A Year of Lessons

Hi all! Gosh, and I was doing so well with posting on a regular basis.. whoops I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! Mine was incredibly uneventful.. unless you count watching a steady stream of Netflix, eventful.. then in that case it was a crazy weekend! At the moment I’m watching Friday Night Lights, the TV show version. And wow, it really makes me realize how thankful I am to have gone to a city school,...

Spreading.. Change of Thought

Change of Thought by Genie Sammons 2010 We are not fat We are not off season We are not gross We are enjoying life and improving on body parts that need improvement. We are healthy and strong and beautiful. We are working towards our goals. We are working towards our health. We work hard because we are worth it and we deserve it. We love us share:Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on Linkedinshare vi

Refresher & Check-In

Hi all! If you’re reading this in a Reader, please click on over and let me know what you think of the new layout (and thank you to those who have so far)! I wanted to simplify a bit, but things always go wrong with these sort of changes, so please shoot me an email or leave a comment if something seems off or missing. Ok, so this accidentally became an awfully word heavy post.. First a Preview I’d seen the...

Ice Blended

Hi all! Wow, this week flew by for me. The last couple days have been super busy.. but all good stuff! FITNESS First an update.. yesterday was weekly Check-In day with my trainer.. and.. finally my weight dropped a couple pounds, and my body fat % when down too It’s so crazy, right now I’m only a little over a percent above what I competed at last time (which I can definitely lose in the next 3.5 weeks), but my...

A Good Day

Today was a good day.. not in the Ice Cube sorta way.. even if it is a classic tune (side note: I was going to put a link to the music video, but then I watched it and decided it was definitely not appropriate, haha) But seriously, weight lifting with my trainer, killer cardio, YNL clients, studying, research & article writing.. it was a good day.. FITNESS My cardio is finally started to get & feel better again!...

EOTW & Fitness Inspirations

Quick post tonight.. FITNESS Exercise of the Week: Glute Presses Using a Leg Press machine (I’ve just done these on the version where the leg plate stays in place, but the other type would work too), turn onto your side, tucking your bottom leg under (bent, so you’re basically sitting on it), so your foot against the plate is almost at a 90-degree angle. You won’t need much weight on the machine (like 30...