i haven’t exercised in four days

Maybe you read that title and thought, “Meh, no big deal.  I could not workout in my sleep.”  But if you know me (and if you’ve read about some of my past struggles), you’ll understand that this accomplishment is worth writing about. I haven’t exercised in four days. (This morning’s Trackstars will break that rest …

do i count calories? and should you?

Binge eaters know their trigger foods. Alcoholics know their drink of choice.  Adulterers know those people they should stay away from. And a recovered anorexic knows that she probably shouldn’t count calories. Now to clump all of those behaviors together might seem ridiculous to some.  Ruining a marriage isn’t the same as binging on a …

exercise is not punishment. i repeat. exercise is not punishment.

I’ve written a variation of this exact post a couple of times.  I feel like I’m beating a dead horse. But still. It’s a message that hasn’t sunk in yet for a lot of us and it bears repeating. We need to stop treating exercise as PUNISHMENT. and… We need to stop EXERCISING AWAY our …

how i stopped counting calories

Today I want to share an email I received from a reader two years ago.  A little “THROWBACK THURSDAY” if you will.  I get asked this SAME question a couple of times a month so I think that the topic is worth a re-post.  The original post was written two years ago (and I’ve grown …

parenting in a skinny vs. fat world

We’re gonna talk about the “s” word today. No, not that one. Yesterday I read a letter from Lauren Conrad about the “s” word – SKINNY – and how she’s banning it from her vocabulary. When we’ve talked about getting in shape in the past, words like “skinny,” “slim,” and “thin” have often come up. …

why i stopped thinking about food so much

Hump day.  Hump day. Also known as Wednesday.  Also known as a pretty busy day for us.  We have Trackstars, a meeting, MoveMore groups, another meeting and schoolwork.  Since it’s Spring Break for our town, I moved my afternoon MoveMore groups to an earlier time (and then proceeded to fill up all of that free …