My goal last week was to workout at least 3 days at minimum. I worked out a total of ……. 0 times. Why? I was busy. I was bloated. I felt sick. and I was busy. When you have three little kids it’s SO hard to get a workout in. For example, today I wanted to workout. I woke up late though because my 3-month-old baby kept me up at various parts of the night. By the time it was…
Mommy Fitness: Want to be a fit mom?
March 21, 2012I was inspired to write this post from a picture I saw on my streaming wall on Good Day Sacramento. It was a picture of Beyonce in a flattering navy blue dress showcasing her beautiful hour glass figure. Some of the comments that followed were: “She faked her pregnancy!” or “I didn’t gain that much weight and STILL didn’t look like that after birth!” My thoughts? I CANNOT BELIEVE our society has come to a point where being overweight has…
Soldier of Life
March 21, 2012March 22, 2012 Exactly seven years ago I created this website. In 2005, myspace wasn’t popular, facebook didn’t exist and blogging was not commonplace. I was 24 years old and at a crossroads in my personal, professional and physical life. I was nearing the end of a long-term relationship, I was branching into the corporate world and I was dealing with a debilitating eating disorder. After graduating with double majors from UC Davis, winning several beauty and fitness titles, traveling…
Mommy Fitness: 3 months post-pregnancy
March 13, 2012My baby just celebrated the 12 week mark! He is so big, happy, alert, smart, cute, cuddly, loving and absolutely adorable!!! I can’t believe how fast time has gone by. My workouts are getting a little better. I’m trying to make it a priority to do it right in the morning. As of now, the earliest I can get to the gym seems to be 8-9am. My goal however, is to get there by 6am. It’s extremely tough because I…
Sisters.
March 13, 2012
March 13, 2012 I’ve always believed that one of the best gifts you can give your child is a brother or sister. When you grow up with a sibling you learn about love, contempt, compassion and forgiveness. You learn how to share, how to compromise and how to compete. Your sibling is your only friend who has known you nearly your entire life. You love the same parents and are influenced by the same upbringing. My younger sister, Christine, turned…
Mommy Fitness: Food in Paris
March 6, 2012Here are some pictures of the foods we ate in Paris. Of course, this isn’t EVERYTHING we ate as I didn’t want people to look at us weird every time we took pictures of food. Overall, I ate fairly well. I splurged on chocolate and wine. I’m not a big ‘food’ person as I am a dessert person. Every morning we had a breakfast buffet at the hotel. Then while we were sightseeing we would have a nice lunch. Come…
Have Faith….
March 6, 2012March 5, 2012 Since our return I’ve had two urgent doctor appointments for myself, one for Christian and one canceled appointment for Nicholas. My husband went to the ER twice, the second in which he was admitted. We were all suffering from various illness unrelated to each other. Due to this constant chaos, it feels like Paris was a big fat blur in a memory long, long ago. When you’re busy as I’ve been – it’s really hard to focus…
Mommy Fitness: Vacation “weight”
February 24, 2012Everyone seems to gain weight on vacation. After all, you don’t workout, you don’t eat your regular foods and you want to try out new cuisines! That was certainly the case for me when my husband surprised me on a trip to Paris for Valentine’s Day. We indulged on croissants daily. I enjoyed chocolates, panini’s and whatever was available at the cafe’s we visited. We walked a lot. I had ten extra pounds from carrying the baby in an Ergo…
Our pilgrimage to Lourdes.
February 22, 2012February 22, 2012 Last year David would ask me suspicious questions while pregnant. He wondered how soon I could travel after having a child or how long it would take to get a birth certificate. It wasn’t until one of my closest friends, Phan, planned her wedding on Valentine’s day weekend when he finally ‘took the cat out of the bag’. He had booked a trip to Paris for Valentine’s Day! While away we splurged on croissants, nutella, wine and…
Mommy Fitness: Slowly but surely
February 12, 2012My son is 8 weeks tomorrow. I have been training consistently around 3-4 times a week for the past two weeks. I feel pretty good…sore but good. The entire time while I was pregnant I was anxious to have a ‘kick butt’ workout; the kind where you run until you swallow your lungs. I haven’t started running yet but I have done some plyometrics and other exercise moves that make me incredibly sore the next day. In fact, I definitely…