Real Moms Love to Eat….And Eat!

January 5, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

Has it actually been a month since my last post?  Shame on me!  And so much has happened including a visit to Jilly’s Bakery in St. Louis where K was able to meet the winners of the Food Network’s 3rd Season of Cupcake Wars.  But I digress…. A few months ago, during my stint with [...]

Filed Under: Fitness, Health Advocacy, Weight Loss Tagged With: , , , , , ,

The Windy City Momma Cooked & No One Died

October 14, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

I don’t cook. I am one of those moms who enters the kitchen intending to make a masterpiece and winding up with more of a mess.  Who knew that pizza dough, when tossed, does actually stick to the ceiling? Anyway, as a result of tasting some of my more interesting concoctions (pizza-a-la-ceiling anyone?), neither my [...]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: , , , ,

Whale or Mermaid: You Decide

October 5, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

I wish that I could take credit for the statements made in this post.  Unfortunately, I don’t know the author’s name; I would otherwise give her the deserved credit for such powerful words.   Nevertheless, it is a great reminder of the beauty of women regardless of their size. If only we could remember that there [...]

Filed Under: Health Advocacy, Uncategorized, Weight Loss Tagged With: , , , ,

A Windy City Momma Appreciates

April 12, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Today’s Weight Watchers meeting was all about me. Well, not me exactly but about making time for myself. One of the questions the leader asked was if any of us had an appreciation log/journal. Right… like I have time to jot down the top 10 things that I appreciate the most? So, in an effort to [...]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: , ,

Spinning & Yoga and Chocolate Chip Cookies! Oh My!

April 12, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

  Taking a super hard spinning class may have seemed like a good idea at the time (8:30 a.m.) but after the 1 hour yoga class that followed the Tour-De-Spin, I was TIRED! Okay, so I added 17 activity points but I think that they were used up when I elected to have a spare [...]

Filed Under: Fitness, Weight Loss Tagged With: , ,