I was lacing up my running shoes when my husband, Craig, called from the other room: “It’s starting to rain.” I heard myself answer: “It’s only water!” What? Who said that? The woman who used to cancel a scheduled walk… Continue Reading
Ask who drives me the most crazy and I only need to look in the mirror. This week what drives me the most crazy about myself is when I when I proclaim a commitment without thinking things through thoroughly. Case… Continue Reading
My approach to this ‘system’ or mindset or lifestyle comes from quite a few more years and quite a few more trials and errors (emphasis on the errors part) than Doni has had the pleasure of experiencing. So it can be said that I followed her journey with a jaundiced eye and a great deal of skepticism. Continue Reading
This week, I talked with my fitness/nutrition coach, Matthew Lister of Align Private Training in Redding, and asked a few FAQs – and by FAQs, I mean questions that frequently come to my mind. I have total confidence he’ll have all the answers. Continue Reading
Kind of like having a focal point during labor to take a woman’s mind off the discomfort of childbirth, sometimes it’s my nearby workout buddies who inadvertently provide the most welcome distractions during my most strenuous workouts. Before my fitness/nutrition journey began… Continue Reading
It’s been three months since I started this life-changing weight-loss journey at Align Private Training with Matthew Lister. I’ve been flying high pretty much since Day 1, which was just before Christmas. Was I crazy to start a drastic diet… Continue Reading
A few days after I started working out with Matthew Lister at Align Private Training, my blood was drawn at a lab for the Boston Heart Diagnostics test. Those two events were unrelated, except they both occurred a few days… Continue Reading
I recently entered a national contest for the chance to host a series of 2-minute televised cooking shows. In the spirit of full disclosure, I’m hoping that if I win this contest, it will catch of the eye of the… Continue Reading
People have called me brave to chronicle such a personal weight-loss journey. I’m not brave. I’m selfish. In December I was so freaked out about my increased weight that I knew I had to do something drastic. But I also… Continue Reading
I adore train travel, and dream of the day when the United States has European-style high-speed rail. In fact, I’ve often said I’d vote for nearly anyone except Trump who could guarantee state-to-state, coast-to-coast high-speed rail. In my lifetime. No… Continue Reading
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