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Iron Stomach
Iron Stomach Karma caught me that day. The Friday before Saturday’s 5k, I was popping bacon-wrapped jalapenos, chips and salsa, and enchiladas like they were Girl Scout cookies. A few times during the...
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Making Healthy the Norm
Making Healthy the Norm In 2011, my 6’1” husband of six years weighed 140 pounds. In two years, from his original diagnosis as a Type II diabetic, he had lost 110 pounds. He was then diagnosed as a...
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Why Do You Run?
Why Do You Run? Why do you run? I run to lose/maintain my weight. Cardio has always been the most effective form of weight loss and weight management for me. And right now, without the benefit of time...
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Fighting stagnation
Fighting stagnation In December 2014, I weighed 15 pounds heavier than I did when I gave birth to my daughter nearly two years previously. It wasn’t that big of a deal – 15 pounds isn’t that much,...
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Life vs. Exercise
Life vs. Exercise So I started last month off right – I was running regularly and had started a great three (and up to four!)-day-a-week weight routine that would help me become a stronger and better...
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5 Things That Make Me Happy!
5 Things That Make Me Happy! As I’m sure many of you do, I sit in front of a computer much of my workday – especially this summer, as I’m slated to teach an online class (Anyone want to learn about...
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Race Selfies: All Dressed Up and Somewhere to Run
Race Selfies: All Dressed Up and Somewhere to Run At my most recent race, a 5k in my hometown, I met up with a fellow running friend who suggested we take selfies in honor of the occasion. I happily...
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The ‘skinny’ I want to share with my daughter
The ‘skinny’ I want to share with my daughter I remember visiting a nutritionist with my mother when I was a preteen. I remember the nutritionist holding up a simulated five pounds of fat and thinking...
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Rest for the weary
Rest for the weary I woke up at 2:30 a.m. feeling like a dump truck had run over me, backed up, and did it again out of spite. It had been a restless night of me shivering and wondering if my fever had...
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Model of a Life Well Lived
Model of a Life Well Lived A couple of friends and I were sitting around my living room when we heard the news from Lafayette, less than three hours away from my home. Within seconds, we were on our...
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Tips for Running with a Child
Tips for Running with a Child I had defined myself as a runner for about three years before I got pregnant with our daughter, Alice. I ran throughout my pregnancy and had full intentions of staying...
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Finding the recipe for healthy comfort food
Finding the recipe for healthy comfort food Three people (and one dog) make up my household. Subject One is a 32-year-old male, a Type 1 diabetic, who doesn’t eat coconut or bell peppers – or onions...
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4 New Runner Questions Answered
4 New Runner Questions Answered Hubby: “I’ve seen you run.” Me: “What’s that supposed to mean?” Hubby: “Well…it makes me nervous.” Fall beckons, and this time of the year allows me to reminisce six...
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Half Marathon Training: The Beginning
Half Marathon Training: The Beginning Day Four of Half Marathon Training, August 2009 Dear Diary, Today I wanted to throw up in neighbor’s yard. I almost stopped to do so, but then I realized that I...
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4 {More} New Runner Questions Answered
4 {More} New Runner Questions Answered A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about some of the questions I had as a newbie runner. I actually had many more – as some of you do, I’m sure. So in case you missed...
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Preparing for Your First Race
Preparing for Your First Race Training and running your first race is monumental. Whether it’s been a longtime goal to run a race or you just got started a few months ago, your first race will be...
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Taking Care of Yourself Takes Care of Others
Taking Care of Yourself Takes Care of Others At 8:15 a.m. on a Monday morning, I found myself at a wellness center rolling up my sleeve and preparing to have blood drawn. For those of you who don’t...
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Making Healthy Choices While Traveling
Making Healthy Choices While Traveling I love to travel. And, really, unless you travel consistently for work, who doesn’t? A new place to explore, new people to meet and new cultures to be sampled – I...
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Learning to Successfully Adult
Learning to Successfully Adult Tomorrow, I will turn 32. At 32 years old, I will be a wife, a mom, a homeowner, a full-time employee, and a pet mom. I am training for my fourth half-marathon and I...
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When Injury Strikes During Training
When Injury Strikes During Training It’s official. I’m training for my fourth half marathon. This is the first halfie I’ve run since before I was pregnant with my daughter, Alice, who is now two and a...
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