meglynerogers

I LOVE walking. I'm kind of an exercise junkie in general, but I love coming home from work, hooking my dog's leash on his collar, and setting out for a walk. Walking is a great way to slowly burn calories, tone muscles, and soak up some Vitamin D on a sunny day. As a runner, I love a good long walk on my "rest" days: my…

I just ate leftover whole wheat veggie pizza for breakfast. Mmmm....

Running takes time to get "easy" or be "fun" and, quite frankly, the first few weeks are the hardest! Doing C25K is a great way to get yourself running slowly and efficiently without hurting yourself. Before you know it, running will be fun and you'll be bounding through 5Ks and 10Ks, and half marathons like they're…

Fiber One makes multigrain bread that has 50 calories a slice and has 48% of the fiber you need for the day. Toast that up with the peanut butter and you'll have plenty of fiber and protein to keep you full. (If you're just looking for protein, an egg is about 100 calories and is lots of protein. Scramble the yolk, pop…

For breakfast each day (or lunch instead when I run out of lunch food), I'll do a Shakeology chocolate shake. Why is it awesome? It's chocolate and has more vitamins and nutrients in that one silly little shake than I'd usually have in the meal. Oh, and it's only 150 calories or so if you make it with water. Did I mention…

Remember: if you're balancing your diet with the appropriate blend of vegetables, fruits, proteins, and healthy carbs, you shouldn't *need* any of those supplements. Your intestines will only absorb the vitamins and minerals you need: the rest comes out as waste. Keep recording your food/exercise, make good decisions, and…