As most of you who follow my blog know, I am an avid data tracker. So NOT counting days is a very foreign concept to me overall. However, when I heard this quote from Mohammad Ali yesterday, it stuck with me. So much so, I had to look it up once I got home a... Continue Reading →
#OneBookJuly How I am participating…
What is #onebookjuly and how I am setting up my planners to participate.
Finding your stride…
Yesterday, after work during my 5k run in the park, I got passed by a gentleman who was literally walking faster than I was running. He was about a foot taller than me and he had an extremely LONG stride, but even after realizing that, there was still something else about him that stuck out... Continue Reading →
Athena Athlete and BariAthlete: Why I am proud to be both!
Some of the most common questions I get when I post about being an Athena or a Bariathlete are What do those terms mean? What are they? An Athena athlete is a female athlete weighing greater than 165 pounds. This is an optional category for triathletes & runners, you can also choose to run in... Continue Reading →
Changing your narrative can change your life, even if you don’t want it to…
Recently, I started a vlog series on my YouTube channel that is geared more towards my athlete side, instead of my planner side. I just do short little vlog updates, talking about what it takes to be a bariathlete, which is a term used for someone who has gone through bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery)... Continue Reading →
11 Years Post-Op & still going strong!
Today, April 12, 2018 is the 11th Anniversary of my Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery. The photo above is the only comparison photo I am going to do this year, I will save the multi-view photo for my 13th year anniversary, that's my lucky (and favorite) number. I wasn't sure how I was going to celebrate... Continue Reading →
Time in a bottle…
But there never seems to be enough time To do the things you want to do Once you find them... All too often, time slips away from us and even though the best-laid plans are made, you still have missed opportunities. I have been keeping up on my "50 Firsts before my 51st" birthday challenge... Continue Reading →
Becoming Water…
"Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water." - Bruce Lee In 1993 I went to a movie premiere with friends. It was "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story". I became enamored with his teachings, and wanted to learn Jeet Kune Do so badly, but... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday…10 years in the making!!!
Yesterday, April 12, 2017 was my 10 year post-op anniversary of my Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass surgery. Had that surgery not occurred, I would not be here today. I was told within minutes after coming out of anesthesia that I was lucky I had my surgery when I did. In two years max, I would have... Continue Reading →
My own shell…
Last night, after we saw "Ghost in the Shell", I made an off handed comment about how I would pay ALL my money to have an ass like Scarlett Johansson, and I didn't think any more about it. This morning I woke up, got my coffee, stepped into the shower and started washing my hair... Continue Reading →
