Posts made in October, 2011
I’ve Achieved My Goal!!
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This past weekend I competed in my third Women’s Tri Fitness. This was a long term goal of mine and when I did it for the first time I got hooked! This weekend I went to Tampa and competed with my husband. It was so my fun to complete a goal with him, plus he is all fired up to do it again! I really get excited when I turn people on to fitness and they achieve their goals. I tell you this, not to brag, but inspire you to take action. It’s been about 1 year since I had something that I had a goal that I was really jazzed about. When my husband asked if we could do it together, it...
Read MoreI’m Crazy About Pumpkin
One of things I love most about fall is pumpkin. I love anything with pumpkin, just the mention of pumpkin on a menu and I’m ordering it if there is a pumpkin product on the grocery shelf I’m buying it. Pumpkin not only tastes great, but it’s a superfood. It’s low in calories and contains fiber, magnesium and carotenoids. Studies of carotenoids show that it can reduce the risk of heart disease, macular degeneration and certain cancers. What pushes pumpkin to the top of the super food list is the alpha- carotene content. Studies have shown that it can slow the signs of aging. Yes, you read that correctly. I hear all the time, that folks would like...
Read MoreThe Breast Cancer Marketing Frenzy
October is breast cancer awareness month and everywhere you turn you are seeing Pink ribbons. Just this past Sunday every NFL team was wearing something pink to support the cause. Yet with all the awareness breast cancer receives it is still one of the top killers of women ages 20-59. It been 20 years since the first pink ribbon appeared and in that time the number of women who have died of breast cancer has not been significantly reduced. When we see the pink ribbon or hear about a program to support breast cancer us ladies are more likely to give. We give because breast cancer is not something we’d like to have or we know someone who has affected by breast...
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