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Vanity sizing and the little black dress

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my rss feed. Thanks for visiting!Everyone has a little black dress, right?
The one dress that makes you look and feel fabulous, no matter what the occasion?
Well, mine has hung in my closet for the past 3 years eagerly awaiting my return to a size [...]

Post-vacation recovery plan

The vacation is over. The memories were made, the sand castles were built, and the ice cream was eaten. (Oh, how the ice cream was eaten!)
So now what?
It is back to reality with a vengeance.
Here is my post-vacation recovery plan.
Sensible diet
Issue: Coming off a week long free for all of cookies, ice cream and [...]

People need to shut up

This is a guest post by  Leslie Goldman, author of the blog The Weighting Game. She is also the author of “The Locker Room Diaries,” as well as a co-host of the Chicago TV show Fit Today. This post was originally seen over on The Huffington Post, where Leslie is a [...]

Beach bound

I am packing up and heading out for a week long trip to the beach! At the top of my list are these 5 items:

my bike
1 set of 10lb dumbbells
Val Slide
Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred
a jump rope

Armed with these five tools, there is no reason why I cannot exercise everyday while on my vacation. [...]

Hallux rigidus anyone?

My foot has been sore for awhile now but I ignored the pain and blamed it on bad shoes. Since I was planning on running another marathon this fall, I decided to have it checked out just in case. I figured he would tell me to rest it a bit and then I’d [...]

My 5 minutes of fame

Curious as to what Workout Mommy really looks like?
Check me out here!
Thanks Nicole for featuring me!
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Food pushers, couch potatoes, and more

Charlotte had a great post this week about sabotage and the various reasons why we might not be supportive to friends & family in their efforts to live a fit lifestyle. This post really hit home with me as I feel like there are several saboteurs in my life. (Many of them [...]

Half marathon race report

I did it! I had an amazing time at the race today and proudly tackled the crazy mountains hills that were all over the course. It was a great challenge though and I will definitely be back next year.
My mental list came in handy when the going got tough, especially #12. [...]

Thankful for 13.1 miles of road

This weekend I will be running in a half marathon with some great friends and one pregnant woman who hopefully will not pass me!
While part of me is disappointed that I am not running as fast as I did before having children, most of me is just happy to be running again.
(Note to self: [...]

Track your stats with the Apple Nike + iPod Sport Kit

Many thanks to KFJ for recommending the Nike + iPod Sport kit to me. I normally don’t like to run with music but I am a numbers freak and this satisfies my need to know exactly how fast and how far I have run. I keep my Bon Jovi tunes turned down fairly low [...]