My mother was a health nut.  She made granola, bought raw milk from the farm, made bread and yogurt, snuck wheat germ into all sorts of things, fed us liver, and only bought ‘healthy’ cereal like raisin bran and grape-nuts. She made cookies occasionally, but there was never coke or koolaid in the house,...
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I am far from an expert on weight loss. But since I began running last fall I’ve lost 21 pounds. The last time I weighed this little I was in my 20′s. I’m officially at the top end of ‘normal’ for my height which is a huge victory. Running was a part of my...
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Here’s my playlist for tomorrow’s race. I think it could safely be called eclectic.
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September has always felt like a time for new beginnings to me. It was a year ago that I started running, and I’m so glad I did. I have lost 20 pounds and in the process changed the way I see myself. I always knew I was mentally strong, but I this year I...
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Tuesday’s run = 4 miles.   Slow, but non-stop. I am not the person I thought I was. Are you interested in surprising yourself?   Stay tuned for a fitness challenge coming in September…
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We’ve had only TWO cherry tomatoes so far this year, but today we picked many cabbages, plus good quantities of cucumbers, peppers, beans, peas, and raspberries. Hooray for summer produce! Tonight in a bid to use up some of that produce I made my own tweak on shepherd’s pie: –a layer of shredded cabbage...
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…the precious grubby hands that picked these berries…
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The other day someone emailed me asking about dieting on a budget.  She said she’d tried losing weight before but had found all the diet food to be prohibitively expensive.   Though running has helped me lose a few pounds lately,  I am no expert on dieting. But the thing that I’ve read over...
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I’ve been obsessed with this website lately. Paste the ingredient list for your favorite recipe into the box, and find out exactly how many calories it is.  Play with the ingredients a bit, and you’ll end up with a better idea of what makes a meal healthy.   No nutrition degree needed.  This Tasty Tuna...
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The first wave of panic hit me Friday afternoon when I was leaving the school gym with my race packet. Why had I thought it would be fun to run a race? John assured me I’d be fine and I stuffed my fears away.  He was right– what could go wrong? Then close to...
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