420lbs to a Half Marathon – The Tinker Bell in Reflection
Running a half marathon wasn’t something I ever thought I would do. If you had told me five years ago that someday I would be running my fifth half marathon while studying to become a personal trainer and working at My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
The Recovery Phase – What To Do After You Wear Your Body Out
It’s been a while since you have heard from this WLS fitness enthusiast, I know. Let’s talk a little bit about what has been on my agenda and what I’ve put my body through in the last 4 weeks. As My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
Tinker Bell Half Marathon Celebrating a win against Obesity
It’s 5am on Saturday and I wish I could say that I had a relaxing day ahead of me or that I wasn’t the type of person that gets stressed out about packing. Both would be falsities. I’m the type My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
Introducing Coach Pandora! Heres to a new us Slender Seekers
About two years ago around this time, I had decided that I wanted to become a personal trainer. I knew I wasn’t anywhere near ready yet, I had a lot to do in my own journey still, but my goal My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
Realistic Resolutions – Promise Keepers and Problem Solvers
Alright my weight loss oriented friends. New Year’s Eve is upon us and everyone is getting ready to start making those New Year’s resolutions right? It occurred to me after reading an article I shared on Facebook yesterday entitled “Make My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
2013 A Year of My Weight Loss Journey Revisited
So before this fitness for weight loss junkie hits the gym it’s time to spend some time reflecting back on 2013. For today, I won’t be talking at all about the things I wasn’t able to do this year that Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
Post WLS Running Achievements and Tips on Staying Motivated
It’s was the Sunday before Christmas and I was on my first cup of coffee. I’d taken 1265 steps walking the dog, or so said the health tracker on the Samsung Galaxy S4 that I upgraded to as an early My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
Celebrating Our Weight Loss Journeys – Do The Slender
Just four months ago this bariatric fitness guru was in Phoenix with some fellow Weight Loss Surgery Patients at the Second Annual Your Weight Matters Convention put on by the Obesity Action Coalition. We were getting ready to start the My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
Giving Thanks – 7 Weeks to the Tinker Bell Half Marathon
It’s the end of November and as the first of December approaches this weekend, Dawn (The winner of the “How do YOU celebrate success” contest that I held on my blog back in June of this year) and I are My Story, Bariatric Fitness, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
The Essentiality of Self Worth in the Weight Loss Journey
“It’s okay because they love me,” – if I had a quarter for every time these words escaped my mouth or invaded my head space I’d be rich. Because the truth is my never-ending search for unconditional love led me My Story, Bariatric Wellness, Life After Weight Loss
