YOU have to believe that YOU can run a 1/2 marathon… I’ve done it twice!

On April 15, 2012 I ran my 2nd 1/2 marathon in my life. I trained really, really hard for this one. Running between 18-24 miles a week. Now you think, that’s already a 1/2 marathon plus some, but in the end I beat my last 1/2 marathon by 2 minutes. Let’s think about that for [...]

Obesity is rapid in the world. Let’s help put a stop to it.

I recently read an article that my home state of Indiana, is the 15th Most Obese State in the Nation. So let’s all start today doing something to reduce that Indiana statistic to a lower number. Recently a group of 125 men and women took charge of their lives and decided to lose weight with [...]

Pictures speak a thousand words during a transformation, so take them!

Every day I see someone I haven’t seen in quite sometime and I have to tell them who I am because they don’t recognize me. When I was fat over 300#, everybody seems to remember me with that look. One look I never want to see again. My picture was always taken when I was [...]

YOU have to believe that YOU can run a 1/2 marathon, 13.1 miles… I have done it twice!

On April 15, 2012 I ran my 2nd 1/2 marathon in my life. I trained really, really hard for this one. Running between 18-24 miles a week. Now you think, that’s already a 1/2 marathon plus some, but in the end I beat my last 1/2 marathon by 2 minutes. Let’s think about that for [...]

I’m not on a D.I.E.t., it’s a Lifestyle Change that I never forget.

As I continue my training to run a 1/2 marathon on November 13, 2011, it’s funny that when I run, I think about the topic of my next blog. Today I was thinking I’m not on a D.I.E.t, because the first 3 letters spells something I am not ready for yet. D.I.E.t., it’s a huge [...]

Weight loss continues with many changes in life. What a lifestyle change.

September 1, 2011 was another great day in my life. I got my braces off after having them on for 19 months. Even after losing another 5# to get to my total weight loss of 130#, I had a few food items on my list that day. Peanut butter and jelly was my first sticky [...]

Why I decided to lose weight? My transformation story, fat to skinnier.

Yesterday someone said to me “I don’t remember you ever being overweight.” I said, yes at 310#, I was fat. So here is my story. When I decided in December 2009 to lose weight, it was to get healthier and be in better shape. It was very hard to be 50 years old and weigh [...]

Why did you lose the weight? A question someone asked me this week.

I recently was asked by someone that has not seen me in over a year and she asked me “Why did you lose so much weight?” My first initial thought was seriously, why would someone ask me that? But, I said because I wanted to. To date I’ve lost 125#. I had nothing sucked out [...]

Maintaining weight during surgery recovery

I will get to maintaining weight during surgery recovery, just got to tell the story. June 14, 2011 will be a day that changed my life forever. I had retina detachment surgery. That morning I woke up and could not see out of my right eye. Drove myself to the eye doctor and was told [...]

Over 845# lost (with no surgery) by 11 people enough to inspire you?

11 of my friends/clients have lost over 845# in weight in the last 15 months. We have all done it different ways because not any one lifestyle change works for everyone. The point is we are all dedicated to become healthier and get into better shape. Not a single person had any surgery to lose [...]