Two years ago, I wrote about my weight loss journey as I embarked upon my first Spartan Race. It is now two years on so I thought I should write a progress update. You can find the earlier updates on this journey here: My Weight Loss Journey The One Year Review The 18 Month ReviewContinue reading “The Two Year Review”
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The 18 Month Review
If you’re interested to read about my journey, the first two parts are here: My Weight Loss Journey The One Year Review Losing weight was never my intention when I started this fitness journey. When it happened, it was a happy by-the-way. Now that I have lost the weight, I’d like to keep it off.Continue reading “The 18 Month Review”
Artificial Sweeteners Increase Appetite
I grew up in Australia. Like most girls (anywhere really), I went through a very body-conscious period in my life. I was hyper-aware of the food I consumed, and yes, I calorie counted to control the intake as well. One of the things I also tried – as a means of managing calories – wasContinue reading “Artificial Sweeteners Increase Appetite”
The One Year Review
It is now a little over a year since I “lost weight” for my Spartan Journey and I thought it would be a good time to review my progress. Change is not change unless it can be maintained for a significant period of time so this is where I stand a year later. Before andContinue reading “The One Year Review”
My Weight Loss Journey
A number of people have remarked about the weight I’ve lost over the last year so I’ve decided to share the story… Most of the changes took place over six to seven months from October-November 2017 to April 2018. I should also mentioned that even though this post is labelled “my weight loss journey”, weightContinue reading “My Weight Loss Journey”
The First 20 Minutes on Weight Loss
In my first summary of The First 20 Minutes, I deliberately left out the section on weight loss because I felt it deserved its own set of notes. There were also a few misconceived notions and myths that had to be busted. The body does not continue to burn calories after a workout. Working out at aContinue reading “The First 20 Minutes on Weight Loss”
Yoga is Good for You – Let Me Count the Ways…
They say you should vary your workout routines because it helps: prevent boredom associated with doing the same things workout after workout to avoid or delay reaching a plateau in workout performance and, subsequently, training results So we’ve added Yoga into our mix of regular weekly exercise sessions. Why Yoga? Yoga is good for the brain:Continue reading “Yoga is Good for You – Let Me Count the Ways…”