Fitness Together Wilmington

At 54 years old, I had gained weight and I didn’t feel strong. I decided to do something about it and get back in shape! I Googled “fitness” and discovered Fitness Together. Their private, one-on-one training sessions looked like just what I needed to get me motivated and keep my accountable.
When I first met my [...]

Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. ~Steven Wright
Usually, when someone tells you to ‘go take a long walk…’, it’s a not friendly suggestion. But Bev DeLuise, an FT client for the past eight years, has given the phrase a whole new meaning. She has been inspiring her neighbors to take very long [...]

I failed the 60-Day Challenge.  Mark Twain wrote in  The Innocents Abroad:
At certain periods it becomes the dearest ambition of a man to keep a faithful record of his performances in a book; and he dashes at this work with an enthusiasm that imposes on him the notion that keeping a journal is the veriest pastime [...]

My nephew does this thing where when he’s about to get in trouble, he’ll try to distract you by immediately doing something cute.  For example, we are currently working on a “No Kicking” rule when changing his diaper (he’s potty training–but not quite there yet).  He loves to kick and thrash, making diaper changing both [...]

Meet the second most important man in my life.  This is my two-year-old nephew.  My role during the birth of my niece is to watch over this little guy for the next week.  He’s great for the spirit, bad for the diet.
Every time that we are together, we bake.  I helped him make his first [...]

This morning, I was up at 4:3o in the morning to travel with my Mom for the birth of my new niece in Buffalo, NY.  I will have very little control over my food for the next week, so I heeded the advice of my expert personal trainer and tried to be prepared.  In my [...]

Breakfast, 7:30 am (pre-training session and cardio workout)
Toast with peanut butter
Lunch, 1:00 pm
Turkey sandwich on Deli Flat x2
Snack, 6:00 pm
Celery stick with peanut butter, vegetable grazing while making a crudite platter for the party
Party, 8:00 pm
1 1/2 cups of popcorn (1 c of half salt healthy popcorn mixed with 1/2 c of neon sugary stuff)
Sparkling [...]

Breakfast, 7:00 am
High fiber and flax seed cereal, pre-cardio.
Snack, 1:00 pm
Was out running errands and going to meetings.  Really ready for lunch, but  didn’t want to eat at a restaurant/fast food, so I went to the grocery store and picked up that healthy food my husband “forgot” to buy the other day.  Getting ready to [...]

This morning, was rough.  I didn’t want to get out of bed.  I didn’t want to workout.  I felt exhausted.  My back was tight and tense.  I had a headache.   The last thing I felt like doing was going to workout.
Breakfast, 7:00 am
My high fiber flax seed cereal.  God bless Uncle Sam.  At least I knew [...]

So the first tenth of my 60 day challenge has already passed and although I’ve been posting daily, my intake not been the paragon of clean eating my trainer was surely hoping for.  But, it was a Monday.  A fresh start to a new week.  I have a lot of experience with starting diets and eating [...]