What to bring hiking with kids Curious what to bring hiking with kids in tow? I’ve got you covered with my Hiking with Kids packing list of 10 crucial items below! But first…my Ode to Colorado I live in Colorado. Where outdoor activities reign supreme, and everywhere you look there’s someone fitter than you. I moved here from the midwest, […]
“I hate what motherhood has done to me…” I literally uttered those words to my own mom, while I was driving her, and my 6- and 3- year old to a fun little outing to the Butterfly Pavilion. Having stooped down to the level of a toddler, I had just copied my whining 3-year old at the top of my […]
A Lightened Up Eggs Benedict Recipe to Try at Home Love Eggs Benedict but don’t love “spending” almost an entire day’s worth of calories first thing in the morning? Give this lightened up eggs benedict recipe a try for your next brunch in! You’ll save yourself some calories and some cash. Not to mention the hassle of putting on a […]
How to Talk About Diet and Exercise Around Your Kids Saying the right thing in any given parenting situation is hard. So hard for me, in fact, I usually get it wrong. It’s actually a huge source of anxiety for me. I’m worried my behavior and word vomit is going to negatively impact my now 6-year old and 3-year old […]
Your Kid’s Leftovers Could be Sabotaging your Weight Loss Goals: Tips to Cut out these Mindless Calories Ah, to be a kid again Toddlers, and kids in general, are living the dream, amiright? “The dream” being the ability to eat copious amounts of complete crap foods and not gain weight, or at least not care about gaining weight. I mean, […]
TCOB. Taking care of business. Getting shit done. It feels so good, right? I know I feel much more content at the end of the day when I know I’ve checked things off my to-do list. Bonus points when I complete a task that’s not on the list, add it to the list posthumously, then check it off. I love […]
My Postpartum Fitness Journey with the SWEAT App Two-and-a-half years ago I was a recently postpartum mom to a 3-year old and a newborn. Honestly, so much from that time is a sleep-deprived, tear-fogged blur of nursing around the clock, working through the big sibling transition, and trying to survive. My days…& nights…well, my whole life revolved around the feeding, […]
It’s like the age-old chicken and egg scenario. Which came first: the body or the mind? Am I happier because I look better, or am I taking care of myself physically so I feel better? I’m not sure I’ll ever actually know the answer aside from a little bit of both. I started this basically-defunct-until-recently blog years ago, during my […]
I struggled today. And I’m not just referring to my Chest and Tris workout. But also yes. Worst. Split. Ever. Even so, exercise is supposed to make me feel like Superwoman, right? Pushing through defeat and accepting it all in the same rep…damn, that’s some good stuff. Today I felt strong in the moment, here and there, but only physically. […]
I’ll preface this by saying I like working out at the gym, and actually have a membership. I went to the gym almost daily before I nap trained my baby daughter and when my son was out of preschool for the summer. And depending on what my girl’s nap schedule looks like I’ve been able to go to the gym […]