tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57511872882927191462011-07-07T18:00:48.342-05:00Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281867835025085808noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751187288292719146.post-42021123356716334352010-08-23T21:34:00.006-05:002010-08-23T21:57:11.910-05:00

I work in the Marketing / Product Management dept. of my company. And in the two plus years I've been there, I don't recall a single meeting we have ever called that's been boring. We're a lively group. We love to eat, love to drink and love to laugh until we cry. Tomorrow we'll have our department potluck breakfast meeting and I'm responsible for bringing the cinnamon rolls. Not exactly great

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I've always loved experimenting with food. Pasta has always been one of my favorites. You can toss it together with anything and have it come out absolutely delicious. Yesterday I was in a hurry to get out the door and needed to throw together something that was healthy, quick, and tasty. So I chopped up some squash and onion and sauté it all in extra-virgin olive oil. Mixed it with brown rice

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So I have been in the worst workout rut ever as you might be able to tell from my blog I haven't written in a while and there is a reason for it. Your's truly has not been working out, not doing much of anything other than working myself to death and dealing with a family crisis.Unfortunately my poor dad was in an accident returning home from his vacation in Florida. He actually lived after a

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to be perfectly honest with you, i had no idea it was going to be this challenging building myself up to be a runner. but really...i shouldn't be so surprised that my legs are giving me problems. i'm pretty much waking them up after a 14 year break. the only memory i have of having success at anything sports or fitness related was when i was in 8th grade p.e. class. back then the small little

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i just love a nice warm bowl of oatmeal. this morning i made mine with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, brown sugar, cinnamon and a touch of vanilla extract. delicious!

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so lately i've been into this awesome running app and slowly but surely evolving into a runner. i feel like i'm making progress! the only problem is that it's been incredibly painful. unfortunately i've had shin splints and other muscle cramps that were threatening to slow down my momentum. luckly a friend recommended that i take a trip to mccoy outdoors to see "joe the shoe guy". so i did...and

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there is nothing i love more than simple meals and snacks. for me, living the single girl's life means quick and easy breakfast, lunch and dinner...since i'm only preparing food for one. lately i've been eating fresh slices of grapefruit, simple salads, yogurt and granola.discoverd i love salad greens tossed with scallops, almonds, cheese shreds and ginger dressing...yum!

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281867835025085808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751187288292719146.post-15343572933886906982010-04-26T00:11:00.000-05:002010-04-26T00:57:25.205-05:00

it's been sort of a sunday tradition to take a walk / run in fairhope al. it's almost like being on vacation looking out at the water and seeing everyone walking around and riding bikes. so i laced up my running shoes and went. when i got there the first thing i noticed at the fairhope pier was their rose garden in bloom. everything along the path was picture perfect... i have always loved the

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i've always had a love/hate relationship with exercise. when i'm in shape and going to the gym on a regular basis; i feel terrible if i miss one day. i can actually feel my mood change. but if exercise starts to slowly work its way out of my daily routine...the thought of lacing up the nikes is less than appealing. thankfully i'm getting back into the routine and it feels great. tomorrow i'm

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when i first realized i needed to wake up, get active again and start watching my diet; my weight peaked at 155 lbs. that's the heaviest i've ever been. i lot of it came from the comfort of being in a relationship with my ex-fiance. after we split i looked in the mirror and told myself that if i'm going to be 28 and single...i better look the part. i took a picture of me in an old swimsuit and

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today i decided to take a look at my fridge a do a mental "swot analysis" (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats). currently my fridge contains the following:atkins shakesactivia yogurtrandom condimentseggsgrapescheesesalad greenschicken stripsorganic milkstrength - most items would be considered healthy.weakness - not enough variety, unless i want to have creative salads for the rest of

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so why am i starting a blog? i have nooo idea. maybe i'm feeling inspired...maybe i'll delete it tomorrow or the next day. i'm leaning toward inspired because i feel like i'll motivate myself, the more i write, to lose this weight that's gotten me down. so here goes nothing!

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