Dinker and Giggles

It all started with my sister announcing she was engaged. Okay, let’s be honest. It really didn’t start then - I’ve been overweight for a long time. I know it and so do others around me. The engagement announcement just made it more of ‘okay, I’ve got to get this weight off’. So when my [...]

Have you been following along? 12 challengers including Alison Sweeney – host of The Biggest Loser, Julie Maloney, Jessica Smith, and Donny Claxton have been working their butts off on the 30-Day Challenge. You can follow along with the challengers by reading their diaries on the EA Sports website. Also a community forum has been set [...]

Back in February my husband’s back went pop and he’s been off of work since. March 13th he had surgery on his back to fuse his 4th and 5th lumbar vertibre together; complete with rods, screws, and transplant of some hip bone onto his spine. When this first happened, my friend and mentor, Kelly McCausey asked [...]

Today as I was working out using the Wii and WiiFit program, I got this idea- hey I should have my husband grab a few photos of me while I do this. I was thinking- oh this will be great I can show how the baby watches from his Pack-n-Play and the older boys watch [...]

You’ve heard me talk about the new Wii fitness ‘game’ by EA Sports- it’s called Active. It’s exactly what I need to take my personal Lifetime Challenge to the next level. Join me tonight as I listen in on the 12 challengers as they talk about their personal goals and how a ’simple’ gaming system [...]

Thankfully, my nephew is here working in the area and thought to bring his Wii along for our enjoyment. Just as thankfully, my mom is out of town for a few days so I’m borrowing her WiiFit. Yesterday was my first day trying it and I “banked” 21 minutes. I have to say that I [...]