My good friend, Kelly, who authors The ¢entsible Life, has a “Health” section on her blog that will occasionally feature articles from yours truly! I’ll be writing about fitness and health, but with an eye towards Kelly’s goal of frugality. If you haven’t visited The ¢entsible Life before, you MUST go! Kelly has lots of great information for families and others trying to save money, and shares insights into her own family’s attempt to live on a budget and pay off their debt. And it’s not just me that thinks Kelly and her site are great – she’s been featured on local television, nominated for blogging awards, and even has her own on-line TV show!.. Read More
Just over a year ago, I wasn’t yet a blogger. I was going through a Turbulence Training Transformation Contest, and tweeting about my meals and workouts. I was posting a lot in the forums on dailyburn.com, trying to help answer the questions of people starting out, just like Susan had helped me when I was beginning my journey... Read More
So, you’ve decided to lose weight. And hopefully, you’ve read my first post in this series and have taken the initial steps to Set a Baseline. Now that you know where you are, how do you move forward and begin your weight loss quest? Well, you’ll need a set of tools to help you along the way... Read More
When you’ve finally decided that it’s time to commit to losing weight, it can be difficult to know what you should do to get started. I’ve had many people come to me and ask how to start. In addition, when I look back at June 2008, I wish someone had told me some thing that would have made measuring my progress easier... Read More
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Companies selling weight loss and fitness products are often trying to find the best way to market to women. And one of the marketing gimmicks I’ve been hearing far too often lately is that a certain type of exercise (usually pilates) will help women develop “long, lean muscles.” The other variation on this theme is that a particular exercise will help women develop “dancer’s legs” or “dancer’s muscles.”.. Read More
I’ve been asked to start blogging regularly for the on-line home of MomSpace magazine, MomSpace.com. Over there, I’ll be known as “Healthy Mom,” and be blogging original content about health and fitness, as well as my own story, just like I do here. So be sure to check both sites as I won’t be cross-posting here at LGM every time I have a new blog on MomSpace... Read More
Today’s post is from a personal friend and fellow fitness blogger, Anna Dornier of Path to Fat Loss. Anna and I first met on the Turbulence Training forums, and she was the one who first got me interested in kettlebells. Now, Anna is a Certified Russian Kettlebell Instructor (RKC) and Certified Personal Trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). She teaches bootcamps and kettlebell class in Northern California under her company ATD Fitness... Read More
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I didn’t want to leave my readers hanging! This is a relatively small blog, and I appreciate all of the readers who have engaged in the past few weeks, leaving comments, subscribing to my email list, becoming facebook fans, and buying products for which I am an affiliate. So THANK YOU for your help!.. Read More
I’m one of those people for whom eating sweets and sugar doesn’t satisfy a craving, but actually creates one. I know I’m not alone. Many other women deal with the same issues. The problem is that if you have a sweet treat one day, you’re more likely to have one the next day, and the next day, and…well, you get the idea. And it’s confession time: it’s been happening to me! My daughter had her birthday, and we had an ice cream cake. I ate some of that. Then my husband made some chocolate chip cookies. I ate one on two separate days. Then my daughter baked a cake with her babysitter on her afternoon off from school. I broke off a small piece today and ate it…and that’s when I realized I needed to come clean. You see, I don’t even LIKE cake!.. Read More
When you’re a blogger, you meet so many other amazing people in the blogging community. One such person I’ve met is Josh Hanagarne, of Worlds Strongest Librarian. What caused me to start reading Josh’s blog was that he’s a Russian Kettlebell Challenge instructor (RKC). What KEPT me reading his blog was that he’s brilliant, funny, and candid in a way that so many other people refuse to be. If you haven’t stopped by and read his blog before, here’s a perfect excuse to start: Josh is featuring a guest post from me today!.. Read More
