My story isn't anything exciting and probably nothing out of the ordinary. I grew up in a small town in Maine called Fayette, everyone knew each other... Read more
I have had such a great weekend working out, tracking my cals, and enjoying time with my family as well as time for myself.
I feel so good this... Read more
I am disappointed in myself. I need to get my s#%# together..and get back on track. I dont want to be skinny.. I wanna be healthy... Right now.. I am... Read more
I have been so busy here lately. And, then again, it seems that I get nothing done! My house is a mess, I have to finish planning three field trips an... Read more
This weekend is our Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony! So excited, and glad the Tropical Storm is gone! Yep, another month, another TS. Debby's her name, s... Read more
Have you ever had one of those moments where someone says something so casually, but it hits you like a tidal wave and rocks you to the core?
I h... Read more
My stepdad is out of the hospital and doing much better. Unfortunately he needs to have someone with him pretty much all the time for awhile, but that... Read more
Good Morning, everyone! So, apparently I REALLY have been SLACKIN' 'cuz I haven't blogged in like three weeks!! That is just craziness, and it has to... Read more
They say that anger is an emotional mask. I suppose that's true. I feel angry right now, but if I take a minute to examine why I have to admit it's be... Read more
I'm starting the process of refinancing the mortgage(s) so that my husband can continue staying home with the kids. It's been so nice not having the s... Read more
Had a whirlwind of activity take place over the past few weeks. All is well and I have not gained any weight. On the other side of the token, I have... Read more
Well... it's been a HELL of a week already. My husband and I got into a HUGE fight, even though we're splitting up. Then my niece was admitted to the... Read more
So I never made it to the end of Asylum too many personal issues going on so I never finished...but Today I started my second round of Insanity and he... Read more
She made landfall about 12:10 this morning. Brought lots of wind and rain. About22,000 (5%ish of all Jax) without power, we aren't part of that stati... Read more
Well this is what happens when mother nature takes control of my exercise schedule...
30 degree temps + no rain = too damn hot to run.
This was... Read more
This will be a little off-topic, since it doesn't have really much to do with fitness... but I feel the need to get this out. I've always been a kind... Read more
OK so I'm at it again.
Full boar. Take no prisoners. Accept no excuses.
This is go time.
I officially have 9 weeks until I run like a warrior... Read more
Sometimes I still consider myself a newbie to this whole running thing, even though my first 5K was now two and a half years ago. I trained and did a... Read more
Ok, so I know this might be a little premature to post for everyone to see. My husband went to fill out an application for a new job (his current empl... Read more
Wow, I've been a busy woman lately! I have been posting a bit on SP but just not really any time to blog! Yikes!
Ok, so an update. Mother's Day was... Read more
Ok so here I am again. Quickly trying to get ready for a change. I've made the commitment to myself, now I just need to get to it! Starting with a wat... Read more
I can't believe it's been that long since I've blogged! I guess it's because in that time, I was planning our Girl Scout camping trip to Camp Chowenwa... Read more
So today if you look at my fitness tracker you're going to see "Being Awesome " listed as an exercise. I wanted to know how many calories I burn on a... Read more
Well..... I went a little over my calories today. Not too bad, only 15 over, and I've burned way more than my goal for today, so I shouldn't be too ha... Read more
By no means a treat we do all the time, my son REALLY wanted a Wendy's cheeseburger yesterday and so we hit the drive-thru.
I knew I didn't have... Read more
Well after this weekend my definition of "work out" has changed immensely! I usually think that if I'm not dying and I'm still able to talk after my w... Read more
Elizabeth, it feels like you have been on a weight loss journey since high school. I wanted to take a moment to document what you have learned long th... Read more
This weekend was so packed, I haven't been able to do much on SparkPeople! Saturday was the field trip to Build A Bear. Yep, that was about it, nothin... Read more
After a relatively nice weekend, today is challenging me. I don't feel very good...feel like I'm catching a cold or fighting something. Then I found o... Read more
Well, I drank enough water on Wednesday, but didn't exercise. : / Yesterday was a little better. I drank 10 glasses of water and got in a 30 minute "... Read more
Well, I've lost 6 pounds in 3 weeks, which is pretty much right on target. Although I really thought by now I'd be losing more, but the upside is that... Read more
It's been a rough couple of months for me. I've gained 6 lbs and haven't been exercising at all. I have a whole list of reasons (excuses), but at the... Read more
If there's anything that I've learned in the short time that I've been trying to change myself for the better, it's that not everyone will be happy fo... Read more
Ok, so maybe it's still really early to say that. But, I am looking forward to today. So much cleaning to do (as always in this house lol) and already... Read more
So a busy night on the go made for a very bad dinner decision -- McDonald's (VOMIT!!!) Grabbed a chicken sandwich, chowed that sucker down plus some f... Read more
My Lord, this past week has been super stressful. I've been trying to combat the stress with working out, and I overdid it the other day. I hurt my kn... Read more
Ok.
This is the moment where I officially do not recognize myself. It has nothing to do with the reflection staring back at me from the mirror (beca... Read more
