Why is it when you try to do something good for yourself, you end up getting those fucking well-meaning people saying shit concerned things like,  “Isn’t 3.5 pounds in one week a little high?” “You’re not starving yourself again are you?” and “Maybe you should slow down.”
(there were many exceptions that were very encouraging on [...]

One night, Daren and I were in bed, and he was trying mercilessly to get me to get on board with the doing of the sexual things. I felt fat, overly so, and was very very snippy.
“You’re leaning on my hair,” I whined. I huffed, and shifted, and very nearly poked him in [...]

It’s 10 to 9 and the gym daycare opens at 9. I have a 3 hour window in which I could go run 5K this morning but I’m feeling VERY discouraged and crappy after stepping on the scale this morning and seeing a 2lb gain. I worked out for an HOUR yesterday morning, [...]

So this morning my friends R and J were waiting for me at the gym. I was still high from last night, and even higher since I stepped on the scale this morning and saw I had shed THREE POUNDS this week after kicking sugar!
Still, trepidation set in as this was about to be [...]

I’m writing this totally high on the evening. After setting out stuff for dinner while Daren BBQ’d, I decided I wasn’t hungry. I was craving, WAIT FOR IT: EXERCISE.
WHAT THE WHAT?
Lemme back up a couple days – Haley, Leslie, Lotus and I were gabbing on Twitter and I forget which 2 or 3 [...]

Now that the weather is getting better, I’m adding cycling to Ye Ol’ Exercise Routine.
But I don’t know where to start in terms of mileage. I’m relying on Gmaps to get me the stats I so lovingly crave. (Seriously, it’s a disease how much I love exercise stats. Yet I never write [...]

I’m over here today kicking punk’s butts.  xoxo

Daren and I signed up to be on a co-ed baseball team.
I haven’t played softball since before Thomas was born and I was um, well… pretty crappy at it back then.
I don’t know anyone else on the team except the woman I gave our money to.  I saw the ad at the gym for much [...]

Recently Starbucks changed their lingo on lattes (and other drinks) from “non-fat” to “skinny.  As in, I’ll have a Quad Venti sugar-Free Vanilla SKINNY Latte, rather than “Non-Fat” Latte.
I’m not sure what prompted the corporate change, but one barista sure had a huge vent about the situation which included the politically incorrectness of the new [...]

I have kind of a big announcement to make. I’m now writing for Work It Mom! alongside the lovely and talented Karen from Lion and Magic Boy. Our column is called Catch Your Breath.
Together Karen and I bring you constant reminders to take time for yourself. “Karen M.” (I feel like I’m [...]