Fitness

Maybe, Just Maybe?

January 18, 2012

The other night, I had a dream that my friend Diane and I ran the Goofy Challenge (a half-marathon followed by a marathon the next day). Crazy right? (Not for Diane – she ran the marathon this year). But for me? Insane. But a marathon? It could be possible. Maybe? If I trained and trained [...]

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Analyzing Popular Fitness DVDs

January 16, 2012

Right before Christmas, I was tasked, as a Get it Guide Guru for Yahoo! to test and review four popular fitness DVD programs. It was perfect timing, because this is when I typically try to skip out on working out. But, since it was for work, I laced up my sneakers and got working. After [...]

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I Have a Goal

December 22, 2011

Yesterday, runDisney announced their newest race (a reincarnation of a prior favorite) – the Tower of Terror 10 Miler. My favorite park. My favorite attraction. My favorite friends. Yep, I’m in. So, I’ve got 10 full months to train for 10 miles, and I’m going to do it. I’m going to run those 10 miles, [...]

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Bullet With Butterfly Wings Again

November 15, 2011

I ran out of excuses. I had a pretty free day. I wasn’t sick anymore. I got new headphones (my old pair had corroded) . The weather was beautiful. Nope. No excuses. So, I loaded up my old workout mix, put on my sneakers, and took my old running route. I went four miles. Although [...]

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Nothing Like a Personal Trainer….

July 18, 2011

…. to knock your self esteem down a peg. I’ve gained weight. I know I’ve gained weight. Surprisingly, I still fit in my clothes, but admittedly, I’ve been ignoring my weight for about a year now. And we all know that ignoring a problem doesn’t make it go away. This summer, I signed our family [...]

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Running Again…

July 7, 2011

Remember how I was going to lace up my shoes and start running the day after my last post? Well, I didn’t. My site was down, and it took all morning to get it working again. Then, the next day, I was busy. And the next day too. It took a week, but I’m back! [...]

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Reflections

June 21, 2011

Oh hi! If you are one of the five readers left reading this blog that I never seem to update, thanks for sticking around. I promise to update more often. What a year. My daughter has just one and a half days left in kindergarten, and in general, it went well. One broken arm and [...]

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I’m Officially Off My Workout Routine

April 4, 2011

Once again, I’ve fallen off the workout wagon. I’d gotten back on, and I felt great. Then daylight savings time happened, and we were all waking up later. I didn’t have the time to work out. Then I went to Disney Social Media Moms, with my sneakers and workout clothes packed. But I got bronchitis, [...]

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Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

January 4, 2011

I’m 36 (soon to be 37, shhhhhh). At this point in my life, I thought I’d be settled in my ways, unable to change. When I was a kid, I was un-athletic, and disinterested in any sort of sports. Since I was thin, I didn’t worry much about staying fit. Throughout the years, I had [...]

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Losing My Workout Mojo

October 31, 2010

I’ve lost my mojo. I was working out on a steady schedule that worked for me – five to six times a week. I was lifting weights, kickboxing, and doing yoga, and while I wasn’t really losing weight, I felt great. And then my oldest went to kindergarten. We had a crazy schedule for the [...]

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I’m Just Not Meant to Be a Runner

June 15, 2010

I’m not a doctor. Don’t play one on TV, didn’t even take a science class in college. But I do know my body, and I do keep track of my weight. And, I’ve figured out that my body isn’t meant to run. When I quit my job back in 2008, I started working out. I [...]

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The Month the Running Stopped

June 2, 2010

I haven’t run in over a month. (hanging head in shame) I am not going to be ready to run that half-marathon I’d planned to run on June 27th. At this point, I probably couldn’t even run a 5k. So, why did I “give up”? Not because of an injury. It was more a lack [...]

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