“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” ― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx “A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” ― Steve Martin “Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting…
Living in Georgia is a whirlwind of weather changes.....one day 50 something and the next day 80 something, but I think that we are finally at the point where weather is great and warm. Time to pull out the grill and hit the farmers markets to cook up some local favorites. In the South that translates to corn, green peas,…
This weekend proved to be a challenge for me and I had to take a long look to see why it was. There are many things that I can be happy with in my life and I have been actively working on silencing my inner critic that thrives on my being perfect or at least pushes me to be. While looking deep within I came to see that I…
Since I started changing my life a year ago I had to take a real look at myself and see what I was honestly working with. Who was I and what about me led me to get to the weight I was? It took me a while to really admit that I am not one of those people who always sees the glass half full and the silver lining on each…
There is something about being able to get outdoors and also get in fitness that is quite amazing. There is a point where I really let my mind wander and just look around to see how beautiful the flowering trees are. Nature has a way of making spectacular tranformations every spring and I have come to enjoy transforming…
I frequent the forums here and like to see what others suggestions to questions are and how they have coped with problems I have myself. Too many times there will be 1 or 2 people out there who make it their business to either shame or degrade people that are just starting out or who they feel "they know more or better…
I hope that everyone out there is having a great week so far....we are mid-way through it and closer to the weekend. In the last 2 weeks I decided to make it my cause to get out there and prove to myself that I can do things I never I thought I could and I began to run.....not just run, but look at both where I was running…
I must admit that weight loss can be a beast at times. There are the ups and the downs, there are the highs on the scale and there are the lows and definitely there are the perks and there are the sacrifices......but it is all comes down to battling the beast one challenge at a time and winning more often than giving up.…
This time of year can have a way of taking some of the fun out of exercise and being outdoors. While I do love the gym and being motivated by others getting their exercise on.....I so wish I could get in a good run or walk outside because I miss it. How do you stay motivated with activity when the cold has you stuck…
So Tuesday was a calorie nightmare for me as I let myself get way to bent out of shape over stress and ate too much. I question if there will ever be a time when I don't sometimes struggle deeply with emotions and eating and veer off the beaten path every now and again. I was pissed because I was using food for something…
