Archive for the ‘Weight Loss’ Category
13
Mar
Posted by Mayumi in Fitness, Links, Motivation, Obstacles, Weight Loss, Workouts. Leave a Comment
The weather outside is frightful…. Nevertheless, my husband decided to go out for walk with a friend: this friend of his has good intentions of exercising, losing weight, and being healthy. But like many people including my husband & me, it’s been challenging for him to start off. Now I live in the suburb, [...]
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14
Feb
Posted by Mayumi in Fitness, Food, Links, Trying Something New, Weight Loss, Workouts. Leave a Comment
When painting walls & ceiling of old house, it takes a lot of work…right? Well it’s taking us more than all day long today and we gonna need some more work on it. It’s a great physical work so I think we burned enough calories with all the climbing up & down the ladders/stairs, scraping, [...]
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14
Feb
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Happy Valentine’s Day!! What a beautiful morning in New England today. My mother emailed me a picture of “Japanese Fan Chocolate,” which looks so pretty. We had a really nice evening yesterday… We went to outside mall for window shopping and a book store to browse some new books & magazines. On a way to [...]
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12
Feb
Posted by Mayumi in Food, Links, Trying Something New, Weight Loss. 1 Comment
Finding healthier snack options becomes challenging, sometimes boring…. Here are some healthy snacks that I would like to try! Apple Pie Yogurt: read “Afternoon Snack: Apple Pie … Yogurt” from Glamour magazine 9 Healthy Predinner Snacks: from REAL SIMPLE Guiltless Gourmet Tortilla Chips Banana Nut VitaTops from: Vital & Delicious
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8
Feb
Posted by Mayumi in Fitness, Links, Motivation, Weight Loss. 1 Comment
I usually go to the gym twice a day: once early in the morning with my husband and during the lunch break or in the evening for the second time. This is because I do weights in the morning and I would like to do some cardio workouts separately. This Monday is one of those [...]
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8
Feb
Posted by Mayumi in Fitness, Links, Motivation, Weight Loss. 4 Comments
I used to work with a personal trainer until last week. We have worked together since August 2009. First we worked 4 times a week for two months and dropped to 2 times, then eventually once a week…. I just decreased the frequency as I got to learn more about fitness. Lynne wrote down all [...]
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7
Feb
Posted by Mayumi in Food, Weight Loss. Leave a Comment
7
Feb
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It’s important to be aware of my current status in order to make healthier change in my life. I used this calculator: SugarStats. According to this, my BMI is 27.1 and I “may be overweight” ＿|￣|○ You can also find out your target heart rate, daily dose of H2O, and calorie amounts you can eat [...]
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