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I don’t know about you but I have a few bottles of egg nog left over from the holiday season. Believe it or not, I make my own! Instead of tossing them out, I’ve been using egg nog as a substitute for the liquids in my smoothies. The substitution would probably land me on the bad ist of any hard core raw foodist but I’ve never claimed to be 100% raw. My goal for the next six months is to live gluten-free. Egg nog just happens to fit the bill. You can also find dairy free and soy varities or m… Continue

Well we made it! It's 2009. The action and activity of 2008 are already starting to become memories. I'm excited to be sitting here in the early days of 2009 and dreaming of what I want the year to bring: more time with my honey man and my family. More time at the gym and a leaner and more toned body. More balance in all aspects of my life. Better work, eating and sleep habits. The list goes on and on.

I know that many people make resolutions for the New Year - I am one of them. I don't call th… Continue

The Pushup Challenge continued today. I decided to give my body a good rest as I overdid it a bit last week :-) Back to the challenge today with Day 2 of Week 1. It felt good to be back at it after a three day rest. Not sure when I’ll get Day 3 in but I’m sure I’ll squeeze it in somewhere.

Week 1, Day 2 saw me perform the following sets of pushups with 90 seconds rest between sets:

Set 1: 10 pushups
Set 2: 12 pushups
Set 3: 8 pushups
Set 4: 8 pushups
Set 5: max (at least 12 pushups)

Th… Continue

It's Thursday! That means I get to workout with my personal trainer, David Maughn. Yay!

I love Dave and I trust him to help me achieve my fitness goals. Week after week, I practically bounce to the gym because I'm excited to see how far I've progressed since our last session and how much further I can push myself than when I train alone. It's funny but knowing that he's there to catch a weight should I start to struggle means that I won't roll my eyes or… Continue

I know I said I was going to be starting the challenge on Friday but I’m just so eager to get started that I decided to start today. In my initial test, I pumped out 20 pushups. I wasn’t at the point of muscle failure when I stopped but was starting to feel a pull in my right shoulder (I had bumped up my weights at the gym yesterday and was feeling it) so I stopped.

20 pushups put me either at Week 1, level 3 or I could have started at Week 3, level 2 as know I could have squeezed out a few mor… Continue