It’s so funny that I’m posting this now as I just return from my 2 hour workout at the gym. Ok, well, maybe it’s not THAT funny, but it struck me that I’m all about exercise lately. I’m really liking this "new active Roni". ;~P
Side note… what is about a turtleneck that makes people [...]

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I swear "journey" must be the word used most on my blog. Sometimes I think it’s cheesy but when you really think about it, everything we do in life is a journey, a process. You don’t just wake up one day with a new skill, a new habit or even a new perspective. Every day [...]

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I can’t believe recorded last week. That’s how long it has taken me to get it online! Anyway, I’m a little all over the place and I go LONG, 30 minutes to be exact! Sorry about that! :~)
For all you cat people, Irish makes an appearance at the beginning and end of the video. [...]

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It’s true, it took me longer to come up with my bubble blurb then to write the post. My creative juices ran dry today! :~) On with the thoughts!

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You do not need to join a gym to lose weight. You do not need to "workout" for hours a day. You do not need to wake up at 5AM for a 5 mile jog.
You do NOT.

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Here is my second session from Sunday. I have one more to post, along with tons of other updates! Stay tuned!
Topics in this video include…

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This weekendss quote comes from a comment left by Annette on my Question of the Week post, Do you Workout on Vacation? I thought it was fabulous analogy!

I am starting to look at exercise like brushing my teeth. I need to do it on all sorts of levels…….energy, heart health, continued weight loss, stress [...]

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If you read my blog for sometime you may know I used to be anti "normal" exercise. I hated the gym and I didn’t do any structured workouts. Don’t get me wrong, I stayed active, walked, danced even liked going to the park for a long hike but you wouldn’t catch me dead in the [...]

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I think I mentioned this last week, but I’ll say it again, my new favorite gym workout is BOOTCAMP! Seriously, it’s fun. We do a variety of activities, it’s different every class and the girls there are so nice.
So far out of of all the things we’ve done (I’ve only been to three [...]

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I have lost 18 pounds and just a couple days ago my back went out of alignment. I will now not be able to exercise until I am done with treatments. For that matter I can’t even do my regular daily tasks or walk straight. I am so scared I am going to [...]

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As always this question of the week is inspired by what I’m going through right now. Most people know I’m a gym “immigrant”. When I started this journey I was hell bent on losing weight without exercising because that’s how I lived. So I focused on diet, on learning how to portion control and overall [...]

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Tonight (after mustering enough energy to get out of the door) I hit a cardio kickboxing class.  The instructor always ends with 15 minutes of ab work and tonight she did such a simple effective routine I have to share. I still feel like I have a rock in the pit [...]

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It snowed today! For as much as I complain about the winter there is just something fun about snow.  It’s white, fluffy and I get to take frustration out on the husband in the form of a snowball fight. :~P

While I was out shoveling the driveway I was thinking of all [...]

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This going back to work thing is KILLING me! I am exhausted! I need to find my grove. Classes start next Monday so I have 1 more week of controlled craziness until the circus really comes to town.
My class schedule is looking pretty bleak, two 12 hour days, teaching 5 [...]

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Did you ever think you would read that on my blog? Actually, I have a ton to say (of course) I’m just too lazy tonight so here’s the quick skinny….

I went to the gym again today. I am REALLY loving this. 20 minutes on the treadmill, 10 [...]

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