Today I went to my fourteenth yoga class in fourteen days. Some classes are really crowded. Others only have a handful of people in them. In those crowded classes, you take whatever spot you can get, but in those emptier classes, people tend to spread way out. So today I went to the 6:30 a.m. […]
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A Fork in the Road
To catch you up to speed if you are new, Two years ago, after gaining weight with each pregnancy, weighing 50 pounds more than I did when I got married, and knowing that I was totally done with having kids, I decided enough was enough, and I lost a bunch of weight. I went from this: […]
Kicking ass and taking names.
So if you’re new here, let me recap. Two years ago I lost a bunch of weight. I committed to fitness. Exercise saved my sanity. I have remained committed to exercise since the journey began. But I kind of fell off the food wagon and gained some of the weight I lost back. Then a […]
8 Annoying People You See at the Gym
We are approaching that time of year when people resolve to get in shape and purchase a gym membership. If you are new to the gym, I feel I should warn you about something. After attending 4 bazillion fitness and spin classes myself, and after performing hours of careful scientific observation, I have determined that […]
Controoo-ol. Now. I’ve. Got. A. Lot. Ow!
A week ago I announced to the world that I had packed some pounds back on and was having a lot of trouble controlling what and how much I was eating. I had developed a major carb addiction. And I had also developed a bunch of other unhealthy eating habits. I rarely sat down at the […]
When I grow up, I want to be just like my dad.
This is my dad. The kids call him Papa. They love him. More than me. I’m not really kidding. He turns 70 in three weeks. Last summer, at 68, he did a mud run with me and Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. We had trouble keeping up with him. If there were ever a […]