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Posted 03/18/10 11:41 pm EDT | Fit & Healthy
Topicsexercise, fitness, health, weight loss
We've moved the clocks ahead, and daylight is hanging around longer, so why stay in the dark gym or our dreary living room? It's finally lovely outside, time to find some exercises outdoors that can put a spring in our step!
*Warm up. Start off with 5 to 10 minutes of walking, light jogging, jumping jacks or jumping rope. Then perform the following series of exercises all the way through and, if you’re up for more, repeat two to three times.
Posted 02/17/10 12:49 pm EST | Beauty & Style
Topicshealthy cooking, Lifetime moms, SCJ Clean Start Challenge, weight loss
If you read the Beauty and Style Section of Lifetime Moms on a regular basis, you might know a few things about me - like my unfailing love for the Tory Burch Reva and David Yurman jewelry. You know these things because it's what I usually write about as a part of my daily life, and, quite honestly, my job. I'm actually so very excited to be involved with something a little different, starting t
Lifetime
Posted 01/26/10 10:03 am EST | Fit & Healthy
TopicsCinderella Story, Movie Review, weight loss
Are you ready to live a fairytale? The Lifetime Original Movie “Lying to Be Perfect,” starring Poppy Montgomery and airing January 30 at 9 pm et/pt, will inspire you to begin living your happy ending. After watching this enjoyable modern day take on the Cinderella story I felt pardoned and empowered. Let’s face it, we all have told a tinsy lie about ourselves. Am I the only one who has “accidentally” entered the wrong weight on the treadmill? Ok my bad.
This is the kind of wagon I'd like to get back on!
Posted 10/28/09 12:31 pm EDT | Fit & Healthy
Topicsautism, fitness, health, losing weight, mental health, miscarriage, motivation, weight loss, wellness
I sit and go through old photos, looking at myself at all different sizes. Almost like a catalogue of the trials of my life.
"Oh that was the happy year, I loved my flat stomach."
"Why do I look so bad? Oh that was the year my oldest son was diagnosed with autism."
There's the pre-child skinny, the ups and downs since then. Sometimes old photos depress me, but other times they serve as perfect motivation. Both the "bigger" and the "smaller" pictures remind me that I CAN DO THIS.
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Posted 10/02/09 4:48 am EDT | Fit & Healthy
Topicsexercise, fitness, health, weight loss
Season 2 of DietTribe premeres tonight and I can't WAIT for you all to see it! The new cast is five friends who are sharing their journey, including all the ups and downs, of losing weight. They have set a goal of 50 pounds each and have 120 days to lose it.
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Posted 09/23/09 10:10 pm EDT | Just For Fun
Topicsbaby weight, jillian michaels, sara evans, weight loss, workout routines
Since I spent the last six months indulging in one too many delicacies that added about 15 pounds to my hips and thighs, I'm more determined than ever to get in shape. Part of the reason is that I'm about to set off on a book tour for my new humor anthology See Mom Run and considering the operative word in the title is "Run," I guess it's time to get my posterior in gear. But honestly, who has time to go to the gym?
FromThe Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans
Posted 09/18/09 7:34 pm EDT | Fit & Healthy
Topicsfitness, healthy eating, recipes, weight loss
This one is a favorite around our house. I’ve modified the original recipe from the Zolo Grill slightly to make it more points friendly. At eight, it’s not super light, but it’s filling. The cheese and sour cream do add to the points, so omitting those would help out, calorie wise.
FromThe Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans
Posted 09/18/09 7:25 pm EDT | Fit & Healthy
Topicsexercise, fitness, weight loss
Identify your fitness goal. Why are you exercising? What is your goal- to be fit, to be healthier, to lose dress sizes? Quantify it, break it down, map it out. My fitness goal this time around, now that baby #3 is nearing the 1 year mark, to to get BACK to how FIT I was right before I got pregnant. I want to lose a minimum of ...
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Posted 08/25/09 4:30 pm EDT | Fit & Healthy
Topicsdiet, fitness, food, health, weight loss
A couple of months ago I decided to go hard core on my diet and see if I could detox and heal and try to get my sad and slow thyroid working again. It involved eating only vegetables, fats and protein. No fruits, no grains of any kind, no unhealthy oils. It was the hardest week of my life.
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Posted 08/25/09 1:32 pm EDT | Fit & Healthy
Topicsexercise, fitness, health, weight loss, women
Growing up I always loved to journal, sometimes I'd be talking to myself, sometimes it would be letters I would imagine sending to boys, mean girls, teachers, etc. but would never actually send. I chronicled my life, kept track of the ups and downs, created something that I could go back and re-read someday and remember.
Now that I'm concentrating on my health and weight loss and feeling good, I realized that I could journal about this as well. Not just for the emotional roller coaster, but as a practical matter. Here's what I do:
