressing in the health journey, I have to give myself checks to make sure I am making some type of progress. I know myself pretty well now. One of the things I have to do in orde...
Day 1.1: I Still Got It
Every time I workout from a long extended period of time, I manage to complete my workout without much trouble. I wonder if I have good muscle memory or "endurance memory." No, I didn't keep up...
Day 1: Getting Back on the Fitness Track
Okay, it has been about two years since I have steadily exercise. What do I mean by "steady exercise?" Two yeas ago, I used to work out four to six times a week...sometimes, even seven times a w...
Book Description
For the last several years, I’ve been trying to get healthy and fit. It has been difficult, but nevertheless, I am still on the process. It is a difficult road, but this is about me not giving up.
