Amended Hey guys! Got cravings? [photo cred: samiosymonds on Flickr here] Let me appease them for you. If you’re craving motivation: Healthy Lifestyle Bloggers part 1, part 2 Working against the odds to maintain a healthy lifestyle — “Be the 5%“ Who Motivates You? Part I, Part II, Part III Why I Do This Here [...]

Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed my Monday post on part one of my favorite healthy-lifestyle bloggers. Are you ready for part two?! I am! Heather Blog: Heather Eats Almond Butter Story: Heather weighed in around 220 pounds in her undergrad years just like the Cranky One over here. When she decided to change her [...]

Hi guys! This is the final installment of the “Who or What Motivates You” series, which kinda makes me sad! You guys have truly inspired me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing with me. I told you I would give my own motivators… and it was a lot tougher to define [...]

Hey guys!  I hope you had wonderful days yesterday.  Today is the second installment of your responses to “who or what motivates you?”  I hope reading these responses gives you all the motivation you need to push through your challenges today!  They’re certainly helping me out…:D  And without further ado, you guys said: Going for [...]

Amended Hi guys!  What better way to brighten up a “case of the Mondays” than to revel in what motivates all of us to persevere through our personal challenges, eh?  If you recall, I asked you guys who or what motivates you and I’ve compiled part of the list below.  There will be a part [...]

Hey guys! I thought I would share this recipe with you for lemon and basil brown rice with garbanzo beans since I enjoyed it so much! Lemon & Basil Brown Rice with Garbanzo Beans Ingredients 1 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves (I got mine from Trader Joe’s) — 6 calories, 0.1 g fat, 0.8 [...]

A mid-day post from the cranky one? So out of the ordinary, right?  Like my eloquent friend told me — it takes breaking cycles to break out of a slump and, guys, I’m breaking free! Looking at my Old Self for Motivation Today URL here Can any of you relate to the feelings I had [...]

Hi guys!  Happy Sunday!  I’m sure you’re all not too excited about tomorrow being Monday and back to the grind.  School starts up again for me tomorrow and my schedule will officially be insane.  A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do, right? ;D Motivators Thanks for your responses to my “who or what [...]

Hey guys! I want to know who or what motivates you! When you’re wondering whether you should park it on the couch or take a stroll around the park, who or what gets you to put on your walking shoes? Just in general, when you’re feeling less than stellar, what gets you to put your [...]

It’s been a week of the This Ain’t No Freshman 15, This is the Final 10 Challenge and you know what that means…it’s WEIGH IN time!  Laaaaaammmme!  Before you read my stats below, make sure to check out Jen, Prior Fat Girl’s, blog to see how she’s coming along! Starting Weight: 138 lbs. Weight Monday, [...]