Archive for the 'Exercising, Ugh! — Journey to becoming healthier' Category

May

8

A belated Week 2 Mommy Body Transformation update

May 8, 2012 | 2 Comments

“In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance.” ~ Mao Tse-Tung So I’m a little late with my Week 2 Mommy Body Transformation update, but it’s not for lack of results, honest. No I have not lost any weight, but I have upped the exercise factor, and I’m [...]

May

2

An old friendship is reborn

May 2, 2012 | 10 Comments

“It’s been told that swimming is a wimp sport, but I don’t see it. We don’t get timeouts, in the middle of a race we can’t stop and catch our breath, we can’t roll on our stomachs and lie there, and we can’t ask for a substitution.” ~Dusty Hicks After years of avoiding the pool, [...]

Apr

29

The Mommy Body Transformation Project: Week 1, Off to a rocky start

April 29, 2012 | 5 Comments

“If you don’t dare to begin, you don’t stand a chance of getting there.” ~ Author Unknown ‘Tis the season to begin thinking about all those pounds we have packed on to keep us warm during the winter months and how they will effect our “Bikini Body Visions.” As I read through some other blogs [...]

Apr

22

The Mommy Body Transformation Project: Making the Commitment

April 22, 2012 | 4 Comments

“We can all do amazing thing when we really commit ourselves to a goal.” ~ Nikki Stone, When Turtles Fly Recently my daughter has turned my on to NBC’s  ”The Biggest Loser.” I watched John Rhode drop 220 pounds to become the Season 12 winner, and this season I have tuned in to watch the season [...]

Apr

13

The Yes Experiment: Day 2 and the wishy washy Yeses

April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment

“Probably some of the best things that have ever happened to you in life, happened because you said yes to something. Otherwise things just sort of stay the same.” ~ Danny Wallace I woke up at 7:15 on Day #2 of my Yes Experiment. It was our first full day in Florida and I had the urge [...]

Apr

4

Rediscovering my passion

April 4, 2012 | 6 Comments

“The best thing for being sad is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails.” ~ Merlin to young King Arthur in T.H. White‘s novel “The Once and Future King.“ For the last couple of weeks I’ve been in a funk. Feeling down, reevaluating what I want from life, and basically trying to [...]