Probiotics Giveaway Winner & Giveaway Reminder

The winner of the ReNew Life probiotics giveaway is (picked via Random Number Generator widget): Naomi/Dragonmama E-mail me your deets at chariander AT gmail DOT com and I’ll get you your prize! Also – don’t forget, you can still enter my Olay $100 giveaway!

Mini-Experiment: Manual Resistance Training [Plus: Boot Camp With a Real Sergeant!]

“Is there any exercise you hate?” “Burpees.” “Oh good, we have lots of those in the workout today!” And that was my introduction to Sergeant Peterson of the eponymous Sergeant Peterson’s Boot Camp. When Sergeant Tim Peterson (he was in both the Air Force and Army) first contacted me about trying out his program – …

Who Told You You Were Less Than? [Cruelty, Forgiveness and Why I wouldn’t go back to middle school if you paid me.]

Do you remember the first time you were made to feel less than? You aren’t born knowing that. It was because somebody told you. As a mother, once of the first things I noticed about my tiny children is how everything they do, everything they are, is the most wonderful magic to them. Toes wiggling? …

Does Your Period Affect Your Workout or Not? [Plus: Birth control as a performance enhancer!]

Turns out this is a real magazine! My fave story from this edition: Diary of a Tampon Virgin (admit it – we’ve all been there.) Red may be my favorite color but unless it’s on a pair of adorable Nikes, I prefer not to accessorize with it at the gym.  And yet if you are …

Intuitive Eating Meets the Easter Bunny

Holidays can be scary times for people with food issues. For many years I spent the run-up to certain holidays panicking about what I was going to eat (or not eat) at home, at friends’ houses, at parties, at restaurants, at the next Royal Wedding (Seriously, was Kate’s dress not gorgeous? Also, now I want …