The Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl – The Reboot! My Trainer...
I knew it was coming. Last week, Jeremy the trainer was such a nice young man, gentle and kind. Today, he was still kind as he gently kicked my butt. It felt good – even when I fantasized about...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Boxing, No Prisoners.
I’m taking no prisoners – mainly because I don’t have the energy after another heart-pumpin, keister-moving session with Jeremy the Trainer. I’m calling him “No-More-Mister-Nice-Guy” Jeremy because he...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Do I Have To Go?
Good morning! I have to go to the gym. I have no choice, I have an appointment and someone who believes in me is paying for it. This is a good thing or I sure would be keeping my sorry ass in the bed...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Eating and Moving and the...
I am committed to making this work. But I am afraid that my knee pain will kick in and make this activity a living Hell. My new relationship with fitness is a month old. If this was a love affair I...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: In the Groove, Feeling the...
I’m in the groove. Six weeks of fitness and there’s no sign of me stopping yet. I have been hauling my ass to The Spa at Trump every week, for one hour, three times a week of intense fitness training –...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Feel The Burn And Don’t...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. That is one way to describe my session today with Trainer Jeremy. This is the first time in nearly seven weeks that I actually want to say: I have...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Showing Up Is Half The Battle
I didn’t think about it. I knew I had to go. Even as the pain in my back and knee hampered my every move in bed, I got up slowly, cautiously. I thought to myself: “How the Hell am I going to the gym? I...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Performing the Fat Piece
It’s been a couple of weeks since the evening in which I performed a reading of the Fat piece from my solo show. I was nervous, I was uncertain. It had only been a fantasy for so long, a work in...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: France, July 2015, Heat,...
Time to get real with you. The Chateau de Blandy Les Tour was wonderful. The Opera “Don’t Worry, Be HaRpy” was gorgeous and a great collaboration. I don’t want to sound like a whiner but my last trip...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Sitting Up and down in a...
It’s been awhile since I have reported on my actual workouts. I guess that’s because I have been busy writing and singing, going to France and talking about that. Going to the gym and working with my...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Looking Forward to …...
Looking forward to working out. What kind of nonsense is that? Being the best I can be. Duh. That’s the goal right? Well, let me tell you something: I got a bit bogged down in the mire (no work, no...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: The Good Pain of Working Out.
Every muscle in my body aches. That was my cry to a cousin the day after a very strenuous weight training workout with Trainer Jeremy. She became concerned: “Don’t do too much. You could hurt...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: A Confession About Me &...
I have been working out with a trainer since April 2, 2015. It’s been a big commitment and I feel stronger and active. I weigh 300 Lbs so it has been no small feat to keep this body moving and I have...
View ArticleThe Great Betrayal. My Right Knee (formerly known as My Good Knee)
My knee blew out and I was stranded in the cinema screaming “Help! Help Me!” for 40 minutes. I could not walk so I finally started calling the theater on my cell. I was unable to get a live person and...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts from A GREAT BIG DIVA
Random Thoughts from A GREAT BIG DIVA: It’s so scary to produce an original piece of work. People have asked me: “Why are you doing this? (My one woman show)” I have only one answer: Because I have to....
View ArticleThe Solo Show. Nothing in life worth having comes easy.
Planning for this one woman show is a somewhat daunting experience. But, it beats me talking about it for decades and doing nothing to make it happen. Dreams remain dreams because making the reality...
View ArticleA Great Big Diva!: Never too late to make that dream happen!
I am finally fulfilling a dream I’ve had for decades: writing & performing my own one woman show. It will be funny (of course) and it’s a musical but I will also share a couple moments of heartache...
View ArticleThe Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: No Girdle today!
As I prepared this morning for my noon o’clock concert I reached for the long summer gown (with sleeves) and sandals to perform in, then I looked at the support garment (girdle) that I was planning to...
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