Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness
What a great start to a Sunday! My day began slowly. After awaking around 7:30 a.m., I remained in bed with my laptop propped up, streaming an episode of Glee from Netflix with Sadie curled up by my side. I’ve downloaded many songs from Glee, but haven’t watched more than one episode. I’m starting from…
As I headed into the kitchen this morning to get started on breakfast, nothing was calling to me. I usually have something in mind for breakfast, but today I drew a blank. Since I wasn’t hit with a craving, I figured I could take my time making breakfast, and cooked up a batch of wheat…
As I headed to the gym this morning, I found myself wishing that my gym offered a BodyPump class on Friday mornings. I love the fast pace and intense muscle burn I get from BodyPump and have a hard time replicating it in my own workouts. Today I decided I would take a cue from…
This morning I awoke feeling excited about my new life. Of course I am looking forward to essentially being my own boss and working from home, but part of me is also nervous about not having anyone to hold me accountable other than myself. Fortunately I’ve always been pretty self-motivated and I am determined to…
Sometimes the hardest part of a run is motivating yourself to actually get out there and do it. When I was training for the Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon last year, I found it easier to stay motivated because I felt like I couldn’t miss a training run since I wanted to finish the…
Hello from Chicago! I arrived in Chicago late last night early this morning, thrilled to see my friend Leah and her fiancé Matt waiting for me to bring me back to their apartment in the city. Even though it was late, the three of us enjoyed catching up for a bit before finally turning in…
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