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Good morning… Breakfast is ready! I don’t think I’ve ever really explained this before, but every two weeks, my father-in-law comes and stays with us for five days so he can see patients at the clinic.  They are trying to sell their Florida home (a promising deal fell through at the last minute earlier this [...]

Happy Birthday to my Dad! He turned 60 last week – a very big milestone! To celebrate, we hung out all afternoon.  The weather here is so nice; we took James on a sunny 3.0 mile walk.    Actually – I have a question for the runners out there.  Now, don’t get me wrong – [...]

Last night on the plane, I read No Meat Athlete’s Marathon Roadmap:  The Vegetarian Guide to Conquering Your First 26.2. (FYI – If you’re a vegetarian or vegan OR you just really love endurance sports, you should DEFINITELY be reading No Meat Athlete’s blog.  He’s an ultra marathoner who’s qualified for Boston… despite his first [...]

This afternoon I did a presentation at Southern Connecticut State University about Operation Beautiful! The crowd was great – some talkative boys! – and I had a lot of fun.   If you think I’m a public speaking pro, this is what I look like most of the time when I’m standing up there in [...]

Hi, New Haven!  You are windy and cold.  :)  VERY wind and cold. I told you the snow banks were nearly as tall as me!   I slept well last night, considering I was in a hotel room (anther cool app you must download for you phone: Ambiance).  I woke up 45 minutes before my [...]

The thought of getting on this little puddle jumper sent me into a tailspin this afternoon!  I hate flying on little planes. Luckily, I was prepared with snacks and a distracting issue of Runner’s World magazine.  :)   In hopes of spending less money on eating out, I packed a bunch of food for the [...]

I am back on the road for another Operation Beautiful presentation.  This time, I’m going to New Haven, Connecticut (when, oh when am I going to book an engagement in the Bahamas?).  If you’re in the area and want to come tomorrow, the details are here – it’s open to the public! The Eat-In (for [...]

Catching up on the weekend? I made amazing espresso scones!  I posted Jasmine’s Healthy Tipping Point about gastric bypass.   Happy Valentine’s Day.  :) Wheatberry and oats, anyone? In the mix, all prepared on the stovetop:   1/2 cup cooked wheatberries 1/2 cup oats 2/3 cup almond milk 1/2 banana Frozen strawberries Chia seeds   [...]

These scones blew all my expectations out of the water!  I made them two ways:  one batch of coffee-infused scones with an espresso glaze and another batch without the glaze so the Husband could cover the scone in strawberry jam.   If you subbed the egg out with a flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flax [...]

I am very happy today.  :)  It positively feels like spring outside.  It’s SUNNY and WARM – in fact, it’s 61 degrees.  We haven’t had a day like this in… months. I hope it lasts!    Snagged a shot of my sunshine pups after their walk: Today, I did a really fast (for me) training [...]

Between yesterday afternoon and last night, I slept 11 hours (but laid in bed for a total of 15 – I was a lazy lady lump).  I think I’m catching up on the sleep zombie vortex I entered during the last month of book writing (have I mentioned I’m SO glad it’s over?).   I [...]

I rarely wake-up early to do run.  Truthfully, I’m not much of a morning person and I’d rather wait for it to warm up so I’m not shivering through the entire run.  I make early morning runs an exception under the following scenario:   A busy day:  It’s the morning or never. Long runs:  I’ll [...]

I am just one person, with my own limited experiences.  This is exactly why I love to share other people’s Healthy Tipping Point stories, especially ones that show ‘success’ isn’t a linear path and that there’s no ‘right’ way do things.  Jasmine approached me about writing a guest post about her experiences with weight loss [...]