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,...
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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...
August 27, 2012
Tonight I tuck you into bed, your last night as my baby. Your face is sweet and clean and innocent, unmarked yet by the world to come. Tonight I am...
Fitness Cheerleader wanted to know the meaning behind my blog name. My blog was supposed to be called The Bikini Project. But two weeks into training it became pretty clear...
August 26, 2012November 5, 2018
Sometimes I go to church and nothing being said particularly pertains to my life. Not so today. Matt was talking about the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4: 3-8 (ESV)). ...
August 26, 2012
I am (finally) stepping up in the technology world. At the prodding of my friend, Kelly, I created a Facebook page for the blog. (She write a great clean eating...
Last night we went to the Ice Ball, a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Oh, it was so much fun!! Anytime I get to purchase and wear a...
August 25, 2012
Fitness Cheerleader wanted to know what’s in my gym bag. Here it is: 1. Clean clothes. I love to shower at the gym. It’s nice to shower alone without...
OK, I’m a little off on the timing of this post, considering tomorrow starts week 10, but then again, I’ve been dealing with both kids doing back-to-school stuff this week....
