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My Quest for a Slimmer Waistline and a Bigger Bicep--I'm a blogging mom obsessed with fitness (though not yet fit myself). This blog primarily focuses on home fitness, such as great home equipment, the best DVD instructors and their workouts, nutriti

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  • Followup to Yesterday's Poll--Workout Time

    Posted on Wednesday March 18th, 2009 at 08:45 in weight loss, nutrition, mind, mizfit

    You don't have to spend hours upon hours in the gym to be buff and strong (unless perhaps you are really dedicated and planning to enter a fitness competition). Sometimes you meet people who spend hours and hours working out and it's discouraging t...

  • Weight Loss Challenge Plus Food for the Hungry!

    Posted on Wednesday March 11th, 2009 at 16:08 in weight loss

    I received some information about an interesting weight loss challenge that can also help feed those in need. It sounds like a great program and makes a lot of sense--lose weight and help feed others. Great idea, right? Well, I can't personally lo...

  • Tell Me Tuesday: Eating Choices

    Posted on Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 at 06:32 in weight loss, nutrition, poll results

    Today's Tell Me Tuesday poll is about your diet. Not necessarily diet as in weight loss but as in how you eat day-to-day.You can choose more than one answer and please tell us more in the comments or in the discussion over at Fit at Home. poll by...

  • Men, Women, and Weight Loss

    Posted on Wednesday January 21st, 2009 at 18:35 in weight loss, body image

    I have seen ample anecdotal evidence that men (generally speaking) have an easier time than women losing weight. It was true of my mother and my stepfather, as well as of my father and stepmother. The men would decide to lose weight and they would ...

  • Happy New Year--What Are Your Goals?

    Posted on Thursday January 1st, 2009 at 20:05 in weight loss, kids, cathe friedrich

    So, it's 2009. I've been thinking about my goals (not resolutions--refuse to call them resolutions because it's so high-pressure-sounding) for the coming year.1. Get knocked up (but will save details for Mommy Fig blog).2. Do Cathe Friedrich's STS...

  • HYC Check-In & Fitness Plan

    Posted on Monday December 29th, 2008 at 21:16 in weight loss, rotation, kettlebells, hyc

    I'm still not fully back into the swing of things yet (don't plan to return fully to normal until kids are back in school and hubby is back at work). I am also not stepping on the scale yet! Actually I ordered a new scale--this fancy one. Cool, hu...

  • More From the Oprah Article

    Posted on Saturday December 20th, 2008 at 21:00 in weight loss, body image

    I finally got around to reading the full Oprah article. There wasn't a whole lot more to it than what I linked to online a couple days ago. However, I found couple of moving bits I want to share here. Oprah says this:What I've learned this year is...

  • Oprah Opens Up About Being Overweight Again

    Posted on Wednesday December 17th, 2008 at 20:40 in weight loss, body image

    This is definitely a week of ACTIVE rest. I've been pretty busy with pre-holiday preparation, vet and dental appointments, school events, etc. I have to admit I haven't even thought about working out. Actually, that's not entirely true. I just go...