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Have your cake and eat it too!

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It’s Austin’s 2nd birthday today, and we celebrated with a trip to Chick-fil-a and their indoor, air-conditioned play place! I also made cupcakes. The party is Saturday, and we’ll be having chocolate and hot dogs and all kinds of yummy crap, so I wanted someone a bit lighter. Angel food cake is my favorite, so that’s what we had. It was my first attempt at angel food cupcakes though, and I wasn’t prepared for the size! They’re ginormous! The best part: 1/12 of the recipe is a serving. A 140 calorie serving (I know! AMAZING!) I made 12 small cupcakes and 3 huge ones. The kids each ate 1.5 small ones. It was nice to be able to say yes when they asked for seconds!

Onederland

For those of you who don’t know, I’m a contestant in WSMV/Subway Get Fit Challenge this spring. You can check out my page here. It’s fun- I love my trainer, and I’ve discovered Zumba which is just about the greatest thing since sliced bread (speaking of bread, I’ve been eating a lot of Subway, and I’ve gotta say- the bread is incredible!).

I’m watching The Biggest Looser right now, and everyone was home for two weeks, and all are loosing 10+ pounds in two weeks. I’m not loosing weight that quickly, and I think I should be! I know, I know, their lives are not mine. But…Onederland is in my sights. I haven’t been there since I was about 5 months pregnant with Lily, but I WILL GET BACK!

BTW- I have another dr’s appointment for my arm a week from tomorrow. Pray that the bone is solid, so I can go back to yoga, start lifting with my arms (besides Austin & Lily) and start riding bike OUTSIDE!

The Pilates Lifestyle: Making the commitment

Happy New Year! 2011 is here and it’s time to think about what you want from the year. I’m not talking about making lofty goals or resolutions, just really thinking about what you want this year to bring.

Last year, I decided to choose a word for the year to help me focus on what I wanted. My word for 2010 was “Intention.” Through the year I strived to live with intention, creating my life rather than reacting to it.

Intention may be my word for 2011 too. I’m still mulling it over, along with the words “Health” and “Bravery.” Which ever word I settle on, I will use 2011 to create a healthy life, making the brave decisions when they are the right, but not easy, ones.

One of my brave, but not so easy decisions, is the e-course I’m starting on www.thePilatesLifestyle.com today. Last year I wrote a book about integrating Pilates into everyday life. While my book isn’t yet available commercially, I am ready to start sharing it’s message, and I would love if you would join me.