Day 9 of my 8 glasses a day streak. Regardless of the consequences I have to get the news spread and maybe I can save someone from these horrible fat... Read more
Today in Master Weapons class, we began learning nunchaku! That's nunchuks for anyone who doesn't speak Japanese. I think, if I don't clock myself in... Read more
I went to the farmers' market again today and wandered around while my daughter went looking in the shops for sandals and accessories.
I scored a... Read more
After much pondering, I have set some new goals for myself:
1. Ketsugu Ryu Jujitsu black belt. I've had this one in the works for a while now, bu... Read more
I wish.
When I was a kid, in grade school, we took a road trip out to SoCal. We actually criss-crossed the country and got to go to see Mt. Rush... Read more
Ok it's been WAY too long since I have been on here but I am still on my journey to a healthier life. A lot has happened in my health life the last fe... Read more
I've done that impulsive eating thing again this weekend. I didn't bother tracking food Friday or Saturday - I couldn't remember half what I put in do... Read more
So, I'm doing the MayPAC (May personal accountability challenge) with my San Antonio team. Points are accumulated based on whether or not you put in t... Read more
I've had a couple weeks where life is just speeding along so fast it goes airborne when it hits a speed bump & bottoms out on the other side. Have you... Read more
...on blueberry hill...
Actually my thrill was bingeing....on music.
Thanks to a recent blog by BOILHAM I went on a music buying spree recen... Read more
Today & tomorrow are holidays in France, so no work. I had fully intended to start my speed training again since it is Wednesday and today is the fir... Read more
Stupid Dog, aka Munchie Bear, after his walk today.
Back in December I was taking Stupid Dog on daily 1 mile walks. He was constantly pulling... Read more
So we've finally just about settled on our baby girl's name. We're going with Freyja Wilhelmina. Freyja, after the Norse goddess and leader of the Val... Read more
There was a bit of fuss in the SP community this week about an article someone published elsewhere on the web titled Women Should Not Run, are somethi... Read more
My daughter is graduating this weekend with a Bachelors of Fine Arts - Illustration! It has been such a pleasure raising my precious "little" girl. I... Read more
Weekends are always where my diet seems to fall apart. I start off well on Fridays, but by Saturday night I've eaten a sundae and a dinner that has en... Read more
It's a new month and I'm going to embrace it and begin anew!
This is my motto for this month. I really need to get my eating under control... Read more
Aside from being the 1st of May it is a holiday in France (I don't remember which one). So I have the day off work.
Today, in no particular order... Read more
The season of picnics kicked off today in my sister's back yard. That's right! Everything on the table except for the meat and some fruit was pretty m... Read more
I love My Fair Lady; the blog title is a line from the movie.
As part of the Spring into Summer 5% Challenge we were tasked to :
“Prepare yours... Read more
Hey everyone-- an update here. Medals4Mettle is responding to the Boston Marathon bombing tragedy by presenting donated Boston Marathon medals to the... Read more
Variety is the spice of life, as they say, so that is what you're getting in this blog...a little bit of this & that.
My spice grinder (aka repur... Read more
The scale moved the last couple weeks! I can't believe it - I thought it was broken, but it actually reads that I've lost a couple pounds! YAY! I have... Read more
It has been a rough few weeks for me. I can't explain a lot of what has been going on, but I can go into some details here.
I've been sick off an... Read more
So, I had achieved losing 35 pounds, sometime in January. Have been struggling to keep at that. In the past 3 weeks, my stress level has hit an all... Read more
I did it! I reached a goal I've had for years. I ran my first 5K ever yesterday. I completed it despite a strained Achilles heel. I had to walk a... Read more
Good News! My divorce settlement is done!
Bad News. It pays (him) to be bad...
Good News! I'm losing weight again!
Bad News. I'm back on my l... Read more
Since I don't know when I will next see a set of scales, I took my measurements this morning. I wanted to have some way to track my progress between... Read more
Wow. I've only been back three days and I got picked as a motivator? How did that happen?? How very humbling!! I don't know how I can motivate any... Read more
Wow, its good to be back, and its so good to see that some of my favorite friends are still active on the site, and of course I look forward to meetin... Read more
Its been a long, long time since I logged into Spark and wrote a blog entry. I went back and read my last entry with wonder, amazement, and deep sadn... Read more
So, my best friend from high school visited this weekend. Great, right? Unfortunately, not so much. It was a good weekend on the surface. Dana cam... Read more
Hey everyone-- just sharing info on a great virtual race.
2013 Inaugural Swagtastic Virtual Half Marathon for Medals4Mettle
A virtual half m... Read more
This morning my husband and daughter went off to shotgun practice and I stayed home and got some housecleaning done. I find that I really enjoy cleani... Read more
If people only ate when they felt true hunger, few of us would struggle with our weight. So why (and where) are we eating so much, and what can we do about it? Start here.
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