Zippygirl Runs

So this week, I finally rigged up a desk for my treadmill. I have to spend hours working on the computer every day and I’m lucky enough to get to work from home several days a week. So I decided to rig up a shelf-desk so I can walk slowly while working. It’s super-easy to [...]

I have decided I am going to try to lose just a few pounds, to get below 160 consistently. I really feel like I will run faster if I am lighter. I’m not dieting, though. I’m going to do a combination of cutting back on some of my treats (smaller soy lattes, only one Cherry [...]

So, a couple of days ago, I found out I have asthma. I’ve had exercise-induced asthma for years (probably for my entire life, but it really became a problem when I was stationed in Korea.) Recently, though, I’ve had a lot of trouble just living life. Going up a flight of stairs makes me feel [...]

178.4 was yesterday’s weight, and the official weight of the week, but today, I was 177.1. It’s driving me nuts that I can’t remember something I wanted to talk about earlier. It has something to do with my new attitudes about food. It’s so refreshing to feel “normal.” How strange that I had to go [...]

I’m still fighting this stupid cold that I got before Christmas. It has completely sapped my energy. So, I have not yet worked out this year, except for a short walk yesterday. I’m hoping to be able to do something light tomorrow. I want to be back up to half an hour of running by [...]

So, I still weigh myself every day. Probably will for a long time, until I get to a healthy weight. Then, I hope to go with the good old jeans test. (I have a pair of jeans set aside for this.) Today’s weight was promising– 86.1. This means I can now say I’ve broken the [...]

I had my last cappuccino for a while this morning. I’m quitting dairy for a while, as I might have mentioned in a previous post. It’s part of my transition to a strict vegetarian diet (I say strict vegetarian because I’m not quite sure I fit the definition of vegan, since at this point, I’m [...]

More Americans Too Fat for X-Rays. Stories like this make me feel deeply ashamed.  I’m not yet too fat for X-rays, but I am right up there in the obesity statistics.  I am obese.  I have been fighting obesity for six years now, and I have been losing.  Six years.  I can get all this [...]

I’ve been on a mission to eliminate high fructose corn syrup after a friend and I discovered it has been known to cause digestive problems. (Which I have.)  At the time, I figured if I just quit drinking pop, that would do the trick.  Not so fast there, zippy.  I was idly perusing the little [...]

I’m still having trouble with my right knee.  I went and picked up some arch supports and a knee strap.  I’m also working on a short DITY stretching and weights routine to loosen up that hip and strengthen the muscles around the knee.  I just can’t bear to go to a doctor.  My experience has [...]