Fall thank you

9.30.09

Just a quick thank you note to Fall for finally arriving. I love the fact that I can finally put on a light coat to cover up all the stuff going on in my mid-section. Thanks!

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Sunday Crunch

9.13.09

Whew. So the past 2 weeks have been beyond insane. As Murphy would have it, all angles of my life snowballed and became hectic all at the same time. So while I have tons to update you all about, I'm going to start with today. This morning at 8:30am to ...

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BetterU: Exercise, Groceries and Weight Loss, Oh My

8.20.09

Weekly Exercise Goals Did you know that in order to stay heart-healthy you should be doing 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week?To a busy working mom of 3 kids, that sounds virtually impossible. Laughable even. I don't have 150 minutes to do anything beyond the necessities it seems, let ...

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Better Tuesdays: Exercise routines

8.18.09

I’ve been waiting for this validation my entire adult life “Like Their Lives, Women's Exercise Passes Through Phases”. Better U kept it real when they posted this link on Facebook yesterday!!! The article discussed a study that found that for many women their ability to keep an exercise routine ...

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Better Tuesdays: Stick a fork in it

8.11.09

As much as I have tried, I think I must pause my journey to becoming a Better Me at this time. This is not the encouraging news that you are looking for on this Better Tuesday, but I just can't figure out how to continue. I've tried over the past ...

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Better Tuesdays: The Muscle Factor

8.5.09

[Yes, I know it's Wednesday, but humor me!]My goals for this week are:Do resistance training at least twice. Let's chat for a moment about resistance training. First off, it sounds so...hard. I mean, with the whole use of the word "resistance" and all? What situation have you ever been in ...

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The highs and the lows

8.4.09

By the time I get this post up it’ll officially be Wednesday and no longer Better Tuesday - but better late than never, right? It’s 3 weeks before we return to Dallas for our health assessments and I’m officially three weeks behind on the program. I don’t know how I ...

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Keeping it Real

8.1.09

We've got about one month left before our follow-up health assessment at the Cooper Institute in Dallas for the GRFW Better U program. I'm not at all excited! In fact, I'm dreading it! I fell way off the program within the last 3 weeks or so and I keep ...

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Better Tuesdays: The Home Stretch

7.28.09

Holy crap. When did it get to be almost August? it seems like it was just the other day when we embarked on our BetterU journey. I started off so strong: exercising 3 to 5 times a week; eating well; etc. But somewhere around the beginning of July (ok I ...

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Better Tuesdays: Summer Vacation Sabotage

7.14.09

Last week we went on vacation to the beach. And I intentionally suspended my food diet because, well, it's not a real vacation for me if I can't enjoy my food! And eat I did. Hey, I'm just keeping it real. So while I didn't go crazy, I definitely didn't ...

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