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Yurbuds #INSPIREFORWOMEN Review

Yurbuds #INSPIREFORWOMEN Review

I have seen Yurbuds at every large race expo and in magazines… I have always been intrigued on their concept, stay put headphones. Can it be true?! I often run with my standard earbuds that came with my phone… not ideal for ear shape, but, they have always sufficed, and, dare I say it, I(…)

Warrior Dash Event Review

Warrior Dash Event Review

What can I say, after doing an obstacle course earlier in the year, I was hooked… and when a friend asked me to do this one with her, I was all over it. I love the challenges and the chance to play in the mud. And… what a day it was! It started with absolutely(…)

Are Your Goals SMART Goals?

Goals… we all set them, some we achieve, some we do not. Some we borrow from others, without much thought, some we borrow the idea, but make it our own. We at times really beat ourselves up when we fail to reach our goals. Is it us and our inabilities? Maybe not.  How we set(…)

A Healthier Pancake

I love pancakes… and have been playing around to get one that is healthier and tasty…. here is what I have come up with so far: 8 oz greek yogurt 8 T of oat flour (add up to 2 more if too wet) 2 T ground flaxseed ¼ C oats 1 T stevia 1 t(…)

Week 5 Update

Week 5 Update

Another week, another update on my 90 Day Contract. All in all it was a better week for me. As I was getting ready to write this blog I realized I have only given updates on whether or not I exercised and lost weight. Well, I reviewed my 90 Day Contract one month in and(…)

Wk 4 Update: Hitting the Restart Button

Wk 4 Update: Hitting the Restart Button

Sorry I am a little late on this update. To say last week was hectic, would be an understatement. It was a stressful week for me, and well, I struggled with my goals. Big time. A general review of my week: I had a day of travel Monday, consisting of 14+ hours away from the(…)

#Barillain60 Pasta Review Part Two #FitFluential

#Barillain60 Pasta Review Part Two #FitFluential

PART TWO! A fellow runner, FitFluential Ambassador, blogger and great friend Charlene Ragsdale and I had the opportunity finally, in our busy schedules to have a Barilla pasta party. Couldn’t have happened on a better day for me, so to see her show up at my door with a bottle of wine… I knew it(…)

Product Review: New Barilla Microwave Pasta Meals

Product Review: New Barilla Microwave Pasta Meals

PART ONE:  When I was given the opportunity to try out pasta dishes, I was beyond excited! I often tell people that ask me why I run “so I can eat all the pasta I want”.  I LOVE pasta. Me, enjoying the Tomato Basil Penne Pasta Barilla in 60! Barilla introduced microwaveable pasta dishes that(…)

Week 3 Update: Hitting the Restart Button

Week 3 Update: Hitting the Restart Button

Hello everyone! Another week has gone by, and it’s time for an update on the 90 Day Contract. I did very well on exercise this week. I ran 7 miles on Sunday, had row practice on Monday, then… things got crazy for my week. I was already out of the office all week doing research,(…)

Product Review: iFitness Belt

Product Review: iFitness Belt

I was recently given the opportunity to try out an iFitness (as of August 2013, Fitletic) belt for running. I have tried several different belts, and never found one I was happy with. One held 2 full bottles in the back, I bought this when I was a newbie runner and thought it would be(…)