:: Free 2 Be :: the Odyssey ::

To feel good about my looks.
To be irreproachable with my fitness and ability to move and do things. (No more excuses!)
To have an active life doing fun, rewarding things, being able to enjoy activities, myself & others, and being able to be enjoyed by others. No more spectating from the nearest picnic bench!
To be able [...]

Today I found a book by Christopher Hopkins: Staging Your Comeback:  A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45. He calls this part of our life “The Second Act.” I really like that concept.
I read somewhere today (maybe there) that 40ies are old for being young, and 50ies are young for old age. That’s exactly what [...]

I’ve been reading some lately and noting down a few good quotes that really speak to me, but also having some other good thoughts just pop into my head. Like:

If you cheat to win, you didn’t win.
Your life will never rise above the values you’re living.
Choose for what you want, not by what you have.

See? [...]

This month has 30 days, 22 workout days and 8 rest days. For this first month I’m going to purposely set the bar low by not counting the rest days in the average.
This puts my goal for the month at 11 hours or 660 minutes of exercise. My walking pace is comfortably at a 20 [...]

Having completed the 28-day plan on the Flat Belly Diet, and, having experienced a plateau effect already, and, having begun exercising while pursuing that part of the program… it is time to raise my calorie levels. WooHoo!
Here is what nutritiondata.com says I need:

Calories Burned

Daily Energy Expenditure: 
2446 kcal
( 10241 kJ)

Additional Calories from Exercise:
 + 218.0 kcal
( 913 kJ)

Estimated Energy [...]