More hilarious reactions…

­Today I rode my bike to my allergist's office to get my monthly shots.  I was wearing my standard get up these days:  activewear capris and a T-shirt.  I mention what I wore because it's more body hugging than, say, jeans and a shirt so people tend to notice my weight loss more.   

Another anniversary! (and my new toy)

Two years ago today, I met Flaminia ("Fla") after joining Total Woman, my gym.  As all gyms do with new clients, they assigned Fla, one of their trainers, to discuss with me the benefits of paying for training sessions, not to mention getting my measurements, weight, Body Mass Index ("BMI"), body fat percentage, and discussing goals.  Blah, blah, blah.  I've always found all of this really tedious and annoying.  I mean, after I stop going to the gym in a month or two, all of this becomes moot anyway, right? 

5th Anniversary of retirement­­­!!!

Five years ago today, on July 31, 2011, I drove away from my retirement luncheon and never looked back at the place where I had worked for almost 24 years.

Me and My Fla - briefly reunited!

If you've been reading my blog, you know just what an influence a young woman named Flaminia ("Fla"), my trainer, was to my current weight-loss success.  

Divorcing my scale!

Well, not actually divorcing so much as legally separating from my scale.  For months now my scale has been tormenting me by not going below 168 lbs.   

My new workout look

As I kept gaining weight through the years that would eventually lead to a long-term existence as a morbidly obese person and as my clothes kept getting bigger and bigger as a result, in my personal life I only wore baggy, stretchy pants and long, baggy T-shirts. 

Committed to a year of pampering

My gym, Total Woman ("TW"), offers a sauna, steam room, and whirlpool as part of the regular membership package.  When I joined TW in August 2014, I chose the basic month-to-month membership which would allow me to cancel at any time without having to pay a cancellation fee.