I finally filmed (and edited with the help of Thing 1) my first workout of the 48 workouts I’m planning to film while we travel this year and uploaded it to my brand new YouTube account. This workout was done in Yosemite National Park overlooking Half Dome about an hour before sunset.  This location is […]

Update:  You can read my  FULL REVIEW of the Bodybugg V3 here! I did something impulsive. I emptied my sock drawer.  Not of socks but of the last of my birthday money.  I was planning on buying a pair of designer jeans. Instead I got this. See the black thing on my arm. That’s my […]

Let me tell you a secret.  I don’t loooveeee veggies. At least not in the same way I looooveee pizza. (I know it’s almost heretical.) But when my friend sent me this recipe from the Food Network I actually thought “here is a veggie recipe I can get excited about” or something sort of cheesy like […]

You may have heard of a new study that was circulating various news sources last week.  (Thanks Charlotte for the tip off on Twitter.)   The gist of the study was that women need an hour of moderate intensity activity  7 days a week to maintain a “normal” weight. So what does this mean for women […]

I try not to compare myself to others because…well…I just don’t think it’s a good habit.  At best I tell myself I’m not doing that bad, at worst, I get depressed or cocky. Neither is lovely.  Not at all.  Most of the time if I compare myself to others I start to feel like I’m […]

On Monday I wrote about why I decided to call what most people refer to as cheats or free days “sane meals”.  To recap, sane meals takes on two meanings serving two purposes.  One including sane meals in my weekly plan makes it easier more enjoyable to stick to a healthy food plan all week.  But […]

If you are like me you don’t have hours to workout every day.  For the last year most of  my strength workouts have lasted 40-60 minutes.  Well I’ve decided to shave some of the time off by  pushing myself a little harder in less time by using the clock for motivation.  I feel like I […]

It’s July 1st.  That means six months of this year have come and gone.  That leaves 6 more months to accomplish what you set out to do this year.  I re-visted my list of goals from January. 1. Compete in another competition. – Done. 2. Hold a 5 minute plank.  – Over halfway there. 3. […]

A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn’t will find an excuse. – Stephen Dolley Jr I love making lists and unfortunately my list of excuses is probably one of my longest lists.  For years, I made up all sorts of excuses of why I couldn’t lose weight, get […]

Taking body fat measurements requires some practice even then it’s not 100% accurate.  Even so it’s a great inexpensive way to track progress and it’s much more reliable than the scale.  For instance, I’m 4 pounds heavier than I was for my first competition but my BF% is down by 1-2%.  Which hopefully means I […]