This is Day 153 of the Green in 365 series! This past weekend I ran my first half-marathon, 13.1 miles, with my sister, and it was an amazing experience. I've been training since January, and although the training didn't go quite as well as I had hoped and planned, it was a great feeling to finally accomplish my goal of finishing the race, especially when there were moments during the race that I didn't think I could run another step. One year ago, I was very, very pregnant … [Read more...]
Fitness Challenge {2.25.13}
This is Week 8 of the 2013 Fitness Challenge. I'm sorry I didn't check in for the fitness challenge last week. We were visiting with my family in Michigan for the weekend, and planned to come back on Sunday, but because Monday was a holiday, we decided to stay for an extra day, and I didn't get the change to get the post up. And this past week was just so, so busy for our family, that I fell right off the Fitness Wagon. But, I'm happy to report that as I sit here with sore legs from … [Read more...]
Missed Movement Moments {Fitness Challenge 2.11.13}
This is Week 6 of the 2013 Fitness Challenge. I have a great guest post for you today from Bethany of Fit2B. She's sharing ideas for fitting in fitness as busy moms when our kiddos are around! Written by Bethany Learn, Founder of Fit2B Studio Just this morning, a mother of 13 month-old twins and a 7 year-old was confessing her difficulty with fitting in time for workouts. She said she'd been hoping to watch one of our Fit2B Studio workouts at the start of naptimes, but all it takes is … [Read more...]
Fitness Challenge – Week Five {2.4.13}
This is Week 5 of the 2013 Fitness Challenge. Brrrrr! Happy Monday! Can you believe it's February already! We're half way through the fitness challenge, and I'm happy with my progress in some ways, and not in others. I'm happy with the running that I've been able to fit in. It feels good to get out and run and have some quiet and alone time. I'm finding that running is therapeutic for me in a way I didn't expect. My dad was always very active, even biking in the last few months before … [Read more...]
Fitness Challenge – Week Four {1.28.13}
This is Week 4 of the 2013 Fitness Challenge. How are you this Monday? Did you have a good weekend? How are you doing on your fitness goals? This past week was freezing cold here in Northern Indiana, so I had to move my workouts indoors, and didn't get the chance to run outside this weekend like I had hoped. But, the weather here shows high is going to be 46° today, 61° tomorrow, and then back down to 16° by Friday. Crazy! But, I'm planning to run both today and tomorrow and then we'll go … [Read more...]
Fitness Challenge – Week Three {1.21.13}
This is Week 3 of the 2013 Fitness Challenge. Good Monday Morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend! How did you do on your fitness goals this week? Did you workout as often as you planned? Well, we all have those weeks where things don't go according to our plans, right?! So last week was definitely one of those weeks for me. I'll be honest with you, I'm really struggling right now with balancing/juggling all that I have to do with working from home, taking care of my family and home, … [Read more...]
Fitness Challenge – Week Two {1.14.13}
This is Week 2 of the 2013 Fitness Challenge. Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. We had amazing spring-like weather here on Saturday, with temperatures close to 60°, but then reality set back in as the temperature dropped and dropped yesterday along with sleet and snow. But, I got in a great run on Saturday that I felt really good about! How did you do on your fitness goals this week? Did you workout as often as you planned? I didn't do quite as much as I wanted to this … [Read more...]
Introducing the Fitness Challenge {1.7.13}
It's the beginning of a new year, and many people are making resolutions or setting goals for losing weight and getting in shape this year. Myself included. Last year I was pregnant with baby #3 when the new year rolled over, and I liked that because I didn't have to make a goal of losing weight last year, I only had to worry about growing a healthy baby inside my growing body! But, this year is a different story. Now that Blair is seven months old and I still look a little bit pregnant, … [Read more...]
