On Saturday, October 1, I will once again walk in Palmetto Health Foundation’s Walk for Life/5K Race for Life in Columbia, South Carolina to raise funds for Palmetto Health Breast Center.

My dad has had cancer twice – breast cancer and bone cancer. My family knows what it’s like to go through the fear and the waiting and everything connected with it. An estimated 3,000 people (women AND men) will be diagnosed with breast cancer in South Carolina alone this year, and many of them will not be cured. More

After 10 months of re-learning how to eat well and exercise properly, I finally hit the 20-pound mark! Not only did I lose 20 pounds, but I also lost 27 inches and two dress sizes! I still have a long way to go, but I’m pretty darn proud of myself. :) More

After being stuck on a weight-loss plateau for several months, I decided to do Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred to see if I could get some results through torture. Anyone who’s seen Jillian on TV knows how intense she is, so I figured if anyone could get me off this plateau, she could. Was I insane? Possibly. Was I desperate? Definitely. So, I got the videos, borrowed (stole) my mom’s 3 lb. hand weights, and proceeded to start the hardest workout I’ve ever done. By choice. Repeatedly.

I did the Shred over 34 days (30 days of workouts with 4 days off due to scheduling). I also continued my regular 30-minute workouts at Curves three days a week and ate an average of 1400 calories per day.

Since I don’t have a workout buddy for this experience, I thought I would blog my daily reflections about good old Jillian, and her kick-butt workouts, and the emotional roller coaster than ensued. Enjoy. More

On Saturday, October 2, I will walk in Palmetto Health Foundation’s Walk for Life/5K Race for Life in Columbia, South Carolina to raise funds for Palmetto Health Breast Center.

My dad has had cancer twice – breast cancer and bone cancer. My family knows what it’s like to go through the fear and the waiting and everything connected with it. An estimated 3,000 people (women AND men) will be diagnosed with breast cancer in South Carolina alone this year, and they will go through hell. More

I’m a fat girl.

I say that with 10+ years of learning to love myself inside and out. However, as I have watched my darling father struggle with health issues (heart disease, cancer, diabetes, among others), I have finally reached the point where I can clearly see that I am on the same path. I don’t want that. More