I got to see this musical!! This song blew me away! (No pun intended…) I whine a lot. (Especially this week!) But I have a ton of good things in my life. Take for instance, what I got to do for my job this week: to find the worst pictures of women “exercising” I could …
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It hurts. But one of the rules of motherhood is that you’re not supposed to let your kids know they hurt you. They can hit you, bite you, call you names and tell their entire class at sharing time that you once put them in time out for intentionally peeing on the carpet when in …
Um. Ow. Be afraid, be very afraid: There is a silent killer lurking in your gym. Oh you may think your daily sweat fests are protecting you from injury and disease but in reality those free weights are a ticking time bomb with your number on it. And not just because the last person to …
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Stretching out my middle splits can be a little, well, intimate. It’s not that I intend to flash my crotch at the gym but accidents happen – running shorts or see-through tights are repeat offenders – and so to prevent any accidental uncomfortable moments I generally face the Gym Buddies (I don’t have anything they …
I’ve felt unsettled all day about having published the post about Crystal Renn’s weight loss. I was hesitant about posting it in the first place and I think I should have listened to my gut. The problem is this: the way to get myself to stop obsessing over things like other women’s weight loss is …
Disclaimer: This post may possibly be triggering for those struggling with eating disorders. They are not discussed in any detail but you know what you need – please take gentle care of yourself. Crystal Renn in her plus-size heyday Model Crystal Renn made huge waves (no pun intended) several years ago when she went from …
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So I’ve been nominated for a “fitterati” award from Fitness Magazine for best healthy living blog – and I had no idea until Sable told me! Yay!! I have no illusions that I’ll win but it does make my heart all sorts of happy to be nominated. So if you are the voting kind and …
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So #1 is… not funny. But the other 9 are hilarious! My fave is the somersault vid! (click thru to see video) A huge thank-you to everyone who stopped by to give me their support yesterday! The Today Show interview went really well I think! (And I only changed my outfit 12 times. Kidding! No I’m not.) …
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Should I wear my new spring dress that I mostly made myself? (I reworked a huge muumuu I found at a thrift store). Probably too fancy. Especially now that we have a foot of snow. Back to the closet… So I just found out – as in today – that I will be on The …
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This hilarious video demonstrates the “renegade row with 1/2 lolasana” move. I can’t do it but I love that this guy can! Even better though are his little girls’ modifications. But this is a good example of what I’m talking about: super creative, fun, really wish I could do it. Although you should have seen …
Read more “P90X 2 Phase I Review (The first Experiment a Gym Buddy has ever quit…)”
