Goals for 2013, Keeping It Real, Nutrition, Running

Keeping It Real: Why My Body Is Awesome!

I like many people out there, I'm sure, am completely guilty of bashing my body.  There are days when I say critical things about myself and I get down on myself for not eating right or exercising enough.  And as a dietitian I should be a better role model to the world... but lately life… Continue reading Keeping It Real: Why My Body Is Awesome!

Keeping It Real

Keeping It Real: The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades!

So much has been happening in my life and the lives of people around me.  Really, so much is happening in the world.  There's a lot of people out there that are fearful for the future.  Healthcare is scary, government is scary, growing up is scary.  And while there are a LOT of times I… Continue reading Keeping It Real: The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades!

Goals for 2013, Keeping It Real, Nutrition, Running

Keeping It Real: Hello? Is this thing on?

So about those goals for 2013... I am really sucking at them.  I haven't written a blog since May, and it is now October.  But like they say, better late than never, and my friends and life in general has inspired me to write a new post. A lot has happened since I last posted.… Continue reading Keeping It Real: Hello? Is this thing on?

Goals for 2013, Race Recaps, Running

Public Humiliation Update

At the beginning of this year, I posted about the Public Humiliation Diet that one of my friends posted on Facebook.  Along with it, I posted my weight, my thoughts on dieting, and my goals for myself. On 1/3/13, I weighed178.4#.  I was just barely starting to run again.  I was using MyFitnessPal here and… Continue reading Public Humiliation Update

Goals for 2013, Race Recaps, Running

A Goal Accomplished!

When I woke up this morning, I wasn't sure what my day would bring.  It was cold outside, cold enough for snow.  I hadn't gotten in any running in the last week because of work circumstances way beyond my control - more on that some other time.  I wasn't completely sure of myself... but I… Continue reading A Goal Accomplished!

Stuff I Love

Stuff I Love: Bolthouse Farms Yogurt Dressing

So I am a big fan of Hungry Girl.  I have a few of her recipe books and I get her almost daily emails.  I have discovered a lot of delicious swaps for foods and ingredients that might be less than healthy for you through Hungry Girl.  My latest, and probably BEST discovery, are the… Continue reading Stuff I Love: Bolthouse Farms Yogurt Dressing

Goals for 2013, Running

My 5k Races

So remember how I wanted to get into the swing of things and run again?  Yeah, I'm really slacking.  I was doing great at first, but lately I've just been lacking motivation.  When I get home from work I'd rather just be a slug most days than go out to the gym or run around… Continue reading My 5k Races

Keeping It Real, Nutrition

Keeping It Real: NoBody is Perfect / EveryBody is Perfect

I have a love/hate relationship with my body.  I'm sure most women out there... heck, most PEOPLE out there can relate.  Some days you wake up, look at yourself and think, "Hoo-dang, I'm hot!"  And other mornings, it's more like, "Whoa there, I'm a HOT MESS!"  For some of us the "hot mess" days are… Continue reading Keeping It Real: NoBody is Perfect / EveryBody is Perfect

Keeping It Real, Nutrition

Keeping It Real: Eating Smart vs. Dieting

I would be lying if I said I didn't watch what I eat.  Call it pseudo-dieting if you will, but I keep a food and exercise diary at MyFitnessPal.com.  I find it more interesting to see whether I am getting in the nutrition that I need - vitamins, minerals, fiber, etc. - rather than watching… Continue reading Keeping It Real: Eating Smart vs. Dieting

Keeping It Real, Nutrition

Keeping It Real: My Body Role Model

When Titanic came out in 1997, I was young and impressionable.  I fell in love with the movie and to this day I still watch it every time it comes on.  It's more the history of the tragedy that I connect with than the star-crossed lovers.  I always thought it was so silly that two… Continue reading Keeping It Real: My Body Role Model

Goals for 2013

Being Brutally Honest With Yourself

While I'm watching the season premiere of Biggest Loser, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss a blog post that a friend of mine shared on her Facebook the other day:  The Public Humiliation Diet.  It goes right along with Biggest Loser - I have a love/hate relationship with this show.  I love watching… Continue reading Being Brutally Honest With Yourself

Goals for 2013, Running

Getting Past Setbacks

So I posted not too long ago about a challenge that I was going after - a 6 week 5k training plan.  I went into the challenge head on and hard - I pushed myself to run at a faster pace and I completed the first week of the workout.  On the very last workout… Continue reading Getting Past Setbacks

Goals for 2012, Goals for 2013

New Year, New Me

It is December 31st 2012.  I bet some of my readers didn't think we would even make it past 10 days ago - the date the Mayan calendar ended.  But since those end of the world predictions were wrong, here I am to review last year's "Keeping It Real Dietitian's" goals and set some new… Continue reading New Year, New Me

Keeping It Real, Nutrition

Keeping It Real: Why I’m Not On a Diet

Throughout my life, I have received many comments about my weight, my body.  I have had people refer to me as a "bigger girl" or "kinda chubby", I've been called "healthy looking", and I've been referred to as flat out "FAT".  As a dietitian, I have had clients who appreciate the fact that I'm not… Continue reading Keeping It Real: Why I’m Not On a Diet