Tag: fitness journal

  • Episode 49

    Episode 49

    In this daily vlog, see 10 days of a RESET fitness and wellness challenge toward better self-care and health. #restart#fitnesschallenge

  • Episode 47
  • Episode 45

    Episode 45

    This week’s episode sees a bad day amidst a beautiful setting as the fall/autumn season reached its peak. Check out my week of workouts and wellness!

  • Episode 44

    Episode 44

    I had to chop off my hair. It was just so thin and terrible. This week I got back to working out after having a cold, and we started decorating for Halloween.

  • Episode 43

    Episode 43

    This was the week before I got sick and also before I chopped off all my hair. It was a good week. I deep cleaned the fridge, reflected about the role of trauma in weight loss, and did my daily workouts.

  • Episode 42

    Episode 42

    I had a lot of reflection in this video about parenting, authenticity, and body image issues.

  • Episode 41

    Episode 41

    I’m still at it. I thought that I would quit, but something keeps me going.

  • Episode 40

    Episode 40

    Another week in the books! I keep wondering if should stop making content altogether, just because it’s so time-consuming. However, I realize, too, that I feel a lot more motivated to stay on my routine and work hard on my workouts when I am recording myself. I guess it’s a good trade-off. Maybe putting in…

  • Episode 39

    Episode 39

    This is my second vlog that encompasses a full week-ish of content. This is the week before we went on vacation to Maine. I actually did not record at all while on vacation, but my husband used my camera on his drone and got some footage that I ended up incorporating into the vlog.

  • Episode 38

    Episode 38

    I have noticed that many people who post weightloss | wellness | fitness vlogs tend to have pretty long videos — like, up to 30 minutes. I thought to string together several days’ worth of footage so that my vlogs can be longer. This is my first attempt, and the video only ended up being…

  • Episode 37

    Episode 37

    I was a bit bummed to have lost so much footage from this episode, due to my computer crashing. However, I do feel lucky to have been able to recover what I did from the day. Today I hit a chest and triceps workout, spent some time at a local river, and also watered my…

  • Episode 36

    Episode 36

    I continue to play catch-up on processing videos from weeks ago, amidst trying to recover files from the latest computer crash. This heat wave is really getting to me. But, nevertheless, here is Episode 36 in which there was no heat wave, and I can look back upon that day fondly.

  • Episode 35

    Episode 35

    My PC crashed and I lost all my files; after four days of working on getting my computer back up and running, I am finally able to post my content. I was already two weeks behind on posting content, and now I am even farther back. I hope that I can catch up soon! Anway,…

  • Episode 34

    Episode 34

    A family day today full of fun with sushi, shopping, psychic, and more. But it all began by grounding with some yoga.

  • Episode 33

    Episode 33

    Got to celebrate those WINS! We had a date night out to dinner at a country club on a beautiful summer night after I crushed a full body workout and spent some time with the pup.

  • Episode 32

    Episode 32

    I have been feeling confident in my program and better in my skin, so this episode ends with a bikini progress pic…because I felt it.

  • Episode 31

    Episode 31

    We had a fun birthday celebration at Three Sisters Sanctuary. I hit a legs and shoulders workout in the home gym. And I reflected on how I handle stress.

  • Episode 30

    Episode 30

    Hit a milestone today with 30 episodes in my wellness journey A Body is a Journey! Yay! I am so proud of myself!

  • Episode 28

    Episode 28

    I have taken a couple days off and I am few videos behind on posting. Here is Episode 28 with reflections on my continued gut cleanse, a frozen yogurt bites recipe, and a biceps and back workout.

  • Episode 27
  • Episode 26

    Episode 26

    I wax poetic about taking responsibility for my reality as I float on the lake. Then, I crush a chest and triceps workout, and finally I bring it home with some time with friends.

  • Episode 25

    Episode 25

    The 4th of July weekend continued with lots of fun. My child joined me for a full-body workout, which was great.

  • Episode 24

    Episode 24

    I finally got my replacement GoPro and I am back with my daily vlogs on this wellness journey! I really missed making content. In this episode I take a walk, have a reflection, go swimming, do step aerobics, do yoga, and hit a fireworks show with the family. Summer doesn’t get better.

  • Episode 23

    Episode 23

    This weekend while swimming in the lake, I thought to take some footage of swimming underwater and my GoPro drowned! I lost some footage, but here is the last footage, which is a back and biceps workout. A new GoPro should arrive tomorrow, so until then…enjoy!

  • Episode 22

    Episode 22

    Today’s episode was simple with leg day and some shoulders.

  • Episode 19

    Episode 19

    I take a hard look at what has made me unwell on this wellness journey, because acknowledging why I feel unwell is part of growing and learning. I hit a biceps and back workout after making space to care for my mental and emotional health.

  • Episode 18

    Episode 18

    We celebrated Father’s Day today after a great lower body workout, a jog, and some novel-writing time.

  • Episode 16

    Episode 16

    A simple day today and a simple full-body workout using dumbells and a bosu ball.

  • Episode 14

    Episode 14

    Following a shoulders workout and step aerobics, I confronted the same panic I have felt for 22 years after doing cardio. I include some reflection about panic disorder, weigh in, and then make some sage smudge sticks.

  • Episode 13

    Episode 13

    I got in a lot of movement today with house cleaning and leg day.

  • Episode 12

    Episode 12

    I had a busy today on my wellness journey with a walk, a triceps and chest session in the home gym, some self care, some writing, and a date night at home. It was a fun, fulfilling day.

  • Episode 9

    Episode 9

    I had a jam-packed day today with work, but I got it done and then made time for a back and biceps workout. I also squeezed in mowing the lawn and making some chive blossom vinegar.

  • Episode 7

    Episode 7

    I hope that this is the last day that I have to work around an injury. I feel like I am ready to do some light lifting and cardio again, and resume this journey the way that I envisioned it! In Episode 7 I do 90 minutes of yoga, some core work, and have a…

  • Episode 5

    Episode 5

    Today I was able to do 15 minutes each of cardio and yoga, but I did pay for it a little bit at night. I did not get much footage of the day, but did have some reflection about wellness: desiring wellness is a big deal in a society that values illness.

  • Legs & Shoulders

    Legs & Shoulders

    With my new home gym (still under construction) I am finally able to workout in a space dedicated to what I love! Check out today’s legs and shoulders workout.

  • Chest & Triceps

    Chest & Triceps

    Working out in the new home gym space is amazing so far. Here is my chest and triceps crush.

  • April Update

    April Update

    Spring 2022 is off to an excellent start. I really feel as if I am coming out of hibernation in a lot of ways; the most significant way is that this past year I was able to truly be more authentic that I have been in decades — maybe ever. I’ve been standing in my…

  • FEATURED WORKOUT

    FEATURED WORKOUT

    Compound exercises are a great way to elevate the heartrate and recruit several muscles simulaneously. This back lunge/single hammer curl combo is sure to ignite your quadriceps, biceps, and glutes — and don’t forget the core, which you need to stabilize.

  • Wellness Diary: Week 8, Day 3

    Wellness Diary: Week 8, Day 3

    I tried yoga with a new instructor today and I have say…I HATED the whole class. That is a rare sentiment for yoga, for me…but…there it is.

  • Wellness Diary: Week 8, Day 1

    Wellness Diary: Week 8, Day 1

    Weight Body Fat BMI Hips Waist Bust Thigh 140.2 27.4% 24 38.5 32.2 38 21 I continue to not lose or gain any weight. I remain around the heaviest weight I have been in my life. Movement Duration Burn  Spinning  30  251 I did not want to workout today, as it is my “day off,”…

  • Wellness Diary: Week 7 Day 3

    Wellness Diary: Week 7 Day 3

    Today, the day after Thanksgiving, I have mixed feelings about how to move forward. A part of me just wants to focus on my eating, doing small portions and good protein and veggies. The other part of me feels that I should do this plus get in some exercise. But exercising while feeling chubby and…

  • Week 7, Day 2

    Week 7, Day 2

    I ran into a situation today in which I felt really strung out. The thought of homeschooling today was causing stress, and despite getting 9 hours of sleep I felt really tired.

  • Week 6: Days 1-5

    Week 6: Days 1-5

    This week I felt as if I was in a fog, literally all week long. I did not log in my food — not because I was “off the rails” but really just because I forgot. This was an auto-pilot kind of week, of which I have not experienced in a long time. I felt…

  • Week 5, Days 2-5

    Week 5, Days 2-5

    This week was a mess in terms of getting in time to reflect, breathe, or sit down to write a blog post. Somehow, even with my quadriceps injury continuing to heal, I managed to get in some movement almost every day.

  • Week 5, Day 1

    Week 5, Day 1

    I seek something healthier and more functional in my life. Of course, I realize that this takes a lot of time and that I have already spent more than 25 years on working through my food addiction/emotional associations. But the work is never done, and when the cycles repeat, there is an opportunity to reach…