Food, Fitness, Finance and Fun

Food

How I Lost My “Baby Weight”

I have been using various Beachbody products since I became a coach (rep) in 2010. I have never been overweight but have fluctuated between 140-160 throughout most of my adult life. In 2017, I changed my diet and got down to my lowest weight since middle school. I was in the best shape of my life, competing at a high level in ironman distance triathlons. In November 2017 I found out I was … [Read More...]

Simplify Your Life: Easy Sushi Rice For Lazy Vegans

Most of you know I am constantly working toward simplifying my life. Adding systems, de-cluttering, organizing, tossing stuff, etc, in order to make my life less complicated and easier to handle. The area in my life that I think I have excelled in this the best so far, is meal planning, prepping, and cooking. I love eating food, a lot of it, and have found recipes that have made my life simple … [Read More...]

Fitness

Postpartum Triathlete: Getting Your Run Back

This is the 3rd article in a series I am writing for triathletes who have been out of the sport for whatever reason and working toward coming back. In case you missed the 2 previous, here they are… Swim: http://www.foodfitnessfinancefun.com/fitness/postpartum-triathlete-getting-your-swim-back/ Bike: … [Read More...]

Love Your Body This Summer

As a kid and young adult, I always hated my thighs. It seemed no matter how much weight I lost or how strong I was (even running 7 marathons in 7 days) my legs were always “chubby” compared with the rest of my body. My thighs always rubbed (even chafed when I ran) and my butt, hips, and thighs never had any definition. I could see every rib in my midsection and still had absolutely no … [Read More...]

Finance

Money Can’t Buy Happiness?

We’ve all heard the phrase “money can’t buy happiness.” I would love to believe that, but I’m not really sure I do. I spent most of last year without a lot of money. But I had very few expenses so I made enough to support my lifestyle at the time. This year however has been different. Knowing I was going to have a child, I obviously had to put down some roots. This meant renting a house. … [Read More...]

O.M.G!! Dave Ramsey Baby Step One…AGAIN!

So I thought I was DONE with Dave Ramsey’s “Baby Step 1” which is saving $1,000 to start an emergency fund. Dave Ramsey is a financial guru who gives very “common sense” and “sound” advice on finances, debt, and building wealth. He has been on the radio answering finance questions for the past 25 years. He has a general financial plan with 7 “baby steps” to help everyone get out of debt and gain … [Read More...]

Fun

Time Management Tip: Find Time For What Is Important

We’ve all heard the saying “I don’t find time to (fill in the blank), I make the time. I would agree that if we really want to succeed at something, we have to make it a priority. But I also think we can find time to do what is important to us. Today I had 15 minutes in between Coura‘s swim lesson and when I had to go into the gym to teach a class. I could have done anything with those 15 … [Read More...]

My Top 11 Blog Posts from 2018

The reason I started my blog about 4 ½ years ago was to share my life experiences to help me connect with others who may be going through the same “stuff” in life! My blog is all about food, fitness, finance, and fun because those are the 4 biggest parts of my life. I know there have got to be others like me who may be struggling, so I am putting my life out there in hopes of connecting with … [Read More...]