Diane, thank you so much for talking with us today about your health and fitness journey. YOU are the person who inspired me to join Align and work with Matthew R. Lister. I saw one of your Facebook posts in… Continue Reading
My optimism is a bit of a curse sometimes. I look at life with that silver-lining philosophy that if there’s a room full of shit there must be a pony buried in there somewhere. I’ve filled out paperwork and placed… Continue Reading
I was lacing up my running shoes when my husband, Craig, called from the other room: “It’s starting to rain.” I heard myself answer: “It’s only water!” What? Who said that? The woman who used to cancel a scheduled walk… Continue Reading
Ask who drives me the most crazy and I only need to look in the mirror. This week what drives me the most crazy about myself is when I when I proclaim a commitment without thinking things through thoroughly. Case… Continue Reading
This week, I talked with my fitness/nutrition coach, Matthew Lister of Align Private Training in Redding, and asked a few FAQs – and by FAQs, I mean questions that frequently come to my mind. I have total confidence he’ll have all the answers. Continue Reading
Kind of like having a focal point during labor to take a woman’s mind off the discomfort of childbirth, sometimes it’s my nearby workout buddies who inadvertently provide the most welcome distractions during my most strenuous workouts. Before my fitness/nutrition journey began… Continue Reading
It’s been three months since I started this life-changing weight-loss journey at Align Private Training with Matthew Lister. I’ve been flying high pretty much since Day 1, which was just before Christmas. Was I crazy to start a drastic diet… Continue Reading
A few days after I started working out with Matthew Lister at Align Private Training, my blood was drawn at a lab for the Boston Heart Diagnostics test. Those two events were unrelated, except they both occurred a few days… Continue Reading
I recently entered a national contest for the chance to host a series of 2-minute televised cooking shows. In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m hoping that if I win this contest, it will catch of the eye of the… Continue Reading
People have called me brave to chronicle such a personal weight-loss journey. I’m not brave. I’m selfish. In December I was so freaked out about my increased weight that I knew I had to do something drastic. But I also… Continue Reading
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