The Year of Hope

If you’re like me, you’ll be at a party watching the Super Bowl tonight.  You’ll also likely be tempted by chips, dip, salsa, Queso dip, those amazing little hot dogs in bbq sauce, etc! Here are a few tips to help you manage your eating today: 1.  If you are going to a house party, [...]

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is Reality Show starts today and will run for the next 8 weeks as we watch 8 people work with trainers, each taking a very different weight-loss paths.  The show will air on Saturday’s and Sundays at 1:00pm on NBC Nonstop. The best part of the show is that [...]

I didn’t weigh in last week or this week because I gained weight.   I was frustrated, so I made an apt with the Integrated Medicine Group at Northwestern with the hopes of getting diet pills or some other solution as to why I’m still fat.  An hour of my time and a $20 copay later, [...]

In 2012, I’m going to lose 40 lbs in order to be more healthy and feel good both inside and out.  To do this, I’m going to: Keep track of what I eat every day at www.caloriecount.com Eat less than 1,500 calories a day Take 70,000 steps a week – this is an average of [...]

First off, thank you to Blagica Bottigliero and her team for inviting me to Motorola’s #motochic Women’s Night Out Fashion Event.  It was an evening full of seeing friends, fashion and the latest Motorola technology. One of the biggest surprises of the night was that Motorola had just launched a new fitness device, the MOTOACTV.  [...]

Starting Weight:               186.8 Last Week’s Weight:        185.6  (1.2 lbs lost) This Week’s Weight:        183.8 (1.8 lbs lost) Total Weight Loss:           3lbs     I’m a little disappointed that I haven’t lost more weight, but am still having trouble managing the evening nibbling.  We’ve been very lucky with the weather, which has allowed me to go [...]

Chicago Athletic Clubs (CAC) was founded in 1980 with the clubs’ flagship location, Evanston Athletic Club (EAC).  I joined EAC my Sr. year in high school and was immediately hooked to their step classes.  Then, when I moved into the city, I joined Lincoln Park Athletic Club (LPAC) for several years when I lived on [...]

Well, I’m back on the right track and have taking some really big steps this week. The tracking was slow at first, but I’ve gotten into a good groove.  I took a tip from back when I did weight watchers and started counting calories in the evening — sooo since dinner is usually my biggest [...]

It’s January, cold and time to hit the gym!  I haven’t belong to a gym in years, which could be a contributing factor to my weight gain.   I loved belonging to a club, so I decided to try a variety of gyms and share what I found with all of you to help you on [...]

It’s the first weigh-in of the year, which seemed like an appropriate time to set-up new goals and a little structure for The Year of Hope.  So here’s what to expect from my blog in 2012 Monday Weigh-in Pretty or not, I’m going to continue to post my progress from week to week.  I’ll talk [...]