Peace and Fitness

“Collecting” PEACE

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Some people collect purses or seashells or shot glasses--I collect peace.  Glass peace signs sit in ceramic boxes, peace signs around my neck, on my clothing, my accessories.  Visions of peace fill my imagination.  I wonder what happened to all the pacifists from the 60s and 70s.  I wonder about why I don't hear more about college students peacefully protesting at their … [Read more...] about “Collecting” PEACE

Thanks to Paige Waehner

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I subscribe to a fitness newsletter written by Paige Waehner  and here's what she had to recently say.  I totally agree and couldn't have said it better myself.  Though she highlights the total body ball stretch, I think her sentiment is that ANY feel good workout is important to keep balance in your weekly routine.  In the p90X routine, Tony Horton gives you and option for a … [Read more...] about Thanks to Paige Waehner

Wrapping up the Week

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If you have been reading this regularly, you probably remember my colonoscopy story and how challenging it was to get the 100% INSURANCE COVERED baseline exam, after mentioning a little about my family history to the physician.  Long story short, just days before the procedure, the doctor's office called me and said it was worked out and no, I did NOT need to bring the 250 … [Read more...] about Wrapping up the Week

That’s Amore…

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It's been a few weeks since I jumped  back into a plant-based diet and here's what I can report.  Though I have been a few pounds lighter in the last few years, I have definitely also been a few pounds heavier.  The scale sits somewhere in between, but I am sure I am eating more calories than I have at my lightest.  I will always be a calorie counter, but am somehow finding it … [Read more...] about That’s Amore…