Category Archives: 30 Days To 50

When Wendy asked me to write a guest post for her blog, I was flattered. I started reading the posts by Amy Green, Cheryl Harris and Kim Bouldin, looking for a nuance of assistance to add. It’s hard being the … Continue reading →

Next week is the big 5-0 and I thought a progress report was due. I’ve been taking all this good advice and applying it to my habits and everyday life. There have been a few moments where I fell apart … Continue reading →

When Wendy approached me about her “30 days to 50” series, I was delighted to participate and support her.  What a great way to celebrate such a milestone!  Can I just say how lucky I am to always have such … Continue reading →

I asked Amy Green( also an Ohio State grad-Go Bucks!) for advice when I decided to start my 30 Days to 50 after following her blog this past year. I knew Amy was onto to something from reading her posts and … Continue reading →

When I was planning my 30 Days to 50 series, I looked around for inspiration and the first person I thought of was Kim Bouldin and her blog Gluten Free is Life. Kim is a runner who has been dealing … Continue reading →

Here we are at week 2 of my countdown to my big 5-0. I’ve asked Erin Elberson for some tips to keep the momentum of my fitness plan going. Erin has a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s … Continue reading →

What influences our relationship with food? How did my relationship get so complicated? Celiac disease prompted me to take a look at my DNA and my family tree looking for the source. I’d read that Vikings and Celts were the … Continue reading →

Moms tend to put the needs of their children first, sometimes to the detriment of their own health. With my kids, their health problems, getting the diagnosis, learning how to feed them and get them healthy and then the process … Continue reading →

The key to my plan for weight loss and fitness is to put into place habits that I can live with for the rest of my healthy life. This is not ‘The Biggest Loser.’ It will not involve pain and … Continue reading →

The dreaded moment arrived and I stepped on the scale this morning. 151.2. That’s down 9 pounds in two months. I started with a BMI of 27.5 and a waist measurement of 34 1/2. That’s in the overweight and heading … Continue reading →

Twenty years ago this August the eldest was born.  Almost three years later came the youngest. By the time he was 13, it was obvious something was wrong. And a few years later, the youngest started the same wasting away. … Continue reading →