Archive for the “Health & Fitness” category

My First 5K

by admin on June 22, 2010

So I ran it. And I made it. No walking. Like a ****** ******* winner. The very fit and fast L Saldutti (middle) kept my pace up. I figured if I could just keep time with her, I’d run the (…)

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Let me see if you can run it, run it

by admin on July 10, 2008

You’re looking at (ok, listening to) a winner. Honest to blog (sorry, Diablo Cody). Ever put your name in a raffle and get nothing? Yes? Me, too…most of the time. Ever put your name in a raffle and win a (…)

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Glorious garlic

by admin on November 28, 2007

I’d take garlic on my salad, garlic in my soup, garlic in my pasta and garlic on my ice cream if they’d let me. I love the stuff (thank God the bf loves it, too!) and now they say it (…)

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Post Turkey Tummy Troubles

by admin on November 27, 2007

All that left-over turkey and green bean casserole wreaking havoc on your belly? Put down the pumpkin pie and check out MSN herb guru (I’m talking legal here) Douglas Schar’s natural tips to soothe stomach sickness: All stopped up like (…)

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Rumble no more

by admin on November 14, 2007

I’m not really that hungry, but there’s a bowl of pasta in the fridge and an apple pie (thanks a lot roommate) on the kitchen counter. My tummy says yes, but my brain says…ok, my brain says yes, too. Time (…)

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Yes, I said core-gasm

by admin on November 13, 2007

………………………………………………………………………………………. I can confidently say that most of us complain about working out. Ok, so it’s good for us (or so they say) and walking away from a workout, I do feel a little more badass than I did when (…)

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Date rape is delicious

by admin on November 7, 2007

…………………………………………………………………………………………….. Ok, so maybe my posts about kids are getting out of hand (but they’re so cuddly and cute!) but this one’s a must. The AP just released a story detailing the recall of a popular kids toy in Australia (…)

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Phase out the tired, fat kids

by admin on November 6, 2007

………………………………………………………………. Not that I had any real problems with weight growing up (I was more of a gangly thing, pimped out with braces and glasses to boot), but many kids across the nation battle with obesity. And no one wants (…)

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My date with Dr. Oz

by admin on November 1, 2007

…………………………………………………………………………….. Alright, so there were no candles or roses or R&B tracks on the stereo. And it was more of an early morning encounter (no dancing ’till dawn or anything like that), but nevertheless, we DID have a date. Dr. (…)

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Fire in the hole!

by admin on October 29, 2007

……………………………………………………………………………….. When it comes to hot sauce, where do you stand? Do you love standing in the fire or can you not take the heat? I, for one, am not a fan of the inferno-in-your-mouth feeling, but new experiments are (…)

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