Who’s Afraid of a Spa Day? (I Am!)

I was recently given a gift card to a local spa. The package is for a “Half Day of Renewal,” which according to their website includes: …a 60 minute massage, Garden Spa...

BetterU Program: Week 4 Report

Yes, I’ve already completed four weeks on the American Heart Association’s BetterU program. Time seems to fly, but I’m trying to squeeze a lot of learning, growth, and...

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Tools I’m Using for Better Health

(for more Top Ten Tuesday posts, visit ohamanda.com) I’ve written here and elsewhere about the major life changes I’m making, and I thought I’d put together a list of...

Video: My Thoughts on Being a Fat Woman at the Gym

I made this video very quickly from my iPhone yesterday. I had a lot on my mind from having gone to the gym earlier in the day, and I just wanted to share it as quickly and as passionately...

A Season of Change

While most blogs I follow shared pictures and reflections on life, family, and faith over the holiday season, I kept things pretty quiet here.  Except for the few occasional updates, I...

Confusing Self-Sabotage with Freedom

I cannot guarantee the clarity of this post, since I’ve been up after midnight four nights in a row, and up early with a toddler who doesn’t care.  Somewhere in the hazy...

Great Songs for a Workout Playlist

My flight home from San Jose on Monday flew by, in more than the literal sense. I don’t know if it was because I was so ready to come home, or because I plugged myself into my old...

Not All Workouts Are Created Equal

In terms of health and exercise, August and September were a total bust.  Sick kids, sick husband, husband gone, husband here, husband gone again.  School starts, PTA heats up, prep for...