Through the Roller Coaster

Hi all! How was your weekend?! Mine was pretty darn good actually.. nothing crazy, but a little relaxing, a little working out and a whole lotta football! I’ve been a football fan since.. literally as long as I can remember. I grew up watching football with my dad, and growing up in Seattle, that meant spending a lot of time watching the Seahawks loose. So you can imagine how much I LOVED watching the game this...

Oats & Soup

Hi all! No witty lead in, so lets jump right in! FITNESS Another good day! My legs were just the right amount of sore today :p You know what I mean though?.. sore enough that I know I had a good workout, but not too sore that I sentenced to the couch. Ugh that’s the worst, have you ever been so sore that making any movement hurts so much that you start feeling sick? haha.. yes I have issues with pushing myself too far...

No Better

Hello friends! I missed you all.. and lots to update you on (including a big change). First.. Welcome September! If you’ve been following my blog from the beginning, you know I love fall.. a big part due to a minor.. ok maybe major.. obsession with Pumpkin.. This morning there was no better time to bring back Pumpkin Oatmeal! I stirred in 1/3 c Pumpkin into 1/3 c Steel Cut Oats and topped it with a ~1/2 c plain...

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...

Adjustments

Hi! Hope you all had a great day.. mine was pretty uneventful.. so on to it.. FITNESS Today was check/weigh-in with the trainer… My waist measurement and body fat % are down (9% give or take 0.5%), but my weight is staying stubborn (only down slightly from last week). What’s the heck, where’s it going?! .. Well it probably/might/perhaps mean that I’m holding water. This whole process is so crazy, but...