Currently, it has been over 2 months since I have stepped on a scale. I last weighed myself as I finished up a DietBet challenge around the ‘back to school’ time of year. In that two months I have taken care to monitor my diet (most of the time ::wink wink:: ) and I have […]
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I Went to a Yoga Class at My Gym and This is What Happened
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on November 12, 2016The last couple of weeks have really hit me like a ton of bricks. This past week I had a sudden urge to give yoga another try. Lo and behold my gym had a 7:00pm yoga class that worked out just in the time of need. Arriving 10 minutes into the class, I was worried […]
Coping with Anxiety Through Regular Excercise
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on November 7, 2016If you know you, you know I am an anxious girl. Social situations, pressure at work, and general over analysis of my everyday interactions with the world are some of my triggers. That being said, I do not feel that I have an actual anxiety disorder, well at least not one that prevents me from […]
Rockets Run 5k 2016 Recap : Running in Downtown Houston in a Sea of Red
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com onYesterday I participated in the 15th Rockets Run 5k in downtown Houston. I read about the event possibly on Facebook first, in early October and became interested. I did not actually sign up at that time though. I pretty much forgot all about it until Thursday 11/3 when I was looking at the Houston Running […]
5 Healthy Snacks I Never Get Tired Of
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on November 5, 2016Each day before work I load up my lunch box with my breakfast, lunch, and several healthy snacks I typically try to limit myself to one snack of fruit, multiple veggie snacks are on hand nearly at all times, and a dairy snack such as a low fat cheese or greek yogurt. In no particular […]
A Daily Blog Post Challenge For New Bloggers (Like Myself)
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on November 4, 2016I’m a blogger who has yet to really start blogging. I have been kicking around this idea of being a fitness blogger for well over a year now. I have the bare bones pieces in place. I have a domain name, I have a few posts here on my blog. I’m definitely still living a […]
Losing to Win // How DietBet Competitions Helped Me Maintain My Weight Loss
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on August 12, 2016Unless you have cutoff all network television from your life and you close your eyes as you cross through the magazine racks at the grocery store checkout, you probably have heard of the show The Biggest Loser. The show revolves around contestants competing to lose the biggest percentage of their starting body weight through extreme […]
Fear, Doubt, and Failure: Running is a Metaphor for Life
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on August 8, 2016I’ve run so many miles, just check my Nike+ Running stats! But ever so often right before I head out on a run I’ll get strange feeling and think to myself, “What if I can’t do it? What if I can handle running anymore? What if I can’t make it through my run?!” It happened […]
Raise your hand if you love avocados….. Raise your hand if you love toast….. If you have two hands up then you mostly likely enjoy avocado toast. Nom! Well how about an avocado toast “upgrade” by making Caprese avocado toast?! Are you in? That’s what I thought, lets go! This will make two slices of […]
How One Comment Can Cost a Lot : 4 Ways to Raise Children with a Positive Body Image
By chelseasfitlife@gmail.com on July 10, 2016“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything.” We’ve all heard that one. But what if you have something seemingly nice to say? What if you think what you’re saying is “not mean” so you go ahead and say it? Well that comment can cost a lot. And those types of comments […]