A friend made the statement this past weekend that “you burn more calories power-walking than running”. I vaguely remembered having heard similar claims, but doubting the validity of them. So, I challenged that calories burned is a matter of moving mass over distance, so whether you...

Feeling fat today, ugh. Wearing size 8 jeans and they are uncomfortable. This is not good. We are on 2nd day of the diet – I know if I just stick with it I can lose the weight, but somehow my brain just isn’t cooperating, nor are my thighs. I have no idea how I got to this point, it is...

Got up later than I wanted to this morning (7:00 am) but the sun was shining and it wasn’t too warm yet so I decided to do some biking then maybe run. I rode 5.5 miles, then ran 1.8 miles (for a grand total of 400 calories burned, woohoo). Weighed in at 138.8lbs this morning. I would like to...

Great run this morning – sun was shining, temperature was just right, the trails weren’t too wet. Morning weight: 137.6lbs, not bad. Still feeling thin, and not quite as bloated. Had a late, non-traditional breakfast after my run (about 9:45am when I finally ate) 2 pork tacos –...

Rainy day, no run today. Thought the rain might hold off for long enough that I could squeeze in a short run, but it was raining when I finally got up at 7:45am. Weight this am: 137.4lbs. This morning’s yoga: Hip Opening Flow 20 min. Great class, but I would recommend warming up with a sun...

Long time, no updates. Cant believe its June already! Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend, and is enjoying summer! This past weekend was rough – my stomach was hurting all weekend and was really bloated. Friday night we did have a nice night – hit Uptown for happy hour, and...