See Megan Run…

See Megan Run…

Last week’s running had it’s ups and downs. The mid week runs weren’t too bad, but my energy level seemed lower than normal which wasn’t my favorite! I decided to change up the schedule from the normal and do them with sprint intervals to keep 

Exercise of the Week: Oblique Plank Twists

Exercise of the Week: Oblique Plank Twists

The obliques are an area of the body that women often want to work, (think love handles.) This exercise is an awesome one that is SURE to give those sides a run for their money. 1) Get in a side plank position. Keep the side 

Weight Lifting Workout Format

Weight Lifting Workout Format

Thanks to Karissa for inquiring about when to do what exercises. This post is LONG overdue. Let me begin by saying there are so many different workout formats that you can follow. It really all depends on what you want to accomplish. I gear my 

Exercise of the Week: Jump Squats

Exercise of the Week: Jump Squats

Wanna Boost up your workout and work those legs a little bit harder? Insert a set of jump squats in between all of your sets of exercises when you’re lifting weights. It will help to keep your heart rate higher, (helping you to burn more 

See Megan Run: 9 Miles

See Megan Run: 9 Miles

Today was the first of my Saturday long runs. There are many more to come and they only get longer from here on out. It am glad to say it went well. Since I’m a total wuss when it comes to running in cold weather 

Baskin Robbins goes healthy…ish…

Baskin Robbins goes healthy…ish…

Baskin Robbins has come out with a “lighter” version of their delectable goodness. They call their newest flavers “BRight Choices.” (Think, Dryer’s Slow Churned…a favorite of mine.) From 90 calorie, fat free vanilla, to 130 calorie low fat chocolate these are definitely a better alternative 

Biggest Loser Recap

Biggest Loser Recap

For those of you who haven’t watched it yet…don’t worry. I’m not here to spoil it for you, BUT for those of you who have, what a good episode eh? The highlights for me?-Bob goes Jillian on Silver Team member Joelle….(I say she deserved it.)-Daniel 

New Utah Eatery: au naturale

New Utah Eatery: au naturale

Fast food has never been something that I’ve been a big fan of for SO many reasons. Yep it’s quick and convenient, but it’s chalked full of calories, low in nutritional value, and there are never very many low fat/low calorie options. I didn’t think 

See Megan Run…

See Megan Run…

Ok…so, I’m three weeks into the marathon training, and as promised, I’m here for an update. So far so good. These first few weeks aren’t to hard, but I’ll be honest, for some reason I’ve had a little bit harder time getting into my running 

You may want to sit down for this…

You may want to sit down for this…

Olive Garden and Red Lobster have released their nutrition facts….GOO…..that is all I can say. The majority of their main dishes range from 800-1500 calories for one dish. (Remember that isn’t counting the OG breadsticks at 150 calories a pop and the RL cheese rolls