.  I was talking with some friends recently about being overweight.  Several of us had gained a lot of weight while pregnant with one or more children and were talking about how difficult it can be to get it off.  None of the three of us had been overweight growing up and it was interesting… read more »

.   As you’ve probably seen from my posts, facebook and twitter, I was lucky enough to be able to travel to the Nike Young Athlete Innovation Summit last week. Besides the amazing opportunity to go the the Nike campus, I was excited about meeting some other bloggers I’ve “known” online for a long time.… read more »

.   I’ve been on Nutrisystem for 20 weeks now. I’ll admit that I still eat things that I shouldn’t, but those foods are treats every once in a while instead of my daily meals.  I’m eating smaller portions and eating healthier.  I’m so thankful to be able to participate in the Nutrisystem program and… read more »

.   I’m getting back on track with Nutrisystem after Thanksgiving week last week.  I’d planned ahead to eat what I wanted over Thanksgiving, but would try to be sensible.  The main meal and leftovers weren’t too bad, but there were several different kinds of pies and cookies.  I didn’t go nuts with my meals, but still ate more… read more »

.   I had a great week on the Nutrisystem plan last week!  Things have been so busy around here, with events and field trips at both daughters’ schools, long-overdue errands, blog work, etc.  I’ve been out of the house a lot, which gives me less time to snack when I shouldn’t.  I get up and have… read more »

.   I have to admit that I didn’t do a great job this week.  After going a little crazy the week of my birthday, I had a hard time getting back on track.  I had lunch out a couple of days with the kids and didn’t eat as well as I should have.  Then… read more »

.   My husband told me a few months ago about a study he read about people surrounding themselves with friends of a similar body type.  Healthy people with healthy friends and fat people with fat friends.  Of course, some of this is lifestyle.  People who are at the gym a lot or outside playing sports… read more »