04Jan 2012 by Jakora Holman No Comments
Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

Fitness
I feel like every year, like hoards of other people I'm making a resolution to lose weight ... Then I fail, and six months later I'm making another vow to lose weight. It's depressing frankly.  So, this year I've decided to take a new route.  I've stolen the Alcholics Anonymous mantra of  'One day at a time'. (No, I do not say a serenity prayer before or after meals!!!). I am the queen of slipping up and saying "I'll make it up tomorrow by _______" and that starts a downward spiral of bad eating and workout habits. I also cannot get complacent with hearing "Oh you look slimmer now..." I have to be commited to the goals I have. I thought of using the 'One day at a time" mantra…
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03Jan 2012 by Jakora Holman No Comments
End of Year Musings

End of Year Musings

Fitness, Lifestyle
As we approach the new year I think a lot about what I've accomplished both personally and professionally each year. And I think about what I hope to tackle in the next year, I believe that I'm at an age where resolutions don't hold too much  merit .. and I think of what it means to make a resolution and maybe we're doing it wrong. I watched the movie, New Year's Eve and I thought about Michelle Phiffer's character and how she set those goals and had to get them done before midnight (the New Year). They weren't things like "Lose Weight" or "Save more Money" They were more tangible. More memorable. This is a little off topic for what I wanted to write, but not completely. Anyway. I don't…
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