Zippygirl Runs

I haven’t posted in a while, but I’m still running. My weekly mileage is pretty low, though. I need to bump it up. Right now I’m at only about 9-10 miles running, 20 miles on the stationary bike. Next month I’m going to get an electric bike for my commute, so that will add some [...]

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 [...]

I haven’t decided yet if I really want to maintain a regular blog any more. In the three or four years since I was really active on this blog, I have started two marathons and finished one (and the DNF on the other was NOT my choice.) I’ve also moved to Texas from Missouri, bought [...]

It has been way too long since I last posted! I’m in a holding pattern right now as far as weight maintenance goes– which is GOOD! I’ve been too busy to think about it and I haven’t really been eating right, but I’m still easily maintaining size 14 (sometimes 12.) However, I don’t have as [...]

Seems I’m in a bit of a plateau right now. That’s okay, because I’m about to embark on a physical training regimen to get more fit for Scouts. Next month, we’ll be swimming, climbing, and canoeing, so I need to work on my upper body. We’ll probably camp and hike in August (we try to [...]

I hit 169 a few weeks ago and have been hovering a little higher than that since. I have to stop fooling around and start working out again. Losing weight without weight-training leads to saggy skin and a weirdly-shaped body. Plus, I also have to train for Boy Scout camp, which is about two months [...]

I have consistently maintained a weight of about 174.2 for almost two weeks now. It seems like that’s how it goes. A pound every two or three weeks. Fine with me… time will pass whether I’m losing weight or not. I also managed to get out for a run today. Even though I haven’t run [...]

A new year, a new theme, new motivation! I like this orange theme with the flickr photos up there. Right now, the keyword is fruit, but I’m going to come up with a special keyword to display my own photos eventually. The tagline is a bit misleading, because I only have about 27 kilos to [...]

It’s time for a year in review post and a New Year’s Resolutions post. Last year, I removed all of my archives in hope of a fresh start. It only marginally worked… I lost about 17 pounds this year, but am not fit at all. I’m going to leave up this year’s archives. 2006 in [...]

Lately, I’ve been flirting with the idea of making a video documentary of my weight loss progress.  I have training and experience as a broadcast journalist and I have access to decent equipment for shooting, editing, and narration.  I might do that as my fitness project for 2007, and post mini clips here or have [...]