I’m back with another update from Project Weight Loss, it’s now the end of Week 5. For a quick recap, I got started on September 21, 2012 at 149 pounds. Week 1: 146.0 Week 2: 144.8 Week 3: 143.8 Week 4: 143.6 Today, at the end of Week 5, I weighed in at 139.6 Oh …
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I’ve got a cold. Tis the season you know. The thing is, I rarely get sick. I’m not telling you this to be annoyingly braggy, but instead to introduce my tried and true tricks that work to avoid catching a cold when I feel one coming on. Usually, anyway. Of course this time when I …
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When I was pregnant with Maxine, I struggled with insomnia regularly. I use to get up in the middle of the night and watch two or three episodes of CSI on DVD before schlepping myself back upstairs to dream about working in the crime lab with Gil Grissom. I’d also have that common pregnancy dream …
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For my work out this morning I planned to hit the machines at the gym. I was surprised to find that the temperature was only in the mid 40′s, so at the last minute I decided to warm up by jogging the mile to the gym instead of driving. Exactly 8 minutes and 19 seconds …
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Tonight, in the history of cooking in my own kitchen, I had an EPIC FAIL dinner. It was a disaster – completely to blame on a new ingredient that I’ve never cooked with before: Polenta. I will attempt this meal again next week and will share more details on tonight’s disaster then. Until that time …
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After a meeting this morning, more errands, taking Ava to her homeschool gym class, I decided we had not yet done enough running around so we hit up Wegmans for “just one thing”. Usually I groan when I see Christmas stuff out at the stores before Halloween, but today I squealed! Celestial Seasonings Holiday Teas …
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A Saturday full of non-stop action! I woke up this morning to a balmy 47 degrees and decided to post pone my bike ride for this afternoon when it was a bit warmer. Instead I warmed my hands with a pot of green tea. And warmed my soul with a bowl of banana chocolate fruit …
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I was on the fence about running this morning since I ran yesterday, but then it was decided for me when Maxine woke up early. I spent the time getting caught up with all things house and life instead. It’s amazing how just straying from the norm for a few days throws everything out of …
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Unless you’ve watched The Wiggles before, today’s title will be a little less meaningful for you. Go ahead click that link. You can come back and curse me later when you can’t get that song out of your head. Today is a rest day. Tomorrow will be too. I’m resting my legs in preparation for …
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motivation on running and half marathon or marathon training
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