• Lies From The Treadmill

    Do you know the difference between lies and truth? How long does it take you to really spot a lie? Is it our desire filters that allow us to accept a lie as a truth? So when the latest, greatest diet shows up telling you that you will lose 10 to 15 pounds in 10 days, do you believe it? Or is there…
  • Good MORNING!!

    Happy Earth day everyone!! I'm thinking I am going to face the chill and go work in the garden a bit more today! The sun is out and beckoning my name. Yard work is a work out right? I worked on it some yesterday and got a good chunk tilled up by hand and all…
  • Don't Be Afraid to Have a Better Life

    One of the scariest moments in a person's life was the first day of school as a child. Some get accustomed quicker than others. The same is true for someone beginning to exercise in a gym. Unlike starting school as a child, if someone is too intimidated by the gym they can easily quit. This all com…
  • More than Cardio

    It has become common in many gym cultures that certain rules are set in place. One is that women stay away from free weights. It seems that this tradition has been set in stone, but its time to break away from this. Some of the common excuses that women have for not lifting weights are that they do…
  • Communities are amazing. Even…

    Communities are amazing. Even if they aren't IRL and are social groups via the interwebz. Cuz I spend too much time wasted on reddit. Sometimes it's useless browsing. Sometimes, it's golden nuggets of wisdom. hahah. Original post and response. Disclaimer: I claim no credit for the original pos…
  • Day 4 & Thinspo added

    Feeling awful. Didn't go to class today because I'm so tired. My period sucks. It makes me so tired I can barely function. I'm on bc, but it doesn't help. Wah. Today's thinspo is nice abs and tummies. My March Goals, once more, to remind myself: gw - 95 (- 6 lbs) by spring break run 1 mile…
  • March Goals + Thinspo

    Goals: gw - 95 (- 6 lbs) by spring break run 1 mile nonstop green tea every day home made meals for 5/7 days of the week I am going to do the Color Run in June, so I'm slowly going to work my way up to running a 5k. This will be my first time running a 5k! I've walked them, but never ran. I…
  • Fast + Thinspo

    Thankfully that 4 pounds was just bloat! I'm still a bit bloaty and puffy, and my stomachs all blarged out and gross and soft looking though. I'm hoping it goes away by tonight (nah, it'll just get worse!). Current weight : 99.6 I'm going to fast for a bit, maybe 12 hours. I went to bed at midnig…
  • Doing Ok

    Nothing great. I'm doing well on the no dairy and 3 cups of green tea a day, but I haven't started adding pilates yes. Yesterday in: Breadsticks + marinara Hamburger w/ mushrooms and peppers, lettuce, tomato and side dish of fruit salad (watermelon, honeydew, grapes) Yesterday out: Sex Tanned. Tod…