No, Richard, not football! Save the short shorts for HOT YOGA. You’d totally fit right in! Extreme heat. Tiny room. Lots of nearly-naked people packed in nose to tail (literally so in Down Dog). All the elements were there for a monumental embarrassing moment. Would I fart – after all “wind-removing pose” is one of …
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Cartoon says: (man) “Gosh, Honey, you seem to thrive on cooking, cleaning and dusting and I’m all tuckered out by closing time. What’s the answer?” (woman) “Vitamins, Darling! I always get my vitamins!” Charlotte says: Gee willikers, I want some speed fortified with vitamins too! I was accosted at Costco. It all started on Saturday …
Oh yeah, look at me get down with my bad self! I wore my fitmarker wristband to parent-teacher conferences AND the boy scouts pinewood derby tonight, oh yes I did! “This makes me feel just like I did during my c-section! The bright lights, everyone staring down at me, me not knowing what’s going on …
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It’s probably just laundry day. Or the Lady Gaga* tribute subway car. I’m gross. We’ve established that many, many, times on this blog. I didn’t start out this way – truly, ask the Gym Hubby how I used to have to make our bed every night before I could get in it – but having …
My frugality and fitness fanaticism are not mutually exclusive – in fact once you get past your Lululemon loving, living healthier saves you money in a lot of ways – but the one big health tip that everyone from Dr. Oz to Oprah to Jillian Michaels to PETA to Mark Sisson agree on is the …
For the record I would still totally wear that outfit. Downy duck fluff burrowed into my neck, the soft sigh of newborn breath so slight that I keep one hand lightly on her back to assure it rises and falls in concordance with my own. My other arm cradles her tiny warm body in this …
“Girls rule, boys drool!” “Girls go to Jupiter to get more stupider; boys go to Mars to get more candy bars!” And my favorite gender stereotype, brought home the other day by my 3rd grader: “Mom, did you know that when girls scream 3 times they can shatter glass? It’s because girls have high voices …
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The fountain of youth. The holy grail. Amelia Earhart. The second gunman. My electric sandwich maker that disappeared from my apartment freshman year leaving nothing but a trail of crusty cheese in its wake. There have been many epic searches throughout history but none have been more enticing and enraging for fitness freaks than the …
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Post Updated: Read postscript please! Thanks:) Possibly the only question more charged in fit-minded circles these days than steady state vs. interval cardio, is the classic and omnipresent Protein Question. The Protein Question, also known as the Protein Debate or the Protein Lecture depending on who is doing the speaking, is one of the most-asked, …
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someecards.com First, a huge thank you to all who entered and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m celebrating by running the Lucky7 with my Gym Buddies and my husband on Saturday! (Wish me luck – I’ll stay away from the pills this time, promise!) What are you doing to celebrate today? Eating Lucky Charms? Wearing your …
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