I talk a lot about the “fitness journey” on my blog and how this journey will last your whole life.  You can’t just take care of your body ‘sometimes’ and expect it to lead to good health and fitness.  Even if you reach a goal, you won’t stay there unless you keep moving forward to [...]

I live a busy life. I work full time, go to graduate school full time, was in the midst of planning a wedding (we were married on May 4!), oh and I’m always training for another race. Finding time to get those workouts in is tough, and it’s even tougher to find time for long [...]

“How did you do it?” I hear this question all the time. How did I go from this to this? I tell people that it’s really quite simple: CLEAN EATING and exercise. I put extra emphasis on clean eating because I truly believe that weight management is 80% diet and 20% physical activity. My journey [...]

Hi! My name is Michelle and thanks for taking the time to read. I am a software engineer by trade, but fitness and writing are two of my passions. I have stayed consistently active for over 20 years. I have toed well over a hundred starting lines, teach exercise classes, and am leaner than I [...]

It’s a story that many of us are unfortunately all too familiar with. I used to be overweight. Actually, if you want to be politically correct, I was obese. I felt miserable within my own skin. I had a love/hate relationship with food. I got winded walking from my office to the train. I’m one [...]

I’ve heard it so many times before; Knowledge is Power. It’s applicable in all areas of life including when it comes to your health, fitness, nutrition and well being. If you went to the doctor and (s)he medication to take each day (I hope) you would ask why. Quite often though we follow programs from magazines and Personal [...]

Hi there! I’m Jen and I’m the blogger behind Twenty Something and Starving: Finding Balance and Bliss One Recipe at a Time. I have to admit that my relationship with food has never been that awful. It certainly wasn’t perfect, but I feel genuinely blessed to have never struggled with eating disorders like so many other women I [...]

Have you ever heard that you are stubborn? I know I sure have! In the past 34 years I have heard it more times than I can count, or maybe it is more than I would like to remember! I don’t consider myself stubborn, I prefer to say I am determined! Stubborn sounds so negative [...]