Although you sit on it every day, your behind probably doesn't get much of your attention. If you notice it at all, most likely you're complaining that it's too fat, flat, or flabby. But however you feel about your back end, the gluteals—the muscles that form the buttocks—do crucial work every day, … [Read more...]
Well, Knock Me Over With a Feather
Because I'm stunned that this thing actually works! It's a whole body vibration machine. I know, I know, you're seeing visions of housewives in the 30s with those belts strapped around their hips. Well, we all know those didn't work. And honestly, that's what I thought when an old friend of … [Read more...]
Five Years=Forty Pounds
Can it be just five short years ago? So, so much has changed in my life since the birth of my second child that I find it nearly impossible to believe that only five years can have elapsed since that day. This, for one. Somehow my family has grown from this: to this: I and I have shrunk; … [Read more...]
Fresh Air and Exercise
There's nothing like a day spent outdoors in springtime to make you feel totally and deliciously alive. Yesterday we took the family up to Sunshine Village for a gorgeous day of spring skiing and an early-season picnic.Of course little gimp (as we affectionately refer to her) wasn't able to ski, … [Read more...]
Have Trainer, Will Ache
Ouch! How sore is my butt right now? No wait...don't answer that question... So, you may have guessed by now (oh, so clever you are) that I had my first session with my awesome personal trainer, Shaun, yesterday. Today, I cannot stand up from a chair without pushing up with my arms. Like we all did … [Read more...]
Retrospective
Ahh...it's the time of the turning of the year. A time to look ahead, but also a time to take stock. I decided this time to take a look not just over the past year, but over my entire weight loss journey to date. Why? Well, to re-motivate myself during the cold winter months ahead...this journey … [Read more...]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I have learned a lot about myself in the last few months. Some of it good. Some of it not so good. Some of it downright ugly. I have been a single mom for about 5 months now. Just to let you know, I survived Thanksgiving intact. And I survived my son’s 8th … [Read more...]
And I thought I was a multi-tasker!
So yesterday, I'm on my way to Tim Horton's drive-through to pick up lunch for my kids and moi, and en route, I realise that I have no cash! As much as I love Timmy's, it is still SO IRRITATING that they do not take debit or credit cards. I don't know about you, but it's been ages since I … [Read more...]
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