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Top o’ the world!
Last night I met a bunch of friends in town for a drink. Afterward, one of the ladies pulled me aside and said, “Are you okay? When you came in you looked so tired and so sad.” Naturally, it almost...
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Fair to crappy, how bout you?
When an acquaintance asks how you’re doing, what do you typically say? Do you say, “I’m great/fine” even if it’s not always the truth? Or do you take a more honest approach and sum up how you really...
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Breaking a bad habit
Did you know nail biting is associated with obsessive-compulsive disorders like skin picking and hoarding? This, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of...
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How to stay inspired
I’m going to write about inspiration because at this moment I have none of it. I’m more than 100 pages into my latest book yet sometimes — many times — I can’t see the way forward. I lose track of the...
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An IM chat with my 21-year old sister-in-law
I’m finally getting around to watching Season 1 of the HBO series Girls on Netflix and I love it! The show takes me back to my early 20s, living in New York City, dating weird dudes, having no money,...
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The workout regimen of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Did you know Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,who recently turned 80, can pump out 20 knees-off-the-ground pushups? Holy cow! Way to go, Justice Ginsburg! This, according to a piece in today’s...
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And I think I’m tough for doing Pilates
Look closely at this photo. Which set of runners’ feet are not like the others? Yeah, those Biblical looking things? Those are worn by my friend’s husband, Raleigh who completed his first half marathon...
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Consumption Diet check-in: April
Hard to believe, but I’m already in the fourth month of my Consumption Diet. All in all, the Consumption Diet hasn’t been that difficult to follow. I’m actually surprised by how easy it’s been. This...
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The pursuit of physical perfection
I just finished writing an article for a magazine about body image and I found the research so fascinating. A big takeaway is that the more people obsess over their appearance the less satisfied they...
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Exciting news for Virginia yogis
Wow. I just found out that world renowned yoga instructor Cyndi Lee of OM studio in New York City is moving to Lynchburg, VA July 1! This is huge! Cyndi Lee is a yoga luminary. I used to go to her...
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Craving fast food
I rarely eat fast food. But over the Memorial Day weekend on our way to North Carolina Jake persuaded me to stop in for a bite at Bojangles, his all time favorite chicken and biscuit emporium, and for...
View ArticleStep aside, Soul Cycle. Make way for Prancercise.
As a part time exercise instructor, I’m always on the lookout for hawt new fitness moves. I think I finally found them — PRANCERCISE! (Thanks, Becca.)
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A glimpse into the mind of an athlete
June and I took a few days off to spend a long weekend at the beach with our friends Colleen and Tom and their seven kids. We always have a great time with Colleen and her family. I’ve mentioned before...
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The in-betweener phase
I’ve got a lot going on right now….and nothing going on right now. Life is in a state of flux. Do you know what I mean? That feeling of waiting for something to happen, but nothing really is or on...
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Lazy days of August…
Hey Everybody! Thank you so much for the sweet birthday wishes. And in case you were wondering, Jake’s Poppers did not disappoint. (Wait, that sounds wrong…) Blame it on the winding down of summer,...
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Working out while pregnant
I’m in my third trimester of pregnancy and still teach five fitness classes a week. It’s gotten to the point where some of my students ask, why are you still doing this? (Subtext: Lady, are you...
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This is why I love Facebook
Have you seen this photo making the rounds across the Internet? It’s a Facebook photo from exercise buff and mom Maria Kang. Apparently, the photo, intended as a marketing tool for Kang’s Elk Grove,...
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“Dear kids, you’re too fat to enjoy Halloween,” says some tool in ND
Check out this letter some lady in Fargo, ND plans to hand out to all the “moderately obese” children (in her opinion) who come knocking on her door this Halloween. The skinny children (in her opinion)...
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Claire Underwood’s perfect posture
Jake and I finished up Season 2 of House of Cards the other night and, wow, what a show. I love it….though I did find the season ender a little lackluster (at least compared to the season’s shocking...
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