June 2010

Happy Birthday To Me!

June 28, 2010

Best part of this picture? I think he’s wearing an argyle sweater vest! Today I turn 32. I’m really excited about it. Thus far my 30′s have been way better than my 20′s (and my 20′s were a dream compared to my teens – you couldn’t pay me to do Middle School again). So for my big 3-2 I’m giving myself a gift that nobody else could give me: time. As of today, I’m putting The Great Fitness Experiment on hiatus. Why? 1. I want to go out on a high note. My subscription list is growing every day, my [...]

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What to Eat When You’re Sick of Oatmeal

June 25, 2010

Turns out this is an actual book! How awesome is that? I don’t want to brag but food ruts are kinda my specialty. I don’t know if it’s because I hate food, eating freaks me out or just my innate laziness but I’m happy to eat the same ol’ thing day in and day out. Case in point: For three years I ate nothing but oatmeal for breakfast. Oh sure I mixed it up a little bit – some days I did steel cut oats instead of regular, other times I sliced a peach or threw in a handful of [...]

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Does Tough Love Motivate You (You Pansy)?!

June 24, 2010

She may look like an abusive boyfriend but really this is the face of love. My cheeks hurt after my workout this morning. And yes, I know after all the discussion about Toilet Sore around here as of late you all are assuming my butt cheeks are sore. (Okay, they are. They still really really hurt from CrossFit’s WOD two days ago. We had to do like 500 weighted overhead lunges!) This morning I tried out a new bootcamp class and left with my cheek-cheeks sore. As in I grinned so hard and so long that my face hurts! Uncontrolled [...]

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How To Get Toilet Sore: The Pistol Squat

June 22, 2010

Toilet sore – the kind of sore where you have to lower yourself with both hands onto the toilet and then fall the last few inches because your quads are in so much pain – is actually a much coveted condition among the Gym Buddies and I. Mostly because we like to yell “I’m toilet sore” across a crowded gym but also because we like having worked so hard that we are that sore. It is a debate for another day as to whether you should seek muscle soreness as a workout goal but for today I will tell you [...]

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Shabby Apple Giveaway Winner!

June 21, 2010

For the winner of the Shabby Apple giveaway, the Random Number Generator has selected Deb who wrote “I think I could rock this dress – it would totally work with my librarian look (being that I am one) http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-588-liz-and-darcy.as…” Even though I don’t know Deb from a jelly bean, I feel strangely gratified that a librarian is getting some props. Give it up for the book guru!! Deb – e-mail me your deets and I’ll get you in touch with Shabby Apple. For the rest of you, it’s not too late to use the GFE code to get a 10% [...]

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Stranded with no internet. Send rescue dogs asap!

June 21, 2010

THAT NOISE YOU DONT HEAR IS ME SILENTLY SCREAMING AFTER THREE DAYS WITH NIO INTERNET. Am pOSTING THIS FROM MY. IF I HAVENT RESPONDED TO YOUR COMMENT OR EMAIL THIS IS WHY. SORRY! PHONE WHICH FOR SOME BIZARRE REASON ONLY LETS ME TYPE IN CAPS

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How Thin is Too Thin?

June 18, 2010

Photo Credit Our society is warped. Twisted. A veritable fun-house of fat and thin mirrors when it comes to body image. One on hand we have Kim Kardashian, queen of curves, compelled to exclaim in an interview, “I look a lot bigger on TV. When I meet people, the first thing they say is, ‘Wow, you’re so much smaller than I thought’. I look about 15 lbs heavier. I’m only 115 lbs, and everyone thinks I’m like 130 or 140. It’s bizarre. I’m a US size 2!” On the other hand we have Kai Hibbard, a finalist on Season 3 [...]

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Are Miracle Noodles Really Miraculous? [Help!]

June 16, 2010

Is this not the cutest noodle eater ever?? She even has a Hello Kitty fork! My uterus is squeeing! Dear Readers,Sometimes I have questions that not even endless Googling can answer. Like, for instance, how has Perez Hilton not been arrested by now? Even if he didn’t tweet an upskirt pic of teenaged Miley Cyrus sans undies (Unanswerable question #2: Why on earth would any starlet leave the house in a skirt and no panties these days?) certainly there is some law about being a general offense to humanity. Or at least an offense to my maiden name. Also, why [...]

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Gym Buddy Poll: How Do You Put on Your Bra?

June 15, 2010

I love a good Do-It-Yourself project! You should never let a good pair of used undies go to waste. Rowing until we (nearly) puked. Chest pressing our body weight (because we totally weigh 65 pounds). CrossFit’s workout of the day for today would have been bad enough all on its own. But our gym upped the ante today by throwing a rainy, muggy day and a very sweaty, smelly gentleman into the mix. Lest you think I’m some kind of gym prude that thinks all bodily functions should be left at home, let me say that I have a very [...]

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Kicking the Scale Habit: What Does That Number Mean to You?

June 14, 2010

I don’t know what is more disturbing – that Satan is on this woman’s “to do” list or that the company advises you to mix deviled ham with peanut butter. Eat when you’re hungry. Stop when you’re satiated. It sounds so simple. So why can’t I do it?!? Then again Lindsay Lohan can’t stay away from the booze even with that attractive SCRAM bracelet accessorizing every designer outfit so I suppose I’m not the only one that has difficulty with following basic instructions. This past week has found me tantruming like a 3-year-old (terrible twos? Hardly. Three is much much [...]

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