I will be spending a week with my family in Texas! Ahh Texas, the vast land of rolling hills and wild cowboys. Think cattle, oil, and lots of ranchers wearing pointy cowboy boots. Lassos perhaps… Oh and don’t forget the food…..the BBQ, Tex-Mex, overstuffed burritos…. Yes, Texas, everything is bigger here. But El Paso in [...] Read more »
I’m a Mediocre Trainer
I’m a Mediocre Trainer Watch below… I watched this episode of the Dr Oz show a few days ago and It really got me thinking about the pressure that women deal with every day to fit societies standard of beauty. Jacque is a professional figure competitor and fitness model who struggles with binge eating and [...] Read more »
Priority Check…Do Goals Drive Your Life?
Lately I’ve realized that Peter and I have been so caught up with work that we haven’t really been taking the time to do things as a couple. For us, it’s often difficult to set a schedule because we’re both self employed and our schedules are always changing. We’re technically together all day, yet most [...] Read more »
January Update and February Challenge
Hi Guys! I have two things I wanna share with you today. Number one is a big change for me . I’ve decided to change my page name to WTF- Where’s The Fun. I feel like this name says so much about my philosophy and about who I am as a person and I made [...] Read more »
Why I’m Happy I Gained 30 Lbs…
I was browsing through some old pictures and I ran into this picture of myself. If you know me personally you probably know I struggled with bulimia and binge eating for a long period of my life. I always had body image issues growing up. But when I moved away from home at the age [...] Read more »
Are You Lost
Sometimes in life it’s easy to just quit when we come across obstacles. Things that make us uncomfortable and force us to face our weaknesses head on. Sometimes, we hold on to the things and relationships in our life not because we want them, but because we’re terrified of change. We’re scared of changing [...] Read more »
Recognize the Goodness around You
So again it’s that time of the year when the gyms and training facilities get flooded with newbies trying to lose those holidays pounds. It’s probably been years since any of them have stepped in a gym and for most; the whole thing can be quite scary. With all of the new people filling up [...] Read more »
What Fitness Should Be About
Magazines, Marketing and TV have led us to believe that the most important benefit from exercising can be seen in the way we look. They are wrong. You see, true fitness should be designed to help you live a healthier, more functional life. I found this video online and I just HAD to share it with all of you Read more »
Skinny Vs. Fat ( The Media War)
There has been a lot of attention in both the media and the medical field lately regarding obesity in our country and there is a good reason for it, because today, two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. While diets, new workouts and pills that promise to make you lose weight are still the [...] Read more »
Learn How to Crawl Before You Can Walk
Today I spoke on the phone with one of my old time friends who had a daughter last year. She was frustrated and disappointed and felt like a complete failure.. for the sake of this post I will call my friend " Anna". Anna is very frustrated because even after a year of having her child she is still carrying around all of her baby weight. Read more »