November 4, 2013
From time to time, I’m asked how I fit in exercise and balance it out with my family/work life. Here is a brief synopsis of my day 4 a.m. Alarm...
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November 3, 2013
From 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. I was covering the Texas State Natural Championship, a natural bodybuilding competition in Austin. Confession: Having a media pass is pretty cool. I got...
November 2, 2013
Good luck to all the athletes competing today at the Texas State Natural Championships, especial the Fabulous Five ladies from my team, Mel’s Machines. I will be at the prejudging...
November 1, 2013
Every month I write up some goals and then check back at the end of the month. October Goals – How Did I Do? Do a split. Status? Ha ha! ...
October 31, 2013
Happy Halloween everyone! I don’t know about you, but my kids have buckets full of candy. Left to their own devices they would have a major tummy ache plus a...
October 30, 2013
Happy hump day! I figured you might need a laugh. When a Halloween thief stole a pumpkin that Washington, D.C. mom Becky Reina just bought with her two-year-old son the...
October 29, 2013
One of the blogs I follow, trextotigressdotcom, had an interesting post today: Will I Look Like The Women In the Shaun T Infomercials? She comments about how great the women...
October 28, 2013
This Saturday is the Texas State Naturals natural bodybuilding competition. “Natural Bodybuilding” means that all athletes are drug tested; no steroid use is allowed. I’m super excited, not only because...
October 27, 2013
My prime exercise goal for next year is to compete in the Fitness Division of a bodybuilding competition. I’m aiming for the Texas Shredder in April, but as I’ve never...
October 25, 2013
Busted, busted, I can’t be trusted! It’s not that I don’t follow my meal plan – I actually do eat all 6 meals – it’s just that I also like...
October 24, 2013
I make a lot of goals for myself. Some of them are crazier than others. My newest goal, to enter the Fitness division at the Texas Shredder in April, seemed...
October 23, 2013
My friend’s grandfather just passed away and it was clear how much he meant to his entire family. When someone passes it’s natural to reflect on your own mortality. There...
October 22, 2013
In the latest interview in W magazine, Katy Perry says, “People talk about bullying, but you can be your own bully in some ways. You can be the person who...
October 21, 2013
Sorry I haven’t written much over the weekend. We had a ton of family activities and today I feel like a mack truck hit me. But now I’m a little...
October 18, 2013
This was a fascinating study recently done at Connecticut College. Students found that “America’s favorite cookie” (Oreos) was found just as addictive as cocaine…in lab rats. Also, while not part...
Pop Quiz: What’s your favorite sports movie? A) Rocky III (the one with Mr. T) B) Dirty Dancing C) Field of Dreams D) Pumping Iron E) Lisa, Dirty Dancing isn’t...
