I have had to squeeze in workouts where I could, squeeze in things that I don’t normally do and skip a few.  I managed to get to the gym and do my strength workout and row on the machine for five minutes.  I was really crunched for time, but felt good about going.  I missed [...]

I watched both of my kids run the kids marathon in downtown Nashville, Friday night with so much pride.  They had been running for weeks after school to accumulate 25 miles and 12 miles so that they could run the last mile for my ten year old and the last half mile for my six [...]

Performing push ups on a stability ball made my abs sore in a way that feels like I have never truly worked my abs before.  I love that feeling.  It looks like I’ll be doing more face plants and plunging to the floor more often at least until I establish better balance. I’ve had some [...]

The word balance is something that so many of us use to describe several aspects of our lives.  There are two types of balances I want to write about.  I’m not talking about how I balance my check book, which I do not do well just in case anyone was thinking of asking me to be treasurer [...]

I am not sure what to expect tomorrow morning at weigh in.  The scale has not budged for five days even though I am eating super clean, not many carbs, working out like Hercules and sweating buckets.  Gross, I know.  I suspect it’s hormones.  Us lady folks were cursed way back when Adam bribed Eve [...]

I split out my cheat meal for the weekend.  I had a margarita with my dinner, which I won’t do again any time soon.  I was bummed when I came home and realized how high in Points it was.  Oh, well, live and learn, but I had eight chips with salsa and a salad.  Today, [...]

I did interval swim laps today and it was tough.  I was really huffing, but I cannot tell you how good I feel.  I love having this change and not counting laps.  I enjoy not having to build, build, build for the endurance right now.  I was just in the water, giving it all I [...]

Dear Body, I want to thank you for all of the places that you have taken me, the distances you have taken me.  Thank you for letting me get out of bed every morning even though it is painful at times and for helping me get through my days, exercise and be able to enjoy [...]

Ever since I visited my grandmothers and left them two weeks ago, I have been consumed with thinking about all of the things that these two amazing women have survived.  Not only have they lived through some incredible times, seen things that we only read about in history books or see glamorized on the big screen, [...]

I had every intention of incorporating “The New Me Diet” into Weight Watchers and work out plan, however, as I waited for the dishwasher repair man and checked the weather it became clear that I wasn’t going to make it to the gym.  I put on my work out clothes while waiting, but never got around to exercising.  [...]