Hello friends! First off, I just have to say that I’m so happy to be running again! I’ve only been running once a week, 3-4 miles at a time, but I’m lovin’ it. It’s just perfect. It really is amazing to me how therapeutic running is. It just feels so good to be out in nature, “running away” from the cares of the world, sorting things out in my brain, enjoying some peace and quiet….and exercising to boot! Love it! AND, right now I have no desire to ramp up my miles or my speed. I just want to run Continue Reading…
I Love Thanksgiving + I’m Feeling Thankful!
Well hey my friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I love this time of year! I love how Thanksgiving is so much about family, memories and gratitude. What a beautiful holiday! I feel thankful we get to celebrate it. I have so many fond memories of Thanksgiving. It’s so interesting how so many sounds, smells and just the little things are so nostalgic to me! It always brings me back to being a kid and reminds me of the innocence of childhood. Love it. This year we spent Thanksgiving with my family. We trade off going up Continue Reading…
My Weight Loss Journey Over the Years + My Top Tips for Weight Loss!
Well I have some deep thoughts to share with y’all today! First off, I want to say that living a healthy lifestyle is so rewarding and I think it enhances and improves every other aspect of my life. When I consciously make an effort to eat well, exercise regularly, get adequate sleep, control my stress and just be mindful of my overall health….I am much happier, I have more energy, I’m more patient with my kids, I’m more loving to my husband, stressors in life don’t seem to have as much of an impact on me, I get a lot Continue Reading…
An Interesting Halloween + Tips on How to Resist All of the Halloween Candy!
I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween! We had a great, but interesting one. I really, really love where we live. There are so many wonderful people who live in our neighborhood and I’ve always been so grateful. We’ve lived in our house for 10 1/2 years now, which is longer than any other place we’ve lived (by a lot!) It’s been fun to have our kids grow up here and to watch our friend’s kids grow up as well, although it pulls at my heartstrings a bit. I always love Trick-or-Treating in our neighborhood because we see so Continue Reading…
I Finally Figured Out Why in the Crap I’m not Losing Weight!
Well hey, tomorrow is Halloween! Woo hoo! I love Halloween and think it’s such a fun holiday. There’s nothing better than watching my kid’s eyes light up as they get so excited about all of the Halloween stuff! Oh, how I love the innocence and joys of childhood. I also love that I get to relive my childhood through my kids each year too! Tomorrow is going to be a busy day full of Halloween parades, school parties and holiday festivities. I know I’m gonna be tired, but I CAN’T WAIT! Yay! *********** Well once again, life has been busy. Continue Reading…
Reevaluating my Goals + Starting another Challenge!
Well folks, I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! I’m still goin’ strong with the goals I talked about in my last post. I haven’t been perfect at them, but I haven’t given up either! I just keep pluggin’ along and learning as I go. I really, really love intermittent fasting guys. It just makes me feel so good, always chills out my appetite and helps me to sleep like a rock. I didn’t do intermittent fasting for a couple weeks last month (crazy life!), so I’m so happy to be back at it. I will say that the first Continue Reading…