Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off) on Nov 23rd, 2010 1 Comment »
I haven’t whined about my body lately, so I shall now break the silence: *whine* *whine* *whine* *whine* Sometimes when I whine about my body it’s justified – like when I exercise daily and eat right for three months and lose a whopping 7 pounds. But today I whine unjustifiably. I’ll wait here while you [...]
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off) on Jul 27th, 2010 6 Comments »
This is me. And that is my ass. And my arm, and several of my chins. I’m not really sure why I thought it was a good idea for Bryan to take a picture of me on the ferry this weekend, but clearly I was out of my mind. I’ve gained weight since January when [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Everyday, Piling It On (and taking it off) on Jan 18th, 2010 5 Comments »
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off) on Apr 5th, 2009 3 Comments »
I’ve held a gym membership for about five years, now, and during that time ownership changed three times – from something I don’t remember, to American Woman Fitness, to Pure Fitness, to L.A. Fitness. If you’ve been around The Pile for awhile you may remember the love affair I had with American Woman Fitness, which [...]
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off) on Jan 12th, 2009 4 Comments »
Call me morbid Call me pale I’ve spent six years on your trail Six full years on your trail Call me morbid Call me pale I’ve spent six years on your trail Six full years of my life on your trail – “Half a Person” as sung by The Welcome Wagon I was at the [...]
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off), Seen, Heard, Said on Sep 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Does this look like me? Does this look like anybody who goes to the gym in 2008? I think the LA Fitness Corporation is run by a single guy who was born circa 1971 and is reliving the Glory Days of hot pink, clown makeup, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. These photos were included in [...]
Posted in Everyday, Piling It On (and taking it off) on Aug 8th, 2008 3 Comments »
I blew off everything I was planning to do this morning (no catastrophic surprise there) to hit the Monotonous Machine of Monotony in our basement. I wanted to test the pain in my foot after seven days of medication and a month and a half of no-impact exercise no exercise. I forgot how much I [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Piling It On (and taking it off) on Jul 10th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’m writing this from my couch, where I’ve been lying for the last hour with my feet up, waiting for the pain to go away. There is something wrong with my left foot, a sharp pain on the left side that comes and goes, but mostly comes. Sometimes faint enough that I can still walk [...]
Posted in Everyday, Piling It On (and taking it off) on Apr 25th, 2008 1 Comment »
Yea for me because I lost 5 lbs this month! I gained one back this week, but I also started my period. We all know what that means: BLOATING! (Sorry to the guys for my lack of warning on that TMI). Overall I’m happy with how it went down. I managed to get through PMS [...]
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off) on Apr 3rd, 2008 1 Comment »
It is Spring on the calendar, even if it did snow on my cherry blossoms last Friday. Spring means I’m supposed to be 40 pounds lighter by next month, according to the trainer who evaluated me last fall. May was supposed to be my due date. My glory days. My goal month. This being April, [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Piling It On (and taking it off), Seen, Heard, Said on Feb 12th, 2008 2 Comments »
I saw a commercial for Oprah the other day about the connection between the clutter in your home and the clutter on your ass. Well, they didn’t quite put it that way, but you get the idea. The author’s name is Peter Walsh, and his book really is titled, Does This Clutter Make My Butt [...]
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off) on Jan 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
My girlfriends will be happy to know I had my wedding ring resized while on vacation. They have been quite persistent that I wear such a beauty. And can you blame them? I haven’t worn it since I was seven months pregnant with Thomas, when I became too bloated and chubby for it to fit [...]
Posted in Everyday, Piling It On (and taking it off) on Nov 15th, 2007 2 Comments »
I am skipping the gym today, or at least postponing until the afternoon. For the last month and a half I have sacrificed community, productivity, and time spent mothering my kids to make this a priority in my week, and I am highly discouraged that I have seen absolutely NO results on the scale. I [...]
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off) on Nov 7th, 2007 4 Comments »
I met with a trainer at my gym last week for a fitness evaluation. We assessed my current…situation…and compared it with my goals. He punched a bunch of numbers into a little doohicky and came out with my current BMI and my goal BMI, and predicted that at an average weight loss of 1.5 lbs/week [...]
Posted in Piling It On (and taking it off), Rage Against The Pile on Oct 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
Wow. Who knew? I am completely addicted to working out. I was talking to a friend last night about all the exercising I’ve been doing, and how my whole new daily routine has been fantastic, and how I’m actually accomplishing MORE even though I added an hour and a half to my day by going [...]
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