A Foodie Gets Fit

I've eaten a lot of race fees this past year. I didn't want to, but sometimes your body says no. Emphatically. Not even taking accou...

To quote an old Disney song, a dream is a wish the heart makes. Several years back, it was my dream to complete a 5k before I turned 45. ...

The Universe works in mysterious ways. I run. I'm not fast, I'm not good, I don't particularly like running, but I run. To ke...

  Wow. There are a lot of protein powders out there. To be honest, more than I expected. Egg protein, whey protein, brown rice protein, h...

I am a slow runner. There. I said it. Sometimes I can walk faster than I can run. I read an article this morning that said " There is...

I have to confess, this week has been a little light on workouts. More functional fitness than scheduled fitness. The elliptical and I have ...

It's been just over a week since I stepped on the scale to discover that I had gotten so off track that I was 182. (182.6 to be precise,...

It's still a bit dark out as I sit here writing this post. This very unexpected post. I know I've let myself slip these past couple ...

This weekend I spent some time with a good friend of mine. She told me about a meeting that she had attended on Saturday morning. It was a ...

Dear Joy , I never knew you while you were alive, but I want to tell you now that you are an inspiration to me. (source NY Daily News...

I must admit that I'm a bit bummed out this morning. The person who was putting together the relay team for the Dallas Marathon has back...

It's been a while since I've run any great distance. Great being more than two miles. Time to lace up and start training again. A ...

Yesterday afternoon on FB, I posted the following: "Feeling nauseous. I just "liked" a particular marathon page. It may be ...

It is with feelings akin to envy that I have been reading about people's runs on Twitter lately. You see, I am on the disabled list righ...

I'm really not looking forward to working out with my new trainer later today. He's new, brash, rambunctious, not just a bit annoyin...

So, I picked up my race packet this afternoon for the 10k tomorrow. This should be interesting. The weather will be in the mid-50s at the st...

Now that I'm starting to get back into running, soon it will be time to get in some long-ish runs. I'm looking forward to them, espe...

The Shrinking Jeans Burst Into Summer bootcamp challenge is in full force this week. We started last week with a mini-challenge: hydration. ...

Well this is a nice birthday present to me. I haven't seen anything below 170 in quite a while. Now if only my husband hadn't though...

I seem to have come down with a serious case of "I don't give a crap." This past weekend was very busy, not lots of sleep, ple...