Weightloss is the Number One Resolution! Since mentioning the 100 day march to the end of 2011, I’ve gotten several emails from readers of WUM letting me in on the resolutions that they don’t want to have on their list in 2012. No surprise, the number one resolution is weightloss or feeling healthy and [...]
The falling temperatures have put me in the mood for soup. Soup is not only a one pot wonder, it is also incredibly filling and has helped me lose the couple of pounds that have crept up on me after a summer of the kids being home, vacations etc.. Before the kids went to [...]
The weather is getting chilly here in the evening. An outdoor fire, a glass of wine and a bowl of piping hot soup is on order for me on many nights. I love putting the ingredients together, layering the flavors and, if I’m making chili, letting it simmer all day. Since going to the grocery [...]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post asking you,my readers, to email me with questions about things you were interested in doing but, weren’t sure how to do. Today’s post is related to an email I recieved from Lisa asking how I fit in all of the activities I write about doing. She [...]
I didn’t play sports when I was in school. I was more the student government, dance commitee kind of girl. It wasn’t until after my 4th child was born that I really go interested in trying different sports on for size and real physical fitness. I guess I’m lucky, I don’t have any [...]
This past weekend my parents came for a barbecue, in honor of Aly leaving for her first semester of college. We talked alot, my mom helped me pack a few of Aly’s crates and we looked at old photos. Low key to match the low and slow cooked barbecue meal we shared. I think [...]
Adventures in Rhode Island On typical days I try hard to eat simple delicious food that fuels my body. I work out 6 days a week for at least 30 minutes and as I state in my WUM Health and Fitness Pact I usually go over that minimum exercise promise I make to myself. But, [...]
Today is going to be a busy day. Yesterday was busy too. Father’s Day Weekend, according to my husband,”It is the most important holiday of the year, second only to Christmas!”. But, busy is no excuse for not meeting my WUM fitness minimum. In my WUM Health and Fitness Pact I promise myself that [...]
Create Your Own Pact A pact is a promise you make, an agreement, in this case with yourself. We all have made lists of dreams and goals we want to accomplish. So many times health and fitness is on the list. But, how often do you reread your lists? To truly make changes in your [...]
My Personal Formula for a Fit Life! This is a pact, an agreement I have with myself about how I personally live a healthy and fit life. My WUM pact consists of facts and beliefs I have about my health and fitness. I review my list often however, when I first made the list [...]