October 11th, 2008 — , poll from Jenn @ Fit Bottomed Girls
Sometimes, only name brands cut it. Like grape jelly, for example. Welch’s or Smuckers are really the only way to go. Store brands have a weirdness in consistency. When it comes to workout gear, I swing both ways. I have a wide catalog of name-brands i…
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October 10th, 2008 — , curly, pumpkin, random, tagged from Jenn @ Run Jojo Run
Thanks BC for the tag. Here’s 6 random things about Miss Jojo.1. I hated running distance in high school. Hated it. I ran track, 200, 800 relay, nothing long. I dreaded the distance workout days for basketball.2. I was voted Super Mule (or Lady Mule) a…
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I don’t cry at chick flicks anymore. In fact the last time I cried before today while watching this clip was out on a race bike course. What makes me cry?? Thinking of the people who will say I CAN this weekend in Kona. The people who have devoted coun…
Related StoresOctober 10th, 2008 — , FitWit from Jenn @ Fit Bottomed Girls
Say what you will about Richard Simmons, but ever since I reviewed one of his DVDs, I’ve taken a bit of liking to the sparkly king of aerobics. He doesn’t take himself seriously, he really does inspire you to move (and in the videos, generally make an …
Related StoresOctober 10th, 2008 — , pumpkin, run, weight loss from Jenn @ Run Jojo Run
When I first read about Viv’s second challenge, I thought, hey, I’m almost to my goal weight, no reason to join, can’t possibly win, doing fine on my own, blah, blah, blah.Well, yeah, whatever. After eating pumpkin pie for breakfast - yes, you read th…
Related StoresOctober 10th, 2008 — , Gym Clothing, Yoga Pants, contest from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
Time to Update Your Gym Outfit?Has a fair amount of time passed since you’ve bought new exercise clothes? It happens to the best of us.Photo credit: No idea. Hollywood, please don’t sue us!Where are the Weird Workout Wear War Stories?Many of you have …
Related StoresOctober 9th, 2008 — , Food, Research, weight gain/loss from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
Photo Credit: Natalie DeeApparently September was Better Breakfast Month. Who knew? Just so you don’t get caught off guard, November is listed as the month for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness, National Novel Writing, Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and Nat…
Related StoresOctober 9th, 2008 — from Jenn @ Excuse #1 I'm Not Fit To Run
Coach Liz, said the other day she has felt the age she just turned this week since the beginning of tri season. USAT has a rule, well if you want to read about it’s here. They have made me feel like I have been 34 since March. So much so that in any do…
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I took last night off from any classes and actually feel guilty about it. I have Cardio Sculpt tonight but not sure I will be able to make it as Tom is visiting and he hasn’t been packing light lately. Tom has been bringing the other dwarves with him B…
Related StoresOctober 9th, 2008 — , Under Review from Jenn @ Fit Bottomed Girls
I put Mindy Myrlea on my Netflix queue after Lisa over at Workout Mommy named her as one of her fitness faves in our comments. Just as Cathe didn’t let Jenn down, Mindy was no joke. I knew nothing about the combo DVD Action Packed/Interval Express wh…
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October 9th, 2008 — , Work, jilligan, rain from Jenn @ Run Jojo Run
Got a call from J last night - she jacked up her knee pretty good. They decided to not even chance the ER in our hometown, but headed for Lubbock right away. Last report I got was that there was no bone damage, but she needs to see an orthopedic as so…
Related StoresOctober 8th, 2008 — , Stress, dog, health insurance, high blood pressure from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
John Singleton Copley, Young Lady with a bird and a dogIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good home must be in want of a pet.The universe is rife with studies about how owning a pet can improve your health, br…
Related StoresOctober 8th, 2008 — , Body Image, Eating Disorders, personal essays, sexual assault from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
Good people give bad advice all the time. And said advice generally comes in well-intended pithy (and occasionally alliterative!) axioms. The rule of thumb for discerning bad advice: does it fit on a bumper sticker? If yes, then it is too simple to …
Related StoresOctober 8th, 2008 — from Jenn @ Thinking Thin Too
I went to belly dancing again last night. First, I am very proud of myself for going to the class a second time after the first humiliating experience. I do think that I did a little bit better the second time around. The instructor told me I had beaut…
Related StoresOctober 8th, 2008 — , neighborhood, run, walk, weather from Jenn @ Run Jojo Run
Those were the first words I heard when I turned on the news this morning. Fortuanately, I’d just finished 3 miles around the neighborhood. It was about 55 degrees this morning, a whole 24 degrees cooler than yesterday morning. Not to mention the hu…
Related StoresOctober 8th, 2008 — , FitLit from Jenn @ Fit Bottomed Girls
Our first FBG magazine face-off included some of the fluffier women’s fitness magazines available. This time around, we decided to go a little more hard-core, with Oxygen and Women’s Health magazines. These magazines have little or no emphasis on b…
Related StoresOctober 8th, 2008 — , Diets, Positive Eating, Slow Foods, weight loss from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
The Decline of Dieting?A couple of weeks ago, a survey came out suggesting that fewer folks than ever are on diets. A market research group asked 5,000 people about their eating habits, and found 26% of US women and 16% of men were dieting–the lowest …
Related StoresOctober 7th, 2008 — , Food, weight gain/loss from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
Occasionally I am asked to test out a product so crazy weird that I simply can’t resist saying yes. Some bloggers get to try out cool stuff like hawt Danskin clothes (aside to Danskin: pick me, pick me!!) or powdered peanut butter. Me? I get pinhole …
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*Click here for Marathon Season Independence Weight Loss Challenge*I can’t believe this report is so huge! I really should have done one of my mini movie slide show for all the pictures. Oh well, OK here it is a long one, but there are pictures like a …
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October 7th, 2008 — from Jenn @ Excuse #1 I'm Not Fit To Run
Do you have some pounds you would like to shed before getting to the starting line this marathon season?? How about a friendly virtual one (1) month challenge with your fellow bloggers? This will all be based on an honor system, and if you cheat you ar…
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October 7th, 2008 — , Challenge Update from Jenn @ Thinking Thin Too
It’s that time! It’s time for me to update the challenges. I will be doing it later today to allow a little more time to get some of the weights and times in. So far it looks like Andrea is our biggest loser so far…you go girl! I am going to have…
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Become an online Biggest Loser, walk your workday away, and asthma sufferers may sweat less. A League of Their OwnStill wanting more The Biggest Loser after Tuesday’s episode is over? Or wish that you were on the show? Be sure to check out The Biggest …
Related StoresOctober 7th, 2008 — from Jenn @ Run Jojo Run
Yesterday was a LONG day. I didn’t sleep well on Sunday night, thanks to a little 2.5 year old, so it was pretty easy to get up at 5:30 since I couldn’t sleep anyway. Ran two miles and came back to clean up. We headed over to Sugarland to the dentist. …
Related StoresOctober 6th, 2008 — , Ig Nobel prizes, Medical Slang, dictionary from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
Photo credit: Marion DossHere at Cranky Fitness we spend most of our time devoting ourselves with sleepless dedication to a tireless quest for the latest in cupcake research scientific research. Our staff of mad cranky Guys in White Coats spend hours s…
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October 6th, 2008 — , Cardio, Experiments, Mini-Experiments, Primal Blueprint, weight lifting from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
It’s official! September 2008 was experiment number 12, concluding an entire year of treating myself like a lab rat! It’s been quite the ride. I’ve been in more compromising positions than a Hooter’s waitress, tweaked my diet so much I got a new-fang…
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Glamour.com picked up my blog about my “touchy feely” question and made it their question of the day! So if you want even more insight in the perv/not-perv debate, check out the discussion over there! Thanks Sarah Jio and Glamour!
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Jenn and I were honored to be invited to Nike’s 2009 Women’s Media Summit last week in Portland, Ore. After flipping a coin—and our day planners—I was the lucky one who headed to the event. It was two days of fitness fun. Just check out the col…
Related StoresOctober 6th, 2008 — from Jenn @ Thinking Thin Too
The music will lead you…that’s what the instructor kept telling me throughout the class on Sunday. Sure, it will. What she didn’t realize is that I have two left feet, possibly three. I went to the line dancing class or AKA torture class. I figured…
Related StoresOctober 6th, 2008 — , cancer, cell phones, whining from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
(flikr image by pinprick)It’s baaaaack…Yep, scientists are renewing the debate over whether cell phones might cause cancer.As I recall, at first they thought maybe yes they might be dangerous, and then bigger studies said nah, don’t worry about it……
Related StoresOctober 5th, 2008 — , Cardio, Gym Buddies, Humor, Turbokick, gym adventures, personal essays, sexual assault, weight lifting from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
My friends paid a boy to kiss me. I was sweet sixteen and never been kissed - a fact that I remain unapologetic about to this day - but my friends decided that the best birthday present they could give me would be a soft-lipped hottie to revoke my VL …
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Yesterday was a cheat day and boy did I live it up.I got up early and got a 3 mile run in. I then came in and cooked and prepared most of the meal. Still sweaty, I took it outside, edged the front yard (my father-in-law took over, he just couldn’t pass…
Related StoresOctober 4th, 2008 — , family dinner, run, saturday from Jenn @ Run Jojo Run
You read it right. I ran this morning. Out the door before 5:45. It was a nice dark morning. I figured with my big day of food ahead, I’d run 3 miles. I only walked once after mile two for 30 seconds. Time was 32 something…can’t remember now.Af…
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Now that it’s October, fall is definitely upon us. I’ve even reluctantly pulled out my closed-toe shoes and put my flip-flops in storage. Sad, I know, but at least autumn brings with it a number of things to be excited about. You don’t really have to …
Related StoresOctober 3rd, 2008 — from Jenn @ Thinking Thin Too
I never thought there were any advantages to driving 23 miles one way to work. However, I am finding that there is one. I have the privilege of having 5 different YMCAs to choose from on my way home. Yes, I said FIVE! You know what that means?! I will …
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Damn blogger ate my long post…. *sigh….will write it again in about 15 minutes..dag name it!
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Recently, the FBGs were were asked by the lovely and endearing DomestiGals to guest post. We happily obliged, creating a workout playlist fit for a bride since Jen, one of the DomestiGals (great name, by the way), is planning her wedding. However, the…
Related StoresOctober 3rd, 2008 — , beefcake, contest from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
So alert readers may notice that the word “Giveaway” does not appear in the title of this post. WTF? It’s Friday, isn’t there supposed to be one?Grrr….Uh oh!Yikes, sorry!We do have some nifty giveaways in the pipeline, we think, but alas, not this …
Related StoresOctober 3rd, 2008 — from Jenn @ Run Jojo Run
First, I spent last night cleaning and prepping for my in-laws coming in. They got in around 8. Didn’t get a run in last night. I checked the mail around 10 and it was so beautiful out! I knew I had to get up this AM.So, 5:30…snooze….5:45….snooze…
Related StoresOctober 2nd, 2008 — , Cardio, Gym Buddies, Music, Turbokick, gym adventures from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
Photo Credit: Natalie DeeIn another edition of research confirming the obvious, a new study has come out to report that “scientifically chosen” music will amp up your workout by - are you ready - 15%! I’m not sure exactly how they arrived at that very…
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The recovering is going ehhh at best. I can not get my RHR below 60. Which is fine for some people, but my usual is in the low 50’s. Some people have asked, how am I getting my RHR. I wear my Polar F4 to bed and before I even move an inch in bed I look…
Related StoresOctober 2nd, 2008 — , Pineapple Cranberry Pork Roast, Recipe Thursday from Jenn @ Thinking Thin Too
See, I told you I would get back into the swing of things :PToday is ….Pineapple Cranberry Pork Roast …and it is made in the crockpot!Ingredients1 (3 pound) pork roast1 20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained1 (1 ounce) packet dry onion soup mix…
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Although probably not quite as much as The Biggest Loser, I’m a big fan of Bravo’s reality TV show Workout. If you’ve never seen it, the show follows the owner and personal trainers at Sky Sport Spa in Los Angeles as they interact with clients, each o…
Related StoresOctober 2nd, 2008 — from Jenn @ Run Jojo Run
First and foremost, my lil sis started her blog! Go check her out.Nic and I went shopping last night. WOW! Way fun. It was great to see her excited about finding clothes. And she found a great outfit - if the Houston weather would just drop about 20 d…
Related StoresOctober 2nd, 2008 — , Cardio, Exercise, Motivation, whining from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
Want to know what’s really annoying about fitness? Okay, besides the really perky people who smirk while you’re panting and sweating your way through an exercise class.From 1000barbies.comFitness: three annoying truthsThree things about Fitness annoy m…
Related StoresOctober 1st, 2008 — , Celebrities, Eating Disorders, TV appearances, gym adventures, hollywood, personal essays, weight gain/loss from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
Photo CreditOur society is warped. Twisted. A veritable fun-house of fat and thin mirrors when it comes to body image. We’re all well aware how the media accustoms us to starlets sylphlike on screen and sacks of bones in real life. Because the came…
Related StoresOctober 1st, 2008 — , belly dancing from Jenn @ Thinking Thin Too
I had to ask my boss the other day if I could come in late yesterday and work late. He didn’t have a problem with it. He really doesn’t care what I do. I am pretty close with my boss so I told him that I will be taking belly dancing classes on Tuesd…
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A few weeks ago, I blogged about the awesomeness of hiking. And today, I’m going to tell you again that, yes, hiking is awesome, BUT that your arse better be prepared. In my previous post, I touched on how you need to have proper clothing, a first-aid …
Related StoresOctober 1st, 2008 — from Jenn @ Run Jojo Run
I actually got up this morning and ran. Yeah-huh! Mostly because I didn’t run last night, my legs were hurting as in, “uh, why did you think you could let us get lazy for months and then take us out and abuse us” hurt. And I convinced myself it was too…
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So I was going to put up another depressing/alarming post this morning about how something you probably use every day might one day up and kill you. (Maybe). The post is all written up and everything.But how about I hold off on that one until later? …
Related StoresSeptember 30th, 2008 — , Cardio, Experiments, compulsive exercise, overtraining, weight lifting from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
“Mildly obsessed.” This was Kelly T’s, of Grounded Fitness, personal assessment of me and one I take as quite the compliment. Although I think she underestimates me. I’d call me “majorly obsessed.” And if I’m being really honest I’d call me a bit of…
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