The Big Goal Breakthrough- Lisa lost 26Kilos

March 23, 2012

Yea!! Lisa achieved her Big Weight Loss Goal this week…26 kilos was her magic number, this is 57.2 pounds for those of you trying to convert in your head. Lisa started following Justin Thacker’s nutrition recommendations in September and started training in the gym EVERY DAY in the beginning of October, so it took her […]

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The Saturday Special- Suffer, Sweat & Smile

March 17, 2012

In some circles this type of group torture is lovingly referred to as Bootcamp. In our case it isn’t actually called anything or even scheduled, but to my surprise and delight this small group of increasingly committed ladies and young ladies started showing up a few weeks ago on Saturday mornings to sweat it out […]

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Muscles Move Mountains

March 2, 2012

Now that I am stronger than I have ever been in my life, I find myself doing something that men have no doubt been doing for all of time. I realized (yes, on the mountain) that in almost any situation, you can use your strength to compensate for a lack of skill, ability, experience, knowledge, […]

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4 things to give up for Lent & Life

February 22, 2012

The tradition of giving up something for Lent is practiced by followers of Christian religions including both Catholics and Protestants, and is much more common in the US than Europe. I mention this because my co-workers here in the Netherlands gave me the strangest looks when I asked if they were giving up anything for […]

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When Hell or Holland Freezes Over…I will Skate!

February 17, 2012

“We gain STRENGTH, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… Do the thing you think you can not do” – Eleanor Roosevelt Minutes before I went under anesthesia, the surgeon came in to draw an arrow on my right leg with a marker. I looked […]

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A Love Affair with Eggs

February 14, 2012

Source: strangecosmos.com via Tashi on Pinterest   I absolutely love eggs; prepared almost every possible way!! Just as often as people say that I’ve lost so much weight…I must be starving myself; they gasp when I tell them I eat 6 times a day and enjoy at least 6 and up to 10 eggs EVERY […]

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