Wellness is a journey
It’s the week of Thanksgiving and I have lots of gratitude in my heart. Though I look forward to yummy vegetarian Thanksgiving food, I’m definitely motivated to stay on track with workouts, eating more veggies, and maintaining an overall positive mindset. I’d love to share a few fitness things I’m grateful for right now! Let’s dive […] Read more…
Welcome to October (where is the cooler weather?)! The summer flew by for me, maybe it’s because I had to deal with my beautiful 2 year old’s new activities and the first trimester of pregnancy. I have been taking long breaks from social media and blogging because I’m still sick and still very tired but I […] Read more…
It’s the end of January 2018! It is time to revisit our New Year’s goals and tasks. Did we accomplish some or all that we hoped to? Between starting a new sport and adding new tasks to my to do lists, I’ve noticed that I’m more tired and run down. Not a good way to […] Read more…
Bye, 2017! My 2018 goals are on fire and I’m ready to go. First, here’s a look at what I accomplished in 2017 with the encouragement and support of my amazing friends and family. 2017 goals smashed: Ran a half marathon. Stuck to running for a year! Lifted for physique. Lost more postpartum weight which […] Read more…
I can’t believe we are in week 9 of the 16 week challenge. I started the challenge in September with goals of sticking to a run/lift routine that served me well in the summer. Alas, fatigue set in and I wasn’t keen on lifting 4 days a week and running 4 days a week. Add […] Read more…
I took a couple weeks off from blogging because I just got really busy. Several months ago, I blogged about how everything old is new again for me lately. Well, a funny thing happened after lunch a couple of weekends ago. My friend and I had a fabulous lunch at an Indian buffet and decided […] Read more…
Over the years, I’ve signed up for quite a few challenges on bodybuilding.com but I never saw the finishing line due to various excuses. Since having my little one, that mentality changed after I completed a 90 day challenge when I was a few months postpartum. I knew at that moment that I could see […] Read more…
I was a Dance major….until I got badly injured. I literally woke up and could not walk, let alone dance, due to severe back pain. I took several months before I felt somewhat “normal” again. The injury got me thinking long and hard about my choice of major. If I was in the real world […] Read more…
I’m in the midst of week 8 and it’s hard to believe there’s 4 weeks left of the challenge. I’m proud to say that I’m still going strong. Looking back at the last four weeks, here’s what happened: These were the toughest weeks mentally. The newness of the challenge faded a bit and the “February […] Read more…
We are in week 7 of the #250kchallenge 12 week challenge. So far, I’ve lost about 9 lbs & several inches since January! NUTRITION: I’m eating a ton of calories, drinking a gallon of water daily, getting in a lot of good carbs, plant protein and good fats. I’m still nursing so dropping calories is […] Read more…