Yeah, you read that right. And it rhymed! I didn’t plan that, either. Anyway, I’m on a damn mission. My Dad came out for a visit, and I stayed on course with my eating and still lost weight. But it also helped that my Dad is on a damn mission, too. Damn missions all around! [...]

We all know how scary it can be taking that first step. Whether it’s applying for a new job, going back to school or going to the gym when you haven’t been in a long time (or ever!). For me, it was getting back into an exercise routine. A few weeks before Christmas I got [...]

I thought I’d dedicate this blog to portion control. The reason I’m doing this is because as of today I’ve lost 10 pounds in 5 weeks, and it has been the easiest 10 pounds of my life. In those 5 weeks, you can also throw in Thanksgiving and a 3 day visit to Vegas (woop [...]

I was talking to my super smart, beautiful, wonderful mother the other week about my weight loss journey. I had been struggling, especially since the thought of summer is slowly creeping up in my mind. Which would make you think that I would be in total focus mode! But sometimes when I look too far [...]

Have you ever really thought about the way you deal with stress? I never really have before. I guess I’ve been lucky, I haven’t had a super stressful life. And when I have gotten stressed out in the past, I never really thought about the way I would deal with it. Until now. This past [...]

When I was in school, we did “train and be trained” everyday. I loved it because not only did I get to train someone, but I got to be trained! And let me tell you, we did not go easy on each other! After I graduated, those intense workouts stopped. I noticed I wasn’t in [...]