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…
Category Archives: Health
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 Photos – Day 100
Well, I think it’s happening slowly…either Norco is growing on me bit by bit or I am slowly turning hippie (minus any drugs of course!). With the guidance of some people who I’ve never met, but consider friends, the hubby, kiddos and I put together our first vegetable and fruit garden. Twitter is an amazing…
365 Days in Photos – Day 84
The Amateur Bikini Overall Winner…I LOVED the swords. All the overall winners of each type of competition won a sword. It was very cool!! I told my friend that I would do it just for that sword. SO COOL!!! But the highlight of going to the show was being able to find that the people…
Food Prep is Key to Eating RIGHT all week
Many of the women I talk to that want to lose weight say they are TOO BUSY to cook every night. Most of them aren’t all that busy in the scheme of things. If you want to lose weight eating right is the KEY!! Exercise will help and is GREAT for your heart, but really…
25 Changes You Can Make to Improve Your Child’s Health (and Yours too)
Changing our kids eating and exercise habits isn’t easy, but very necessary to improve their quality of life. Becoming healthier as a family can save money and time in trips to doctors and prescription medicines. Minor changes can make a huge impact! Here is a list of 25 small things you can do to improve…
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…
Experts Discuss their Vitamin Regimen
CNN.com has a small article on Vitamins Experts Take and why they take them. The talked to four doctors about the regimen they take and some offered up reasons why they take certain items. What I found most suprising about this article is that only 3 of the 4 doctors took a multivitamin and omega-3,…
Monday…Gone With a Flash
This morning started off slow. I was behind schedule getting to the gym this morning because I had to take care of some room mom duties. Worked fast and then off to the gym. Got a great workout in and saw a few old friends who are finally coming back to the gym. Today was…