Here is a down and dirty resource for all of you women who are wanting to get in shape! This article discusses the four best types of exercise for women to use to lose weight. So, if you’re a not so fit mom looking to become a fit mom, a single gal wanting to tone up and get fit to attract a new guy, or half of a newly married fit couple wanting to make sure you stay that way, you can incorporate any or all of these into your life!
By: Jennifer Bussell
My Valentine’s “date” with myself went off without a hitch for the most part. The first part of the day was hectic, but fun. Chatting over breakfast with close friends was enjoyable. The casual lunch and birthday celebration with our cousin’s family included memorable “Kodak moments”, and TO DIE FOR chocolate cake. In the evening, the children collapsed into slumber with smiles on their faces. While my husband was working, I DID send him that naughty little text…and he returned the sentiments, gratefully.
So, then it was “me time”. I curled up into bed wearing my little “nightie”, with my journal, my soothing hot tea, and…….my NyQuil. There is something about a congested, sniffling mommy, alone in bed on Valentine’s night that seems so……..unsexy. (But how can I begrudge my children for so lovingly sharing their germs with Mommy right before Valentine’s Day?)
So what is it that I wished to accomplish on this night? Maybe most women wouldn’t have spent Valentine’s Day alone in bed, trying to find answers to questions that they haven’t yet had the guts to ask.
Probably.
Very likely.
Almost certainly.
Over the Valentine’s Day weekend, some friends and I were pondering relationships and wondering just why it is that once a couple enters the zone of “committed, long term relationship”, the best part of dating - the long passionate kisses - seem to be replaced by rushed, innocent, little pecks.
This seems to be a phenomenon that applies to both married and non-married couples. (If this doesn’t apply to you in your current relationship, you’re in a good place, but resist the temptation to gloat, because you may be next.) Why does this happen? I don’t know, but the topic got me thinking that the luckiest girls on Valentine’s Day were not necessarily the ones who had a guy who bought them flowers and heart shaped boxes of chocolate.
In keeping with the theme of marriage, happy couples, and honeymoons that we started with our Broke Ass Bride honeymoon contest a couple weeks ago, (and are finishing in true Valentine’s Day-fashion) I am announcing our contest winner!!!
Who is the happy couple in the photo above, you ask? Drum roll please………Kristen and Matt Townsend of Texas! (Who knew I had *f.a.t. readers in Texas?) The best part is that they are newlyweds! Kristen says she became a daily *f.a.t. follower after googling for how to stay fit in her thirties. This couple breaks a lot of *f.a.t. stereotypes:
1. You don’t have to be 30 to enjoy *f.a.t.!! (Kristen is only 29! Though counting down the days to enter our exclusive 30 and over club, I presume!)
2. You don’t have to be a woman to enjoy *f.a.t.!! (Matt reads and likes some of the *f.a.t. articles……Porn Industry Bailout is his fav.)
3. You don’t have to be fat to enjoy *f.a.t. (Matt and Kristen stay in shape by walking, running, kayaking, and drinking good wine.)
Thank you, Kristen for entering our contest and for joining the *f.a.t. sisterhood. We’re counting on you to encourage your fellow Texans to help us redefine “fat”!!!!
We can’t wait for a followup photo of the two of you enjoying Paradise Pointe Resort! Here’s a teaser:
You don’t have to break the bank to show your love this year. Here are my suggestions on how to have a great time with your husband or boyfriend on Valentine’s Day, with minimal expense!
If you are one of the millions of single women bemoaning the fact that you don’t have a Valentine this year, it’s time to look on the bright side. Here are the top ten reasons to be grateful that you don’t.
This is Santa Barbara.
This is your brain on Santa Barbara.
Time to go? Enter the contest that gives you a chance.
What do Valentine’s Day, Bob Greene, getting in shape, a new fitness video game, purple polka dot underwear, busy moms and YOU have in common?
Answer: You can show love to you and improve your own heart by giving yourself an early Valentine’s gift of a chance to get in shape with Bob Greene’s help, while trying out a new fitness video game which allows even the busiest mom to fit in her workout - is that you? (I just threw the purple polka dot underwear in there to throw you off). However, now that I think about it, if you win this opportunity, you will end up with a hot bod, and your new booty will probably make even the craziest underwear look great!
There’s only a couple days left to enter so don’t delay!!
I’m using a darker font today out of respect for the topic at hand. Today’s subject matter deserves the honor of a matching font. I’m talking about chocolate - specifically dark chocolate - the consumption of which, is akin to a religious experience for me.
In history, B.C. means before Christ, but there’s a lesser known variation of that, yet equally important in the history of me, called B.D.C. - Before Dark Chocolate – otherwise known as all chocolate experiences in my life, which preceded the moment when I discovered my love for dark chocolate.
You see, I was always a milk chocolate girl until one day, in February 2000, I was struck with a fit of PMS while at my boyfriend’s near chocolate -barren house. The only chocolate I could find was the bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips I had bought a week earlier with plans of making cookies for Valentine’s Day.
PMS had different plans for those chocolate chips, and in the amount of time it took to rip the bag open and pop the first handful in my mouth, a new era had begun - A.D.C. – After Dark Chocolate – the period of time encompassing all the years in my life following “The Great Chocolate Chip PMS Experiment”. This period, otherwise known as the last eight years of my life, is when my chocolate tastes did the equivalent of maturing from childhood into adulthood.
