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This Week In Self-Care and Weight Loss, Episode 1: The Power of A Mindset Shift

March 10, 2022 by not your average mom 2 Comments

In January I joined a program at the Y called Lose to Win. It’s a 12 week weight loss/healthy living program, and there are some competitive aspects to it as well. You can “win” several different categories including total percentage of weight lost, most group fitness classes attended, most cardio minutes, most spin classes, most […]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Self Care Tagged With: fitover50, healthyliving, mindsetshifts, swimmer, swimmom, weight loss, weight loss motivation, workout

I Hope Dreams Really Do Come True

March 14, 2017 by not your average mom 5 Comments

As many of you know, Number 4 is a pretty good swimmer. She’s got lots of natural talent, plus a body that was made for the sport. That’s part of the reason she’s a good swimmer. But the bigger part is that she also loves it. Last night as we were driving home from practice, […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: coach, meet, Number 4, swim team, swimmer, swimming, zones

Swimming 101

January 2, 2017 by not your average mom 4 Comments

Swimming is one of the best gifts you can give your body. It’s a great cardio workout, but it’s also much gentler on your body than running is, and it works your entire body. I know if you aren’t a swimmer, getting in the pool for the first time can be a pretty intimidating thing. […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: beginning, laps, New year, novice, resolution, swim practice, swimmer, swimming, triathlon, workout, yards

Your Kid Is Probably Not In The Top .05%

July 18, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Your kid is destined for greatness. Your kid is different. And every second of his or her eight or nine or ten-year-old season is determining his or her success starting…. yesterday. One misstep by a coach, one bad call, one wrong move, one unforced error, one bad event, one missed opportunity, and your kid is now […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: athletes, baseball, complaining, little league, major leagues, MLB, Number 3, Number 4, olympics, professional, swimmer, teammates, yankees

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