Run the ‘Hood 5K:: The Anderson Family!

We finally got to our 5K yesterday after the kids got out of school! I know, I know, I organized the freakin’ race and I can’t even get it done on the actual race day? Fail! Turns out we were visiting my husband at the rig, you know, in the middle-of-nowhere. Which is fine, because [...]

shrinkvivor, week 1 {go green}

It’s been a few weeks (or months?) since I checked in here! Time has been flying! We are now a week into the Shrinkvivor challenge! {go Green!} I am down 0.8 lbs this week… not fantastic, but a loss is a loss! I started back at the gym finally and am back to my Death-by-Barb [...]

getting back into the routine

It’s confession time!! This is going to be somewhat boring this week, but I am pretty sure that is a good thing when it comes to my confessions lately. We are going through some big changes around our household. It’s going to be completely different this year, and it will take some adjusting for all [...]

by inches and bounds

Things are not going at all as planned. I was supposed to be all SUCCESS! MOTIVATE! LOVE LIFE! this challenge, and I am just not any of those things. Good intentions, little follow-through. The thing is, weight loss and fitness are all in the follow-through. Which leaves me with the scale creeping up and the [...]

the uncreative, untitled weigh-in post

Another week come and gone! Hard to believe it’s mid-May already! Craziness. Last week, I was in a complete funk, and I will admit, I went a little lenient with the sugary-goodness called candy. I shook myself out of it by Monday, though, and am feeling good as I have made it through those horrible [...]

confessions of melissa

i have committed to running {wogging} a half-marathon in June. with my husband. and kids. not the one i had originally planned. but it will be rewarding, nonetheless. i need your help. here’s why.

R.I.P.

Dear beloved, underused, abused Sportcraft treadmill, You have been in my life for three-quarters of a decade. You patiently waited for me each and every day in the chilled and gloomy basement. Sometimes I would visit you, but more often not. You made move after move with me… North Dakota, Colorado, and then North Dakota [...]

To Celebrate 31…

January 11th marks my 31st birthday. Thirty wasn’t the greatest year, so I have decided to make 31 the best year yet.  As most of you know, some friends and I are challenging ourselves and formed a national team with Team in Training to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Each one of [...]

Daily Mile

I think I am going to start using the Daily Mile to keep track of my Globetrotting progress! It looks awesome! Anyone else use it? Thoughts? Join me?

Team Bismarck 5K!

Are you ready for my (sort of!) race report? I didn’t train for the EA Sports 5K challenge like I had hoped to because of the disc issues in my back, but I wanted to still be a part of it! Luckily, I had an awesome team to cheer on! The Bismarck 5Kers consisted of: [...]