Boot Camp Competition: This is what it is all about!

Saturday, January 25th, a day which will live in infamy!  Okay, so I am being little over dramatic, but seriously, what a great day! It was Team Rachel vs. Team Valerie for a little Boot Camp Competition.  So this was not the Alabama vs. Auburn in state rivalry, it certainly was a test of strength and [...]

Boot Camp Update. Week #3

I do it for them.  Them, being my two little girls. It’s like this…I have struggled with my weight all my life. My size didn’t bother me so much because I felt (and still feel) that true beauty lies within. I tried not to beat myself up about my weight. I also tried diet, after diet, after ridiculous diet tactic. [...]

Adventures in Boot Camp: Week 2 Baby, it’s cold outside…

Yea right!!!  It is cold but when you are sweating, sprinting, and running in temps in the low 20s, that cold is actually quite comfortable. I am now in Week 2 of Extreme Fit Training with Rachel Hunt.  I am sore. My body is tired. BUT I FEEL GREAT! Seriously!  There is something amazing about doing [...]

Exercise gadgets and bouncing around…

Did you check out Hoda on the Today Show yesteray morning? When I am not watching Talk of Alabama ( gotta love the local stories), I TiVo the Hoda and Kathie Lee segments. This morning, I caught the exercise portion of the show.  Featured were bouncey shoes.  Here is the LINK. I have tried a lot of different [...]

They’ll match ya, pound for pound!

Most of you, like Nanci and I, have made a promise to yourself to get healthier in 2010. To stop making excuses and just get out there and do it. Well, what if you knew that with every pound you lose or pledge to lose, someone who is battling hunger will get help. Biggest Loser [...]

And Boot Camp begins…

Every big journey begins with one step.  My big boot camp journey began with a tape measure and a big egg.  I’m not teasing. At Extreme Fit Training, Rachel knows if you stick with it, you WILL see results.  To prove it, Rachel goes with “just the facts, ma’am” and not just the cool sensation of [...]

Health and Fitness Tip : YOU NEED WATER!!!

I don’t like water. I admit it. It is very boring to me yet I know when I have not had enough water. I am grumpy, I am tired, and I have headaches. Then there is the havoc it creates on my aging body (i.e. dry skin, constipation, and dull hair). Yep, I admit it [...]

A New Year-A New Me: My Weight Loss Journey

Tomorrow is the last day of the year. Did you make a resolution to lose weight last year? I had for the past 20-something years, and it never worked. It didn’t bother me sometimes because quite frankly, I always felt I was who I am and became quite comfortable with being me. But then a [...]