Sharing My Life One Bite at a Time
Hi, guys! After breakfast yesterday morning, I got my sweat on with this at-home chipper! I forgot to time myself, but this workout took me awhile to finish (maybe 20 minutes?) and it left me a tired, sweaty mess. I took multiple breaks during it to catch my breath and let my muscles recover. This [...]
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Check out the (unexpected) scene that I came home to on Saturday night: The ugly bushes are gone! Whoa, right? Apparently, the landscaping project at our house started a little early! After getting a bunch of quotes from different landscapers, Mal and I pretty much made up our mind on who we wanted to hire. [...]
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Remember the adorable running top that I wore for the Run to Remember Half Marathon a couple of weeks ago? Well, here’s your chance to win one from OpenSky! The front says: run long The back says: & eat more cake I LOVE IT! To enter: Just leave a comment on this post about why you’d [...]
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Check out my newest running gadget! So cool! My friends at OpenSky sent me a Timex Marathon GPS watch to test out on my runs. Even though I absolutely love my Garmin Forerunner 305, I still think it’s pretty big and bulky on my wrist. So, when OpenSky suggested the smaller Timex watch, I was [...]
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Good morning, friends! CrossFit was so fun last night! We did “The Dirty Dozen” and the workout flew by! The Dirty Dozen is a common CrossFit “benchmark” workout that many gyms use to monitor progress as you get stronger, fitter, and faster. The Dirty Dozen is a timed workout, so down the road when we [...]
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Hi, friends! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was great—lots of quality family and friend time, tons of delicious food and drink, and plenty of rest and relaxation. It was a successful holiday! Wednesday On Wednesday afternoon, Mal, Murphy, and I hit the road to drive to my in-law’s house for the holiday. [...]
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You guys know that I’m semi-obsessed with planning and tracking my workouts, right? It keeps me focused on my goals and motivated to achieve them, so I’m all about it. Plus, this type of health journaling really works: In one of the largest weight loss studies to date, Kaiser Permanente asked nearly 1,700 participants to [...]
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Look what arrived at my house this afternoon!! OpenSky sent me some Get Well flowers, which instantly brightened up my day. Thank you, OpenSky! I can’t even explain how much these flowers cheered me up. I still feel pretty crappy (haha), so I haven’t left the couch much since Thursday. (My DVR is now empty.) [...]
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Want to know why I eat vegetables? The short and simple answer is nutrients. Most vegetables taste pretty good to me, especially if they’re roasted, but knowing that the nutrients are good for my mind, body, and soul encourages me to eat them frequently. When I’m loading up my diet with veggies, I notice a positive [...]
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Good morning! I woke up craving carbs and coffee. Don’t you think Carbs ‘N’ Coffee would make a great blog name? Imagine what you could do with it! I still love Bagels ‘N’ Gnocchi the best though. Breakfast This morning’s breakfast was a plate-o-carbs: toasted Lender’s bagel with plain cream cheese and a Pumpkin-Quinoa Muffin. [...]
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