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Losing the Baby Weight Series (Week 14): Running In the Dark

September 14, 2011

There used to be a time when I loved running at night.  When I began my weight-loss journey in college, I would run three times a week for 3o minutes each.  More often than not, I did this after midnight.  There were a couple of reasons I waited to run that late:  (1)  I had [...]

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Losing the Baby Weight Series (Week 7): The Situation I’m In

July 5, 2011

Since running works just about every muscle in your body, I spent days feeling the repercussions of last week’s run.  In an effort to repair itself, my body demanded more sleep.  It was tough to stay up late to get more accomplished in my day because I was just so tired.  Another result of running [...]

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Losing the Baby Weight Series (Week 5): Pilates, Dancing, & Yoga, Oh My!

June 20, 2011

Weeks have gone by since I first told you that I wanted to do Pilates.  Well, I finally got to do it!  And boy, were my abs sore.  Even the slightest laugh was painful, and that was despite the fact that I wasn’t really impressed with the Pilates workout I did.  Overall, I got to [...]

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Losing the Baby Weight Series (Week 1): A Rude Awakening

May 21, 2011

When you go months without exercising and then resume, it can be a painful experience.  My body was so sore from the days I exercised!  It was a grim reminder that I am terribly out of shape.  But, I have to start somewhere, so I managed to exercise three days this week.  This is what [...]

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Yoga in Bed DVD

April 9, 2010

Broadway actress Cristy Candler (known for her role in the musical Wicked) stars in this DVD.  It features a morning routine to get you energized for the day and an evening routine so that you can unwind – and you do them both in bed!  I think the idea of being able to do yoga [...]

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