Hi there! How was your weekend? My long holiday weekend was glorious! Backing it up to Thanksgiving, I spent morning hiking Iron Mountain with my hubby and puppy. We hadn't hiked there since last summer, and it seemed like the perfect half-day trip: 2 1/2 hours of hiking + 40 minutes of driving each way. We thought that the trail wouldn't be all that crowded with the holiday and a lot of people traveling, but to our surprise a lot of people had the same idea as us. The trail was busy with lots of families and happy dogs! The hike was a nice gradual incline workout with gorgeous area views. I had wanted to get in a family outdoor workout prior to our afternoon holiday festivities, and I'm so glad that we went hiking. It's such a great way to start Thanksgiving ... [Read More]
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DietBet Week 1 Recap + Letting Go of the All-or-Nothing Healthy Living Mentality
Hi friends! My post title makes this pretty obvious, but I'm currently participating in a DietBet game. I figure that springtime is the perfect time to shed a couple of pounds and tone up. Each week for the next month I'll be doing a recap of my weekly progress, as well as discussing an important healthy living theme. So what is DietBet? DietBet is a game that emphasizes online community in helping people to lose weight. I'm participating in Jen Widerstrom's Summer Shake Down - whose The Biggest Loser trainer - which currently has 2,128 players and a pot of $63,840! For this game, all participants bet $30 on themselves that they can lose 4% of their body weight in a month. Everyone that achieves that goal wins the game and gets to split the pot evenly (after an admin ... [Read More]
30 Ways to be a Healthier, Happier, More Centered Human Being in 2015
Hi there! In the start of a new year there's always this word floating around: resolutions. For many people, January is a symbolic fresh start and the ideal time to make positive changes in their lives. While I think that January is as good a time as any to form better habits, and I definitely am excited in beginning this new year, I'm not a huge resolution person per se. Do I love goal setting in general? Absolutely. I guess I just find it sad that the majority of people give up on their New Year's resolutions by the end of the month. I think it's because a lot of people try to drastically change their lifestyle in one foul swoop, which isn't always realistic. So, I started thinking about all of this and ideas started popping into my head of things I'd like to do more in 2015 ... [Read More]