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In January I ran the Disney World Marathon. I wasn’t completely ready for the race, but I rocked it out and finished. After the race I felt exhausted and sore – just like you’d expect after running 26.2 miles! But, I didn’t feel like anything in particular hurt.
Well, a few days later on a recovery [...]

How do you lose weight if diets don’t work?

I’ve heard that living with a guy makes you more likely to gain weight and now that I’m shacking up with Ben (my husband) I can completely see why. It seems I have picked up more of his unhealthy habits than he has picked up my healthy ones!
Since I’m making dinner for a man now, [...]

Within the last eight months I have flown about 10 times! Between our honeymoon, family visits and holidays I feel like I am at the airport as much as the flight attendants. Travel can wreak havoc on eating healthy and exercise, but with a little planning you can stay on track while you’re on a [...]

As a girl who loves the outdoors and taking long walks after a day behind my desk, it can be very frustrating that the sun is down before I get the chance to take an afternoon walk. I always love having that time to unwind after a stressful day of work.
And recently my passion for [...]

I’ve had the same best friend since first grade, Cindy. She still remembers the day she met me and how she went home to tell her mom there was a girl at school with orange hair (apparently she’d never seen a red head before!). We still laugh about it.
Cindy and I just clicked and for [...]

It has always been hard for me to make friends for some reason. I don’t know if it’s something I do or say or how I act, but  one of the things I have learned about myself over the last few years is I really need to work to make friends.
This problem has been highlighted [...]

I know we’re two weeks into the New Year, but I wanted to share with you a New Year’s Resolution Ben and I made together.
Since we are still only months into our marriage we thought we’d start 2010 with a “Couple’s Resolution”. We decided to choose one resolution we could work on together that would [...]

This California girl is having a very hard time staying warm in frigid Maryland right now. I actually came home in tears after a very cold and windy run outside on Saturday. And while I would love to just complain and cry about it, we all know that’s not going to solve anything.
The harsh weather [...]

During my morning run last Thursday my foot hit a bump in the path and I fell. Hard. And by the look of the road rash on my hip, I’m pretty sure it looked like I was trying to slide into home. Ouch.
It hurt, but as soon as I fell I sprung back up and [...]

One of the biggest obstacles I am working on to overcome mindless eating is to focus on my food. I need to eat, and only eat. I don’t need to surf the internet, talk on the phone, read a magazine or watch T.V. while I’m eating.
When Ben and I are together we make it a [...]

I recently was in the market for new running shoes. I actually go through athletic shoes pretty fast since I am so hard on them! I usually have three pairs lying around the house – one or two that I actually use, and another pair that I can’t bring myself to throw away even though [...]

This morning I looked out my window and saw a horrible sight – RAIN (“Boo!” “Hiss!”)! I had a 4 mile run planned, but the weather was not motivating me to get outside at all!
I am training for the Disney World Marathon, which is only about six weeks away. So, I realized skipping out on [...]

Sorry to tell you this, but you’re not Jillian. (Unless you actually are Jillian Michaels reading this, in which case please leave a comment!).  Jillian Michaels is known for being “TV’s toughest trainer”. She even admits to it on her 30 Day Shred DVD, which I own and love. She’s tough, she yells, she gets [...]

I am still trying figure out how to make dinner for Ben and myself while staying on track with my healthy lifestyle  goals. Sometimes I do cook two different meals – last night it was a Portabella Burger for me and a Turkey Burger for him.
But, sometimes I would rather just make one meal and [...]