Posts by Karen

I made it three in a row this morning and I think I might be onto something. First, I have not made it to the gym at 5AM even once this week, but I did go a little later and it was actually quite fine. I ran into people I know two of the three…

I was able to string two days in a row together for the gym. I may be on a roll. And I think this intermittent fasting is working for me. I go to the gym in the morning before I eat breakfast so it forces my body to use stored energy (a.k.a. fat) to fuel…

Well, I did it. I got up this morning, went to the gym and worked out for a little over an hour. As I expected, once I was done I was very happy with myself. I of course wondered why I don’t just do that every morning. I was tired when the alarm went off…

Okay so again this morning, I turned the alarm off and went back to sleep. Even worse, I forgot to take the medicine I usually take at 5AM and I didn’t remember that until after 9. I actually woke again about 6:45 and probably could have gone to the gym then but I have it…

So this morning didn’t work out either. I still had a tough time getting to sleep but I did get more sleep than the night before. I think I might have to change a few things around. In my effort to stay hydrated and drink half my body weight in ounces of water (I may…

Sleep is elusive these days, unless it’s time to wake up in the morning. I actually began my new weight loss journey last week and have been managing portions and using a technique called intermittent fasting. Using this method, I eat all my food within an eight or nine hour period, leaving the remaining 15…