Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

Looking good in a swimsuit…sure. Fitting in to a dress…of course. Just plain feeling better…definitely. But to be honest, one of the best motivators for losing weight has been having it be noticed. When running in to someone I haven’t seen in awhile and having them tell me how great I look. Or going to [...]

Well, I haven’t written in about a month and a half but I’ve been making lots of progress. I’ve lost fifteen pounds from a combination of yoga and watching what I eat. I have to admit that a large stress load probably has something to do with the loss of weight as well, but I’d [...]

So far so good. I’ve lost almost six pounds and doing yoga has made me feel great. I know it’s a small victory but it’s a victory none the less!

it’s so frustrating when an illness gets in the way of exercise; and yet, it is important to listen to your body. I had a virus last week, affecting mostly my throat and lungs. My breathing was so that I couldn’t even do yoga. I curtailed all strenuous, aerobic activity since I’ve heard that you [...]

Good news! I have lost 2 1/2 pounds this week. I know that you are supposed to go slowly, 2-3 pounds a week, so this seems perfectly acceptable. Again, mostly I am focusing on using yoga and watching what I eat (not “dieting” persay.) Also, now that it is spring, I’ve been trying to ride [...]

So far I am discouraged. I haven’t lost any weight in the past week, in fact I gained back the two pounds I had previously lost. Perhaps this is partly due to being on my period but I am frustrated. I really want this to work. Maybe I need to pay more attention to my [...]

I plan to keep track of my dieting progress here so here is the beginning…I am overweight (want to lose at least thirty pounds) and I plan to do so mainly through yoga, interspersed with walking and riding my bike as well as “watching what I eat.” Think I can do it? I hope so. [...]