January 10, 2015
4 Lessons Learned from Bodybuilding 1. Change is possible. Like a lot of women in their late 30’s, I had tried it all: yo-yo diets, “cleanses,” pre-packaged foods, exercise...
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January 2, 2015
#KilledIt It always cracks me up when I read posts from men on Facebook or Twitter talking about their workout. They always say things like, “Just did chest and triceps....
January 1, 2015
The Success Rate for New Year’s Resolutions A study from the University of Scranton showed that the success rate of people achieving their New Year’s Resolutions was a mere 8%. While...
December 31, 2014
Happy New Year! Every year on my birthday (February 2nd) I like to do scary things to challenge myself past my comfort zones. Since my birthday is so close to New...
December 30, 2014
As 2014 comes to a close, I’m feeling optimistic for the future. Gas is at a four year low, the Dow is at a record high and Americans collectively expressed their...
December 28, 2014
Success stories are always fun to read, but this particular one is fun to write about. Why? Because it’s about my brother, Dennis, who just lost 90 lbs. in the...
December 26, 2014
Did everyone have a nice Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza/Festivus holiday? (FYI – Festivus is a goofy holiday created by the TV show Seinfeld back in 1997 and is celebrated on December 23. People gather...
December 9, 2014
Tonight is the annual Victoria’s Secret holiday show. Here’s a secret: Victoria and I are frenemies. I really liked the holiday special when I was 20something and thinking, “Cool. Sexy...
November 25, 2014
It started innocently enough. I was doing my cardio and reading a copy of my husband’s Men’s Health and noticed a huge picture of a cheese burger. But if you...
October 21, 2014
Although it’s late, after this post is done I will be doing a little cardio. Why? Operation Skirt Zip. As in: I really want to be able to fit into...
July 18, 2014
Each competition I take weekly front and back progress pictures and post them the day of the show. Usually I start my pictures 12 weeks prior to the event date,...
July 2, 2014
Remember how yesterday I was whining informing you about what a giant time suck training for a fitness competition is turning out to be? Well, in an ironic twist, I...
June 24, 2014
It’s four (4) weeks until the fitness competition and over the weekend I had a mild panic attack when I started watching YouTube videos and realized: (a) my music was...
June 23, 2014November 5, 2018
My husband came home the other night and looked at me kinda strangely. The front room was meticulously clean and I was sitting at the kitchen table eating directly out...
June 21, 2014
Recently it was my daughter’s seventh birthday. I’ve taught her how to read and make her bed and blow bulles in her milk with a straw (I’m still regretting that...
May 21, 2014
My original goal for my 40th birthday was to do a fitness competition. Somehow that morphed into doing a pole dance competition, then a Spartan Super Race, THEN a fitness...
