Each week I give some link love to a different weight-loss or fitness blog that particularly resonated with me that particular week.
This week's blog of the week is Fit to the Finish. Diane has been maintaining after losing 158 pounds over 12 years ago. Her posts are filled with stories I empathize with alongside very practical advice. Her last post, When Tragedy Strikes, really hit home. In it, she talks about emotional eating during tough times. So go check out Fit to the Finish.
Showing posts with label blog of the week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog of the week. Show all posts
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Blog of the Week and Polar Bear Plunge
I've been running on fumes this last week. I haven't been this busy in a long time. It's not like I've been overloaded with any one thing (although sometimes it feels like it). I've just had something going on every evening this week. So instead of having a laid-back evening where I go to the gym, maybe pick up some groceries, write my blog, and catch a little TV, I've been occupied with other obligations. I didn't get a chance to exercise on Tuesday or Thursday and I'll have to squeeze it in tonight.
I got caught up with The Daily Plate this morning for last night's food. I thought I'd gone over my calorie limit, but it said I had only taken in 2288. I keep telling myself I must have forgotten something because I felt like a little piggy last night. Tonight we have some old friends visiting and they're craving Indian food. This might prove problematic. I'm going to try to keep my intake low today in anticipation of overeating tonight. I've never been out for Indian food before, so I might not even like it. Who knows.
Tomorrow is the Polar Bear Plunge. I'm excited and only a little bit nervous. I broke the $400 mark thanks to so many very generous donors. If you donated, thank you so much. If you haven't, there's still time. Donate Here! I'll be posting pictures and a video on my blog for everyone to see.
For those of you new to my site, each week I give another weight loss or fitness site a little link love. Since I didn't post yesterday, I'm going to have to do the Blog of the Week today. I discovered this week's winner because of the blog's fantastic name! I stayed because each post is incredibly well written. He only posts twice a week, but what he lacks in quantity, he more than makes up for with quality. One of the reasons I started blogging and reading other weight loss blogs is so I could learn and grow as I shrunk (see what I did there?). This blog is responsible for my 28-day challenge for the month of March. Steve's posts are always informative, relevant, and fun to read. This week's Blog of the Week is Nerd Fitness. Go check out the site. You'll be glad you did.
I got caught up with The Daily Plate this morning for last night's food. I thought I'd gone over my calorie limit, but it said I had only taken in 2288. I keep telling myself I must have forgotten something because I felt like a little piggy last night. Tonight we have some old friends visiting and they're craving Indian food. This might prove problematic. I'm going to try to keep my intake low today in anticipation of overeating tonight. I've never been out for Indian food before, so I might not even like it. Who knows.
Tomorrow is the Polar Bear Plunge. I'm excited and only a little bit nervous. I broke the $400 mark thanks to so many very generous donors. If you donated, thank you so much. If you haven't, there's still time. Donate Here! I'll be posting pictures and a video on my blog for everyone to see.
For those of you new to my site, each week I give another weight loss or fitness site a little link love. Since I didn't post yesterday, I'm going to have to do the Blog of the Week today. I discovered this week's winner because of the blog's fantastic name! I stayed because each post is incredibly well written. He only posts twice a week, but what he lacks in quantity, he more than makes up for with quality. One of the reasons I started blogging and reading other weight loss blogs is so I could learn and grow as I shrunk (see what I did there?). This blog is responsible for my 28-day challenge for the month of March. Steve's posts are always informative, relevant, and fun to read. This week's Blog of the Week is Nerd Fitness. Go check out the site. You'll be glad you did.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Work Out Pledge Results and Blog of the Week
So the results are in. I will be exercising 49 minutes and 45 seconds. A good portion of my workout today was sponsored by my parents who donated $100 to the Special Olympics for my Polar Bear Plunge at 11:15 this morning in remembrance of my grandma, Helen Erickson. My mom said it best when she said "Grandma would be proud and nervous".
I realized that I completely failed to do Blog of the Week yesterday. I'll do it today instead. I've been following a lot more blogs lately thanks to Andrew at Andrew is Getting Fit. But this week's blog of the week is one I've been following since the beginning. This week's Blog of the Week goes to I Hate Green Apples. Tom was one of the first people to approach me about my blog. He was definitely the first person I hadn't met before who approached me about it. He's offered me encouragement for the last couple months and I've tried to do the same. Go over and check him out.
Well, it's about time for me to get to the gym. I'll be tweeting the whole time (@100_Pounds) on my phone. Please tweet back. I've never been on the elliptical for this long before and will no doubt need plenty of encouragement.
I realized that I completely failed to do Blog of the Week yesterday. I'll do it today instead. I've been following a lot more blogs lately thanks to Andrew at Andrew is Getting Fit. But this week's blog of the week is one I've been following since the beginning. This week's Blog of the Week goes to I Hate Green Apples. Tom was one of the first people to approach me about my blog. He was definitely the first person I hadn't met before who approached me about it. He's offered me encouragement for the last couple months and I've tried to do the same. Go over and check him out.
Well, it's about time for me to get to the gym. I'll be tweeting the whole time (@100_Pounds) on my phone. Please tweet back. I've never been on the elliptical for this long before and will no doubt need plenty of encouragement.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Blog of the Week
Before I get to the blog of the week, please make a donation for my Polar Bear Plunge. I've only raised $10 so far and that's a long way from my goal. I need your help!
It's been quite some time since I posted a blog-of-the-week. For those of you who aren't familiar, for the past couple weeks (with the exception of this previous week) I have bestowed the title of "blog of the week" on one lucky blogger whose message particularly resonated with me that particular week or so. There are a lot of really good weight loss blogs out there and reading them makes me feel much less alone on my journey. It's hard to pick just one blog each week; I actually contemplated awarding it to two blogs this week. In the end, I decided on one (but on the plus side, I already know who's winning next week and I'm not telling).
This week's winner is John is Fit. I picked him for a number of reasons. He's doing a cool thing right now where he takes a picture of everything he eats. I may do the same at some point. Right now I'm focusing on getting back on track after this week. The biggest reason I picked his blog is he gave me a heart-rate monitor.
Now, I know you're thinking, "Does this guy give everybody heart-rate monitors?" No. He does not. I guess I'm special. Actually, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. John was given a heart-rate monitor by the company that wanted to promote the product. He was happy with his chest-strap heart-rate monitor, so he decided he would give it away to the first person to leave a comment saying they wanted it. I was actually second to say I wanted it, but Dr. Kal graciously let me have it after reading my blog and seeing I had a long way yet to go.
Three days later, the Mio Stride Heart Rate Monitor Watch arrived in the mail. I tested it out at the gym and it's pretty accurate. I'll give you a full review later on.
It's been quite some time since I posted a blog-of-the-week. For those of you who aren't familiar, for the past couple weeks (with the exception of this previous week) I have bestowed the title of "blog of the week" on one lucky blogger whose message particularly resonated with me that particular week or so. There are a lot of really good weight loss blogs out there and reading them makes me feel much less alone on my journey. It's hard to pick just one blog each week; I actually contemplated awarding it to two blogs this week. In the end, I decided on one (but on the plus side, I already know who's winning next week and I'm not telling).
This week's winner is John is Fit. I picked him for a number of reasons. He's doing a cool thing right now where he takes a picture of everything he eats. I may do the same at some point. Right now I'm focusing on getting back on track after this week. The biggest reason I picked his blog is he gave me a heart-rate monitor.
Now, I know you're thinking, "Does this guy give everybody heart-rate monitors?" No. He does not. I guess I'm special. Actually, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. John was given a heart-rate monitor by the company that wanted to promote the product. He was happy with his chest-strap heart-rate monitor, so he decided he would give it away to the first person to leave a comment saying they wanted it. I was actually second to say I wanted it, but Dr. Kal graciously let me have it after reading my blog and seeing I had a long way yet to go.
Three days later, the Mio Stride Heart Rate Monitor Watch arrived in the mail. I tested it out at the gym and it's pretty accurate. I'll give you a full review later on.
Ignore the scratches on my hand. I have some pretty playful cats.
So congrats to John is Fit. Go check his blog out.
I'm always looking for more weight loss blogs, so if you read any others, please let me know about them. I subscribe to around 20 blogs right now and have almost double that in weeks left until I reach my deadline.
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