I don’t know where you live, but where I live, it’s hot! I have lived in Minnesota most of my life and I’m a Minnesota girl through and through. A perfect day for me would start and end around 50°, then sit around 70° the rest of the day. Lately…
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I woke up this morning at 5:29, one minute before my alarm was to go off. I quickly turned it off before it was to start playing the heavenly harp music that I wake up to. I browsed the social media on my phone for a couple of minutes. Then…
When I started this journey to living healthier, I was in a size 16 jeans and they were tight. My shirts that were XL were also getting too small for me. I didn’t want to admit that I may have needed to shop for the next size up. Every unhealthy…
Since changing to living a healthier lifestyle, many things had to change in my diet. One of those things was snacks. I had to change my serving size of snacks. I could no longer eat three chocolate chip cookies in the afternoon. One might be okay, but I also had to…
You see them every day- walking, running, rollerblading by your car. They are getting fit. They must be enjoying what they’re doing, right? Right. What’s really going on in their heads? Thoughts before I go out… I don’t want to run in the morning. I’m going to bed late there’s…
After my evaluation last week, I made some changes. I have been drinking less coffee and more water. I have added more exercise. I have been using the Get Running App to do a c25k and am now at week 8, running 28 continuous minutes! I still can’t believe I’ve made it…
DVD’s are a great way to get some exercise in those cold winter months, but it’s almost summer now. Time to get your exercise on outside! Enjoy some fresh air, flowers blooming, and wave to the neighbors that you havent seen all winter. One of the ways I started getting…
When I started tracking my goals with SparkPeople this year, it said I should reach the goal weight of 142 by October 25, 2012. That date seemed like a long way off, but now I am a little over half way there. Losing about 1 pound a week, it seemed…
Well, it’s almost here. The season that is dreaded by a lot of us women. I am thinking about summer, but more specifically swimsuit season. You see your summer clothes and think back to winter. You wish you would have gotten on the treadmill a few more times. Maybe you…
I have a secret to admit. I still eat dessert. Cookies, Strawberry Shortcake, Birthday Cake, Ice Cream- I’ve eaten them all in the last five months. Gasp! The key is that I don’t have dessert after every meal, or every day, or every other day. I eat it occasionally. When…
