Weekly Workout Recap (7/24-7/30)

Monday: Up and at ‘em for an early 3ish miles with Bodhi. Felt good to shake the rust off after my tough 15 miler two days earlier. I opted to run 3:30 and walk 60 seconds to do a little experimentation with the run/walk Galloway method, per Angela’s recent post. I definitely still felt like [...]

Are You Living Up To Your Potential?

I recently listened to Jillian Michaels’ last radio show before her hiatus and it struck a chord with me. In the first segment of the show, Jillian discussed her work with two contestants – one had to jump on an 18” platform and the other had to run a 30 second sprint at 10mph. The [...]

Solace In The City

This was “back to school” week for many people and, while I didn’t get the school-time jitters like I used to, I got the nagging feeling that summer has been slipping through my fingers more quickly than I’d realized. Having spent last weekend at the beach and in the pool (and very fortunately getting to [...]

Too Much Indulgence?

I woke up craving chocolate and ice cream recently. Normally, I crave “unhealthy” or “off-limits” foods when they’ve actually been off limits (duh!). However, as you know, I’ve been eating these foods most days, sometimes more than once if I have a granola bar with chocolate. I’ve been working hard to stretch my food rules [...]

Hey There, Chick (Pea)!

Thanks to The Huz Dad’s green thumb, we brought wonderful produce back from the Hamptons on Sunday. Even though I’m probably the world’s worst gardener, I can still appreciate the healing quality of homegrown goodies. Before we left the solace of the cottage, I snuck into the garden to pick a few tomatoes. Waiting for [...]