Monthly Archives: February 2010

A Gooey Breakfast Triad

Morning everyone! I was so excited when the mail arrived with my new SHAPE magazine! I am sooo looking forward to a relaxing read this weekend. We had an awesome dinner last night – mainly because I didn’t have to cook! Not to mention that I was so hungry from running around all day – [...]
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Things Women Do To Be Pretty

So, what is the craziest thing you’ve ever done to be pretty? Last night, I met Scott, Miss M, and Mr. C at Panera for dinner before heading to my 6 PM Aveda pedicure and 7:15 PM hair appointment. I love Panera’s potato soup! But I digress…back to the pedicure. The pedicure was awesome! I [...]
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Olympics Guilt

I have a confession to make. I have not watched any of the 2010 Winter Olympics. I’m talking – NONE! And for some reason, I feel a bit guilty that I’m not watching them. It’s not that I’m unpatriotic. It’s just that I do not really watch television and, quite honestly, I’m not really into [...]
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My Peanut Butter Reality

Evening everyone! I had a great early morning run today – started before 6 AM which I haven’t done for a while. After 4.5 sweaty miles running from 7.0 to 7.6 on a 10% incline, I was sooo ready for breakfast. I couldn’t wait to try my new Oikos nonfat Greek vanilla yogurt… Hmm…not so [...]
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A Little Soup To Go With Your Bread?

Hi All!  We all have our food/snack vices. Many of these are outright or blatant vices – things we know we can’t resist when they are offered to us or when they are lurking inside your pantry. Yet other times, these vices sneak up on us when we least expect them too. That is what [...]
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A Full Morning

Morning everyone! I went to be so full last night and I’m not sure why. I had a great run yesterday morning (4.5 miles on the treadmill) then had the following calories throughout the day… 1 cup Cherrios with blueberries and milk – 150 calories 1 tall skinny vanilla latte – 90 calories 1 1/2 [...]
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Tick Tock

Hey All! I need to make this a quickie since I spent way too much time on my post for Bistro Chic. Check it out – it’s all about the personalities of the European Runner! Tonight I had an awesome dish that I adapted from a recipe I found online – Chicken Crescent Bundles… These [...]
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Give It Up

Today is Ash Wednesday, the official start of Lent in the Christian faith. Lent is also a time of sacrifice. When I was growing up and attending Catholic school, this meant giving up something that you love – usually a food item. Even after leaving Catholic school, I would still continue to give up something [...]
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Introducing the Newest Personal Trainer!

That’s right, ladies and gents, I passed the American College of Sports Medicine Personal Training Certification Exam! So, you are now looking at the newest member of the personal training community! After taking an intense course and then studying for three months, I finally felt that I was ready to take the test. Whew – [...]
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And She's Off…

Hello All and Happy Mardi Gras! I’m off to take my test in a few hours. After months of studying, I think I’m ready! Please send positive thoughts my way I’ll be back later to fill you in on the results.
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