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You Want me to Shave Where?

  • July 21, 2015
  • by Kathy Coatney
  • Exercise and Diet, Health and Nutrition, Lifestyle

Swimsuit shopping is not for sissies.

swimsuit Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Raise your hand if you actually enjoy shopping for a swimsuit. If there’s a churning in the pit of your stomach, then welcome to the sisterhood of ‘You want me to shave where?’ I hate shopping for swimsuits almost as much as I despise pantyhose. Is there any worse reality than standing in a department store dressing room with interrogation room lighting and mirrors that have converted me from a middle-aged woman to a squat troll? I swear if a camera adds ten pounds, these dens of horror add fifteen. swimsuit Image courtesy of… Read More

Motivation Meals and Movement

  • July 9, 2015
  • by Kathy Coatney
  • Exercise and Diet

Motivation, meals and movement.

When I have these three components in my life maintaining my weight is a snap, but motivation is a continual challenge for me. When I have motivation nothing stops me. I'm invincible, I'm Wonder Woman, I'm a mover and shaker. I’m unstoppable. When I'm unmotivated procrastination takes control. Tomorrow I will eat better. Tomorrow I will get my butt off the couch and move. Tomorrow I will start yet another diet. Motivation Image courtesy of Apolonia at FreeDigitalPhotos.net  What I need is middle ground between hopped-up-on-caffeine enthusiasm and stuck-in-the-doldrums procrastination. One of the best things I’ve found that keeps me on track is having good healthy snacks and nutritious meals available.… Read More

The Klutzy Athlete Takes on Exercise

  • July 7, 2015
  • by Kathy Coatney
  • Health and Nutrition
I'm the Klutzy Athlete and I'm taking on exercise. I’ve always shied away from exercise and team sports. In fact, I started life with two left feet that became progressively more pronounced the older I got. I always envision myself as  Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing when in reality I dance like Elaine in Seinfeld. Exercise Mountain biking The Escalator in Redding, California Not gifted with natural athletic ability for exercise? Welcome to my world. Does this mean I don’t exercise? Absolutely not. Of course, it’s not pretty when I workout. I constantly manage to trip over my own feet, and I’ve made an art… Read More
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