From the monthly archives:

April 2010

New Shoes, New Bras, New Hat, I’m so ready to go!

April 13, 2010

Tweet So yesterday I added up the mileage on my shoes and decided it was time for a new shoes so today I went to Fleet Feet and got shiny new shoes, ironically after trying on 5 different shoes I ended up in the updated version of the Brooks shoes I am currently using.  I […]

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Why do we have to have Mondays?

April 12, 2010

Tweet I know, I know, if there was no Mondays then Tuesdays would suck, but still… I used to not work Mondays when I was teaching and no one could sympathise on Tuesday (my Monday), everyone sympathises with the suck that is Monday mornings.  For me Mondays mean lots of household chores and the mess […]

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Farther than I have ever gone in my LIFE! April 11th Food and Exercise Journal

April 11, 2010

Tweet That’s right I ran further than I have ever run before in my life.  That would be 5 miles.  I ran 5 miles no walking, OMG.  I ran it and I enjoyed it, double OMG!  I felt good for most of the run, my left knee and hip were sore for mile 5 but […]

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Another Pound Bites the Dust

April 10, 2010

Tweet Down a pound this week, which may not be as much as I had hoped but it is still a great loss.  I got in my one mile for the mile a day challenge, tomorrow is a 5 mile run. It was a gorgeous day here today when we walked the dogs it seemed […]

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The Weekly Round up 4/3-4/9

April 10, 2010

Tweet I got in 7 workouts this week, I ran five times this week including 4 miles last Sunday.  I also managed to get at least a mile in every day for my Mile A Day in April Challenge. Summary I used 23/35 Weekly Points and I earned 36 Activity Points I lost 1.0 pounds. […]

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April 9th Food and Exercise Journal

April 9, 2010

Tweet I knocked out my 2 miles first thing in the morning, bringing my weekly mileage total to 14.  Then I was a slug most of the day, but I did get a bit more garden work done.  The walls of water seem awesome, it was definitely warmer inside of them and it was warmer […]

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Running Thoughts

April 8, 2010

Tweet Woke up and went for a 2 mile run, rounding it out to 3 with warm up and cooldown.  I found a decent 2 mile run with some hills but not too many for my newbie runner self. I am still waffling on whether to do a half marathon on June 26th, I don’t […]

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April Mile a Day Challenge

April 7, 2010

Tweet I have mentioned my April Mile a Day Challenge a couple times and had a couple people ask what it is, so here you go.  A friend of mine did this challenge back in December and said it was really valuable so when she said she was doing it again I decided to do […]

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Always learning something new. April 6th Food and Exercise Journal

April 6, 2010

Tweet Today Mary’s ebook came out A Merry Life Guide to Creating a Better Health Blog.  This book is a wealth of information and I encourage anyone new to health blogging (weight loss, fitness, healthy eating) to pick up a copy and check it out.  I used Mary’s advice a few months ago when I […]

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Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

April 6, 2010

Tweet Ingredients 12 oz whole wheat macaroni head of cauliflower, coarsely chopped 3/4 whole wheat breadcrumbs (I used panko, Ian’s has a whole wheat panko crumb) 1/2 cup parsley, chopped 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 3/4 tsp pepper 1 1/2 cups shredded low fat sharp cheddar (a really good one) 1/2 cup 1% […]

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