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#No Excuses Mad Lib Fun with Sweat Pink

I am participating in the Sweat Pink #NoExcuses challenge this month as a way of staying on track with my fitness and healthy eating. The fun & fit folks at Fit Approach have come up with a mad lib...

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Ultimate Coffee Date-June

Wow how is it June already? Spring and summer are my favorite times of the year-why does it seem like they always go by so much faster than January does? So here we are at another Ultimate Coffee Date....

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Chocolate Cherry Protein Muffins

Happy Meatless Monday friends! I don’t know about you but I am loving all of the great summer fruits and veggies right now. The cherries are so juicy and amazing that I thought it was time for me to...

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Post Run Fueling-Food As It Should Be

    This is a sponsored post on behalf of Panera and these opinions are 100% my own. You’ve just killed that workout! You ran, swam, cycled or lifted. Then here comes the “Rungries”. You need food –...

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How Do You Stay Strong?

(Disclosure: This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone and should not be taken as medical advice #Caltrate3in1 #CollectiveBias)   Summer is...

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Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work

Happy New Year everyone! It’s that time again….We are seeing friends and family posting all kinds of New Year’s Resolutions for 2016. But how many people actually stick with their goals? Not many...

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Faux Pho-Vegetarian Noodle Soup

Welcome to Meatless Monday! I am so excited to welcome my new co host Sarah of A Whisk and Two Wands. You are all going to love Sarah’s very creative and delicious recipes. Please check out our new...

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Quality

I am joining up with Deb for the Wednesday Word linkup today for a change of pace. When I first saw today’s word was quality, I immediately thought of the saying “quality not quantity”. I did a little...

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Why I Ditched The Scale & What I’ve Learned

This is a post I’ve been wanting to write for a long time but just wasn’t sure how to go about it. Like perhaps many of you, I have had a love/hate relationship with my scale since as long as I can...

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How To Encourage Your Valentine To Be More Active & Healthy

So…this can be a tough one! It is no surprise to anyone that knows me that I have been trying to get my husband to pay a little more attention to his activity level and health. I imagine there might be...

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Ageless Fitness: Women’s Views on Fitness As They Age-Pt.1

Recently while looking at the women in my Moms Run This Town group, I realized that not only do we come in all shapes and sizes but we also have quite an age range among us. I began wondering how...

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Part 2- Ageless Fitness: Women’s views on fitness as they age

Welcome to part 2 of my Ageless Fitness series. In my last post, I looked at how women in their 20’s and 30’s viewed fitness. Today I am talking with women in their 40’s and 50’s to see what fitness...

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Taking It Down A Notch-Could you be overdoing it?

So lately I’ve seen a lot of posts about “how to stay on track past January” and “keep up those New Year’s resolutions”. That is all well and good for lots of people however, I notice there is a whole...

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Veggie Skillet Enchiladas

Happy Meatless Monday! Today I am excited to share with you and easy Veggie Skillet Enchiladas recipe that you can whip up on a weeknight in right around 30 minutes. It’s Meatless Monday and Taco...

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How Running Is Like The Best Boyfriend Ever

While out running the other day, I was thinking about what it is that I love about running so much. Sure I love the health benefits and the way running helps me stay in shape, but there is so much more...

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Ultimate Coffee Date-July Edition

Thanks for joining Coco, Lynda and me for the Ultimate Coffee Date today. Lynda is away on vacation this month so I will just have an extra cup for her. How crazy is it that it’s already July?! Is this...

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Reset and Recharge September

Happy September!  With back to school time upon us, I like to use September as a time to Reset and Recharge my own life as well as the kids’. Over the summer, I got a little lax with much of my...

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Go Bold or Go home

I used to be the girl who stayed in her comfort zone. Reliable? Always. Predictable and boring? Hmm, Perhaps. However, the last few years, I have become much more comfortable and confident with my...

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One Step Backwards,Two Steps Forward

It’s no secret that I struggled with my runs this summer. In fact, I think I whined about it quite a bit. After finishing up my triathlon season in mid July, I knew it was time to take a look at what...

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I Tried The 21 Day Fix – Here’s What I Learned

I am not a “diet” person at all in fact, I still don’t believe “diets” work. I believe in eating real foods and making healthy lifestyle changes that are sustainable. For the most part, I feel I have a...

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