Diet To Go Meals Review

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Coco

Back in March I participated in a Twitter chat with Fitfluential and Diet To Go, and was randomly selected as a winner of a week’s worth of Diet To Go meals. Since I had given up meat for Lent, I chose the vegetarian option. I know lots of people who are interested in this program, so I thought I would write up a short Diet To Go meals review. Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Learning To Ride A Bike

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Coco

In my family, I run and my husband bikes (cycles?).

Mom runs, Dad rides

My husband can’t run with me because it bothers his knees, but when my son went off to college last August, he got me a bike to help distract us from our empty nest. Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

What Motivates You To Say I Will?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Coco


One of the themes of the Under Armour What’s Beautiful campaign that I am promoting with Fitfluential is “I will.” I love the reminder that I can make the choices and exert the effort that will enable me to reach my goals.

#IWill

Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Exploring Different Ways To Pray

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Coco

Last Sunday was Pentecost, the day we celebrate when the Holy Spirit came down from heaven and empowered the Apostles to follow in Jesus’ footsteps. (You can read the Pentecost story in Acts: 2.) Pentecost often is called the “birthday of the church,” because it marks the beginning of the Apostles’ ministry in the world.

Instead of a sermon, our priests had set up different stations to encourage us to explore different ways to pray and support our church community. Here are some of the things we tried:

Continue reading →

Posted in My Faith | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Luck Of The Draw: Do You Prefer Race Entry Lotteries?

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Coco

Maybe it’s because I live in a big metropolitan area (Washington, D.C.), or because there aren’t that many races at my preferred race distance (10 miles), but my favorite races fill up months ahead of time and can be difficult to get into.

Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness | Tagged , , | 12 Comments