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Diabetic to Dietetics
Stumped by the lingo and gizmos
February 23, 2013
Diabetes
When I dreamed of coming back to running I thought it would be like riding a bike. Actually, no. I thought it would be like running, something we’ve all done…
TMI: the push-up puker
February 18, 2013
Training
Some athletes hurl after running a marathon, but not Little Ring, oh no, he does it after a few rounds of pushups. Hehe 😛 My little push-up puker 😉 This…
Strength training…with love
February 14, 2013
Diabetes
Who needs chocolates? Who needs flowers? Who even needs Tiffany’s*? Not me, not when I’ve got the two very best loves of my life, every day of my life ……
Planks, they do a body good
February 10, 2013
Diabetes
What Pilates, evil crunches, and straight diet couldn’t do for me, Coach NZ and Little Ring have! A series of events have recently occurred leading me to believe those two…
Refusing the iBert bike seat
February 7, 2013
Diabetes
Oh man, the laughter that shot out of me the other night, I swear it shook the building! It was the night of my last blog post. I had been…
Running with BOB
February 5, 2013
Uncategorized
Dear BOB, I’m really not sure how much longer this relationship of ours will last. I had had such high hopes for our running friendship months before we were even…
Not the standard
February 3, 2013
Diabetes
Forget the salespeople, forget the studies, forget even the fashion. The only thing that matters when purchasing new running shoes is YOUR feet! Just like my brain and my body…
Too loud. Too dark. Too long.
January 28, 2013
Diabetes
Last week Little Ring and I went on a BIG adventure, and by big, I mean, a big screen adventure. We’d been hearing for months about Movies for Mommies and…
Finger filth
January 23, 2013
Diabetes
When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, my parents were like hand-washing nazis, so super diligent in making sure I had washed my hands and then (for added assurances) swabbed…
And the winner is…
January 21, 2013
Diabetes
Finally! A run where I didn’t have to retie my shoes a bijillion and one times before even running a mile. Ever since starting back on my second running comeback,…
A feast without poison
January 16, 2013
Diabetes
Brrrr! I’d forgotten what it was like to run in the snow! On Monday, Big Ring, Little Ring and I went for an evening run. It was Big Ring’s first…
Guess my shoes, win a prize!
January 15, 2013
Diabetes
502: That’s the number of an area code in the suburbs of Kentucky; the number for the Roman numeral DII; and the number of times I’ve chatted with the lot…