My energy is returning, the second trimester is nearly upon us here! I almost feel like I’m starting to recognize myself again, larger waist circumference notwithstanding. I’ve spent every spare moment of the last two days catching up on some long overdue housework. I forgot how good my stairs look without a nest of dust bunnies … Read more
The Run/Walk Approach to Running a Marathon – Steamtown 2011
October 10th, 2011 | Posted by in Fitness - (11 Comments)I do not recommend running a marathon on short notice. I will never do that again. But do I regret it? Absolutely not. And if you told me you wanted to try it, I wouldn’t talk you out of it either. If you’re an experienced runner and have run a marathon or two before? Go … Read more
Lasting weight loss is serious business. If and when you lose a significant amount of weight, (and even a small amount of weight can qualify as “significant”) it will likely be a big part of your personal evolution and the life long journey you’re on to understanding and truly knowing yourself. It’s usually not until … Read more
Lose Weight Without Counting Calories
September 16th, 2011 | Posted by in Weight Loss - (1 Comments)This is the third post in a three part series about measuring the various aspects related to weight loss to more effectively achieve weight loss success. This series began with the line “what gets measured gets managed“. Part 1 was about counting calories. Part 2 was about keeping track of your work out stats. Part … Read more
Calorie Counting for Weight Loss Success
September 2nd, 2011 | Posted by in Weight Loss - (4 Comments)This is the first post in a three part series about measuring the various aspects related to weight loss to improve your chances of weight loss success. I’m starting with food journaling because in my experience, it was the changes in my diet that had the most significant impact on my weight loss when compared … Read more
The First Line of Your Weight Loss Success Story
August 26th, 2011 | Posted by in Weight Loss - (4 Comments)“what gets measured gets managed.” That’s a quote from a guy named Peter Drucker. It’s most typically applied in the world of business and marketing, but it can easily be applied to any aspect of your life that you would like to improve. For our purposes today, let’s apply it to weight loss. In short, … Read more
It’s Saturday morning. It’s been a long week. Translation: I’m cleaning today. But first! I need to say good morning to my cup of coffee, my laptop, Barbie and a Fashion Fairy Tale Easy Reader, dress up shoes that should not be on the table in the first place, a broken slinky and a pink … Read more
Zak and I are in Lake Placid today to cheer on a friend who’s participating in the 2011 Lake Placid Ironman. (click pic to enlarge!) All those green and pink round things in the water are the athletes who were waiting to head out on their 2.4 mile swim at 7 AM this morning. (The … Read more
I’m about to put Green Smoothie Revolution in the library book drop, but thought I’d write a little something about it first. Written by Victoria Boutenko and published in 2009, Green Smoothie Revolution is a fairly quick read. (it’s only about a half inch thick.) The first 1/4 inch is ten short chapters filled with … Read more
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