While most of us don’t go into a workout with the hopes of ending up injured, it can happen. Workout related injuries are very common, especially if you are doing it on your own, without the benefit of an instructor or trainer. However, you can minimize your chances for injury by learning what not to [...]

Continue reading → The Top Five Ways To Hurt Yourself at the Gym

Ok! I am back on track… I lost 4.1 pounds this week without being able to exercise very much (torn peroneus longus tendon)… I stuck to my diet religiously. I get to start rehab next week (3 days a week) starting Monday. I am very much looking forward to working out again… Here is a [...]

Continue reading → 4 Pounds One Week; aka 66 pounds in 15 weeks

For those of you that go straight for the graph… I didn’t cheat last week, but I was quite down on myself until I figured out what on earth had happened that caused me to gain 9 pounds in a week… (I bet the women already know) WATER. My blood pressure had been low enough [...]

Continue reading → 62 Pounds in 100 Days… 1.9 Pounds in 2 Weeks

This being the first weigh-in in two weeks I was a little nervous… Especially since we had spent the 4th on a mini vacation Sonoma and I consumed just a little too much wine. In addition there was a celebratory birthday dinner for a family member thrown in after Sonoma. I have continued my regular exercise including [...]

Continue reading → 60 Pounds in 12 weeks… 4.4 Pounds in 2 Weeks

This week my normal weigh in day falls on July 4th.  The doctor’s office is closed and therefore I will be going 2 weeks without a weigh in… For most of the week I was very good… Thursday we went to Sonoma for the 4th weekend…  Even in Sonoma I have been very good on [...]

Continue reading → No Weigh In This Week — July 4th

In all honesty I had expected to lose just a touch more weight this week.  I was pretty good on the eating front…  I know I didn’t get as much exercise as I had anticipated (there are fires causing very smoky conditions and a health warning all around the San Francisco Bay area right now).  Don’t [...]

Continue reading → 55 Pounds in 10 weeks… 2.3 Pounds this Week

Wow… back on track!  After 2 weeks of relatively small amounts of weight loss (0.6 pounds and 1.8 pounds) I got back on track with a solid 4.5 pounds this week.  Between my ruptured tendon with the resulting inability to exercise in many of my normal ways and my Dad visiting for Father’s day with [...]

Continue reading → 53 Pounds in 9 weeks… 4.5 Pounds this Week

So I am very pleased with my weight loss this week…  With my ruptured tendon I was unable to exercise much, but I still managed 1.8 pounds of weight loss…  In addition to my ankle, I was finding myself stress eating (the injury and the prospect of surgery was stressing me out), but I was able to [...]

Continue reading → Weight Lost: 48 pounds in 8 weeks… 1.8 Pounds This Week

After 7 weeks on the medically assisted weightless program JumpStart medicine with Dr. Sean Bourke, I have lost 47 pounds in 52 days. This week I lost 0.6 pounds and achieved only 11.1% of my weekly goal. I highly recommed Jumpstart. I have a special offer for anyone in wanting to try Jumpstart in Redwood [...]

Continue reading → Weight Lost: 47 pounds in 7 weeks… Under 1 Pound Weight Loss This Week

After 6 weeks on the medically assisted weightless program JumpStart medicine with Dr. Sean Bourke, I have lost 46 pounds in 45 days (just over a pound a day… Wow!) I highly recommed Jumpstart. I have a special offer for anyone in wanting to try Jumpstart in Redwood City or Mountain View: $25 off your first visit (just [...]

Continue reading → Weight Lost: 46 Pounds in 6 Weeks aka Over 7lbs this Week!