true confessions: melissa, january 10

On Saturday, I had almost a full week of following my eating plan to perfection. I was on a roll. In a groove. Not wanting to shove every carb in sight in my face. The weekend was packed… a foster care class, which included getting home late on Friday night and 10 hours of instruction [...]

Guilty Pleasures {Melissa}

It’s been a almost two months since I last posted here, so obviously my guilty pleasure is NOT blogging. Maybe it’s my obsession with magazines? I get so excited when a new issue of Real Simple or US Weekly arrives in my mailbox. For real. Or possibly my addiction to Pinterest? I could admit that [...]

True Confessions of Melissa {post 4th of July edition}

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Ohmy. I am finally sitting in my own house. Seems like I have been gone for half the month or something. Wait, I HAVE BEEN. I am back, ready to get in my groove and focus, maybe even throw in a little exercise. Which brings me to the confessing part… ugh. I had 3 kids [...]

melissa, confessing

Well, hello there. I see it has been A MONTH since I have written on this baby. You probably think I have been avoiding you. And you would probably be right. *cough* So, you probably remember how successful I was doing South Beach in November-Christmas. I lost 14 lbs and was feeling awesome. Then, I [...]

True Confessions of Melissa

Hmmmm…. Where to begin? Since last Tuesday, my workout schedule has looked a little like this: Wednesday:  4.27 miles, 55 minutes muscle work class Thursday: 2.7 miles Friday: 2.3 miles, 55 minutes muscle work++ class Saturday: nada Sunday: 2.3 miles Monday: 4.04 miles, 55 minute muscle work class Tuesday:  5.1 miles, 45 minutes racquetball. Totally [...]

True Confessions of Melissa

I am finally home! Seems like I have been out-of-town the whole month of July! Wait, I have been gone the whole month of July!! I visited Christy in Texas last week. I enjoyed  a few tasty cheeseburgers. And some cheese fries. And beers. Side confession: My son and I tried Lima beans (plain, I’m [...]

True Confessions of Melissa

I am happy to report that things are looking much better this week. Except for that pizza incident on Sunday. That three-pound gain last Wednesday was kind of an eye-opener that I need to knock this shit off! I have been drinking much more water on a regular basis. I have been working out. I [...]

True Confessions of Melissa

Eeek. It’s been awhile… here goes: *Last week, I did 12 miles on Sunday, then muscle work on Monday, and then… nothing. My knee is all messed up, but STILL. I feel like a total sloth. *I drove to Denver (and more) and back, left on Thursday and returned last night. With three kids and [...]

True Confessions of Melissa

I would love to be able to tell you that I resisted the candy, chocolate, and yummy goodness that comes along with Easter. I would love to tell you that I exercised my ass off. Did I? I’ve been famished this week. And busy. Starving + Busy = Not Good Food Choices We went to [...]

True Confessions of Melissa

From the 12th-17th I was driving thousands of miles with my family and enjoying one of my favorite places – Colorado! From the 19th-21st I was on the east coast in Maryland taking part in Fitbloggin’. You would think this would be a recipe for disaster and normally, you would be right. But this time [...]