I enjoy using the stability ball. It makes me feel more coordinated than I really am, like a circus performer. Some people tout it as the magic tool for a flat stomach and lean legs. Like I said I enjoy it but I don’t think it’s going to give me Giselle’s legs and I certainly […]

My mom sent me this article today.  Read it, it’s cool! Yet another reason to lift weights and build muscle.  Nooooo…not so you can paraglide, silly, so you body is better able to withstand trauma in the event of an accident. Her life-saving-abs are not the only thing that strikes me.  She is 47 and […]

The other day I decided I wanted to run to my son’s school.  Okay…jog…but run just sounds so much more hardcore.  His school is only (to be exact) 3.4 miles away but it’s almost entirely a gradual uphill run.  For me, this was very difficult.  I set a goal to run it in 30 minutes […]

Sometimes it’s hard to choose to eat healthy.  ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR HUSBAND MAKES WHITE PANCAKES ON SATURDAY MORNING!!!!!  So to feel like I wasn’t totally being deprived I made this french toast.  It doens’t tastes like WHITE PANCAKES but it is yummy and feels like a treat while still keeping my blood sugar stable and my […]

Sprinting is good for you.  Or so I’ve read… This weekend I decided to go to the local highschool track to get in a sprint workout in hopes of carving my log-like thighs into something more shapely like tubas.  I was disappointed to find the local track surrounded my 8 foot fences and locked.  So […]

The other day I walked to the grocery store and while searching for the spices through the mecca of transfats and sugar I ran into a huge chip display.  Seriously, I’m talking the Arc de Triumph of chips.  I stopped and stared for a moment at the 8th wonder of the modern world and then […]

Generally speaking if you are trying to build muscle (and I hope you are) then strength train first while your glycogen (the body’s main source of fuel) stores are high.  This way you have maximum energy for your workout. If you are working on building endurance, such as training for a race, then do cardio […]

It seems the Present Monster may soon be the Past Monster…at least for a few weeks.    I’ve been eating clean 100% the last two and a half days.  Honestly it hasn’t been that blah.   I’ve even been somewhat excited about my food even though it’s not pizza.  Except I could have done without […]

As you may have realized by now I’m a huge fan of Mediterranean flavors.  Yesterday I cooked up a huge batch of one of my favorite chicken recipes, Simple Mediterranean Chicken.  I can’t wait to eat the leftovers for lunch today.  Here is another one of my favorites that (I guess) is Mediterranean too.  Whatever it is, […]

I love my garage gym.  Mostly because I can dance like a fool without anyone watching but the spiders.  I’m feeling better today than last week.  Hal-le-lu-jah. Hallelujah.  Hallelujah.  The monster from Present Monster Syndrome has retreated to the closet.  Hopefully she stays there. As I’ve said before, I like to do the same workouts for 3 […]