I have got to get my shit together.  I have been doing a lot of snacking lately.  I thought that yesterday I was hungry because I burned almost seven hundred calories during my five mile run, but I have no excuse for the constant snacking that took place today. I haven’t been eating meat and [...]

I am very fortunate that I have two great kids that entertained themselves while I ran five miles on the treadmill.  I was able to run it in just under an hour.  I would have preferred to run outdoors, but my husband is out of town and it is just too cold out.  There is [...]

My slack streak officially ended, today.  I tried out the new Wii Active and kudos to Wii.  It is a great work out.  Squats, lunges, bicep curls, boxing, running and walking were all part of the thirty day challenge.  I worked up a sweat and my heart rate was elevated, so it was good.  I have [...]

I awoke to a snow day for the kids with no snow.  We received the call the night before that school was canceled due to expected snow.  My girls put on their pajamas inside out and backward, flushed ice cubes down the toilet, and performed a snow dance that was very entertaining.  We woke up [...]

I have often been told by people that they envy my motivation and doubt they can lose weight or live a healthier lifestyle.  I know that looking at a large amount of weight to lose or certain fitness goals can be very overwhelming.  My advise is to start slow.  If you have lived a very [...]

I drove my daughter to preschool all dressed in my work out clothes and ready to hit the gym.  We arrived at school to find a half empty parking lot and note on the door that read: No School Today.  They don’t open until tomorrow.  I was feeling like a true idiot when another mom [...]

I slept in until almost 10 AM this morning.  I was very grateful for my quiet kids.  I was exhausted and my stomach was really upset last night.  I woke up with my chest pain that I have started to miss when it isn’t around.  We have grown so close over the past year. I don’t [...]

I have just arrived home from eight days of traveling and visiting with family and friends throughout Texas.  I should add that some of those friends happen to be restaurants that my family and I often find ourselves longing for.  You just can’t get food like you can in Texas.  Houston has over three thousand [...]