Since I only posted a recipe last night and no details on my day, I have so much to catch you guys up on! Wednesday night I was invited to a BLEND (bloggers + friends) party at Lululemon Charlotte. I have so enjoyed getting to know Meg and Mimi from Lululemon so I was very [...]
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Fall Grilling
October 7, 2010 { 15 comments }I’m taking a break from listening to really terrible music to update the blog. I’m downloading music for the new classes I’ll be teaching this weekend and it’s slim picking. The “workout music” selection on iTunes is made up of a lot of horrendous techno-ish covers. Wow. I can’t use my BodyPump music because it’s [...]
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Slowly Recovering (with the help of good food!)
October 4, 2010 { 4 comments }I’m slowly recovering from yesterday’s 20-miler. The first step was ice bath, hot shower and food. The second step involved me sitting on the couch from 2:30-7:30 p.m. without moving. I blogged, watched Grey’s Anatomy and ate peanut butter chocolate chip bars. It was glorious. Around 6:30 my legs said, “beer me.” I had a [...]
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Third Time's a Charm
September 30, 2010 { 19 comments }First, I really appreciate all of the comments/support about my decision to run the Marine Corps Marathon. Tomorrow is the first day of October so the countdown is officially on! Race day is October 31. Eek! :shock: After Tuesday’s 10-miler I forced myself to take Wednesday as a rest day. I was very tempted to [...]
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Great Grilled Cheese
September 27, 2010 { 14 comments }I need to make this one quick. I am drinking chamomile tea and just finished eating a pumpkin chocolate chip bar. I need to be in bed very soon. I have big plans in the morning that involve making a big decision. I need to be at my prime. Full report tomorrow. So here’s how [...]
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Strong and Sore
September 25, 2010 { 5 comments }First, thank you so much for the nice comments and Tweets about my painless return to running. I have felt so encouraged by everyone’s kind and comforting words over the last couple weeks. Thank you, thank you! Second, wow am I sore! I woke up pretty sore on Friday after teaching BodyPump on Thursday night. [...]
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Lulu Love
September 16, 2010 { 12 comments }And I’m watching the Rachel Zoe Project again. This is seriously a problem – I’m obsessed. She’s trying to cook in this episode and she’s clueless. I’m loving it! It makes me feel less bad about having no fashion sense! ;) I went to ashtanga this morning for all of 20 minutes…and then I rolled [...]
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Long Run Regret
September 13, 2010 { 10 comments }Yesterday I posted about my 18-mile turned 13-mile long run. I knew that I would regret it when I threw in the towel at mile 13 and sure enough the regret is hitting heavy today. I’ve been dwelling on my failed long run all day. It didn’t help to look at my training schedule and [...]
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Good Food + Good Tunes
September 7, 2010 { 25 comments }Whew, this has been a busy day and I’m gearing up for the rest of the week to be the same way. So much going on – but all good stuff! I subbed a BodyPump class after work and then booked it over to Y2 to squeeze in a quick ashtanga practice. So grateful that [...]
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A BodyPump Visitor
September 2, 2010 { 8 comments }I could not sleep Wednesday night. I don’t know if it was my run, all the sugar in my frozen yogurt dinner or that I “slept in” until 7:15 a.m. the two mornings prior. I was just not tired. I finally fell asleep around 1 a.m. and popped out of bed at 5:15 a.m. when [...]
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Three New Abdominal Exercises
August 30, 2010 { 10 comments }The idea for this post came to me after my yoga class this morning. Backing up…I usually teach BodyPump on Monday mornings but I received a call at 5:15 a.m. that they were canceling all morning classes because the AC was out at the Y. The first thing that crossed my mind was, “awesome, I [...]
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Self Awareness
August 26, 2010 { 5 comments }Today I’m focusing on self awareness during exercise. We are lucky at the Y that we are able to team teach BodyPump. I have a co-instructor and we split teaching the class 50/50. One of us teaches while the other participates as well as walks around and corrects technique. Tonight while I was walking around [...]
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Hummus Love
August 13, 2010 { 0 comments }It’s 9:30 and I just sat down to relax for the first time since I got home from teaching BodyPump. I just inhaled a bowl of light vanilla ice cream topped with a tablespoon of Dark Chocolate Dreams and I’m ready to blog. And then I have about a million more things to do to [...]
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Yoga Laughter
August 6, 2010 { 3 comments }I started today in the best way possible – an ashtanga practice at Y2 with Sarah (aka The Yogi Monster!). When we arrived at the studio (at 6 a.m.!!!) it was apparent that neither of us was especially feeling the early morning practice. We ended up having a really relaxed and fun practice and made [...]
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Workout Buddies
July 31, 2010 { 8 comments }Happy weekend! I’m enjoying our last weekend at home before we embark on four weekends straight of traveling in August. Eek! Luckily, they’re all fun travel plans (including two beach trips – score!). Sometimes workouts are more fun with friends and I’ve been lucky to have some pretty awesome workout buddies this week. First, I [...]
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A Little Guilt and a Gameplan
July 29, 2010 { 4 comments }Where do I even begin thanking y’all for the overwhelming support? Your comments were encouraging, honest and insightful. I also must admit that I feel a little guilty. I truthfully wasn’t trying to solicit praise for my blog by sharing my dilemma/feelings/anxiety with you but I truthfully must admit that the comments were nice to [...]
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Another Ridiculously Long Post with Lots of Food
July 26, 2010 { 3 comments }Part two of my ridiculously long weekend overview post. Need to catch up? Part one is here. Read at your own risk – it’s a long one! After Saturday night’s food-fest at The Palm I had to regroup and get ready to do it all over again for Sunday brunch. We had a family birthday [...]
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Party Time
July 25, 2010 { 4 comments }First, sorry for the weekend hiatus from blogging but I was in need of a disconnect. This weekend was all about birthday celebrations. My mother in law has a milestone birthday coming up on Wednesday (I will not share the number because I am a sweet daughter in law ;) ) and my sister in [...]
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My Exercise Journey…and Ashtanga Take Two
July 21, 2010 { 8 comments }I used to always stick with what I knew when it came to workouts – and what I knew was running. I was always very reluctant to try group exercise classes, walking was boring, the elliptical was boring, yoga was boring…I just wanted to go, go, go and feel the rush I got from running. [...]
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BodyPump 74 Launch and First MCM Long Run
July 17, 2010 { 10 comments }Happy Saturday – it’s been an active one for me! This morning we launched BodyPump 74 at the Y (by the way, did you see that the YMCA is officially changing its name to the Y?). We had a four instructor launch team and over 30 members participate. I realize that not everyone knows what [...]
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Marine Corps Marathon Training Plan
July 14, 2010 { 31 comments }After months of talk, promises of base building and a little bit of procrastination…I’m finally ready to share (and commit to) my Marine Corps Marathon training plan. For some background information on why I chose this race and who I’ll be running it with check out this post. Now, prepare to be underwhelmed by this [...]
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Twitter Friend Happy Hour
July 8, 2010 { 3 comments }Last night I took the night off from blogging on Peanut Butter Runner. Bakin’ and Eggs was feeling neglected (it had been a week since my last update!) so I updated my food blog with these amazing (seriously, make them NOW) Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars. I had been going nonstop for days and really [...]
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Manic Monday on a Tuesday
July 6, 2010 { 3 comments }Whew…the long weekend was nice but today has been crazy. It definitely felt like a Monday even though it wasn’t. I just sat down for the first time (it’s 10 p.m.) since I left work. This evening I taught BodyPump, went to the grocery, cooked, cleaned, made my breakfast for tomorrow and packed my bag [...]
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Indian Feast and Trash TV
June 29, 2010 { 4 comments }I don’t have much for you guys today. I’ve been enjoying living the housewife life! ;) Tomorrow is my last day off – it’s been a fun few days but I’m definitely ready to start my new adventure on Thursday. I slept until 9 a.m. this morning for a whopping total of 10 hours of [...]
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AthFest Day 2, Your Pie and Monday Recap
June 28, 2010 { 4 comments }I feel so behind! I have so much to catch you guys up on. I planned on posting the rest of our Athens weekend recap last night but our plans changed and we ended up not getting home until after 11 p.m. I had a 5 a.m. wake up call to teach BodyPump this morning [...]
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A Needed Break
June 24, 2010 { 3 comments }Today was my Friday and I have no work responsibilities until next Thursday. I am really excited about this break. It is so needed. I’m finally going to tackle some unfun tasks like figuring out how to file for our first time home buyer’s credit, finally getting a NC license plate (I still have Alabama [...]
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Caving to the Craving
June 23, 2010 { 6 comments }I tried so hard to resist it. Ignored the media, ignored all of my friends comments on Facebook and Twitter, even ignored my own husband’s rave review. Today, there was no stopping this craving. Oh yes. That would be the new Chick-Fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich. Let’s look at it and all its deliciousness a little [...]
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Another Happy Birthday!
June 22, 2010 { 3 comments }Today is Brandon’s birthday! Happy birthday to my grill-master and food tester – thank you for patiently waiting to eat while I take a million pictures of our dinner! Happy birthday to Sullie’s dog dad. She is oh so grateful that you feed her and give her belly rubs. Happy birthday to my hiking and [...]
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Busy Summer Weekend
June 20, 2010 { 0 comments }Happy weekend! We’ve stayed very busy with mostly fun activities but it has definitely not made for a relaxing or restful weekend. Friday night we stayed in and worked on the house. We hung mirrors, pictures and curtains in the master bedroom. So happy with the progress. We had a late dinner of burgers on [...]
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Blog Drama
June 18, 2010 { 3 comments }Before I launch into eats and workouts I have to let you know about some stuff going on behind the scenes with the blog. I am in the process of moving both of my blogs over to self-hosting and it is the most frustrating thing I have done in a long time! I’m having major [...]
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The Beets are Back
June 15, 2010 { 0 comments }After enjoying the ready-to-eat beets from Trader Joe’s and seeing beets all over the blog world recently, I decided it was time to take a stab at cooking with them. I found this beautiful bunch of beets at the farmer’s market on Saturday for $2. I really wanted to use the beet greens too so [...]
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Catching Up and Fun News
June 10, 2010 { 3 comments }I have some fun happenings and yummy food to share with you from the past couple days since yesterday’s post was a nostalgic review of the last year. Thanks for reading and for your nice comments! I honestly can’t wait to see what the next year holds for us. Life truly is a journey! So [...]
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Need Sleep
June 7, 2010 { 1 comment }I slept horribly Sunday night. There’s something about getting off of my sleeping schedule on the weekends and worrying about sleeping through my 5 a.m. wake up call on Monday mornings to teach BodyPump that just really interferes with my sleeping on Sundays. Last night was way worse than usual for some reason. I was [...]
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Resurfacing
June 1, 2010 { 1 comment }And I’m back! After I shared the Greek feast with you Saturday night I kind of went off the grid for the rest of the holiday weekend. There was yard work to be done and family time to enjoy. I had good intentions of blogging Monday night but instead found myself in bed at 9:30 [...]
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Don't Fear the Beets
May 27, 2010 { 8 comments }Sorry that I didn’t get a post up last night but the last thing I wanted to do was open my laptop after a long day of work. Also, my throat is still bothering me so vegging on the couch catching up on Grey’s Anatomy sounded a little more appealing than blogging . ;) And [...]
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How to Menu Plan and Grocery Shop for the Week
May 24, 2010 { 5 comments }I received an email today from one of our law school friends asking for advice on how to avoid eating out and finding the motivation to cook at home on the weeknights. If you read my food blog then you know how much a believe in the power of menu planning. When someone asks for [...]
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Base Building
May 17, 2010 { 8 comments }I can’t put it off any longer. It’s imminent. I must find a way to overcome my yoga addiction and get back on the road to start building my base for Marine Corps Marathon training. My 3-4 mile runs here and there are not cutting it to prepare me for the training cycle that starts [...]
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At Our Own Pace
May 15, 2010 { 0 comments }Happy weekend! We’re hanging out in Charlotte this weekend. It’s so nice to relax and go at our own pace. I taught BodyPump this morning and am heading to Y2 yoga in a bit for a three-hour yoga bootcamp. I’m getting nervous. I did one a couple of months ago and it was very challenging. [...]
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Respecting Rest Days – When to Rest and When to Power Through
May 13, 2010 { 6 comments }My goal for this blog is not only to document my lifestyle but also to discuss fitness and nutrition topics and hopefully provide some insight and education for my readers. The topic I want to discuss today is something that you all know that I’ve been struggling with the past couple weeks with moving, traveling [...]
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Friday Already?
May 7, 2010 { 0 comments }How is it already Friday afternoon? This week has flown by – busy, busy, busy! We’ve been working like crazy on the house trying to get unpacked and establish a small degree of order before our friends Cristen and Graham arrived Friday. We planned this visit months ago and it just happened to end up [...]
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Early Cinco De Mayo
May 4, 2010 { 0 comments }I must be honest. It was not fun to get up at 5 a.m. to teach BodyPump this morning. I was so exhausted from the weekend and so sore from yesterday’s yoga class. I was definitely feeling the effects in my hamstrings of pushing myself to the edge during standing splits. But I tell Brandon [...]
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Moving Stress
April 28, 2010 { 1 comment }This post is going to be super quick. There is way too much going on right now! Today was the weirdest day I’ve had in a long time. All day I was forgetting things and mixing things up. I’m hoping I can blame it on stress. I started the day at Y2 for a hot [...]
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Busy Bee
April 27, 2010 { 2 comments }Well, yoga was a bit of a disappointment Sunday evening. My favorite instructor Suzanne ended up needing a sub at the last minute. I have to admit that I was a bit upset when I found out she wasn’t there but as a group ex instructor I know how much it stinks to be a [...]
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Go Heavy!
April 23, 2010 { 12 comments }Happy Earth Day! I decided to join fellow blogger and BodyPump instructor Q (check out her fun blog) on her challenge to GO HEAVY on squat weights. I’ve been toying with the idea of adding a second big plate for a couple of months now and tonight I decided to go for it! Luckily, it [...]
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Making the Most of It
April 20, 2010 { 12 comments }We had grand plans of packing yesterday afternoon but Brandon ended up at the Y and I decided to go to a hot yoga class at Y2. I have to be honest, I really wasn’t feeling it…at all…but I always go on Sunday afternoons when we’re in town and am pretty set in my routines. [...]
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Sauces, Strawberries and Squats
April 16, 2010 { 4 comments }A quick wrap up of my week to kick off the Peanut Butter Runner blogging! I normally only teach BodyPump twice a week and some Saturdays but the past couple weeks I’ve been subbing a ton! All of this teaching also happened to coincide with the release of BodyPump 73 (new releases quarterly) and the [...]
