Category Archives: challenge yourself

Why the Change?

Wow! It’s hard to believe that in 2000, after having my second child my weight just kept going up and up and up! 2000 was the beginning of the end! Each bite, each pound, each day, each year…it just got worse until I hit rock bottom.  When my kids were about 2 and 3, I…

Time Management for Fitness

I am part of the most amazing group of women online and a few times a month we do a group blog post.  We call it: Fitness Blog World.  If you click on that site you can find links to all of the amazing blogs and see how we all share many similarities in our…

365 Days in Pictures

Last year a friend did this on her Facebook and it looked like fun.  I thought it would be a fun way to document 2011!  It’s simple. Just take a picture everyday and post it to your blog w/ a small caption or even no caption.  Maybe at the end of the year I can…

Favorite/Not so Favorite Friday

Here it is, 2 weeks in a row!  This is a short quick one because it’s been a long week and very busy! FAVORITE This week my favorite is getting stronger.  Each new week I am feeling stronger in a new body part.  This week it was back…135 lb lat pulls for the last set…

What is Success?

Here is a poem to inspire you to reach your goals in all areas of your life.  I found it online and thought I must share!  Enjoy!                   What Is Success? It’s doing your work the best your can, And being just to your fellow man; It’s…

A bit of Inspiration

As I sat and watched Biggest Loser last night it took me back to the thoughts of starting my journey from the FAT and unhealthy me I was to the much thinner, more muscular, and healthier me I am today.  As much as the starting weights make me want to cry for them, it’s not…