September 5, 2012
I am a Gym Rat. I LOVE my gym, 24 Hour Fitness. I have my own little pack of gym rat friends and we socialize in 3-5 minute increments between...
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March 19, 2012 “Hi. You were really grouchy on Saturday,” I said point blank to my trainer, Daniel. “Was I?” he asked looking up from the check-in desk. “Yes. I...
September 4, 2012
9 Weeks until the Texas State Natural Championships! I have to revise my September goals to something much more basic: eat clean. That’s my October goal too. And November....
The following is an excerpt from my memoir, “She’s Losing It!” March 18, 2012 A lot of time my life is compartmentalized and my activities are separated from each...
March 17, 2012 St. Patrick’s Day is always held dear to my heart not only because I’m Irish but also because it marks my first date with my husband. We...
September 3, 2012
Pursued for years by the USADA for using performance enhancers to help him achieve his record seven Tour de France wins, cyclist Lance Armstrong announced he would no longer fight...
September 2, 2012
April 2012 Daniel waves me over off the stationary bike and I sit down at the leg press. 90 lbs on the machine and I begin to lift with my...
September 1, 2012
My pre-workout routine used to be: Wake at 5 a.m., weigh myself, put on workout gear, take supplements (but do not eat,) drive to gym, exercise for 1 1/2 hours,...
Good News: I have 30 Facebook “likes”!!! Bad News: Facebook keeps getting me into trouble! That “f” is more like “f u Lisa” The key to getting people to open...
Size doesn’t matter. Unless you’re bodybuilding. Or having sex. Then it matters a whole lot. I won’t comment on the sex part, but one of my goals for this...
August 31, 2012
Today is the final post for Fitness Cheerleader’s August Blogger Challenge. I had so much fun answering her writer prompts all month – thanks for hosting Fitness Cheerleader! Goals for...
Fitness-wise, I’m pretty sure at a certain age bikini competitions just won’t work. I mean, I might feel great but at 84 they probably would just hand me a trophy...
August 30, 2012
“What If?“ This summer I watched the Olympics and my heart broke as I watched Morgan Uceny fall at the 1,500 meter finals. Think of it: training for four years...
August 29, 2012
When you’re a little kid the Tooth Fairy is a very important lady. Gone are your baby teeth, and you are rewarded with bigger, better teeth and some cash...
Trying to focus on my upper body muscles this week. But mostly trying to finish all that paperwork for school registration for the kids. It feels like I have more...
August 28, 2012August 27, 2017
So, on Sunday I posted a little thing about the Ice Ball fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters I attended on Saturday. (You can read it here: Ice Ball) It...
