June 29, 2009 My mother had a small heart attack on her birthday last week. During dialysis she experienced high blood pressure and a tightening in her chest area. She was sent to the hospital where they discovered she had a heart attack and diagnosed her with coronary heart disease. We can either risk surgery or manage her health through medication. Either way, her desire for a kidney transplant has been compromised and her quality of life has definitely decreased.…
Mommy Fitness Blog: 2 shakes a day!
June 24, 2009So here’s the deal: I’ve been SUCCESSFULLY been runnin 10 miles per week for the last two weeks. I JUST finished running 3 miles today! I DEFINITELY think that running has leaned me up a bit, BUT.. and this is a BIG but… I don’t think I’m eating well. I eat pretty much what I want from Fri-Sun. Granted I don’t eat fries and cheeseburgers, but I definitely don’t eat as much protein as I should. I need to start…
Mommy Fitness Blog: work, working out and workin’ IT!
June 19, 2009This entire week I’ve been working….waking at 6am and working until 7pm. In addition to my work, I still have meetings, appointments, my mom(me!) club, working out and the baby to tend to every single day. Today was actually the first day I actually woke up early and trained at 5am. I’ve been desiring to train in the morning all week but failed to complete that goal NOT because my body wasn’t used to waking up that early …but moreover…
Living Presence
June 16, 2009June 15, 2009 Last week I made a goal to start running more. I knew that in order to see significant physical changes, I needed to place my body under uncomfortable conditions. For me, running has always been a love-hate’ relationship. Not only do I find it monotonous and boring, but most of all, it unpleasantly accelerates my heart rate like no other cardio. My overall goal was to run 10 miles total. While this did not include the 3…
Mommy Fitness Blog: My new goals.
June 8, 2009SO! I decided that I want to start running. I always tell everyone that Running is the BEST type of cardio and yet I hardly do it! WHY? Because it brings me back to junior high school years when I was forced to run ‘the mile’. Of course, I wasn’t the slowest girl in the class (I was 3rd fastest to be exact) but it was still hard. Even though I can run forever, (as I do when I run…
Mommy Fitness Blog: it’s a new beginning.
June 1, 2009My son is going to be five months this week and summer is arriving soon. It’s a new month, a new week and a new morning…time for great reflections as I prepare for the fitness journey ahead. Well – my weight hit a plateau this past month. While my weight didn’t move, my body still felt different. My waist is smaller, some areas are tighter and clothes (especially jeans) feel a lot better. Even though I still worked out and…