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Category Archives: Motivation

Motivation Monday: Mother’s Day Workout Motivation

Hey everyone! How was your Mother’s Day weekend? Did your families spoil you rotten with homemade crafts and cards? Or for the guys out there, did you spoil your wife and mom? I had an AMAZING Mother’s Day weekend. My daughters were so excited about treating mommy to a special day, that they spent their… Continue Reading

Never Underestimate the Power of Yoga

My good friend and co-worker, K, sent a link to this YouTube video out to all of us at work today. Arthur’s transformation that started with “just yoga” sure is inspiring and was definitely the inspiration I needed today. I didn’t feel like working out on my lunch, or see the value in …… Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: Why I Go To Spinning Class

Happy Monday guys!! How was your week? This is not my usual Motivation Monday post, but I feel that this is a good time to discuss the reason why I’ve been going to spinning class every Monday.  Back in the fall I committed to riding 75k and raising $1000 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. … Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: Nobody Cares How Good Your Excuses Are

Nobody Cares How Good Your Excuses Are

Happy Monday folks! Are you ready to take on another week? As I had anticipated, last week wasn’t a stellar training week, but I’m not gonna bore ya with my excuses, yanno why? So let’s focus on the positive, on what I DID accomplish, and not what I DIDN’T: I ran a combined total of… Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: Staying Fit When Your Family is Sick

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Hi guys! How are you? I’m excited to announce that voting for the next Mamavation Mom has now started! Please take a moment to vote, and to congratulate the 5 finalists: Wendy, Hanan, Amberlou, Sherry, and Amanda. Good luck ladies!! Last week I had a pretty ambitious training plan, and I was really hoping that… Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: Finding The Time to Grocery Shop

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*YAWN* *STREEETCHH* Please pass the coffee! This is my Mamavation Monday post for April 16, 2012. Hey guys! How was your week? This past week was very busy and tiring for me but I’m happy to announce that I’m pretty sure I’ve got my groove back (just in …… Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: Planning for Success

Hey guys!  It’s time again for my Mamavation Monday post for April 9, 2012. I have to apologize in advance for this being such a short and sweet post.  You see, I’ve been going to bed too late to be successful with my exercise plans.  I’m walking up super tired, and barely able to function and… Continue Reading

A Workout is a Workout… Right?

Yesterday I had this GREAT plan to go to spinning class and then attend the CxWorks class afterwards during my lunch time – though don’t ask me what CxWorks is because I didn’t make it to the gym in time :( BOO! I saw it on the schedule and thought, Hey! That would fit in… Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: Showing You the #Proof

Hey guys! How are you? How was your weekend? This is my Mamavation Monday post for Monday, April 2, 2012. This week I was AWESOME! Last week I wrote about how I was ready to get off the roller coaster because I’ve been slacking off and making excuses a lot lately, but not …… Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: Ready to Get Off the Roller Coaster – Will You Join Me?

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Hey guys! This is my Mamavation Monday post for March 26, 2012. On Saturday I read a great post by my friend Harold at the blog A Veteran Runnah that really struck home for me. In it he writes about his decision last year to stop roller coasting (roller coastering?) with his health and weight…. Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: Forget Zumba, Line Dancing is Where It’s At

Happy Monday guys! The weather this past week was absolutely gorgeous!  What a wonderful Spring Break! I greatly enjoyed my 3 days off of work, but wish I had an awesome training and eating week to report to you. Alas, I am human too :) Monday – the week started great – I ate clean,… Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: Recovery Week in Review

Happy Monday Morning guys!! I’m was up early today because I had this fantastic plan to go for a run before my family woke up… So I got up, I ate breakfast (a piece of Ezekiel toast, 2 hard-boiled eggs and a black coffee), and… It was still dark out. While I feel safe living… Continue Reading

Motivation Monday: A Dream Doesn’t Become Reality Through Magic

Motivation Monday: A Dream Doesn’t Become Reality Through Magic

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Hey guys!  How are you?  How was your week?  This past week has been amazing!Because I was “tapering” for my race and not spending my lunch hours running, I’ve had lots of “free” time to enjoy life – which has been totally awesome! (And very much needed). Monday – I went to spinning class with… Continue Reading

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