I have been MIA for the last few months. I fell behind on everything! I did finish my 12-week weight lifting challenge, although it was not perfect or pretty! I struggled toward the end and missed a few workouts but overall did pretty well. I also stopped tracking my food for a few weeks, which is never a good idea. I gained a little weight and started feeling fluffy towards the end. I have always had Read more
Stepping out of the car to explore Haleakala on the island of Maui is like setting foot on another planet. Which isn’t far from the truth when you learn Haleakala has been training grounds for astronauts, more than once. The landscape is truly something to see but what I was most drawn to was the unique plants I kept seeing, growing out of the stark red earth. I soon learned those plants are from the Read more
The Marathon: is it the ultimate runner’s goal? I pose this question because for several years it has been my goal. After I ran my first half I thought, I could do a full. I didn’t set it as a goal at the time but it was in the back of my head as something I wanted to do. I ran three more half marathons and then set my sights on a marathon. I started planning Read more
12 weeks to buff and I’m doing it with ProYo. I wasn’t able to complete my marathon this month (I’ll post a separate post about this later) and decided to participate in a strength training challenge instead. I purchased Jessie’s Girls Home Edition before Christmas and had started it as cross training for my marathon. Jessie’s training is basically 6 days a week and I was doing it 2-3 days a week, so I hadn’t Read more
I have a travel bug. No matter what I do, I can’t scratch the itch. I basically want to travel the world but where and what do I want to do most? In no particular order: Ireland Norway Germany Fiji Australia New Zeland South Africa England Iceland Italy Ireland, Norway, and Germany are on the list because I want to see the places my family came from. Fiji has always been a dream, in a Read more
The Gluten-Free Expo is coming to Phoenix on November 12th and 13th! I am excited to finally be able to attend a gluten-free expo. The last expo was right around the time I was diagnosed and I found out too late to attend. But this November I will be in Glendale finding all kinds of yummy gluten-free goodies! The expo main sponsors are Glutino and Udi’s, who have many products that I love! A full Read more
Harry Potter has always been popular. And I was a Potter virgin. Somehow I avoided it all these years. Not because I wasn’t interested but when the first movie came out I was 21 and in college. I hadn’t read the books and during college didn’t have much time to read for fun. I refused to watch the movie. I wanted to read the books first. I am weird like that… I always want to Read more
This year is different. I will complete my first marathon. How do I know this after only two weeks of training? It is all completely mental. I am in a much better space mentally this year than last year. I have good and bad days. I have doubts but it is so much different than a year ago. A year ago I didn’t think I would ever run again. I was still struggling to accept Read more
Celiac disease can be tough. Flying can be a pain. Combine the two and it can be a whole lot of joy. I flew twice in July and was reminded of how difficult flying with celiac disease can be. Luckily, this time, I didn’t have any peanut free flights and was able to enjoy the free peanuts (and my trail mix). I have been on flights with a peanut allergy, which limits what I can Read more
My goal for July was to get back into an exercise routine and start eating better. Did I smash both goals? Nope. Not even close. July ended up being a bit of a whirlwind for me. It started with the death of a family member and a quick trip home and ended with a vacation, back home. We had planned the trip back home months ago so I had two trips in one month. Needless Read more