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It’s that time of year when people set a New Year’s Resolution into action. Or maybe they will wait until Monday, January 4th because many people like to start on a Monday. If you label it a resolution, you may feel that it just a cliche that will be abandoned by mid-January. If you look … Read More “5 Thoughts about Having a Healthier 2016” »
There is ALWAYS something to be grateful for. I write 5 things I am grateful for in a journal every night before I go to bed. I think over my day and can always find at least 5, sometimes more, things that are a blessing. It is the little things in life that add up … Read More “5 Things I am Grateful for this Week” »
You hear a lot about protein when working out and when you want to add muscle. From my experience, you feel fuller longer when you have a source of protein in your meal or snack. It comes in many different forms and I am including some that I think you will love. (This post contains … Read More “5 Great Foods/Snacks that Pack a Protein Punch” »
I am a sucker for a great health/wellness book. I have read numerous books and have gotten a little something from each one of them. Don’t always agree with everything the author says, but if I can take away a few healthy ideas…I feel it is time well spent reading the book. *This post contains … Read More “5 Health/Wellness Books You Will Love” »
Today we needed to make a playlist of our workout jam. I usually go to a class so they have the playlist made already. There are, however, certain songs that just pump up the volume and make me want to work harder. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey I love this song when I’m spinning…very powerful … Read More “Blogging Challenge – My Workout Jam” »
Not too exciting…life of a kindergarten teacher/blogger: 5:45am wake up, shower, eat breakfast, let dog out, wake up husband, wake up son 7:00am-ish drive 30 minutes to work 7:30-9am prepare for 21 kindergarten students 9-11:40am teach 5 & 6 year olds how to read and write…take 3 group trips to the bathroom…tie numerous pairs of … Read More “Blogging Challenge – A Day in the Life” »
Today we needed to re-write a traditional recipe to make it healthier and a little better for you. I LOVE pasta with meatballs or meat sauce so making it a little lower in carbs and calories is something that I’ve had experience with. So…without further ado…here is my Zucchini Noodles with Meat Sauce I love … Read More “Blogging Challenge – Transformation Tuesday” »
I didn’t want to choose one of the well-known super heroines like Wonder Woman, Batgirl or Supergirl. Doesn’t every woman want to be Wonder Woman??? I googled super heroines and came up with more than I even knew existed. A lot of them had very sinister personalities or had been through some terrible accident … Read More “Blogging Challenge – Favorite Superheroine” »
This is an area that I really need to work on. I drink plenty of water when I am working out, but not throughout the day. My FAVORITE way to incorporate more water is the Motivational Water Bottle. (I am not paid to promote this product. I just love it.) It is motivational in several ways. … Read More “Fitness Blogging Challenge – Thirsty Thursday” »
The question for the challenge today was to cheat or not to cheat. I listened to a podcast from Shaun Stevenson of The Model Health Show and he made a great point about cheating. He said cheating has a very negative/bad connotation. If, say, you cheat on your spouse, VERY negative connotation. If you cheat on a … Read More “November Fitness Blogging Challenge – Treat not Cheat” »
