Happy Friday! I am so grateful Fridays (and weekends!) come once a week. They are just so wonderful. We’ve had a crazy, hectic, exhausting week so I’m looking forward to relaxing a bit this weekend. 😉 ************************ First off, we’ve been passin’ the flu bug around at our house. Lovely. I was just thinkin’ the other day about how grateful I was that none of us had been sick in quite a while. Then yesterday, my two littlest kiddos got very sick. I was up all night helping both of them and now my daughter looks to be next one Continue Reading…
Fruity Vanilla Protein Shake + a Decent Run!
Happy Friday everyone!! I love love love Fridays!! Well, I was able to go on a decent run today! Yay! I was so sad about how crappy my last run was that I was anxious (and a little nervous!) to go again and redeem myself! My kids didn’t have school today, so I was able to leave my little ones home (no jogger for me!) I ran just over 4 miles, but I don’t know my pace because the battery on my Garmin was dead. 🙁 I felt good most of the time though and really tried to push myself. The Continue Reading…
Livin’ the Low Carb Life!
Well, I have successfully completed day 2 of my little low-carb diet! Yay! It hasn’t been easy, but it really hasn’t been too hard either (I know, my opinion may change in a few weeks!) Over the weekend, I wrote out my diet “plan” for the upcoming week. I basically chose 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches to switch between and then chose a dinner for each night. I also wrote down several snack options. It’s really helped me to have a “plan.” That way, I’m not stuck wondering what to eat, especially when I’m starving! I also made sure my Continue Reading…
Excuses, excuses!
Are you “guilty” of or have you ever been “guilty” of any of the following…. Avoiding getting your picture taken or hiding behind someone in a picture because you don’t like how you look. Avoiding the gym because you’re embarrassed about how you look. Not running/exercising outside because you’re embarrassed about how you look. Avoiding get-togethers with friends because you’ve “let yourself go”…. Hanging onto an old pair of jeans that are too small because “someday” you will fit into them again. Not getting on the scale because, well….reality bites. Eating a whole (insert favorite indulgent food here) because you’re Continue Reading…