Category Archives: Fitness

Adverse weather conditions

Posted on Thu, 10 July 2008 by Mel Green

Per the UPS tracking site, my Xvest underwent adverse weather conditions in Anchorage at 8:09 PM last night. But today, it’s officially been arrival-scanned into Anchorage. Hope they deliver it tomorrow early enough for the kid to sign for it … Continue reading →

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Xvest

Posted on Wed, 25 June 2008 by Mel Green

I ordered an Xvest.

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"Fluffy Folks Factually Feel Fit"

Posted on Mon, 7 April 2008 by Mel Green

At work I’ve usually KSKA, my local public radio station, playing all day. Just now I heard a segment on a show called The Health Show in which they were talking with their diet & lifestyle consultant Dr. Stephanie Beling … Continue reading →

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A Turbulence Training workout

Posted on Wed, 26 March 2008 by Mel Green

Just as an example of where I’m at in my workout program, here’s the TT workout I did tonight. It comes from Turbulence Training for Fat Loss by Craig Ballantyne, Beginner Level TT, Workout A. Strength training (For each exercise, … Continue reading →

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Visual progress

Posted on Tue, 25 March 2008 by Mel Green

Had a visual check-in last night with a friend who comes over to my house weekly: she felt that I’d lost some fat around my face, my abdomen, & my thighs just above my knees. The “thighs” was a surprise, … Continue reading →

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Baseline: cardio & strength

Posted on Mon, 24 March 2008 by Mel Green

History. When I made my permanent dietary changes two years ago, I also began exercising pretty consistently. I started with dancing, because I enjoy it. I would simply stick the earbuds of my iPod in my ear, put on a … Continue reading →

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BBFM week 5 rundown (17-23 March 2008)

Posted on Mon, 24 March 2008 by Mel Green

I’m still not sure that the 10 lbs. my scale says I’ve lost is the real deal or not — the scale is frustrating, readings change by as much as 5 or 6 lbs. if the position of the scale … Continue reading →

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Nearing the end of Week 4

Posted on Sat, 15 March 2008 by Mel Green

Workouts. I did another Turbulence Training — henceforth TT — workout on Tuesday, which felt pretty intense to me, for all that I am still in the “intro” workouts. There’s one exercise in particular that seems dead easy, that isn’t. … Continue reading →

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Week 4 begins

Posted on Mon, 10 March 2008 by Mel Green

I’m calling Feb. 18 this year the start of my fat loss program this year, & as that was a Monday & so is today, that makes this the first day of my 4th week. I don’t know that I’m … Continue reading →

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A progress report

Posted on Mon, 10 March 2008 by Mel Green

Restart & progress since February 18. I started up again on getting exercise again just two & a half weeks ago, on Monday, February 18, doing about 30 minutes dancing with my iPod each morning before I went to work. … Continue reading →

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