Losing weight, one mile at a time
Recently I took advantage of a free personal training session being offered by a popular gym chain. Though I've been working out 5-6 times per week for more than two years now, I've always been a solo act. I began my weight loss journey by … [Continue reading]
I'm sure most of you have heard about Nikki Blonsky's latest foray into television: a show entitled Huge airing on ABC Family. I find myself reacting quite strongly to her flashing before my eyes (while I'm watching Gilmore Girls reruns, not gonna … [Continue reading]
Lately I've been doing a lot of reflecting on my weight loss journey thus far...and how it hasn't exactly gone as planned. In my first year on Weight Watchers in 2008, I shed a whopping 80 pounds. I was sticking to the program, exercising like a … [Continue reading]
My family and I just returned from a few nights in Atlantic City to celebrate my sister's 21st birthday. I'll spare you the gory details of all the martinis and steaks and desserts that I may or may not have consumed...just suffice it to say that … [Continue reading]
Yesterday, my sister and I decided to treat our mom to a Mother's Day brunch buffet. Gulp. I found myself surrounded by masses of food - everything from cheese and crackers to pastas to roast beef. Then, of course, there were the breakfast items; … [Continue reading]
I have been on many, many diets in my life. Whether in the form of Slim Fast shakes or "magic" fat-burning teas and pills, I've been dieting for as long as I can remember. In all of my previous battles of the bulge, I'd somehow manage to drop … [Continue reading]
Lately, my Weight Watchers leader has been pressuring me to declare myself at "goal." This wouldn't be such a bad thing - in fact, I might just take it as a compliment - if she weren't telling me this as though she has no faith in me and my ability … [Continue reading]
If there really were such a club, I would be the president. While in so many ways I feel like a completely different person since losing 90+ pounds, when it comes to sitting down at a table with a full plate of food before me, it's painfully clear … [Continue reading]
"I wonder if this would be good for running..." Anyone who has ridden in a car with me in the past, say, 12 months has heard me say that at least three dozen times. Any song I hear on the radio that has even a slight upbeat tempo catches my … [Continue reading]
Even though I eat well and work out at least 5 times a week, for the past several months I've seen nothing but small losses on the scale as reward for my hard work: .6 lbs here, .4 lbs there, with a full pound loss thrown in every now and then for … [Continue reading]
I'm Jen, thanks for checking out my blog! After a lifetime of struggling with my weight, I managed to lose 90 pounds in 2007... and, for the first time in my life, actually kept them off. In my efforts to lose "the final 40," I became a runner and martial artist (Taekwondo and Muay Thai). A NJ-based freelance journalist, when I'm not writing about the latest health and fitness trends, I'm actually living them! Visit my website at www.jenniferlnelson.com
