Tales from a frugal-centric, fitness-crazed, food lovin' gal.
Posted in Health & Fitness, Life on Dec 15th, 2008
Yesterday I went hiking about 60 miles northeast of Phoenix on a snowcapped peak! I went with a motley crew of Intel-ites to Brown’s peak in the Four Peaks mountain range. We hiked just past the saddle of Brown’s Peak to the base of the Scree Chute – which was completely iced over and too [...]
Posted in Health & Fitness, Life on Dec 14th, 2008
Well, I figured I’d hold myself accountable to my viewing public by giving a fitness update! I fizzled out on WSFL about the third week through. My last documented measurements were done on 10/19/08. I hit a rough spot, things got tough and I just wasn’t interested in the program anymore. Plus I think I [...]
Posted in Health & Fitness, Life on Oct 19th, 2008
It’s been three weeks since I began WSFL, and I’ve lost 8 lbs and 16.25 inches. The most noticeable improvements this week were my abdomen and my midsection (2” below my belly button). I’ve lost 4 inches total in my abs(!!), and 2.5 inches in my midsection. What does this mean? It means my hourglass [...]
Posted in Health & Fitness, Life on Oct 12th, 2008
I know, the title of this post conjures up a highly appetizing mental image, no? I thought it only appropriate to follow up a drool-worthy image of cake with a back fat post. Hahaha. I feel like I need to give a little background. So that you don’t think the weight loss I’ve had in [...]
Posted in Health & Fitness, Life on Oct 6th, 2008
This past week I’ve made an effort to eat clean, which for me means: No soda. No coffee. No greasy fried foods. Nothing processed. No bread, pasta, wraps, etc. No candy or junk food. Just clean, healthy eating, consisting mostly of chicken, fish, and vegetables. 5-6 small meals a day. High in protein, low in [...]
Posted in Health & Fitness, Life on Feb 27th, 2008
I’ve been working out pretty consistently for about five weeks now, and while I’m seeing results everywhere, my back always shows the fastest development. So I used the self-timer to show it off. I know, this may be borderline nudity for some, but get over it.
Posted in Health & Fitness on Jan 21st, 2007
In other news, I got my body composition tested on Saturday to establish a baseline for this new workout program I’m trying out. I also got tested at my gym last year when I first started going, so it’s interesting to compare the two data: Weight 01/20/06: 162 (and that was down from an all-time [...]
Posted in Health & Fitness, Life on Oct 7th, 2006
Thursday was my first day of actually biking to school. I finally got my bike *almost* commuter-friendly. I have a portable pump with a gauge to let me know when I’ve reached 120psi, a couple spare tubes, a tire changing doo-hickey, and a blinking Cat-Eye taillight coming in the mail. So I’m plenty prepared for [...]
