As much as I love summer and the long, hot days, it’s time to buckle down a bit. Too much sun, sand and chlorine and too little sleep takes a toll. My daily ice cream habit (among other treats) adds up too. I’d like to head into fall energized and refreshed, so I’m partnering with [Read More]
Weightloss Week 3: Optimism
Three weeks have passed now since I started my weightloss Operation drop 10 lbs (#OpDrop10). In order to hold my feet to the proverbial fire, I’m checking in here every week until the weightloss mission is accomplished. Let’s get to this past week. Weightloss: What went well I’ve got a 16-day food-logging streak going over [Read More]
Easy Ways to Detox Your Health & Beauty Routine
As health and fitness-minded people, we tend to spend lots of time focusing on the kinds of exercise we do and the quality of the foods we put into our bodies. But how much do we think about what we put ON our bodies, in terms of health & beauty products? Do we have any [Read More]
October Currently and Kindness Update
I’m in that post-marathon place. Many get the blues at this point, but I feel more a sense of relief. Now I can run what I want as fast or slow as I want…or do something else entirely (like laundry). I have a few races left this year but I’m not letting those pressure me. [Read More]
Help Change U.S. Dietary Health Guidelines/Giveaway
I’ve mentioned my dad here before. He’s been sedentary and obese most of his adult life. He has heart disease and just recently started taking insulin shots for Type II diabetes. As sad as it is, he is the reason I started running. I’m running away from an unhealthy lifestyle. Literally. My dad is not [Read More]
Restore and Recharge with Zarbee’s Naturals/Giveaway
Special thanks to Zarbee’s and Target for sponsoring this post. All thoughts and opinions, as always, are my own. It was a fun but hectic weekend here. Carting kids to the high school football game, a kids’ sleepover party, dinner with friends and my longest training run before the Twin Cities Marathon were some of [Read More]
Coffee Date: Cream? Sugar? Hormones?
It’s time for another coffee date so grab your favorite beverage, pull up a comfy chair, and let’s talk. If we were having coffee I’d tell you all about this week’s long-awaited appointment with the new Endocrinologist. I try not to whine too much about how craptastic I’ve felt over the past few years. I’ve [Read More]
Thinking Out Loud: Truths
Lisa did a wonderful, heart-felt post the other day called truths. Many times, in an effort to be positive and not whine, I tend to share the good stuff but keep the negatives to a minimum. Today I’m lifting Lisa’s Truths format and sharing the darker side of life lately. The truth is I WANT [Read More]
#NOWgetfit Immersion and Giveaway
By the way I’ve carried on over on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, you probably already know I went on a blog “field trip” last week that was all kinds of awesome. I, and some of my fellow Fitfluential Ambassadors, were invited to NOW Foods, in Bloomingdale, IL, for an immersion event. That’s code for we [Read More]
Who’s Your Health Icon?
In my 30’s, I buckled down and put more effort into my health after watching my dad struggle with heart disease, bypass surgery, diabetes and obesity. Genetics? Yes, his parents and all of his sisters died from heart disease. One can’t help but think lifestyle plays a role as well, in fact we know it [Read More]
