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Why do I feel guilty for exercising?

Like half of the country, I’ve set a goal to lose some weight this year — and also like half of the country, I’m struggling with how to do it. Even with the best laid plans, some days I just …

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Finding the Time {Fitness Schedule Edition}

Are you guys tired of hearing us talk about working out yet? I mean, you have women on here blogging about running marathons, making complete lifestyle changes, working

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When Does It Become Too Much “Me” Time?

Last week was shit. No other way to put it. My week started with a text message from a friend telling me that she heard a local girl

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8 Tips for Momma Fitness

The first year I attended college, I lived on campus and the convenience of having a gym within walking distance helped me stay in shape. Every day, I

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This One Time, I Ran a Marathon

NOTE: Check out Jamie's previous guest post where she chats more about the logistics of how she managed all the training. So, you’re thinking about running a marathon as

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Smart Snacking for the Working Mom

One thing I am finding being back at work is the need for snacking. With my nursing calorie count (I swear this is like the only bone we

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Working Out Makes Me a Better Working Mom

It took a really, really, really long time and a lot of tight pants before I realized my eating habits were out of control and my exercise habits

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Setting Priorities is Good for My Soul

The other day when I was sweeping the floors, I glanced over at my husband and Abby playing. They were giggling and smiling and having so much fun.

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Working Mom Prioritizes Health and Fitness

As my husband and I try to plot out the rest of our summer fun before I go back to work and his schedule gets busier, I'm smacked

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Working Mom Struggle: Lack of Change

I figure since I’m all out there about how I rock at parenting, how I fail at parenting, how I feel about my body, what I think about

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How a Working Mom Trains to Run Marathons

So, I’m doing my first marathon this October, AND I’m a working mother. I also read a lot, try to maintain a blog (usually pretty inconsistently), go to

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Working Moms Rally {5k Edition}

The last time there was a LWM rally, we were all about supporting Erin as she returned to work in January. Social media for the win, really. I

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Working Complicates All The Things

I've come to accept that being a working parent complicates planning of all the things, just as Brandee realized this when she just wanted her Everly a chance

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Working Mom Meals {No Cook Refrigerator Oatmeal Edition}

I'm a month into my health kick, making life changes and not quick fad diet changes. For the first three weeks, I was mostly eating plain oatmeal for

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The Power of Exercise

I am known as the exercise one around these parts. It's true. I love it. It wasn't always this way but now I have a tough time when

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Tips For Making Health A Priority

Last week I poured my gut out to all of you, chatting about how this school year has been all consuming. It felt really cathartic to write it

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All Consuming

I’m a big consumer. I always have been. I just eat things up, figuratively and literally, and let it all sit, doing nothing to purge it all away. Overwhelmed

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: A Working Mom’s Body Image

When I was finishing high school and during my first year of college, I probably looked my best. I didn’t work full-time. I spent every afternoon in the

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Working Moms: We Don’t Ask For Much

I’d like to taste my food again. Is that too much to ask? It’s always, “You feed the baby while I eat” or “He needs to be changed

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Working Moms Exercise {Beginning Running}

After my post on getting exercise AND working AND being a mama, I got a lot of questions. How do I do it? Where do I do it?

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