As moms, it seems like we always have a lot on our plates, and it’s easy to let our health take a back seat, but there are ways we can support our health that don’t take a lot of time, and are easy to do! For me personally, our move from Tennessee to Texas over a year ago is what threw me out of Keep Reading
8 Ways Exercise makes You Happier
There are so many amazing benefits to exercise but did you know that exercising regularly can actually make you a much happier person. That's right, it has been scientifically proven that if you exercise regularly you will in turn be simply a more joyful and happy person in your everyday life. Today Keep Reading
6 Ways Calorie Counting Saves You Money
If you’ve ever looked into using a calorie counting app, you may have been daunted by the idea of logging every single thing that goes into your mouth. Truthfully, it does take some getting use to. But with the convenience of smart phone apps - and even the webpages themselves - like My Fitness Keep Reading
How To Make Resolutions That You’ll Actually Stick To
Raise your hand if you’re making new resolutions this year. But why are they so hard to keep?! I believe it’s because we go about it all wrong. Do these sound familiar? “I resolve to stop eating sugar” “I resolve to move more eat less” “I resolve to eat less junk food” But these are Keep Reading
How A Morning Routine Helps Me Stay Fit
My Quest For Fit Mom Mommyhood Fitness can seem like such an elusive goal. Especially for those of us with small children. It’s not easy juggling them and a barbell, or kettle bell, or whatever your favorite workout tools happen to be. If you’ve been reading this blog for a long time, you Keep Reading
Getting And Staying Fit For The Busy Mom
The day Haddassah turned six weeks old, I strapped on my running shoes, ecstatic that I was no longer under the post-partum take-it-easy-or-your-intestines-might-fall-through-the-floor exercise ban. (That’s not to say that you can’t exercise prior to six weeks, you just don’t really want to perform Keep Reading
Project Fit pregnancy Follow-Up
“Project Fit Pregnancy” started off as a kind of experiment. I didn’t know exactly what would happen, or how active I’d be able to be, or if my activity would have an affect on he pregnancy at all, but I had promised myself after Garrett was born, that I would get in shape before getting pregnant Keep Reading
Project Fit Pregnancy: Week 40!
Well, today’s the big day, but as we all know, due dates are only estimated due dates - and for good reason. Not very many of us actually deliver on our due dates, and it looks like I’m no exception. The babycenter pregnancy app cautions that serious workouts are out of the question at this Keep Reading
Project Fit Pregnancy: Week 39
They say that half the fun is anticipation, but I think I this case, the anticipation is just making the time drag. On the upside, I was telling my midwife yesterday that I was disappointed with how well I feel (does that even make sense?!) - after all, you have to be really miserable for a Keep Reading
Project Fit Pregnancy: Week 38
Fact: the first 35 weeks of pregnancy were a breeze compared to the last 3. It’s really hard to explain. I’m not having many braxton hicks, or a lot of heartburn, or swelling, or anything like that. Just tired I guess. Maybe it’s all mental. Recovery time after physical activity seems to be much, Keep Reading
