Last night I had another killer training session with Jimmy. (Killer, both in the 80s “that was killer, man” kind of way as well as the “it almost killed me” way).
First of all, he was absolutely thrilled when I told him my results from the 5K on Saturday. He was happy that I got a [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Bella the Gym Bunny – Boxing!
Posted in Bella the Gym Bunny, excitement, exercise, feeling good, fitness, goals, gym, health, healthy outlook, mental changes, new activity, personal training, physical changes, self esteem, stay active plan, weight loss, working out, tagged physical abilities, change in attitude, boxing, empowered, body confidence on September 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Food Finds
Posted in Weight Watchers, food, new food, review, weight loss, tagged food finds, low cal snacks, lowfat snacks on September 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday after finished my training session, I was DRAINED, but knew I needed to stop into Target for a few things. I should mention right now that whenever I go into Target, it’s never a cheap trip because I always find lots of things that I want to buy. If I make it out of [...]
Keep ABreast 5K
Posted in excitement, exercise, feeling good, fitness, friends, goals, health, healthy choices, healthy outlook, physical changes, self esteem, stay active plan, walking, weight loss, working out, tagged 5K, Active.com, HERS Breast Cancer Foundation, Keep ABreast 5K on September 26, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Today LC and I participated in the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation Keep ABreast 5K, in support of Breast Cancer research.
I found out about this worthy event through Active.com, and I knew I wanted to take part in it. I sent an email out to a bunch of friends, but LC was the only one [...]
Prescription for Patience
Posted in exercise, feeling good, fitness, health, mental changes, personal training, physical changes, weight loss, working out, tagged doctor visit, patience on September 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Yesterday I had my first appointment with a new doctor, and I was anxious to meet her, to see if we had a good rapport, and to hear her thoughts on my slow weight loss.
Dr. F is amazing! Not only is she kind and caring, but she seems so knowledgable. My last doctor always seemed [...]
More Trader Joe’s Finds and an Awesome Dinner
Posted in Weight Watchers, cooking, food, health, healthy choices, new food, weight loss, tagged trader joes on September 20, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Today I went to Trader Joe’s for my weekly shopping trip. Since I didn’t really need to buy too much, I had some time to look around and shop. I found some great new things, and I thought I’d share them with you.
These little treats are delish! 2 rice balls are 2.5 points, and [...]
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Posted in Weight Watchers, cooking, health, healthy choices, new recipe, weight loss, tagged Bella Cooks, Tuna Noodle Casserole on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been meaning to make this recipe for over 8 months, but just never got around to it, until today. This version is inspired by Hungry Girl, but I changed it quite a bit to suit my tastes. (HG used Tofu Shiratake Noodles, and while I tried to be open minded about them at first, [...]
New Wii Workout Games – Fit Plus & Biggest Loser
Posted in Wii, Wii Fit, excitement, exercise, fitness, new activity, working out, tagged Biggest Loser for Wii, Wii Fit Plus on September 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Wii Fit Plus
I just read on Operation Muffin Top’s blog that Wii is coming out with the Wii Fit Plus on October 4th! This is exciting because as much as I like the Wii Fit, I do think that some improvements would make it even more useful.
It looks like there are some fun new [...]
Bella, the Gym Bunny – Getting Stronger
Posted in Bella the Gym Bunny, EA Sports Active, NSV, Wii, excitement, exercise, feeling good, fitness, goals, gym, health, healthy outlook, personal training, physical changes, stay active plan, swimming, weight loss, working out on September 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wednesday I worked out with Jimmy for the first time in over a week. I was looking forward to our session because I was finally feeling better after that flu/cold thing I had the week before. I wasn’t sure how my body would react to the workout after so much time off, but I was [...]
Weekly Weigh-in – :)
Posted in Weight Watchers, excitement, feeling good, goals, gym, health, healthy choices, healthy outlook, self esteem, weigh in day, weight loss on September 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Finally!!! For two weeks in a row, I have had a significant weight loss! I am really feeling like things are beginning to move in the right direction (down the scale), and I couldn’t be more encouraged. This week I lost 3.7 pounds!!! Which means I have now lost 7.2 pounds, overall.
What have I [...]



