(This is from an original blogpost that I wrote a while back that seemed appropriate today!)Wouldnt you like to be faster than a speeding bullet?...more powerful than a locomotive?...able to leap tal...
Ive said it many times...Im different...not like anyone else. Growing up and even sometimes now as an adult, I have described myself as weird. I think about and see things from a little d...
"How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the inside of us." ~AnonymousWeve all been guilty of doing it. Its human nature. We are quick to judge on ...
Most of us use our cell phones a lot. I remember a time, many years ago, when all I did with my phone was make calls. Its not that way anymore. I use my phone for everything. ...
The smell...the way it feels when I first bite into it...the texture in my mouth...the happiness I feel when I eat a doughnut...is amazing. Seriously. I admit it. I freaking love do...
Last week after I was done working out with my friend, I decided to run across the street to pick up a few tank tops at the mall. It seemed silly to go all the way home and get fixed up just to...
Its an interesting phenomenon being a mother to three children. I am the same and they all have the same father, but my pregnancies and deliveries were all very different from one another...
I drove to the gym with mixed emotions. I was full of excitement, fear, skepticism, and happiness. I havent driven to the gym with emotions like this in a long time. For a long time...
Ive done it for so many years that it seems second nature. Ive called myself an ex-fat girl, and I AM in fact an ex-fat girl. Its a label and persona Ive given myself that I realized has ...
Ive had that uncomfortable, unsure feeling...a foreboding that something bad was about to happen for the entire hour Ive been here at home. I tried to be a "big girl" and just not think...
Get out there and get EVERYTHING you can out of this day...your training...your life!!! Recognize the greatness and potential that lies within you! GET HEALTHY! GET HAPPY! GET...
Making real improvements in your life can be the simplest, most complex, easiest, hardest thing in the world. It all depends on how you approach it. I am a stubborn person by nature, and ...
I never wanted to be a business person. Thats just not me. Im a creative person that loves people. I didnt know what I wanted to be when I grew up, but I knew that no matter what...I wanted a job whe...
"In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity." ~Albert EinsteinMany times we avoid things that are difficult. We want to avoid the pain and hard work...not realizing the good that can come fr...
YOU are a force to be reckoned with.When hard times come...your shoulders are strong enough to carry the weight.When you face a mountain of adversity or a seemingly unsurpassable plateau...your legs ...
So today is a departure from my regular positive effort. Today is just me...venting...being real. I tell people all the time that the most frustrating thing about being a trainer especially when it c...
The other night...as I was lying in bed...I started thinking about CHOICES. I was thinking about how EVERY choice we make, big or small, has a consequence and the ability to change the course of our ...
At some time or another weve all wanted to be "ER"...prettiER... thinnER... smartER... strongER. We think that if we had MORE...more money... more time... more friends... that our lives would...
Anyone that belongs to a gym has probably seen it...the people that come in the gym and do the same things day after day...the guy that reads the newspaper while pedaling on the recumbent bike...the ...
Every year...the night before Thanksgiving...I have a secret sort of ritual that I do. Before I go to sleep, I sit quietly and reflect upon the year that is almost gone. I go 90 miles an hour most of...
The only one who can tell you that you cant is YOU! You dont have to listen! YOU choose the voice that you hear in your mind. You CHOOSE whether or not to see beauty or ugly...potential or a lost cau...
It seems the thing to do on blogs or Facebook...to say "Thank you" to people in the military on Veterans Day. Dont get me wrong. I am not belittling or making fun or saying that people are no...
Sometimes, Ill workout with the guys in the 6 AM class. Today, I have a lot to do, so I thought it would be great to get my workout done for the day...early. The workout was short and simple. Row 300...
Dont be afraid to sweat! Get in the gym and work as hard as you can. Work until you can leave your "mark" on the floor! Chances are, if you arent sweaty enough to do that...you didnt work har...
Ask yourself this question..."When the going gets tough...when Im scared or have doubts...when I am hurt...do I give up, or do I fight well?"If you are satisfied with the answer to that quest...
Ive been on both ends of the spectrum. Ive been the fat girl that was ignored and mistreated. Ive been the girl that wore the swimsuit with a skirt and felt humiliated to be seen on the beach. I once...
"It doesnt have to be fun to be fun." ~Mark TwightSome of my most favorite workouts are the ones I do outside. Today was no exception. I went up to the gym and flipped a big tire and jumped i...
It was two years ago, on the last day of my vacation. I put on my bikini...grabbed my ipod...and headed for the ocean barefoot...ready to take my last walk that summer on the beach by myself. The win...
Sometimes in life, it can feel as though the task we face and the burden we have to carry are too much. We can always wish for lighter burdens or choose to give up...or...we can work towards broader ...
"As moms, we set the tone in teaching our girls about appearance and what it means." ~from the book "Youd Be So Pretty If..." Most of us would never tell our daughters that they look ...
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