I’m 14 weeks pregnant today which means that not only am I officially second trimester now but I’m also the proud mama to a lemon. Yes, the Jelly Bean has moved up the random food scale used by Baby Center to describe the various fetus stages from junk food to something healthier although I can’t …
Confession Number 1: Today I had a candy bar, sugary cereal, skittles, a Little Debbie cake, dried mangoes, jelly beans (thanks Gym Buddy Mike!), and teddy grahams. Oh yeah, and a giant chewy SweeTart. I may as well have main-lined the sugar and saved my teeth the dentistry. In my defense the teddy grahams were …
Comic Credits: Natalie Dee Swine flu. Waterboarding. My insane desire to try aerial yoga. There are many Important Topics I could blog about and yet what I want to know today is: Does this blog make my butt look big?I originally started fit blogging because when you are as obsessed with something as I am …
Don’t eat sugar. Spread peanut butter on an apple for a protein-carb snack. Always start dinner with a broth soup or undressed salad. Pack a protein bar in your purse. (Just don’t mistakenly pull out a wrapped tampon on accident instead. Not that I’ve done that. You know, in public, or anything.) Chew gum after …
My friend E is a medical miracle. Several weeks ago she was struck down by a bacteria that on Friday made her feel flu-ish and by Monday had her in a coma that the doctors said she would not come out of. Emergency surgery that required a team of 12 doctors, several near misses in …
There is a long-running discussion amongst the Gym Buddies: which is better, walking or running? All the bipeds in the room will reasonably answer, “Aw, why you gotta set me up like this? Both have their place.” Of course you’d be correct. Walking is preferrable when I’m perusing the 70% clearance rack at Target (one …
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“It’s been so long since I’ve had carbs I can’t remember what you are supposed to do with them? Am I doing this right??” Most of us master our societal two-fold prime directive quite early in life. Before our cells even have the chance to completely turn over once – an event that happens about …
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Click on pic to enlarge Have you ever looked at all the health and fitness information out there and just thrown your hands up in the air and said, “Please, for the love of little green apples, somebody figure it out for me! Just tell me what to do and I’ll do it! I just …
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In what I think may be the most poignant picture of the obesity epidemic, it was reported today that 3 out of 4 military-age Americans are unfit for service. The reason? They surpass the weight and/or body fat percentage limits set by the government. Since 2005, over 48,000 potential soldiers have been turned away due …
Puppies! Kittehs! Dancing rainbows! You know I still have a soft spot for Lisa Frank. Here is your homework assignment: You are given a Lisa Frank-esque rainbow with six colors (unicorns optional); you are to cut out the rainbow, write your name on the fluffy smiling cloud end and then on each of the colors …
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