Fat Girl Heart, Fit Girl Body

Reflections on a several year health journey from turning a lifetime of obesity to fitness at the ripe old age of 49. I am learning to live life and inspire others to do the same through my motivational health and fitness company Team 1DOS.

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

A Stripped Phillips Head is Never Functional

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On Sunday, I found myself rooting through the junk drawer in the kitchen looking for a Phillips head screwdriver. The hinge on the pantry wa...

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Learning to Live Again

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This morning after Orangetheory, I found myself on the Mohawk Hudson Bike trail doing my normal half marathon training run. For someone who...

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Skipping the Backslide of Sorry

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Unfortunately, our vacation to the Outer Banks this year is off to a rather bumpy start with several days worth of unprecedented rain. We h...

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Things My Mama Said....

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I seem to have taken on this huge thing, at least in my mind. The Mohawk Hudson Half Marathon in October. A double digit distance run. I ...

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Learning to Gain Traction in Slippery Mud

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Anyone who knows me well understands that I am not someone who appreciates change all that much. I am a planner. I enjoy the quiet predict...

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Pushing Past the Finish Line Pull Back

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The summer of 1987. Yes, those were the days. I had finished high school and had not yet started college. Complete freedom with little in...

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Learning to Not Barter Away My Own Store

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I have five children adopted from two different countries, three from Russia, two from Haiti. It was my tradition, as the adoptions drew to...

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