Hey guys!
Happy Tuesday! I hope you guys had a great weekend!
Citrus is Good. Unless you eat 10 pounds of it the night before a race…Thoughts on my first 10k!
I ran my first 10k this past Saturday — the Wrigley River Run 5/10k & Tadpole Trot! It was so much fun! I had been planning on [...]

Hey, it’s me…again…in one day?! I know, crazy, right? I wanted to give a shout-out to my gorgeous Costa Rican momma who had her birthday yesterday.

Dude, I think my mom is getting younger! She is always smiling, dancing, singing and goofing off. Her beautiful accented voice charms everyone — and we all can’t help but [...]

the North Pole vomited on America?  ;D  Is it sad that I know it’s the holiday season when Corporate America tells me so?  When Starbucks takes down the pumpkin latte and breaks out their red cups?  When Target looks like a second rate winter wonderland?  Ok, I guess if I were to be less cranky, [...]

Hmm I think I meant “flash by you any day,” but saying I’d “flash you” is just plain fun (but so *not* true!)!
If you’ve seen my recent challenge updates, I’ve been rollerblading… a lot…
How does an avid runner who usually shuns other versions of cardio as “frou frou” bring herself to rollerblade?
Umm…it’s super fun, duh!
Photo [...]

Updated to include additional give-aways.
Hey guys!  I was doing my usual random health readings and research (*cough*NERD*cough*) and I came upon a BBC news report about there being a strong link between obese parents and their children of the same sex.  See BBC video here; The summary of the actual study may be found here.
If [...]

It’s been four weeks of the This Ain’t No Freshman 15, This is the Final 10 Challenge and that means it’s WEIGH-IN time!  Before you read my stats below, make sure to check out Jen, Prior Fat Girl’s, blog to see how she’s coming along!
Here we go:

Starting Weight: 138 lbs.
Last Weigh-In June 22: 134.6 lbs.
Today’s [...]

You guys know I love Lisa “Hungry Girl” Lillien. In both cartoon

and real person

form.
Lisa offers healthier alternatives to some mainstream fatty foods in her e-newsletter, website, and books.  Her most recent book, a best seller, is called Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories.  I own it and use it for ideas on how [...]

I’m a tad cranky and will try not to let that inform my review of the new Lifetime show Cook Yourself Thin.  With that disclaimer aside, let’s take a look. From the website description:

“Do you want to have your cake and eat it too?* ‘Cook Yourself Thin,’ an all-new series, offers viewers the skills and [...]

Oh but I will wait…
I’ve got lots to tell you all but I may not be around much this weekend given the monster of a paper I have due.  But, being the magnanimous gal that I am (haha), I will let  you know some things I’m looking forward to writing about soon!

Amazing Grass kindly sent [...]

Blue Skies…La La La
That’s me singing.  Why am I singing?  Is it because I can see beautiful mountains just outside my window? Or is it because I’ve had two delicious, healthy, home-cooked meals all the while lounging around and enjoying what it is to just be?  You know what it is to just “be,” right?  [...]