Zippygirl Runs

I had a tough time staying focused on a workout this morning.  We’re having teenager drama, which is making life tough right now.  So I ended up doing about 5 minutes of Cathe’s Body Fusion, along with about 5 minutes of Rania’s Cardio Shimmy.  I then did the 15-minute workout from Tribal Fusion Belly Dance.  [...]

I’ve been chronically malnourished for just about most of my adult life– and probably my teen years, too.  Unlike other members of my family, I cannot function like this any more.  One of the things I have been looking at while logging my daily diet on my Fitday desktop program is my intake of vitamins [...]

Well, I didn’t get all the exercise I hoped to get this past week, but I did well with my eating. It seems to work to buy some veggies, some hummus, some guacamole, some pitas and tortillas, and just combine them in various ways. Of course, the challenge starts this week, when classes start. Tomorrow, [...]

Well, my first weigh-in for my successful new year is tomorrow.  I had a bit of a set-back today because I hurt my neck while dancing last night.  Ouch.  So I didn’t work out today.  But I have a new heart rate monitor and I’m going to test it tomorrow while walking the dogs with [...]

Roast potato, onion, and mushrooms Veggie Paella Spinach, pine nuts, and raisins saute Spinach and couscous casserole Veggie pita with pimentos and alfalfa sprouts Pita, hummus, and fruit & veggie plate Kim-Bop (Korean vegetable rolls) “Fried” rice Vegetarian Jop-Jae (Korean noodles)

Low-Calorie Diet Keeps Heart Young.  It’s not just calories, although they try to simplify it to that at one point: “For the general public, the researchers recommend a moderate reduction in calories, combined with moderate, regular exercise.”  The 25 people studied ate “1,400 to 2,000 nutritionally balanced calories per day,” while a “control group” of [...]

Before I changed my blog format, I decided I would start writing about my sleep problems and my efforts to correct them.  I have nightmares and night terrors and talk in my sleep.  This is disconcerting to my family to say the least, and now that I’m going to conferences, it’s disturbing to my roommates [...]

Ok, I’ve switched to Word Press, moved my archives, and am ready for a fresh start at this weight loss thing.  I felt like seven years of failure were weighing me down.  If you are interested in having access to the archives, email me at zippy at zippygirl dot org for the password.

Now, without all that failure weighing me down, I’m ready to succeed.  My weight loss goal is still the same: 125.  This year, I am going to get reasonably close to that goal. My Dad is right.  I am obsessed with my weight.  That’s one of the things I’m going to work on. I’m going [...]

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